The undersigned trustees of the National Educational Association have this day examined and approved the foregoing accounts of Mr. Charles H. Keyes, Treasurer, with all statements of receipts and vouchers for disbursements. (Signed) ALBERT C. LANE, SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES To the Board of Directors of the National Educational Association: The Board of Trustees presents the following report of the Permanent Fund of the National Educational Association, and its income, for the year ending June 30, 1902: Permanent Fund, July 1, 1902: Mortgages on real estate.. Kansas school and municipal bonds Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri school bonds Cash on hand for investment.. Total..... Received from Charles H. Keyes, Treasurer, from proceeds of Detroit meeting and income from Permanent Fund. $37,500.00 31,500.00 3,900.00 $88,000.00 10,000.00 STATEMENT OF SECURITIES AND BONDS BELONGING TO THE PERMANENT FUND OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, JULY 1, 1902 The foregoing securities were examined at the Merchants' Safety Deposit Vaults, Chicago, September 22, 1902, and I certify that it is a correct statement of the investments belonging to the Permanent Fund of the National Educational Association in the custody of A. G. Lane, chairman of the Board of Trustees. (Signed) EDWARD C. DELANO, Examiner. JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., JULY 8-11, 1902 FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS OPENING SESSION.-TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2:30 P. M. The convention met in the auditorium of the Exposition Building at 2: 30 P. M., and was called to order by Wallace G. Nye, chairman Convention Committee, Commercial Club of Minneapolis. After music by the Masonic Quartette of Minneapolis, prayer was offered by Rev. M. D. Shutter, Church of the Redeemer, of Minneapolis. Adresses of welcome were delivered by Hon. S. R. Van Sant, governor of Minnesota; Hon. J. W. Olsen, state superintendent of public instruction; Hon. David P. Jones, president of the Common Council of Minneapolis, in the absence of the mayor; Charles M. Jordan, superintendent of city schools, Minneapolis; Cyrus Northrop, president of the University of Minnesota. Music vocal solo, "Three Singers," Berthold Tours; Mr. Addison Madeira. The conduct of the meeting was then transferred to Second Vice-President W. C. Martindale, of Detroit, Mich., who explained the absence of President W. M. Beardshear on account of serious illness which confined him to his room at the West Hotel in the city; and of the first vice-president, James M. Green, of Trenton, N. J., on account of having been recalled, while en route to Minneapolis, by the death of his mother. The statement was made that the illness of President Beardshear, while serious, was regarded as temporary, and it was hoped that he would be able to preside at later sessions. Responses to the addresses of welcome were delivered by James A. Foshay, superintendent of schools, Los Angeles, Cal.; Dr. Theodore B. Noss, principal of State Normal School, California, Pa.; Dr. Joseph Swain, president of Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. The Committee on Resolutions was announced as follows: E. H. Mark, superintendent of schools, Louisville, Ky.. Chairman. Alfred Bayliss, state superintendent of public instruction, Springfield, Ill. Charles R. Skinner, state superintendent of public F. Louis Soldan, superintendent of schools, St. Louis, R. C. Barrett, state superintendent of public instruc- N. C. Schaeffer, state superintendent of public instruction, Harrisburg, Pa. H. O. R. Siefert, superintendent of schools, Milwaukee, Wis. Charles D. McIver, president State Normal and In- Insley L. Dayhoff, county superintendent of schools, After announcement by the Secretary of the places of meeting of the active members of the respective states to select members of the general nominating committee, the meeting adjourned until 8 o'clock P. M. |