, 1874-08-05
Annual Meeting Of The National
Educational Association at
Detroit.
Papers Read on the Higher Schools
and the Elective System in;
Colleges.
The Problem of Graded School
Management Discussed.
What Constitutes q COnsistont
Course of Study for Nor
nal Schools.

Snectas Ds4pateh to Ths chtcaao Tribune.
DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 4.-The fourteenth au-
nla1 nooting OF tho Nationnl Educational AeHo-
ciatson commenced In this city to-day, Prof.
Whito, Of Illinois, In the chair. The attendance
la fair not all tic delegates having yot arrived.
Tho Convention WIS welcomed by Duane Doty,
Superintendent OF tho Detroit Schools, in bEief
and appropriate address, responded to by Pfot.
White, who referred to tho topics to bo brought
bofore tho Convention, among which will be thas
Of labor-Btrikoe, which no thought had ther
origin in dofoc.iye education.
:. UPPER SCHOOLS.
Aftor these opening proceedings. tho report OF
tho Committee on Upper Schools was submitted
by President George r. Hays, Of Washington
and Jonorson College, Of pennagisanin. 1t con-
stlored tho topic covered by Dr.. MoCoshs paper
last year, and tho following is b
FULL ABSTRACT oF IT:
Tho work assigned to this Committee il not ono Of
our Union aomo provision iB made for common schools,
md in very many this provision Ia very complete IN
al there ia scntimont Which will demand constant
attention 10 this attor 20 far, therefore, n naruc-
branches "s cocerned tho forces at work ars quito
adequate to thor task.
II anything, there IL more than abundance Of coll
leRes, for 6oth males aud fonacs, with faculties well
ss % md hhsr 5 shan thsf
technical aehooa Of our country aro fully a1le to meet
the demands on them aud arc likely 10 bo multiplied
But beswcon tnoao two the common aohool and col
lege, thors is gap for which tho provision is In
Of those intermediate schools is universal mud Is
cgnized by the mass of our edocstional men. From
mon, PRINCIPALS Of academies, and public persons
wriso to us expressing tholr qualification that thia
which characterize tho great practical probD
NJ fny} }Y education. In attracting A$lution TIN
mole ly which this intermediate aducation is pro-
b ea'ea
II academies established either " pubic private
who aniah sho common school co,rso sep further;
this o In adiitioa 10 those ot1cr ayocatona, such a.
nanatoEu and olor oneatca men. WITH regard to tho
first OF these litto naol o sai1 frthor than that thrp
sre geueraily looked upon by colcRe-u1en expudi-
cuts adopted for tho preaent astress, to b. abolished
os sos M
30 organzc thoM al to nAke thon most efficient tn
preparlng studsus for ther own higher o'assea. aud
uniformity in the collogo courao Of study. OF the
last private tuition o nccd DO raid, for tho eourao
generally done for On accommodation anu not a.
business aud therefore the pupils naino Tho course Of
| etudy and tho teachor simply follows It,
THE COMMON sQHooLa.
Tho Committee conclude that tho main rell-
| auce for thia purpose mpat be upon tho acadom-
| 10 aud high schools. Thoy tiut an almost una,i-
| NOUS protest against lowering college education
rui.1;o ~ achnnSa nno erant ;,.a,1vontaUo u NV
| eyer, Ia noted, .in tho separation aud lack Of
unity Of feeling botwcon workers In tho colleges
aud. tho common schools. Aftot discussing 1t,
| rreaidont Hays says:
In ordor to fairly understand What few notifications
needed in high scLoo's 10 enabc ttem to pro-
pars thur pp;'' for COLLEGE We must oo4 moment
& s M n,cao a ~ t ~ l., Is nfey
Of college auays s slassca, III an1 o scientific Many
,Mrnas tharo m mt TN two novn nem,ad ~ IT,
osrsoa wsh would youas pelaea for besS III
ot,sps r. hoth teas eorse. tn thnro ay nssop ~
Of sgsbrs nd more Or less Of eoonoiry i ausent
s.a asn h IL ho
n9 rse ssnSfs know
. 1a Soa soneaa R%ss
Of phynisai geoKralhs Y 1na stuai's sus as are
Eenoruy aa1Gns @ N = a'gn 80! soaoos' We belleyo IT
ss9n hsa I there ats nga e
rass and tho auiaorltios Of TIC h;p a:,,oa's SJ
entered d me- W'tn T. a'snosion t. artnGnze
scloois and ooeass Of such cores ~ or sm st,y Ga ~
woul greatly a bot -enabln9 tta coIIeses eo ao. a
III, s,"niiac "8",ac on ooiU to & e'sses iGs
to naea eoro pa o the sg nvns
10 aa npana Ill., rn "a @ e1s a
soa rha Of @ eare II anI .1e insn gn
ffora al lufnnnt nf thesa rn,,rses nf rf,d 10 Ia1
10 be nyorInnIn,i Yona nnnnlo ara artr"n3cv ~ y
sbsorf notions unconsciausy 10 ths,assyes st II to
aronS te a. tho nn.t Ind connioon ~ thsir oa
ion no tiia vii sa toward hayp aums eMS nce.
hst sn immense majority viii % ant fron ts hch
nchooi Into their busiIega for Nfs whont aver fnt
ward Graduation IL nnsiako ro,,eeo ,es;, r9sS
hayo learned the uececssity Of contn,. inss
Fenng m 5 u,,a fsa snaeS ,a that hfr
linn liz n,ls Of lie ifu acl1oo1s who IN no a;ny, ~,
ine ujaasics were nut into corsn of atuv avo.~eJy
nrc,nrutnrv r. anhsonucnt arIent;ac roli9,a an,,
Ton' b. tic yer1 es Far hsp II tov sn.s sha
% no furher linn tn rl srhonI and yet .1o,' t
thnn nto cnrrent 1Shnss to1inncv wnn}5 ,s ~ y, ms @
ts, rirh on ttrour eooI aacntion T;s se,rgs
would Cot no sIt1ao ndttioual Jolisr n n1ncnrs
il wo,1ld nroiuce oby cnoti rcs1fa M tha ecinIar
wntio It wouI 10 yory far to ouckeuin TIN s.rmsa
nosx Of he tsachors. A. hoy would tiea be ia ths
coegc faculties, thoir authorittes woul na.nr,iIv IL