Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-07
EDUCATORS MEET
distinguished Gather
ing at Minneapolis.
At Least Fifteen Thousand
Present.
Papers Relating to Taxation Were
Read This Morning. =.
FORMAL OPENING.
FORMAL OPENING.

Minneapolis, July bright skies
and bal,ay breezes greeted the teach
ers and educators who arrived here
today to attend the session of the Ma
tional Educational association. All in
coming trains brought large delega-
tions. The meetings of the day are
those of the national council and of
the Indian educational section. The
council is the inner circle of the asso-
citation and an election to it is esteem
ed high honor. Memberships are linn
tied and run for life Nathan G. Shaef-
fer, of Harrisburg, state superintend-
ent of public instruction of Pennsyl-
vania, read paper on "Taxation as 1t
Relates to School Maintenance" In
part he said:
Taxation for school purposes is
now the accepted policy of every civil
lied country. The nature and purposes
of taxation should be taught in con-
nection with history and civil govern
ment One of the highest tests of pa
triotism is found in willingness to
pay just share of tax for the support
of the government and the education
of the people. The best method of
state taxation for school purposes con-
sists in setting apart millage of tax
which cannot be diverted to other pur-
poses. Taxation of railroads and other
property to raise a fund for distribu-
ton among the school districts serves
to aid the schools of townships which
have no railroads or other valuable
corporate property. The directors or
controllers who are responsible for the
running of the schools, should have
power up to fixed limit to specify
the amount of tax to be raised for
school and building purposes. Argu'
ments should be addressed to tax pay
ers, designed to show that money
spent in the right education of the peo'
pie is the best investment of public
funds ever made. Money raised for
municipal and educational purposes
should be expended honestly and WISE
ly; otherwise limit of taxation may
be reached, beyond which it will be i'm
possible to raise money for the main
tenance and improvement OF our sys-
TENS of public instruction"
Albert G.. Lane, district superintend'
ent of schools, of Chicago, read a
paper on "Taxatiop and Teachers Sal
aries" He said:
IF effective instruction is to be inn
parted to all children, more generous
provision must be made for ample
compensation of teachers, for per-
manency in their work and for cep'
tralized schools in rural districts
At the session of the Indian educa
ton section President MCGOWAN read
the annual address and large mum
Der of papers were read by Indian edu'
Gators.
Estimates of the number of strang
ers within the city's gates this morn
ing run all the way from $4,000 to 20,
900. the latter figure being probably
nearest the mark Conspicuous By
their badges and ribbons they have
possession of the hotels, clubs, princi
nal streets in the business section
marks. halls, school houses and church
es. Ii is a notable gathering of those
who have assumed the mission or IN
structing mankind from the hrst
stages in the kindergarten to the final
ones in the university. Men and wom'
en- distinguished in their chosen held
are to be encountered at every turn
Registered at one or other OF the
hotels. or the guests of leading fami
lies, are such eminent educators as
Superintendent James A. Foshay, oi
Los Angeles, Cal; President Nicholas
Murray Butler, of Columbia unlNers
ity: President Jacob Gould Schurman
of Cornell university; Hon. william 1
Harris. United States commission ol
education: Professor Thomas c. True
blood. of the University OF Michigan
President William r. Harper, of the
University of Chicago; j. j. Doyne, o.
Little Rock; Superintendent John ii
Hinemon, of Pine Bluff, Ark; j. Rem
sen Bishop, of Cincinnati; President
Charles w. 'Dabney, of the University
of Tennessee; Professor Edwin u
Dexter. of the University OF Illinois
DR. William Bayard Craig, of Drake
university; j. ~ Wilkinson, OF EN-
poria. Kan. Charles F. Warner, o
Springfield. Mass; MissRodz Selleck
of indianapolis; President JOSEPH
Swain, of Indiana university; j. +
Millspaugh, of Winona, Mimi; j. II
Phillips. of Birmingham, Ala; Super
intendent ]. NJ. Greenwood, of Kansas
Citv: Nathan c. Schaeffer, state super
intendent of public instruction o
PENNSYLVANIA; Superintendent Charlie
b. Gilbert, of Rochester, n. Y; ant
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, of New
York city.
Headquarters for the various state
were located this morning at the hotel
and will remain open during the week
At the West are located delegates iron
The following states: California, Vii
ginia, Louisiana, Maryland, Florida
Montana, New Jersey, Utah, Colorado