The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-30
THOUSANDS To COME
EVIDENCES THAT n. E. A. CONVEX
TION WILL ECLIPSE ALI,
re OTHERS
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MINNESOTA TEACHERS HAPPY
Want Minnesota to Break the Rec
Ords of Membership and At
tendance-I5,OOO
Expected.
MINNESOTA TEACHERS HAPPY

If the coming convention of the Ma
tUnal Educatio Association at Min
neapolis in July does not eclipse all
previous conventions it will not be be-
cause all the officers of the association
have not put forth their most enthusi-
astic, efforts. Never before has such gen
e2al Interest been manifested among ed
ucators everywhere. The national Off
Gals have Joined in with the educators
i'll Minnesota in their efforts to make it
a record-breaking event in the associa-
tons history. Secretary Irwin Shepard
OF Winona, has just returned from a con
ference with President Bradshear, Of
Ames, and speaks words of great en-
enlargement for the coming convention.
He is very pleased that Minnesota
teachers are manifesting such interest
III the meeting. Il am sure that the
west will prove it's title clear to the
claim that its enthusiasm in educational
AFFAIRS cannot be outdone anywhere in
the country AS Minnesota man l am
anxious to see the Minnesota convention
make a record. / feel confident that the
convention for 1902 will bear off the
PALM
Minnesota educators are anxious that
the membership Of the ASSOCIATION for
TINS year shall be the high water mark
OF the association and great efforts are
being put forth in this direction. Secre-
taty Shepard has given members of the
local committees bushels of membership
blanks to be sent broadcast through
Minnesota. There has been a great de-
r4anG for them from all parts of Mime
sota. It is confidently predicted that the
attendance will not fall far short of
1900 and if it does Minnesota viii
have overtopped all previous records.
President Cyrus Northrop of the univer-
sity, DR.. D. L. FiehIe, State Superin-
tendent Olsen, and other prominent
Minnesota educators are taking an &C
tive interest in booming the convention.
History of the n. e. A.
The association was organized at Phil
adelphia Pa. in 1857, under the name of
the National Teachers association, and
recognized in 1870 as the National Edu-
cational association.
The departments of the association now
number eighteen, covering nearly every
important phase of educational work, as
follows National council of education
kindergarten, Elementary secondary,
higher, normal. superintendent man
ual, art. music, business, child study,
physical training, science school admin
istration, library, deaf, blind and feeble
minded, Indian education.
No meetings were held in 1861, 1852
1867, 1878 and 1898. In 1893 the information
al congresses of education were in Chi
cago, Ill.,, under the auspices of the as
ISOLATION in connection with the Worlds
Columbian exposition. The proceedings
of these congresses were published by
the association in volume which con-
stitutes one of the most valuable of the
series The annual conventions have
been held in the following places:
In Philadelphia, 1857 torganized) 1879;
Cincinnati, 1858 Cirst meeting after or
ganiza tom; two in Washington 1859, 1898;
two in Buffalo, 1860, 1896; two in Chi
cago, 1868, 1887; Ogdensburg, 1864; Harris
burg, 1865; Indianapolis, 1885, two in
Nashville, 1868, 1889; Trenton, 1868; Cleve-
land, 1870; ST. Louis. 1871; Boston, 1872;
Elmira, 1878; two in Detroit, 1874, 1901;
Minneapolis 1873; Baltimore, 1876; Louis
Vile, 1877; Chautauqua 1880; Atlanta,
1880; four in Saratoga, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1892;
Madison, 1884; Topeka. 1885; San Francis
co, 1883; st. Paul 1890; Toronto, 1891 AS
bury Park, 1894; Denver, 1895; Milwaukee,
1897; Los Angeles, 1899; Charleston 1900.
The annual meetings previous to 1854
were small in numbers, averaging about
200 members; since 1884 the annual con-
.Ventions have averaged more than 5000
members; since 1895 the average annual
membership has been nearly 10000 These
forty conventions within forty-five years
have been the most important agencies
in shaping national education opinion
and progress.