The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
n. {. A.
Session of National Association
Of Teachers Begins.
Meetings of National Council and
Indian Section.
READING OF PAPER
Starts a Discussion on Subject
of School Taxation.
Opened by ]. M. Greenwood of
Kansas City Schools.

Minneapolis, July bright skies and
balmy breezes greeted the teachers and
educators who arrived here today to at
tend the session of the National Educa-
tional association. All incoming trains
brought large delegations. The local COM
mittees had their arrangements so careful
ly arranged that there was no confusion
and the assignment of quarters went
rapidly on.
The meetings of the day were those of
the national council and of the Indian ed
ucation sections. The council is the inner
circle of the association and election to it
is esteemed high honor. Its membership
is limited and is for life. The session
was held in the Unitarian church and af-
fer Of Harrisburg state superint tendent of
public instructions in Pennsylvania, read
sceo a1er ae as decIared that
as taxation for school purposes is now
TRY. - its nature o and M purpose should be
taught in connection with history and
civil government.
Albert G. Lane, district superintendent of
schools, Chicago. on Taxation and
The reports of county and state super
intendents," he said, show that if effec-
children, more generous provision must be
made FOR the ample compensation OF
for centralized schools in the rural dis
tricts-''
He commended the proposition that the
fund for the payment of teachers salaries
be increased by the distribution of larger
amount of money to be raised by general
state tax and to be distributed in such a
way as to insure the maintenance of rural
schools for 160 to 1s0 days each year.
Effective administration of school sys-
tenn can be mostly easily secured when the
teacher can work with the certainty of a
compensation on a fixed scale without rad
ical and violent fiuctuation; when the gen
eral principles of civil service prevail and
teachers are retained during efficient ser ser
lating to the raising of taxes for the teach
adequate and definite amount
The discussion was opened by ]. M.
Esnaas City me OF seh00is at
Supt, c. b. Gilbert of Rochester, N. Y.
read a paper at the afternoon session
Of the national council on 1.-The Function
/ of knowledge in Education
The other afternoon paper was by
William T. Harris, United States com
missioner Of education; on The Differ,
| Causes in Controlling Human Free
| DOM"
| The discussion was opened by John W.
| Cook, president of the Northern Illinois
| Normal school of De Kalb Ill.
The morning session of the Indian
| education section at Plymouth church
| was given to greetings from Governcf
! Van SAINT, State Superintendent J. W.
| Olsen and others. Responses were made
| by Indian Commissioner w. A. Jones of
Washington, D. c.; S. NJ. MCGOWAN, Okla
homa, president of the section; Lieut.
| Col. R. P. Pratt, superintendent of Car
| Isle school, Pa; H. P. Peairs, superin-
| tendent of Haskell institute Kan; E. T.
! Macarthur, superintendent of Sisseton
| Indian school, South Dakota, and c. z.
Pierce. superintendent of Biggs Insti-
! tute, South Dakota.
| In the afternoon Mr.. MCGOWAN read
| his annual address and a large number
| of papers were read by Indian educat-
| OrS.