National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-30
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION

EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
MEETING AT LEGISLAEIYE HAL
yesterday. .---s
VISIT TO THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Oh
THE INTERIOR AND GOVERNOR sHEP
HERD-ADDREssEs OF HON. A. H. WHIT
AND SENATOR MORRILL, - PROGRAMMl
FOR TODAY.
The delerates to the National Educationa
Association net yesterday morning 1t the Burear
N EaucattNn. on the corner Of Eighth and
ttreots and proceeded thence to Legislative hall
Sbere MI. j. H. Banford, Of Richmond, called
ne convention to order. Prayer was offered By
Rev. DR.. Mitchell
The Chair then stated the object of the conven
ion and the questions to be brought bstore th<
BODY.
The following are the delegates: Mr.. J. H. Ban
jord superintendent Of the public schools Of Rich
pond, Va, and president of the department Of
jocistion; iir. B. q. Northrop, state saperintend
ut Of educs,tion for Connecticut; Mr.. W. 4. Kun.
ker, State s,perintendent Virginia; Mr; Newell
EaEne, superintendent Of Alexandria, Va; Mr..
VIM. Z. Creepy, superintendent, Baltimore, ND;
q WHOM supsrntsndens Pu sSs e sca0Ss
Washington, IT, G.; Nj. Thos. ". Harye, State
,o1nissIoner Of education, Ohio; Mr.; 7. w: Bick-
Parish, superin tendent, New Haven, Conn; Mr..
B. W. Stevenson, superintendent, Columbus,
ohio; Mr.. John D. Philbrick, Superintendent
boston Mass; AIR. Dan. g. Beede, State superin-
endenf, New Ha npshire; Geo. F. r. Cook, super
Stendsnt colored schools, District Of Columbia;
NJ Charles PaTke s,.,s supervisor Of education,
byrse, State superintendent, West virginia Mr..
LIE Fritz formerly Of public schools, Somerset,
Pa; Mr.: r. x. Buehrie, superintendent, Allen
snshestsr IL Mr. taERffyt iiisSSn State .a
perintendent, South Carolina; Mr.. A. P. Marble
Ssns sasae nana Rev
p. Atkinson, president Hampden Sidney col
,.ege, Virginia; Mr.. George L Fa5nham, suPerin-
White, Of Cornell university; General John
Eaton, Commissioner of Education; Professor W.
b. Wedgwood, vice chancellor National Univer-
osio mr. Professor p aailaud ssno president
Deaf Mute college, District Of Columbia; Rev. J.
o. Mitchell, Hampden Sidney college, Virginia;
Jockey, Connecticut. Also the following local
sommittee, appointed by the Board Of Trustees Of
Schools to make Ha1I iS5 the eS9
Wilson and Chas. E. Hovsy. Major A. O. Rich
ards YVES appointed chairman Of tho committee,
broSer %Sose he has 70 to
epd.
Superintendent A. P. Marble, Of Worcester,
u
Superintendent Wilson, on behalf of the Board
\f Trustees, extended to the delegates o cordial
Welcome, and stated that the school committee
would be happy to make their visit to Washing
On motion of General Eaton an invitation was
attended to the Compittee on Education and La
por Of both houses Of Congress; also, that similar
Invitations be extended TO the Centennial CON-
hittee of Congress, and to Ex-Governor Hawley,
Superintendent Wilson moved that invitations
be extended to the President Of the United States
And his Cabinet, Governor Shepherd, General
Howard and Judge Kelley to visit the conven-
Letters were read from several persons re-
5retting their inability to attend.
COMMITTEES OF three Of General
prepare subjects for discussion and arrange the
Srder Of the business.
.On motion of General Eaton the convention
tb0k recess for the purpose OF visiting the Presi
dent, Gqvernor Shepherd and the Secretary OF
sSs
he East Room. On the arrival Of the President
" president Of the convention, Mr.. S. N. Ban
b the contention had called to pay their respects
20 him and to assure him Of th cir support in all
hsasgres Which might tend tc.promote the inter- |
The President in reply said: II am very glad to |
meet the gentlemen who are engaged in s0worthy
cause as that Of education, and one upon which |
depends SO intimately the stability Of republics
1articularly. believe that republics can only |
hand upon the education and enlightenment Of |
Each delegate was then introduced to the Pres |
dent, after which they proceeded to the Goyes- |
nOfs offce. The delegation repaired to the Gov /
,rnor's room, and while waiting Col: Fred Grant |
passed through and was introduced by General |
Eaton as "a chip Of the old block" The compli- |
nent was acknowledged by the Colonel raising |
his cap.
