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Show Superintendent Greenwood oi' Kansas City Schools Stops in Salt Lake. H ON HIS WAY HOME FROM LOS ANGELES MEETING National Educational Associa-fion Associa-fion Now Incorporated; Likes Mr. Nelson. Professor J. AL Greenwood, snperin-tendent. snperin-tendent. of the public school system of Kansas City, Mo., in registered at. the. KnutRford. having nrrivod in tho city Hj front Los Angeles Sunday morning, Hl whovo ho had been in attendance npnn the annual meeting of the National Educational association, which was held in that city last week. Tho meeting, tho professor, said, was HL one of the most important and sueeoss- ful in (he history of the association. Irwin Shopard, secretary, who by vir-tuc vir-tuc of the duties imposed upon him is virtually the business manager of the association, estimated the attendance at over 8000. This he claimed was a Hj conservative estimate. Every State and Territory in the Union waa represented, besides several educators were present from other nations. 'Thc most important thing done nt the meotiug," Professor Greenwood paid, "whs' the incorporation of tho as---oeiatioii. The association was incor-porated incor-porated iu JS57. Jn 300G the charter expired. This left the association with- j out legal standing. It was simply an Hl association of individuals. We got up a new charier, which had to pays both liouses of Congross, which it did, and waa approved by the ProsidenL. This charier was referred to the association at its late meeting and Wfi3 adopted unanimously. "The association has a permanent fund of $150,000 1o $175,000. Of this .-mount $1-U1.000 is invested in citj' bonds and other gilt-edqed securities, the interest from which is used to do- B frav the expenses of the association fiucti as printing, snlaries and the like. B Intoi-esting Meetings. "Tho meetings held by tho asso fl eiation-were of great interest and profit. Three departmental meetings were B liold each forenoon, at which primary and kindergarten work was taken up in connection with other classes. AL 2:30 in the afternoon a general lnccl-ing lnccl-ing was held. At ihcao meetings free ecnpc was given to the discussion of all subjects I hat came up pertaining to cd-ncation. cd-ncation. Night sessions were also held each oveuing. One of the great things fl accomplished by the association is. it ft- "brings the people together. The prob- lerns are the same the world over. At B these mootiugs these problems are dis- eiiMgd from every standpoint?5 and the coming together in this way has the fffecl. of bringing out the beat thought BL "f. tiio cducatorH of our country, and Br ;is a 'resnlt everybod- is thereby prof- Hf. "How loug have, you been engaged H in educational work, professor?" Kr "T quit holding the plow and driv- H ing mules on my father s farm in ALis- souri in 18(L T tanghf, in the normal I. School , at Kirkvillc, Jlo., for seven years. At the end of this time T was . inndo superintendent of the public schools' of Kansas .Oily, and am now rMering on my thirty fourth year in that pos-ition. TVif is my first visit in Salt. Lake fiuceJ002, and today, in going over 1hc city. 1 see that wonderful improvements improve-ments have been made since then, and ; I judge the ity at this time is growing grow-ing very .rapidly. I came up from Los Angeles in company with Mr. Nelson, your State superintendent of public instruction. in-struction. ITe is a pleasant gentleman and a strong man in the educational field." |