The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-11
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The thirteenth annual meeting of the
National Educational Association, will be
held at Elmira, N. Y, August and 7th
The morning and evening of each day will
be occupied by the general Association
The papers presented will not occupy over
80 minutes, each followed by discussions
l. "Ought the Chinese and japanese in
IDENTITIES to be refunded Internationally,
or devoted to specific educational purpo-
ses?" In this discussion of the question.
Mr.. Chin Laisun of Shanghac will speak
of the new edu ,ational movements of China,
and Prof. Il. II. House of the Imperial
College of Torkei (Yedo) on "The new
educational plans of Japan"
2. Clipper Schools" by DIR. James
McCosh, President of the College of New
Jersey. Discussion opened by Samuel
Fallows, Superintendent of the Schools
of Wisconsin.
8. elbow much culture shall be impaired
in our free schools?" by Richard Edwards,
President of the Normal University of I'LL
nois. Discussion opened by j. p. Wicker
sham, Superintendent of Schools of Penn
sylvania.
4. "Should American Youth be educated
Abroad?" by M. II. Buckham, President
of the University of Vermont. Discussion
opened by II. Il. Wilson, Superintendent
of Schools of Minnesota.
5. Education in the Southern States"
by Hon. j. G. Gibbs, State Superintendent
Of Schools, Florida. Discussion opened by
Il. ii. Fairchild. President of Berea College,
Kentucky.
6. "CO- Education of the Sexes" by Presi-
dent White, of Cornell University
Z. "The relation of the General Govern
ment to Education" by Prof G. w. Ather
ton, Rutgers College, N j., Discussion
opened by John Hancock, Superintendent
of Schools, Cincinnati.
s. Educational features of the Vienna
Exposition" by Prof Ii. w IIoyt of Wis
consin.
The afternoons will be devoted to the
four departments, Prof. A. G. Boyden of
the Bridgewater Normal School, is the
President of the Normal Department, and
the programme of papers and discussions is
as follows;
|. ''The duties and dangers of Normal
| Schools" by Richard Edwards, President
| State Normal University of Illinois.
9. elementary and scientific knowledge
by John w. Dickinson, Principal of the
| Westfeld Normal School.
3. 'Training Schools-their places in
Normal School work." by Miss Della A.
Lathrop, Principal of Cincinnati Training
School,
4. A paper on ''The relative contribution
of scholarship and methods to the power OF
the teacher" by Henry b. Buckham, Prin.
cipal State Normal School, Buffalo. N. Y.
The following questions will be presented
for discussion.
'To what extent and to what ways ought
Normal School to conform its plans to
the wants of tho region in which it is loca-
ted"
"What should the Normal School aim to
accomplish in the teaching of natural sci
ence."
President J. ID. Runkle, of the Boston
Institute of Technology, is President the
Department Of Higher Instruction, and
the following topics are named for discus.
sion.
/. "National University" by Charles w
Elliot, President of Harvard University.
2. "Study of the Classics" by Prof Ed
ward l. Joynes, of the Washington and Lee
University Virginia.
8. "a Liberal Education for the Nine.
teenth Century, "iby Prof. w. p. Atkinson
of the Boston Institute of Technology.
Mr.. N. A. Calkins of New York is the
President of the Department of Elementary
Schools, and the programme includes two
papers on elementary Reading"
/. "Thought and Sentence Method" by
G. L. Farnham, Superintendent Public
Schools, Binghamton, N. Y.
2. "Phonetic Method with Pronuuncing
photography, in its relations to other Meth.
DDS; !" by DIR. Edwin Leigh.
Discussion of the subject to follow the
last paper.
3. Arithmetc-Principles and Methods
of Illustrations" by M. McVicar, Principal
of the State Normal Training School, Pots.
dam, N. Y.
4. "How may the Elementary Schoo
Instruction be made most useful to thu
future citizen?" H. +. Harrington, Super.
intendent of Schools, New Bedford, Mass
5. What number of School hours, daily
is most profitable for children under ter
years of age?" by Andrew j. Kickoff, Sup.
erintendcnt of Schools, Cleveland, Ohio.
g. Report on "The kindergarten, by
j. w. Dickinson.
The question SLOW may pupils in Eli
mentary Schools be trained to speak ant
write with our language correctly?" will be
discussed.
Mr.. w. II. Harris of St. Louis is tho
President of the Department of Superinten
dence, and the matters discussed will be a,
follows:
/. A paper on Western University Edu
cation, by VIM. G. Eliot, Chancellor o
Washington University, st. Louis, Mo.
2. paper on the Work of the City
Superintendent, by Daune Doty, Superin
tendent of Schools, Detroit, Mich.
3. paper on School House Plans, by
A. J. Kickoff, Superintendent OF Schools
Burlington, Iowa.
4. A paper on Lcigh's Method of Teach
ing Reading, by VIM. M. Bryant, Superin
tendent Of Schools, Burlington, Iowa.
8. A paper by J. ii. Binford, Superin
tendent of Schools, Richmond, Va, OF
"The relation between School Boards ant
Superintendent"
Also the questions, Natural Science il
District Schools; The Department Method
below the High School; Shorter School
Sessions--thc plan of utilizing accommo
dations by double daily sessions, witt
change of pupils and teachers; Division O.
High School Work into several Courses o.
Study; The Abolition of Corporal Punish
ment in Public Schools; Classification ant
Grading of Common Schools; Supervision
by Special Teachers Writing Drawing
| Music, Reading.