The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-08
and planned for. This was adopted by a

and planned for. This was adopted by
rising vote.
At the close of the roll call, Secretary
Shepard read several designations of state
directors ard nominations for the vacant
positions. las it is necessary to have
someone to act as head of each delega-
ton, the nominees were elected as fol-
lows: J. M. Lewis, Montana; F. B.
Hampshire; Miss Medora J. Glase, Ten
nessee; Charles T. Alexander, Texas;
Ben T. Blewitt, Missouri; J. M. Bowel,
Louisiana.
The report Of the treasurer, Charles
H. Keyes of Hartford, Conn, was most
satisfactory, showing total receipts of
$32,266.4S, of which $12,672 was collected
from the transportation companies after
the Detroit meeting; active memberships,
dues, ETC., $4,7S5.83. The total expenses
were 9,979.34, of which the largest items
were secretary's Office, $5,S5S.07. printing
$6,S91.42; express and freight, $1,S31.96;
annual convention (Detroit) $2,S94.9S
This scale of expenditures left such. a
large balance in the treasury that $1O,-
900 was added to the permanent fund.
the treasury since the Los Angeles meet
ing, as kind of contingent fund.
The report of the board of trustees,
which manages the permanent fund, was
made by Albert G. Lane of Chicago, and
showed that the permanent investments
of the association are $S4,800.
The secretary brought up the matter of
receiving the American Society of Relig-
ious Education in an affiliated relation.
AS there was no representative of the
society present to champion the move, the
resolution was tabled indefinitely.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell called up
the resolution presented last year author
izing the department for deaf, blind and
feeble-minded to change its name to the
department. for special education. There
was considerable amusement over DR..
Bells way of stating that the name pre-
vented harmonious work in the depart
ment and that all special teachers OBJ
jected to be. distinguished as detectives.
The only objection to the change was a
technical one that was soon Strengthened
out. The president hesitating over the
old name as he put the motion, he was
quickly prompted by DIR. Bell saying "and
feeble -rnonded," adding land let that be
the last time the name shall be used.''
= A request from a library association
for a strong resolution of cheap library
post was referred to the committee on
resolutions.
PROGRESS OF THE YEAR
Address of DR.. ". r. Harper at the
First Unitarian Church..
Every seat in the auditorium of the
First Unitarian church was occupied last
evening long before the time set for the
opening of the session. The feature was
dent of the University of Chicago, upon
"The Educational Progress of the Year. D
Dr. Harper considered the inadequate
scholastic training of the teachers the
most serious drawback to the advance
ment of the work in the elementary
schools. This need of broader scholar
ship, however, was recognized by no one
more than the teachers themselves. as
evidenced by the large number Of teach
rs who spent their summer vacations in
the summer schools and colleges. Dr.
Harper said:
The southern education board. which was
the outcome Of the Capon Springs conference
held in Winston Salem. N. c., in 1901, has al
ready shown It's strength and dts power tc
accomplish good results. For the first time
in the history of southern education a COM
prehensive undertaking has been launched
founded upon true principles. =.
He then took up the south. where 25 pei
cent of the people receive only per cent OF
the gifts to education. Two boards had beer
OTSdulZ6u 10 COIItCL Lu0 evils vi LuG SOulucIL
system.
Discussing the curricula Of secondary
schools, DR.. Harper mentioned the
elimination of Greek as one of the back
ward tendencies of the time. Continuing,
he said:
remarkable fact in competition with sec.
ondary schools is their phenomenal growth
The high school curriculum cannot longer bt
regarded as one to be adjusted as a prepare
tion for college. The schools have come t
occupy a unique field independent of highe
institutions. In fact, the high school is rap
idly coming to be rival of the smaller col
lege itself.
The time is coming when the high schools
will carry the work to the end of the sopho
more year in college. Nothing be said IL
justification of the policy of stopping at al
earlier point than this. -.
A strong movement seems to have set in II
the direction of reducing the number of bach
elor degrees to one. This policy can, at al
events. be defended on the ground of sim
pIicity. 1t does away with the distinctions
| which may seem to have lost their force. Thi
step can hardly be regarded as a forward steI
In education. .... .
The much discussed subject of college ath
lettcs has received no important contribution
during the year. 1t may be feared that within
comparatively short time the rivalry be
tween closely located institutions east ant
west has developed some antasoHlsu. -,. a.
Dr. Harper thought middle grount
should be taken regarding admission tt
| technical schools, and as to the alleged
| scarcity of women instructors, he said:
The women now being graduated with tn
doctors degree from our strongest institu
| tions are in almost every particular, as abl
and as strong as the men. E..- l..
a professor abuses his privilege who take
| advantage of a classroom exercise to propa
| gate partizan views of one or another OF tn
! political parties The university is no. plac
| for partizanship.
A professor abuses his privilege who Il
any way seeks to influence his pupils or tn
public by sensational methods.
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