Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1895 — IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED. [ARTICLE]

IN CONVENTION ASSEMBLED.

. Varioßi Indiana Societies Convene at In -p— — dlanapoUa. 1 ■ The Indiana State Teachers’ Association met at Ply mouth Church. Indianapolis, Dec. 26. L. O. Dale, of VVabashf retiring President, delivered an address giving a history of the association, whfcl organized at Madison in 1853. Thi principal address at the first session was .delivered by the new President of the association, Dr. Joseph Swain, President oi tfaeStateUniversily, who gave ah is tortcal sketch of .that institution, its value; and possibilities. On the subject of Indiana students in colleges outside of the State, Dr. Swain said: I have been much Interested and in - strueted by an examination of the catalogues of the universities in the United States, outside of Indiana, to learn how many students from Indians Ugo to colleges outside of the State. An examination of the catalogues of forty coliegesout of a total of over four hundred colleges shows 385 Indiana students. The total expense of these students, calculated from ’ the estimated expenses by the authorities of these institutions, show that about >150,000 go out from liidiana to maintain these students outside the State. When we consider all the colleges not contained in the above examination it is safe to say that more thun?soo.ooJ goout from Indiana annually to educate Indiana’s sons and daughters in institutions outside the State. Give us the money to make a great institutiou of learning and Indiana will not only save the greater part oft ho >500,00'1 in the State, but she will bring the sons and daughters of other States to spend a half-million more. Dr. Swain presented an array of statistics bearing on the subject of an additional endowment for the State University, concluding as follows: The amount of the taxable property of the Stateof Indiana for the year 1892, as shown by the State •Auditor's account, is >1.302.310,250. Thus the tax of one-Slxth of a mill in the State would yield something over S2OO 000 per annum. The last vote for Governor in Indiana shows nearly GtO.COO votes. Thus such a tax would,, mean that the average tax-payer would .' pay about 33X cents per annum for the support of the State University. He now pn ys l ess th an 12 cen ts per annum. In order that the Indiana University may be more useful to the whole State in helping it to grow toward aric lter, higher, nobler civilization she asks the help of every teacher and friend of education. Addresses on a variety of topics were delivered by Profs. Bedgood, Brown, Sanders and Blatchley. The Indiana College Association met in the Century Club rooms in the Denison, Deft. 26, with President George S. Burroughs, of Wabash, in the chair. The routine business was short, the only action of note being the admission of Christian College of Merom as a member of the association and an invitation to the college trustees-of the State, to participate in the future meetings of the association. Three papers were read at the afternoon meeting by Profs. Kingery, Henry and Duff. The I ibrary Association of Indiana met at the Public Library, Dec. 26. at 2 p. m. Miss Browning delivered an address giving a comprehensive outline of the library work in Indiana. A reception was givenin thd parlors of the Denison by the Bowen Merrill Company, in the evening, and a banquet was also served. Various auxiliary • societies also held meetings. They were as follows: The teachers of English: the college presidents; teachers’reading circle board; thg Indiana Historical Societ y.