Evening star., 1870-03-02
National Association Of school Su.
uerintendentS.

and the Dutch in advance of the system in the
German States, solely by their superior school
SUPERVISION. Our State superintendents should
be the representative men of the educ ational
interests Of their respective States. Reports OF
school statistics should be made 10 them. from
which they could arrive at results. aud these
results would enable them to make the proper
suggestions to the various legislatures. or to the
committees on education, for tho good of the
schools. Our school inspection Is defective.
The suggestions embodied in this pat.r were
discussed at length.
MI -NVi 'ui up ,' ia. cJnnA introduced a resoIII-
..Vn II hat the County Superintendentship is a
valuable feature in our public school system"
MIR. Newall, (of Md said that his State had
been experimenting with different school sys-
tens, and the old system which they had aban-
doned, was, IN his opinion, preferable to the one
now in use. Politics had too much to do with
their sehools-every change of State govern
ment led to change of the school system.
Mr.. johnson (of Me.) offered a resolution
80 ih scnOoi supervision Il An clemens essential
school system .esepment OF our public
He 81: which was adopted,
--sv submitted resolutions setting forth
-..mr'ete systeIa in detail of school supervision;
which resolutions were refer red to Messrs. John
son: Ashly and Hinkle for report:
Mr; Hlnkle read report on school statistics;
EreningSessior.-The Convention reassembled
at 80 O'Clock. Letters were read from Super
intendents Chase, of Florida; Conway, of Louis
lana, ard White, of Ohio, regretting their ina
bility to be present. Mr.. Doty, of Michigan,
was appointed temporary Treasurer.
Mr. Rinkle, of Ohio, moved that an assessment
OF one dollar each be made towards defraying
the expenses of the session: adopted.
On motion of MIR. Northrup, the constitution
was so amended as to include County Superin-
tendents as members. Adjourned
SECOND pay.
The Association reassembled this morning at
| 10 O'Clock, the President, Hon. j. z, Wicker
sham, in the chair.
1t was agreed to cali upon the President of
the United States at some time when it would
| be agreeable for hiIs TO receive them, and Gen.
ID. l.. Eaton was chosen to make the necessary
| arrangements.
Resolutions offered by Mr. Ashley were then
taken up. They are as follows:
Reso,rsd, That Nationsa Convention et school
\ Superintpndents earnestly recommend the Congress
OF the United states to take into consideration tn
ednoational condition OF tie Southern St.tes and to
public landsor by aprroEiating the proceeds OF the
by direct appropriation Of money tbst said states
shall be aied in the esabiishment sri maintenance
kScir,a sS% Tf That Is further recommended that
whatever appropriation is made, its disbursement
responsible officer or agent of the National Cove
Reso'red, That the amount Of the aforesaid appro-
priaticn shall not be less than one million five hun
dred thousand collars annually for period Of five
Mr.. Ashley spoke at considerable length in
s@pFGr1s p1a OF nls resolutions, . and Mr.: Alyord. j.
Howard, Hobbs, OF Ind, and others, made
remarks.
|
ask too much, as Congress was a sensitive body
just now about making appropriations
| MIR. Hobbs took the same view of the case.
they they asked too o' much. The Sorthern a'ie and d
| Western States had to build up their schools
without large appropriations from the Govern
ment. ne demands were too general. The
States to be benefited should be named i'm the
| resolution.
The Chair made remarks opposing the resolu-
tions, if the object to ask Congress to assume
| Of fha l H.,
| schools.
Mr.. Senter, of Mississippi, said this matter
should be put before Congress in the light that
it is necessary for a thorough reconstructing OF
the Southern States to aid in the education OF
the people.
After further debate the resolutions were re-
committed TO the committee to revise and pre-
sent them to the convention.
| General Eaton stated that n, had visited the
President and he had sgniiied his readiness to
| receive the delegates at one O'Clock to-day.
Gen. .. o. Howard then addressed the Cen
vention at considerable length on the subject of
| southern education. He said that during the
| last five years the Freedmen's Bureau had ex-
! pended for this object about three and q half
! millions OF dollars. The same sum had been ex-
| pended by northern benevolent institutions,
| making seven millions expended for the educa-
ton of the freedmen, besides what they had
| Government aid should be discouraged, yet spe-
| cial aidiw as now wanted to start institutions of
learning in the South. and they should be sup
ported by the States themselves, and not by the
General Government. He favored the esfab-
lishment of an Educational Bureau by the Gov
ernment, and if appropriations be made by
Congress this bureau would be found OF great
value, especially if the Freedmen's Bureau be
discontinued, which had done more towards the
education of the cOlored race than had been
done by any other organization. A system Oi
general supervision should be maintained by
the Government through the Bureau of Edaca-
| ton.
A copy of General Howard,s remarks were
requested for publication.
Gen. ID. l.. Eaton thought the subject of edu-
cation at present stood in a favorable light be-
fore Congress for legislation if the friends OF
education were agreed upon definite plans OF
procedure. He thought this Convention should
meet the committee OF Congress and conlmuni-
cate their views 10 them.
MIR. AlvOrd moved that the Committees OF
Retrenchment and Reform and Education he
ton. Agreed to, and the Secretary was in
structed to invite the members of the commit
tees named to be present at half-past O'Clock
Tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Newell, of Maryland, moved that the
Committee on Resolutions be instructed to Sc
word their report as not to exclude from aid the
Stases e Of Delaware, . MARYLAND, West Virginia
Gen; y. .: Howard offered the following
R,soirsd, That the bills reported fayorably upon
Committees Of Congress on the subject Of educatiop
with viey Of meeting the present remarkable
meet the favorable endorsement Of this ony ention
General Howard extended an invitation to the
members Of this Association to be present at the
opening of the Howard University to- morrow
morning, at O'Clock. The invitation was ac-
| cepte,i
Dir. Hinckle, from the Committee on School
Statistics, made report, in the form of resOlu
| tons, recommending re certain school regulations
which vas participated in by several dele gates
The hour having arrived agreed upon to visit
| the PRESIDENT, the meeting adjourned to I X
O'Clock. ~
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT GEORGETOWN COL
| LEGE-Ihe Alumni Society of this Department
! last evening elected the following officers for
| the ensuing year: DIR. w. Evans, Washington.
| ID. G., President; DIR. George A. Fitch West
| Virginia, First Vice President; DIR. K. S. l..
| Walsh, Washington, ID. c., Second Vice Presi-
dent Dr. J. f.. Mason, New Hampshire, Third
| Vice President; DIR. G. p. Hanawalt Des MOines
Iowa. Fourth Vice President; Dr. q. T.. n. Cal
Ian, Washington City, Corresponding Secretary;
Dr. Z. M. Tree, Washington, ID. c., Recording
Secretary; DIR. +. o. st. Clair, Maryland, See
| retary.
| CHANGES IN THE POLICE FoRCE-The follow
| ing changes were yesterday made in the poll ce
force OF the city: Lieut.. TAFT from the fifth pre-
cinct to headquarters, vice Lieut. SkippOn who
| relieves him. Lieut. Eckloff, from the seventh
precinct to the sixth, relieving Lieut.. Kelly
| who takes his place. Officer German day sta,
| ti0n-keeper, sixth precinct, accompanies Lieut.
| Kelly, while officer Wallace w. Grant accom-
| panies Lieut.. Eckloff. No changes have as vet
been made in other precincts.