The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-09
TEN THOUSAND TEACHERS At
TEND NATIONAL TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
PRESIDENT BEARDSHEAR
is TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Governor Van SAINT Delivers Opening
Address of Recommendations
Council and Indian Department
Hold Sessions-Real Work of the
Convention Begins Today.

The forty-firSt annual convention of
the National Educational Association
was formally opened at the Exposition
building yesterday afternoon, and the
10000 delegates who were present
were welcomed in behalf of the state Of
Minnesota, and the city of Minneapo-
lis.
The meeting was opened with PRAYER
py Rev. Marion d. Shutter, of the
Church of the Redeemer, and the open
ing address was delivered by Gov.
Samuel r. Van SAINT.
The governors address carried with
it welcome from every section of
the state. He spoke of the distinct
claims of the different cities in the
state; the manufacturing and indus
trial eminence of Minneapolis, the ag-
ricultural beauty and political signif-
canoe of st. Paul; the commercial
leadership of Duluth, and of the natu-
raj and delightful environments of his
own home city, Winona
The meeting was not for active work.
In the language of the church. it
might be termed an experience
meeting" where everybody was glad
they were there, and also because ev-
erybody else was present to help them
enjoy the occasion to it's fullest ex-
tent.
Begin Active Work Today.
The first real work of the different
auxiliaries of the general session will
be taken up today and continue
through the week. There is much to
be accomplished and the two days of
preliminary work were more for the
purpose of becoming acquainted, so
that when they did get down to regu-
lar work 1T could be handled with more
rapidity.
The present convention of the Ma
uOnal educational association is con-
| sidered by those who are in attend
ance to be the biggest and best meet
ing that has ever been held by that
organization.
President Taken to the Hospital.
The only feature that has occurred
| SO Tar to mar the success of the meet
ing is the illness of President Beard
shear, who came to Minneapolis, get
ting out of a sick bed to do SO, and
tnen suffered relapse after he ar
rived. He was yesterday taken to
81. BarnabaS hospital, upon order Of
his physician, DR.. H. L. Staples.
The move to the hospital is not con-
sldered IN any manner as an indication
| that the suffered is worse, as the pa
TENTS condition is neither serious nor
alarming. 1t is more in the nature Of
regular breakdown than an acute at
| tack.
1t is thought that with a few DAYS
| of quiet he will have quite recovered.
| and again be able to discharge his du-
| ties
National Council Meets.
| The meetings of the national coun-
Gil were largely attended At the
| morning session a resolution was of
tered and unanimously adopted that a
| committee of nine be appointed to
subject Of taxation as related to pub
tic education, and ITO report at the ma
| tional meeting in 1904
| There were several other important
matters considered at the meeting.
| several papers were read and thor
| oughly discussed, all of which were Of
interest to educators throughout the
| country.
Listen to Valuable Papers.
The department of Indian education
held its third session at Plymouth
church. The meeting was largely at
| tended, and programme of able
| speakers proved a good attraction to
those who were assembled. United
| States Commissioner w. r. Harris de-
| livered an able address. He spoke Of
| the press as being an important factor
IN education and believed that every
| Indian school should have newspapers.
His advice was "get newspapers, the
| best, II ~-017 can, but by all means get
| newspapers"
President Nicholas Murray Butler
received warm welcome when he APP
| peared. He spoke briefly on the work
mat was being carried on in the edu-
| cation of the red man, and said that
the work was both inspiring and pa
| thetic. Pathetic because of the many
| things which we should have done diff
ferently. Inspiring because of the ap-
| plication of the most scientific princi-
| pies of modern education to the upIift-
| Ing of the descendants of the aborigi-
| MES.
| Several other noted instructors gave
| their views, and also several Indian in
structors were present who spoke of
| the work that was being done, and also
Of the difficulties that at times were
| encountered.