The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-07-12
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TEACHERS rlEETiNu
MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION.
National Educational Association In
sssaien-proessdinss Of the Ma.
tienaI couneil.-Addrsss and Pa.
psrs In the Indian Section.
Minneapolis, July 8.-The National
Educational Association opened its
sessions here yesterday. The attend
ance u large. The meetings Of the day
were those OF the national council and
of the Indian education section. The
council IL the inner circle of the 1850
citation, and election to 1t II esteemed
q high honor. Its memberships are
limited and run for life.
Nathan @. Schaeffer Of Harrisburg
state superintendent Of public instruc
tion in Pennsylvania, read a paper ON
"Taxation As 1t Relates to School
Maintenance" He declared that as
taxation for for school purposes is now
the accepted policy of every civilized
eenRtry. ats nature and purpose should
In connection with history
government.
fond paper on the program
Albert G. Lane, district super
.eif<of schools, Chicago, on '.Tax-
and Teachers Salaries"
he reports Of county and state
slperintendents," he said, show that
II effective instruction Is to be impart.
ed to all children. more generous pro-
vision must be made for the ample
q n<yoVSov 40 finn Of fp0chpra fOr v,orro n.
ency In their work and for centralized
schools In the rural districts"
He commended the proposition that
the fund for the payment of teachers'
salaries be increased by the distribu-
ton Of larger amount of money to be
raised by general and state tax, and
to be distributed in such way as to
2 insure the maintenance Of rural
schools for 100 to 1870 days each year.
effective administration of school
system can be most easily secured
when the teacher can work with the
certainty Of compensation on a fixed
scale, without radical and violent fiuc-
tuations; when the general principles
of civil service prevail and teachers
are retained during efficient service
and good behavior. To secure these
results in the largest cities, the stat
utes relating to the raising of taxes for
the teachers salary fund should pro-
vide for an adequate and definite
amount"
The discussion was opened by ]. NJ.
Greenwood, superintendent OF schools,
Kansas City.
Superintendent C. B. Gilbert Of
Rochester, New York, read paper at
the afternoon session of the national
council on 1.-THE Function Of Knowl-
edge IN Education"
The other afternoon paper was by
William T. Harris, United States com
missioner of education on 1.-The Differ
eDcc Between Efficient and Final
Causes in Controlling Human Free
DOM" The discussion was opened by
John W. Cook, president of the Illinois
Normal School of De Kalk, Illinois.
The morning session of the Indian
+ education section at Plymouth church
was given up to greetings from Govern
or Van SAINT, State Superintendent j.
W. Olsen and others. Responses were
made by Indian Commissioner w. A.
Jones Of Warrington, p. q; g. n. Nc
C0Ya1s Oklahoma, PRESIDENT Of the
= 'EectiOn; Lieut.. Col. II. r. Pratt, super
tntendent Of Carlisle School. Pennsyl.
vania: H. b. Pears, superintendent of
Arthur, superintendent of Sisset0n In
dian School, South Dakota; c. e.
Pierce, superintendent OF Biggs' Insti.
tute, South Dakota; Miss Estelle Reel,
superintendent of Indian schools,
Washington, d. G.
In the afternoon President MCGOWAN
read his annual address and a large
number of papers were read by Indian
educators.
Miss Alice Robertson. supervisor
Greek nation, Indian Territory, de-
clared that the uneducated white peo-
pie formed the greatest menace to the
education of the Indiana, In that they
offered deterrent influences.
8. NJ MCGOWAN of Oklahoma, presi-
dent Of the Indian section, declared
that a tendency was apparent to over
crowd the development Of the Indian.
He said Christianity could not be
taught to a white man in minute,
and that an Indian required more time
to learn. The Indian, he said, should
be led and not driven, and the leaders
should not lead them too fast.
II, d. Shut of Tulalip, Washington,
said the Indian boy and girl should BIO
taught to do the same work on the
farm.
Miss Robertson dissented from this
on the ground that the Indians already
force their women to perform too much
manual work.
-Four general sessions of the associa-
ton are scheduled for this afternoon,
when Governor Van SAINT. State Super
fptenileht Olsen. Mayor Ames, City St-
perintendent Jordan and President Cy-
rus Northrop of the State University
!, will deliver addresses Of welcome.
4 - will be responded to by superin-
eNident J. A. Foshay. Los Angeles; Dr.
B. Moss, California, and DR.. Joseph
vain, president Of the Indiana Uni
4 erSity,