The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-24
| A FINANCIER ABROAD CABINET OF N. E. A.
The National Council and How It
Is Made Up. !,

Az A0t4VAoA SSoASAA 0AN AANW ~
Is Made Up. &
MEMBERSHIP MUCHSOUGHT HONOR
Minnesota Well Represented-Dr.C G.
nj, Jordan Last Years
President.
The National Educational association
IL made up of eighteen departments, In all
limited and freely offered. The National
Council is body constituted on wide
ly different basis and having a different
scope and plan of action. 1t serves the
officers and executive body of the N. 3. A.
in much the manner of cabinet. . 1t
Sits out all the important questions and
lays the results before the association
with it's recommendations. The board Of
directors has a rule requiring report
volving the expenditure of funds. The
council may initiate investigations or
these may be referred to it by the asso-
citation or by some department,
This inner circle Of educators is very
exclusive body and many of the leading
educators of the country are waiting i'm
patiently for election to its select and
influential ranks. The council has
membership Of sixty, the term OF mem
board of directors of the N. e. "A elects
five members and the council elects like
number, besides filling vacancies. It is
the custom to continue member on the
active list, SO long as he continues active
work in the association and council. Alb
sence from two consecutive annual meet
tr.gs forfeits membership. At the expira-
ton of PERSONS membership, he be-
comes an honorary member with the priv
tlege of attending the meetings and taking
part in the discussions No state may be
represented in the council by more than
eight members. ri.
Membership in the council is much de-
sired and sought after in a guarded way.
Last year the council was much embar-
raised at it's meeting by the conspicuous
self-seeking OF an obscure educator who
was determined to break into it's ranks.
1t did not hesitate in regard to the dis
position to be made of this forward claim
ant, but so much commotion was stirred
up that the council was obliged reluct-
antly to forego electing anyone from the
state represented by the man, although IT
was clearly entitled to such recognition
and the council wished to give it. .-.
Minnesota Highly Honored.
Minnesota stands high in the councils
of the N. E, A. and this is nowhere more
apparent than in the National Council.
Dr.. Charles M. Jordan, of Minneapolis, was
president of the council last year and is
just completing his second term of men,
bership. He will undoubtedly be elected
to succeed himself at the Minneapolis
meeting. The secretary this pear is Jesse
F. Millsraugh, Of W1nona, whose term OF
membership also expires this year. lr-
win Shepard secretary Of the N. e. A.,
is the third active Minnesota member. On
the honorary list, Minnesota has DR.. w.
w. Folwell, DR.. D. F. Kiehle, DR., Lemuel
Moss, and W. F. Phelps. The late S. S.
Parr, president of the St. Cloud normal
school, was council member.
OF the other active northwestern mem
bers are l.. D. Harvey, L. H. Halsey, !. c.
Mcneil, Wis; William F. King, Iowa
and Carroll G. Pearse, Nebraska. Among
the distinguished names on the list are
Charles F. living, Cleveland, Ohio; o. T
Corson, Columbus, Ohio; w. T. Harris
Washington, D. c.; William r. Harris
Chicago; Nicholas Murray Butler, New
York; John Dewey, Chicago. Illinois and
Ohio alone have a full quota of eight
members each. - = r~s ...., ss'r - 100
x On the honorary list is a still large,
regulations, among them Earl Barnes
London; James H. Garfield, New York
Charles w. Eliot, Cambridge; Daniel G
Gilman, Washington w. NJ Hailmann
Dayton, Ohio; c. Stanley Hall, Worcester
Mass. Jacob G. Schurman, Ithaca, N. Y.
! The membership includes women as
well as men and there are at present or
the active list Mrs. Josephine Heermans
Kansas City; Lucia Stickney. Cleveland
and Bette Dutton, Cleveland, and Mary
E. Nicholson, Indianapolis.
Object of Council. T..
The object of the National Council, al
stated by it's constitution, is 1.-The con
sideration and discussion of educationa
questions of general interest and public
Importance, and the presentation, through
printed reports, of the ssubstance Of thu
discussions, and the conclusions formu
lated. It shall be its object to reael
and disseminate correct thinking on edu
cational questions In order to carry ou
this purpose it's discussions are very fire.,
and the expression Of differences Of opin
ion is encouraged. An, annual report o
the discussions of the year and the con
illusions reached is prepared and pre-
sented to the N. E. A. A member is alst
appointed each year to prepare and pre-
sent in the council program report OF
Educational Progress During the Pas
Year - . .s-
Last year among the matters acted upol
decisively by the council was a resolu
ton favoring the establishment of ma
tional university. This was taken aftel
an investigation by a committee of ff
teen distinguished educators, whose la
bors extended over three years: The re
port was made by DR.. William R. Harper
The proposition to appropriate 5000 to de
fray the expense of an investigation con
corning the progress, means and result
of consolidating rural schools was de
|feated in the council, although approve'
by the department of superintendent
where it originated and by the board Q
directors. The council merely expressed
it's a---o--", of consolidation plans.
The present officers Of the council are
President, J. II. Phillips. Birmingham
Ala: vice president, Miss Mary F.. Mich
olson. Indianapolis; secretary, ]. F. Mills
patgh. Winopa: executive committee
Nicholas Murray Butler of New York
toseph Swain Of Bloomington, Ind, an
Richard G. Boone Of Cincinnati.
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