The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-26
AUDITOR DECLARES
NATION FLOURISHEO
Gives Tariff Credit for Big
Increase in Revenue.
TEACHERS HEAR ANDREWS
Other Speakers at Banquet of Com
merefaI Body Last Night Include
mont, and Mrs. Helen Spencer
Mussey-SessiOns Full OF Business.

Addressing more than soo guests and
members Of the Eastern Commercial
Teachers Association at banquet at the
Arlington Hotel last night, ". E. An
drews, Auditor of the United States
Treasury, said attacks undoubtedly win be
made upon the Republican party by po-
Htical opponents using Treasury Depart
ment revenue statements TO show that
the tariff was not revised according TO the
promises of the platform adopted at the
Chicago convention.
Auditor Andrews said If the present
ratio is maintained until June 30 the an
nual revenues Of the Treasury viii have
reached a new high record. More than
SS45,000,O00 will have been placed on the
credit side of Uncle Sans account books
during one year, he asserted.
Proofs in Favor of TariR.
Though an attack may be made upon
the Republican party" he said. using
these facts as substantial proof the tariff
was revised upward there viii be an eX-
cellent defense available. Several times
during the past decade the yearly reve-
nues have advanced surprisingly when no
such cause could have been given. It is
an established fact that business pros
perity swells the proceeds of the Treas
ury."
The banquet was the closing feature
Of the first day OF the Commercial
Teachers Convention. z. II. Norman, of
Baltimore, president of the association,
was POSTMASTER and he called upon
Representative David J. Foster, of Yer
mont: Mrs Ellen Spencer AIussey. Allan
Davis. principal of Business High School.
and Auditor Andrews for addresses.
Representative Foster advocated higher
pay and better equipment for college pro-
fessors and public school teachers. He
said new and broader methods of educa-
ton have called for broader and more
expert men and women TO make up
school and college faculties.
IN your own branch of education,
which is a most important one" he said,
men with good business training, able
10 make high salaries in other lines. are
teaching boys and girls how to make
good in business and industry, on sal
aries that are too low 10 be in proper
proportion"
Mrs. Mussey Praises Work.
Mrs. Mussey said she has some claim
to knship with the commercial educators
in that her father was a pioneer among
them. She payed a tribute to the public
schools, and especially to Business High
School, where, she said, methods of
teaching rival those of the most promi-
nent commercial colleges in the country.
Principal Davis described Business
High School and the results brought
about by its faculty. He welcomed the
visiting delegates TO Washington, and In
vited them 10 make a call at Business.
Addresses Forenoon Session.
Robert Il. Wright. president of the
East Carolina Teachers Training School,
Of Greenville, n. c., was the principal
speaker at the business meeting Of the
convention yesterday morning, his sub
ject being The trained teacher" He said
it was wrong to attempt TO teach with
out proper instruction. and predicted that
the laws OF the country would soon pre-
vent Incompetence in the schools. The
economic value of the trained teacher
was shown by the speaker to be worthy
Of the consideration Of the country.
Others who spoke were G. H Van
Tuyle. of New York: D. A Mcmillan. OF
Philadelphia; DR.. J. F. Forbes, OF Roch-
ester; II. n, Staley. of Baltimore. and r.
NJ Browning. OF Baltimore. The teachers
took part in several short discussions of
the subjects treated by the speakers.
President Taft will receive the dele
gates to the convention at the White
House to-day, after which there will be
an excursion 10 Mount Vernon for the
visitors. The election Of officers and Sc
lection of next years meeting place will
take place at Mount Vernon-