The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-01
DOWNPOURO or RAIN GREETS
THE VISITING TEACHERS
Weather Plays Part in Reducing
Attendance OF Delegates from
Southern Indiana.
MAYOR GIVES WELCOME
Ohio Educator Refers to Far East
ern War in Witty Address at
Tomlinson Hall.

Under circumstances as unfavorable as
could have been furnished by an unpropi-
tious fate with downpour of rain and fire.
quent flashes of lightning, the twenty
eight annual convention of the Southern
Indiana Teachers Association met for its
first session in Tomlinson Hall last night.
The state of the weather was responsible
for the reduced attendance. Two thou
sand teachers were expected at the con-
vention. But few hundreds attended the
first session. Despite this those who at
tended heard several strong addresses, and
a good musical programme.
An organ recital by f. a. Hamp, jr., pre-
coded the addresses. The selections in
Guided: poet and Peasant" overture;
Largo harp accompaniment; Com
munion in G." Batiste, and Pilgrims
Chorus" from "Tannhauser," Wagner.
Following the invocation by the Rev.
Joshua. Stansfeld. of the Meridian-street
NJ. L. Church, Mayor Hoffman formally
welcomed the delegates to the convention
to Indianapolis in behalf Of the city. The
mayor SAID he was sorry he could not well
come the teachers to better weather. but
that he hoped those conditions would be
improved to-day. He dwelt Oh the vocation
of the teacher, saying: Those of you who
teach the lessons of the textbook alone are
not doing enough-it is more essential to
teach the child the duties and the moral
obligations of life
In an extended address following Mayor
Hoffman, a. NJ, Sweeney, president of the
indianapolis Board of School Commission
ers, and former president of the Southern
Indiana Teachers Association, welcomed
the teachers to the city in behalf of the
Indianapolis public schools.
In enumerating the school advantages of
the Hoosier capital, Mr.. Sweeney gave the
following among other statements with re-
gard to Indianapolis public school sys-
| tenn:
SCHOOL STATISTICS CITED.
indianapolis has fifty-eight elementary
| school buildings, representing an aggregate
value of approximately s1,5o0,OOO. The citys
expenditures for buildings and repairs
every year is about $4,000. In these schools
5000 children enrolled. with an aver
age daily attendance of $4,000. There are
in elementary and high schools a total of
| 715 teachers, receiving a total salary in a
| year of over $4,000
| Mr.. Sweeney characterized politics as the
| bane, the curse of the public schools, but
| dwelt on the fact that the Indianapolis,
| school system is free from this.
| Superintendent Edwin S. Monroe, of
| Frankfort, president of the association,
/ spoke on 1.-The Utilities in Public Educa-
ton He discussed the Importance of a
| manual and a business education for the
| child. saying that "a school must not only
| produce a good man but a good man good
| for something The difficulty of holding
children in school after their elementary
| education was completed was dwelt upon
| The indianapolis Maennerchor followed
/ the president S address with singing "Treuer
Too" by II. Mai, which the audience liked
so Wen th .hat the SINGERS We're recalled CIV
| The address of President ]. w. Bashford
| of Ohio Wesleyan University. the last of the
evening, was brief but brilliant effort DR..
Bashford spoke of THE Outlook"
| humor by beginning: LAS | rode from the
| depot on the boat and landed at the wharf
Indianapolis is the Venice of America
Launching abruptly into the considera-
ton of his main topic the speaker referred
| TO the war in the far East, and received
| an indication of the tenor Of his audience
| when he was greeted with round OF
| know how you feel about it, but am pray
| ing for Japan. But we don't want japan
| to win too great victory, for thew We
| might have a yellow peril on our hands.
Whichever side wins continued the
| speaker China will come out into modern
| life in ten or fifteen years. That means
that over 4OO,00O,000 of the human race will
| America must play the great part in help
ing those people to find themselves"
| DR. BASHFORD LAUDS JAPAN.
DR.. Bashtord then dwelt on the opportun-
tiles that have opened to America by it's
| recent expansion in educating the nations
of the Orient and in bringing them to civ
ilization.
II pray God" said he, that the sun
| may never set on old glory until the Son
| of Righteousness arises with healing in His
| Wings"
the speaker cited the fact that railroads
IL, China paying dividends of 10 per
cent. on the investment, and created a rip
| pie OF laughter by saying: Il sometimes be-
lieve that Americans would lay railroads
| In the lower regions If they could draw 10
per cent. dividends"
IN spite of the seeming belligerence of
| some of his statements, the speaker con-
| cuded with the expression of the convic-
| that America must not exploit the Orient,
but must lift it up and serve it.
| At the conclusion of President Bashford S
| address Superintendent Kendall, of this city,
| announced that Bliss Perry, editor of the
Atlantic Monthly, who had been announced
was unable to attend it because of sudden
ill.iess In his place the management has
secured DIR. Charles w. Dabney president
elect of the University of Cincinnati.
| President Monroe announced as members
of the committee on resolutions ]. +. Or
gan. Cannelton. chairman; ]. F Thornton
c. ". Peak, of Franklin, and Miss Abigail
Smith. of Mount Vernon.
The committee TO audit the books of the
treasurer is J. X. Beck, of Bloomington c.
| NJ Marble, of .Jeffersonville and w. c. Co
| BILE. of Greenfield. The nominating commit
tee will be announced at this mornings Il
| o'clock meeting.
| To-day's programme includes sectional
| meetings al various points in the morning
| the general association at Roberts Park
| Church at II a. m. and general association
| at Tomlinson Hall this afternoon and TO-
night
| Pupils and teachers of Shortridge High
Sch Dol have been doing all in their power tc
| entertain the teachers who are in the city
| TO attend the Southern Indiana Teachers
| Association meeting. About 100 visited yes
| terday and many more are expected to-day
when several lectures will be given by
number of the visitors in the school Ii
brary.
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