Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-07
ROOSEVELT SPEAKS TO-DAY
President Will Make Two Addresses Before
Education Association.
ANNUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS HELD
Nathan c. schneTer of Pennsylvania
IL Chosen PreSidcnt-.Row over
Plan Of RecrEani1a-
rfon

AsBURY PARK, N. j., July 6.-President |
Roosevelts flying trip here tomorrow |
when he will deliver two addresses, Will |
bring to a close the annual convention OF
the National Educational association. The |
presidents first address will be in the
Auditorium and the second at the beach
front. Officers were elected today and
directors from the different states chosen. !
There was a slight stir at the meeting
of the national council over the adoption
of the directors report relative to rein
corporation. The original incorporation as
national body was for period Of twenty
years, and the association by limitation
ceases to exist January &c next. The di-
rectors expect special laws to be passed
by congress and reported in favor of TAX
ing advantage of them and forming a new
organization to succeed and continue the
present one. When the report came up |
for adoption Miss Margaret Haley OF Chi
cago objected to the approval of the plan.
She charged that the report was a plan
to turn over to a corporation not yet
formed the rights and property of the
association. President Maxwell ruled her
out of order. Miss Haley appealed to the
meeting from the presidents ruling, but
failed to have her appeal sustained. She
then announced she had power of attor-
ney from a large number of the members
and would make a fight in the courts
against the plans. The report was adopted,
but Miss Haley continued to speak, and
the meeting was in uproar when some
one moved to adjourn This was carried.
Election of Omcers.
The officers of the organization chosen
today were:
President-Nathan c. schaefter of Penn
sylvania.
New York, Miss n Cropsey Of Indiana,
j. II. Hineman of Arkansas, Ed s. Naught
of Oklahoma, John II. Riggs Of Iowa, Jo-
son OF South Carolina, II. .. Wheeler of
Vermont, j. Y Joyner of North Carolina,
]. w. Spindler of Kansas j. Stanley
Treasurer. NJ. Wilkinson Of Kansas.
Secretary-Irwin Shepard of Minnesota.
The directors chosen include: Arizona,
A. j. Matthews Arkansas, George B. Cook
California, Arthur n. GhambeiTiIasln; u> col
ces Mann Illinois, J. A. Mercer; Indian
Territory, John ID. Benedict; Iowa, A w.
Storm; Kansas, l. d. Whittemorei MIS-
Vraig; Nebraska, George l.. Town; North
Dakota p. G.. Knowtun; Oklahoma, An
drew r; Hieham; south Dakota Tft2 N; 4. a
Christensen; Wyoming, 7. 7. lyman; Wash
ington, E. T. Mathes.
Mrs. Emelye Williamson, president OF the
New Jersey State Charity association.
made an offer to donate two prizes. one for
$500 and the other for 500 the best and
second hest form, of report for use in the.
work Of child saving and probation The
association declined the offer today on the
ground that it was contrary to its prin-
ciples.
Manual Training I'm the Grades.
At the general meeting in the Auditorium
the first speaker was Lorenzo d. Harvey,
superintendent of schools of Menominee,
Wis His subject was Manual Training in
the Grades"
Mr. Harvey was followed by William Bar
clay Parsons of New York, who delivered
an address on "The Practical Efficiency of
Educational Work" Mr.. Parsons declared
that unless special educational training can
show some actual value in making men and
women better able to meet the ordinary
demands of life, no matter how desirable 1t
may seem II has no reason to exist and in
the end must give way to other work or to
other subjects that will employ the stu
dents time more profitably.
Frank A. Vanderlip, vice president of the
National City bank of New York, spoke on
"The Economic Importance of Trade
! Schools" In declaring that this country
must recognize the new demands OF the
| times and provide the educational requisites
which the changed conditions make impera-
| tive he said he wished to particularly en-
phasize the difference between a system of
! trade schools and of the movement to en-
| large the present condition of existing
schools by the introduction of manual
| training, the later belonging he said, to
the category of the "fads and frills"
In the department of child study Frank
Webster, assistant president OF pedagogy,
! University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Neb,
discussed Child Study in Normal Schools"
| Committee on Salaries Reports.
| In its report the committee on salaries
said:
| The facts collected relating to salaries
! towns Of 5000 or more Inhabitants.
such cities ana towns in the, United
! teachers. From 492 of these, or 80 per cent,
| salary data, more or less complete, was
! secured, and for 467, or s5.4 per cent com
/ plete reports were received.
| The total number of teachers and super
were s2,S92. OF this number 7O,2SO, or 75.6
per cent, were teachers, mot including
principalsg in elementary schools, and all
! That is to say, the women teachers in the
| elementary schools constitute IA per cent
either as teachers or in supervisory posi-
] uOns in connection with the schools OF
/ theSe 4bl ClNlcs, ttlBn sCnO0i teachers mot
| including principals) make up SO23, or Sc
! per cent of the whole number, and princl-
pals Of elementary schools 6,2l3, or 81 per
! cent.
The average salary Of high school teach
! ers mot including principals) was 81 ,O4G
| the average for the women separately
| being 1908, and for the men separately 81, ,303
! This large difference between the averages
| for women and men is due to consider
per cent of the men are in the cities OF
/ Zoo 900 population or over, where salaries
| are high compared with those in the
| city OF average size.
| The average yearly salary Of principals
| of elementary schools was Ill89, the aver
| for men separately 1852 As in the case
! OF teachers of high schools, the greater
! percentage for men is to a considerable
| extent due TO the fact that such a large
portion OF the entire number OF men are
| In the larger cities, where salaries are
| relatively high.
| for the women separately being $3.50 and
] for the men separately N,l6l.
! w. p. Squires day school inspector at
] Standing Rock Agency, n. D.. said;
1 A properly equipped day school, in charge
| OF a competent, Christian teacher and
/ housekeepeT, improves the moral condition
! of the camp where the school Is situated
| and by example OF a good garden shows the
| pursuits. In following the plan for In
| dividual gardens, as given in the course OF
| study for the Indian schools, the pupil
, becomes interested In his garden at school
! talks II over at home In the evening, tile
Indian parents become interested and II Is