Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-20
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL CoNyEx.
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Especial Correspondence of The Sta-l
TRENTON, N. j., August 10, ls69.-The at
terdance to-day and yesterday is the largest
assemblage Of teachers and educational people
ever held IN this country. More than a thous-
and school masters and "marms" are "abroad''
here to-day. On arriving last night, 1 found
Superintendent Wickersham, Of fPennsylyania-
Ieeturing upon "The State in its relation TO
Higher Education" mastery production.
lnHulcating the doctrine that the sImple read.
Ing, writing, and cipheIing OF most public
scaools is sadly deficient in requisite of a true
education for an American citizen. As an
instance, Prot. Wickersham gave tba nnnhar
OF con victs sent 70 the Eastern Peuitentiarv To
be over 5000, OF which NUMBER over 1000 c1uId
read ana write, but only 30 had been "weII in
81 uctsa Is the prison record termed H.
Prot. W's lecture, though sound and Ioeica, in
argument, lacked the elocution TO give the zest
70 the nearer which the matter of il deserved.
r.nn ma. An accsm pllsnment nay necessity, good
oenvery Is 70 lecturer or orator. PROT Wick
er>ham was followed by an excellent reading
oy MISS Swaze, much applauded.
Lnis morning, we had quite a treat from
MIS-; Randall, OF New York, on "NaturaI
Reading" The paper was OF the first class.
ara, Illustrated as IL was by the reading OF a
snmorous poem; took the large auditory by
stnrm, ard Mrs X. retired amid reiterated ap-
piause. Her voice was highly cultivated and
musical, her person quite good IooKiug and
engaging, and her style refined and inteIiec.
Lal, wtnont being what might be called
Prof. Philbrick, superintendent of the Bos.
Ton public schools, followed. His subject was
u tee ScnooI and tne Workshop" To say that
It was ably handled is faint praise He, and
as well Prof Wickersham, m ade the excellent
point that the actual money vdllte of the higher
ed 1cauon mot classical or necessarily coIiegi-
ate) was far beyond the cash value of ali the
geld discoveries In California.
Next we had Prof. McClintocB, OF Philadel.
phla, on " Physiology" as school study. He
made strong impression by his forcibls argu-
msnts, illustrated as they were by a magnIf-
cent ser OF diagrams, the getting up o: which
leetured yesterday on the ssRadical Defects in
tie Primary Schools and Radical Remedies
to which l had not the pleasure OF listening.
a. Aitogetner, the meeting is considered a sue
usual. VI our teachers notice but two
Prof ssors Richards and Spencer Represen.
tasases a,ase are mere from thrty States, besides
Aiaska, Canada, ard Cuba. the latter no doubt
wishing to be early in the field. Too much
time, however, IL spent in discussion upon un-
important motions and resolutions, which
shouid nave been disposed of in the sty le of the
political conventions, that is, by referring them
IT, Q general committee
The convention voted to publish all the most
s:ructive volume for both parent and teacher
Among parents, some OF their hints should be
General o. U. Howard lectures tonight ON
"Education in the South OF the colored popu.
lation." - -
Inc convention holds Its regular meeting in
the "Model School" building, near the State
Normal school, both Of which are admirable
structures.
This afternoon Prof E. E. White, OF Ohio,
Lectures. 1t u proposed to have him come 20
washington and deliver the dedicafory address
for the new franklin Sbhool ON the lst of next
month. Prof. White win lecture In Taylor
as,i. Snrs gen q. IN m way; lis at.ed mp e
l have ever noticed. The convention viii a.
joufn next Saturday, though come ara lea vins
new. The fact y 70 keep together an s0dicnos
OF this size Tor nre or ak days Wiu reonim
more business nct than has been displsyed by
tne manaees oi ms Convention. They must
struct. 900 I--f-o . "e~ AA'
Trenton has q population OF .boat q. ON s.s
In water power from ne DslaWarO "a A..
ampnk g1ves ts due 0nAufaetaring fscilfties.
vnacn are aoout % b tnersassd By fappinS the
A fsnnsylvanian who has kept q record
reports twenty-five de4ths II eAns Stafe ~
week from kerosene oal explosions, =
SOarrie KstcAun Jis New Orleans ,i,,
who has gone 70 prison rather than testifv
aga,nft her tovW VINO fried 10 ktn hsr, -
~Mtss Alice rsrInaon, OF Ninnsapo,is.
Cochrane, becauss he Wooed ana sSS Houidns{
~The Methodin Protestant knows OF =
case whele sponge cakeAD BEEN empjoySd IN.
stead Of bread at the Communion TabIe
ga parry ef4aaslcAu Ausetn entlsmeu have
purchafed large <oystsr pacfrne estsbIfsh.
ment At Annapolis toearry On tue 6u siness
SLe po tai, the cslebrstsd Cciuese physi.
ciai, OF Csiiorsia: T. has come 10 pattsats and
0The nm tnat 6id not Advertise bscau..
bnsiness Uas % good WIN then we're surprissd
TO ma tnetf rtvals. Who haloa vod In uriu tara