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The National Educational Association.

BosroS, M4s5 Aug. Q.
Editor Free Press s Times
The " National Educational Aaooi ,tion" h.s
been here at the 50 Hub " this week, holding lie
twelfth annual meeting. TIE attendance vas
not 8. large .s it would have been if the several
railroads leading out of Boston hAd given The
members return ticke's There we're however
representatives. from resrly every State in IL
Uniou. From Vermont, 1 noticed Secretary
French Of Burlington. Mssrs. Cilley Of Bran
don, Dana Of Rutland and WillismI OF Cattle
tor Those present we're mainly earnest anil
successful tescher, who came to e-c5ursge e-ch
other in their noble work.
The exercises were unusually interesting In
the morning and evening the association met
and discussed such ,ubje5is az Sc Compulsory
school attendance, Examination Of Teachers,
"sy,tem Of Normal Training " Schools best
adapted to the wants Of tie people. Elucs
e.iionzl Lessons Of Ststis:c1, - and ''Dravn- in
sohools' Each discussion Vas opereI By the
reading Of carefully prepared paper.
In the afternoon the Association re, in fur
departments, namely, Elementary, Normal, Sa-
perintendenee and Higher Ia,,ruot;a1, al de-
cursed subjects more directly CONNECTED s.,h
esch department.
Il would be folly for me, in : siu. @ ..'ic-. 90
attsmp: to give even ar abstract IF these falc-s
and disoussioas which vii fgruis5 ua',1iJ fora
cool ,ized volume III were 20 siug., oar tug
p.per az Of special in;erut 90 the pubic,
tboull name the ors on ''Tualc Elu.t;oa .rtle
South. By Joreph HOigsou, Secretary d. Fs.-
lie Instruction in Als5ams. esrs ca''-l alter
ton to the extent and eetiii.y of .ae Glf
States, claiming that for natural alVaots-s,ss
possibility of Development it vas ol'ofthe r g.
favored regions OF the e.r,h. Ula-tu1s.,.-.
more than ore-tairi cf the inhaa',ar-s, ~ 3 .
] 10000 in :hsse States, caal9t 5,aI o. write.
Many others can oaly write their H-as win --es-
difficulty. There are uo-e ilisr-te woes 20
these Sist5t t5-lay thsu tae uhl'e aU-'er R-o
usually come 20 tie polls. lie gave r's,s-
tisiics that showed ta,. iil.;sracy Wa on tie IN
cresre, especially sm-rg The white T97l.air
He strongly iaylIel Compulsory slIet.1a, Pc.
Heyiug tins. Il Che government Las a right t' las
the people 70 educate the maFsos II hat an Gus,
right to make thcIe uatses receive the teu,-,s ol
the Levy. The several sta;os, img1ssr.saeitg
the xsr anil = tie p.me tiae hsl7l5 axe,
more sbsu tsice ~ heavily a. NV l-rs or ths
New Euglsui S-Nes-Eere in Do o5-'aau q,
meet ;his great demand for sehao.s. Iis --Iel
that ;he General Congress S-u'd t,sc some
ressa-e TO relieve then lie rel.I,ei 3D. ,ae na-
ce.sity c.. tie passage ofthe Bill before Coz
grets Isst winter, which provided that ta-
noccy received for the gle 0f puaIc ltai-
should be &c; Sps7t for educational purge re-, 90.
serving oEe-hsli q the auauI profits is7 pei
razaert f,ui, AMI d.sburs.n, -le other BALI, ;'-
getner with the ac--c.ug ilier,s-, s-r1s-.f, Or
: tern Of years CT tae bss's Of i-.i5-s'e; el-
afterwards On tie bs1il Of eu.i5- l7Fu.l-
Later in tie DAY the association p-sset rss..a-
ton strongly fsv0riug The Q3Esa-e OF THIS .i-
The aseocia.i0a wee i.v5rei with sJue u-e--
eating exercises Do. u1cztoael 10 tHe;r Ir.u---
circulars On the frat evening The it-'-.
Jubilee singers were present sd favored .
With their songs
On the afternoon OF the thiIi il7, Hon. a.
Hori. Jarauess minister 90 t1iI c1.1-r-, va
introduced 20 the Sliience raj -zis 1--.- 81
dress, telling us Of the ellcs.i5az. m1ve-s-'5
in hislsnd. lie vas young mar, apparent
about thirty, thoroughly American q dr7fs az
largely 60 in msn1er He male a god iilgr-s-
zion on the .ulience-sroze slowly, sometime
hss,a;ing.ys az If searching fer Tia risat Wo.l,
AMI az the sane time clearly ana p1-aieiy. ue
tod u hat in tie past japan hsi .ti- but lite
interest IN public Instruction -;bcir school
were exc. usiyely for the Cficers Of the vern-
r1ert, but now every one vas coming o. feel tl--
provision NUT be made lJr toe mas7es. Te
or tx hun irel TerIo,s have lately ueea s-7-
abroad for instruction, sui many teachers l,t
been scugh. fl- from other lSnls-us-a.y from
this country. lie expressed the 0piuI tla. %
the success or failure Of eiucSti1n IN Jsp'n
depended that Of the whole Of Asa
He alluded % the f,ct thst theT were .-ls.rr
largely to this country for glii-uce, al Uer.
convinced Of the necessity Of adopting o1r AZ
cusce. He sincerely be.ie7Ct The the vas %.
ing when their own language would be = cur.-s
The commissioner Of education, 3 member Ctr-e
embassy, had recently tod the speaker tla- De
had become convinced Of TIE neccssi,y -t -e',-
ing the English language Tie mayor Of el-'.
nov IN this city, hsi tod him thst he vas aaz
ious 10 have tie millions Of people iu Lie Git
lighted up a. much Sc possible; that intercourse
with fore EneTs was Increasing i1r tbs, an 3D..
ea5hire Of Engl.sh vas step towIrl il,
At the ol1te Of Mr. hovis address Pea. '-1.
White Thanked him for Lis presence an ls
cheering words, ard assured BIN Of the -eeq 1-
tersst We al Kit IN the advancement OF JsI1l
lie then invited Mr.. Nlvi, a. the request .- -ls
in the audience. to make 4 few re-lsr.s .a 10
native tcr-uc. lie vas much Amusel a-i
laughed heartily at the request, bur cheer'd5
ssscr.ei, greatly to the amusement II not &c ;Aa
eidca.i0u Of the sElielcs
The presence EDl Worls IT tAis jtfsaet.
minister we're Of special interest becsGse II me
fact thai the newly elected president of she -
citation, Prof B. G. Northrop, hGi teea recently
selected for sn important position IN Cauue-...
with the educational movements in japan
10 the evening, the association scce9-.i 'ae
invitation Of the city government o. c1-.t..a
in Fsueuil Hal. The tables were i5al-l With
good tnirgs. i bani furnished fue music. sai
later in the evening, several ez-euv-,
dresses were male.
From first 90 last the meetings ~cre ua-c
teresjiue than the mos, hopeful anticipated
YagIs. l.