The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
TEACHERS GO HOME.
E. E. McIntire Of Glencoe Is Chosen
| President at the Closing
..4 y Session.
The Associations Next Meeting Nav
Be in Minneapolis David Starr
Jordan's Address.

The Minnesota Educational association
closed its session yesterday afternoon
with a business meeting and an address
by DR.. David Starr Jordan on ''Agassiz''
The election resulted in the choice of the
following officers: President, e. E. Nc
Intire. Glencoe; vice president, w. w.
Payne, Northfleld; recording secretary.
Miss Sadie E. Geer, Minneapolis; treas
urer, E. T. Carroll, Grand Rapids. 2
5 A change in the place of meeting was
proposed for next year. The association
has held its meetings annually in St.
Paul since 1896. Invitations were re-
ceived and pressed from Minneapolis and
Duluth. The Minneapolis invitation was
extended by President Northrop Of the
university and by the Commercial club.
The convention was disposed to accept
the university invitation, but by pro-
vision of the constitution the decision is
left to the executive committee although
a motion favoring the choice Of Mime
apolis was passed. Es "E:", f..
Treasurer g.. T. Carroll reported that
on Dec. 20 the association had a balance
Of $37866 on hand, and that LOTS mem
bers had been enrolled for this year, A
| resolution was passed requesting the
committee on legislation to have the $500
appropriation granted by the state for
publishing the proceedings of the asso-
citation, increasedsto an amount sufficient
to cover the entire cost of printing and
distributing the proceedings. s
The resolutions presented approved the
suggestions, made in President Races an
| nual address,, and it was recommen
that an effort be made to secure the en-
actnent Of law giving county superin-
tendents power to condemn buildings
| which he deems unfit for SCHOOL, purposes
| and requiring all plans for new school
buildings to have his written approval
The resolutions, also recommended that
the law allowing counties to pay the trav-
cling expenses OF, county superintendent
| while engaged in the duties of their of :
flee, be made mandatory. -
Resolutions were presented and adopted
that not more than, two papers he read
at any halliday: session, and that ample
provision be made for discussion. A sec
| ond resolution recommends a still fur
ther reduction Of the number Of section
meetings. - M r. s5 -.
! The executive committee was empow-
cred to issue honorary certificate and
| badges of membership to persons who
have been members of the association
for more than. twenty years. The asso-
citation also went on record as in favor
of a six to eightweeks' summer school,
and continuous sessions at one or more
of the normal schools and at the state
| university. -
| DR.. D. l.. I<iehle's plan for rion-resi-
dent study by. means Of correspondence
classes articulated. with the summer
schools was referred to special commit
tee, reported urlfavorably in the belief
that the association did not desire to &C
on record as, favoring correspondence
schools Of any kind.
The sentiment Of the executive commit
tee has been sounded since the close Of
! the meeting and is believed to be favor
able to the selection of Minneapolis as
the next place Of meeting. The session
would be held at@tl1e university
| The result Of the election was a com.
plete surprise to the association and EN-.
phasized the dissatisfaction that has beer
i felt for several syears I'm the method 'o
the election, which practically gives thu
convention mo voice in the choice Of it:
4 officers. There is no criticism of tn,
choice, but the convention would have
preferred to have some animation il
regard to the man it was. expected tt
choose for it's leader in order that it nigh
form an Independent judgment based oi
knowledge. The present methodTof 1av
ing the officers practically selected by
small committee appointed by the presi
, dent savors too much of close corpora
ton to be acceptable in a democratic body