The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-07-08
EDUCATORS FLOCK
TO MINNEAPOLIS
Committee on Arrangements
Planned Things Nicely
MANY EXCELLENT PAPERS
Mr.. Lane says for More Effective In
structon to All Children More Gen.
erous Provision Should Be Made
for Paying the Teachers.

Minneapolis. July bright skies and
balmy breezes greeted the teachers and
educators who focked into the city this
morning from every corner of the coun-
try to attend the association. All in
coming trains brought large delegations
and the day for most of the visitors was
one of getting settled in preparation for
the week. Local committees had their
arrangements so carefully organized that
there was no confusion as assignment
of quarters went rapidly on. The meet
ing of the day were those of the ma
tional council and of the Indian educa-
ton section.
The councils session was held in the
Unitarian church and after few pre-
liminaries, Nathan c. Schaeffer. of Har-
risburg, state superintendent of the
public instruction in Pennsylvania, read
a paper on Taxation as it relates to
school maintenance" He declared that
as taxation for school house purposes is
now the accepted policy of every civil
lied country its nature and purposes
should be taught in connection W
history and civil government
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he said, lis found in a willingness to
pay just share of tax for the education
of the people"
Best Possible Investment.
He maintained that money spent in the
proper education of people the best pos
sihle investment for public funds and
urged that the tax be levied in such a
manner that he school fund would not so
below a certain point.
The second paper OF the morning was
by A. G. Lane, district superintendent of
schools Chicago, on Taxation and
Teachers Salaries.
The reports of county and state super
intendents, he said, show that if effestive
instruction is to be impaired to all chill
dren, more generous provision must be
made for the proper compensation of
teachers, for permanency In their work,
and for centralized schools in the rural
districts.
He thought to secure the best results
in the larger cities the statues relating to
the raising of taxes for the teachers sal
airy fund should provide for an adequate
and definite amount.
The discussion was opened by ]. NJ
Greenwood, superintendent of schools,
Kansas City, Mo.
Supt. C. d. Gilbert of Rochester. N. Y,
read paper at the afternoon session Of
the national council on the Function of
knowledge in Education
Mr.. Harris Reads Paper.
The other afternoon paper was by
William I. Harris, United States COM
missioner of education, on the Differ
ences Between Efficient causes and
Final Causes in Controlling Human
Freedom"
The morning session of the Indian Sec
| tion at Plymouth church was given up to
greetings from Governor Van SAINT.
! State Superintendent j. w. Olsen, DIR. r.
board of education, and City Superinten-
dent C. M. Jordan Responses were made
| by Indian Commissioner w. A. Jones of
Washington, D. c.; s. M. Cowan of Okla
homa, president of the section; Lieut..
Col. r. p. Pratt, superintendent, Car
lisle Pa; H. b. Peas superintendent of
Haskell Institute, Kansas City; e. T.
Macarthur, superintendent of Sisseton
Indian School, South Dakota; c. F.
Pierce superintendent Riggs Institute
South Dakota Mrs. Estelle Reel, super
intendent of Indian schools, Washing
ton, d. c.
In the afternoon President Gown read
his annual address and a large number
of papers were read by Indian educators.