Excerpt from The Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the National Educational Association: Session of the Year 1886, at Topeka, Kansas

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the National Educational Association met in the Grand Opera House, Topeka, Kansas, at 8 o'clock P. M. President N. A. Calkins called the meeting to order and announced that His Excellency, John A. Martin, Governor of Kansas, will preside.

On taking the chair Governor Martin invited the Rev. J. P. Findlay of Missouri to open the meeting with prayer. After prayer, the Modoc Singing Club of Topeka was introduced, and sung two appropriate songs.

Governor Martin made a brief address, after which he introduced Hon. W. H. Rossington of Topeka, who gave an address of welcome to the Association in behalf of the state of Kansas, and of the city of Topeka.

Prof. P. J. Williams, of the State University of Kansas, welcomed the Association in behalf of the teachers of Kansas.

At the close of this address Governor Martin announced that the President of the Association would respond to the addresses of welcome.

At the close of his respouse the President introduced William E. Sheldo, Secretary of the Association, who made further response to the addresses of welcome.

At the close of Secretary Sheldon's remarks, the President introduced Zalmon Richards of Washington, D. C., who was elected president at the first meeting of the Association. After his address the President introduced Prof. A. G. Boyden of Massachusetts, who spoke in relation to Normal Schools in the United States.

After singing by the Modoc Club, the evening session closed with a benediction by Bishop Vail of Kansas.

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