Governor Shepherd shortly after made his ap- |
,earance, and was introduced by Superintendent |
Wilson to Mr.. Banford, who said the members Of
he convention had called to pay their respects to
The Governor replied: al am very glad, gen.
lemen, to meet you, and to extend 10 you the
by house before your departure Il from the city"
They again formed and marched to the Corcoran
Art Gallery, where they were received by As
hem with catalogues, showed them through
be building.
They next marched to the Interior Department,
there Mr.; Banford introduced the delegates to
The Secretary responded.
The delegates next returned to Legislative
~, when Mr.. Baniord called the convention to
Mr. George J. Luckey, superintendent of schools
Pfttsburg, Pennsylvania, read paper in favor
rincpal statistical tables on education. lie
ointed out the great difficulty of obtaining reli-
BILE statistics, owing to The lack Of uniformity.
ehde out circulars sill over the country, asking
VI Certain Information, and in too many instances
bhe Of his questions are inapplicable to the in
6t be aQswered with any degree of accuracy, be-
ause different systems prevail in different local
les. The readers Of educational reports imagine
lkee gfeat reliance in statistics, when in too many
,stances they are grossly inaccurate, and calcu-
lied to deceive. In conclusion, Mr.: Luckey pre-
ented q report embodying such tables Of iniorma-
ION relative to educational institutions as would
ave NATIONAL application.
Remarks were made on the report by Superin-
nferiptendent A. Parish, Of Conn, John D.
Of Boston, Geo. l. Farnham, Of Bing-
anton, N. Y, and K. w. Stevenson, Of CoIun-
Gen. Eaton, from the committee on programme,
lade the following report: |,
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS.
They recommend, lst The appointment Of a I
ornament e9inmjttee on the Ceatenpial 70 co.
WIZ the nans G1 ..
he educational pfogress of the country at Phila-
elphia IN 1915; said committee to consist Of the
fef executive school officers Of the several States
committees In their RESPECTIVE States, and to
. empowered to associate with themselves as
.sistants sueh .uperintendents Of education in
EDUCATIONAL institutions as will enable them to
AXE full representation of educational inter
IT, III. committee on statistical forms Of five
embers. Sd. A committee resolutions. 4th.
committee on national aid to education: the
,ird and fourth committees to consist OF three
eIsOns appointed by the cnair. |
To-day. at O'Clock, q meeting ut the hall for
reiminary business; at 10 O'Clock, the committee
Centennial to report; at IL o'clock, reception Of
10 President of the United States, Secretary of
he Interior and the Governor of the District Of 7
olulpbia, followed by the reading of paper on
ty education by Prof. Philbrick, the report OF
be compittee on national aid to education re-
DIT Of the committee on statistical forms.
ALTO recommend that q committee Of i've mem
ers be appointed the relations of the General 4
9ysrlmsgt With education in the District of ,
After the reading of the report, 1t was further
iscussed by Mr.. Hopkins, of Indiana; Gen.
atom, of the Bureau OF Education, and Mr.. Phil
rick, of Boston; after which 1t was referred to
he committee on statistics. r
The Chair announced the following committees:
On Centennial: General John Eaton, T. W.
arvey, ]. p. WickershaIl, p. G. Beed,, p. q.
[orthrop, J. r. Jillson, N. B. Hopkins, NJ. A.
ewell, and T. W. Bicknell.
On statistical forms: Messrs. Harvey Of Ohio,
reery Of Baltimore, Philbrick of Boston, Nor.
lrop of Conn, and Atkinson Of Va. 49, II
On resolutions: Meesrs. Wickersham Of Pa,
1ilson Of D. o., Byrne Of Va, and Parish Of New
On national aid to education: Messr.. Ruffnsr or
a., Bieknell OF r. l., Hopkins Of Ind, and New
On the relation Of the National Government to
lucation in the District of Columbis: Messrs.
Iickersham, Rufiner, Philbrick, Hopkins, and
The convention then took recess until 40
clock.
EvENlNn SESSION Ii