River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-07-07
]. W. CraDtsreeee's
Report Strs n.
I. A. Interest


j. w. Crabtree as president Of the
River Falls Normal school will be in
terested in the following item which
is sent to us by the press service Of
the National Educational Association.
Unusual interest was shown today
(July 2 in the report which Secretary
j. w. Crabtrae, Of the National Edu-
cational association, presented to the
executive committee. The report
described the activities Of the head
quarters organization during the past
year and outlined plans and policies
for the year Of 1922. The associa-
tion now has total active member
snip Of seventy-five thousand which
Mr. Crabtree expects to exceed one
hundred thousand during the next
year.
Mr.. Crabtree was formerly presi-
dent Of the Nebraska state Norma
school at Peru, State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction for Nebraska,
and President of the State Normal
School at River Falls, Wis. The stunt
mary Of his report is as follows:
Faith in humanity is the need oil
the hour" declared j. w. Crabtree,
Secretary CT the National Educational
Association this afternoon in his am
nual report to the Executive Comit-
tee of the Association, which is now
gathering in Des Moines~ for its an
nual convention. ways must be
found" said Mr.. Crabtree, flor con-
serving the good, the noble, and the
unselfish in our people. Teachers have
in all ages been charged with the pres
ervation of the great ideals Of human
ity.
I'm this critical period of recon
struction the teachers Of America
must be led to dedicate themselves
anew to this great task. The people OF
the Nation must be brought to see
that any public policy which does not
make adequate provision for education
in every locality and on every age lev
el strikes at the very existence Of de-
mocracy. It is in behalf of intelligent
democracy that over $4,000 members
of the National Education Association
of the National Educational Associa-
ton have pooled their influence in the
world"
Secretary Crabtree's report sur
veyed the work of the Associations
during the past year and suggested
definite statements Of policy for the
adoption of the Representative Assem-
blv Of the Association which will con-
vene this year for the first time, the
new plan of organization having been
adopted at the Associations meeting
at Salt Lake City last year.
Mr.. Crabtree said that it had been
the purpose of the officers of the As
ISOLATION to observe in its work the
same principles of organization that
are written into the Demonstrating
bill to create Federal Department
of Education. "We believe" said Mr..
Crabtree shat by securing the coop
Grafton of State and local affiliated
Associations, whose combined MEM
bership now exceeds 100000 teachers,
and by encouraging them to do field
work and to make Investigations the
central office will accomplish more for
the profession and for the cause of
education than by attempting to do all
the work itself"
Mr.. Crabtree included as part OF his
report the reports of the heads OF the
four departments which constitute the
headquarters organization of the As
ISOLATION.
The report of the Field Secretary,
Mr.. Hugh S. Magill, emphasized the
great progress that has been made
during the year in educational legisla-
ton and called attention to the grow
ing sentiment in every part OF the
country for Department of Educa-
ton with Secretary in the Presi-
dents Cabinet.
The report of Mrs. Helen I. Hixson,
head of the Department of Records
and Accounts, revealed decided
growth in membership during the year
and called attention to the financial
condition of the Association.
4 The Business Of the Association as
indicated by the report of the head Of