The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-02
Instructors in counci'
President Grant, Governor shep'
herd and Secretary Deian0 Present
coNnL rsIoY OF FIRST DAY.

f,ONqL USI0y OF FIRST DAY
After General Eaton, from the commit
tee on business, reported to the convention
Yesterday, the discussion of Mr.. Luckey's
paper was resumed by Messrs. Farnham,
WIckersham, Hopkins: Phibrick, Bick-
nell and Others. The paper was then re-
ferred to the committee on statistics.
LIST OF COMMITTEES.
The chair announced the following COM
mttees !:
On Centennial General John Eaton, j.
W. Harvey, j. P. Wickersham. ID. q.
Beede, P. G.. Noithrop, j. r. Jillson, N.
b. Hopkins, NJ. A. Newell and I. W.
Bicknell
On Statistical Forms-Messrs. Harvey
of Ohio, Creepy of Baltimore, Philbrick of
Boston, Northrop Of Conn.,, and Atkinson
of Va.
On Resolutions-Messrs. Wickersham of
Pa, Wilson of d. O., Byrne of Va, and
Parish of New Haven.
On National Aid to observation-disclosures.
Ruffner of Va, Bcknell of r. l., Hopkins
of Ind, and Jewell of Md.
On the Relations of the National Gov
eminent to Education in the District of
Columbia essrs. Wickersham, Ruffner,
Phibrick, Hopkins and Harvey.
The convention then took a recess until
7:30 o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 7:30
O'Clock p. IN. A large audience, including
many members Of Congress, was present,
it having been announced that President
A. ID. White, of Cornell University, would
deliver an address on the true policy of
national and state dealings with advanced
education, both secondary and superior.
President White, on being introduced,
spoke of the great advantages of thorough
education in the various arts and indus
tries; its bearing upon science; its influ-
ence upon government, and the great good
its general diffusion among the working
classes had already brought about. His
remarks were enthusiastically applauded.
Senator Morrill,, of Maine. by invitation,
followed in neat little speech, strongly
advocating system that would put a good
education within the reach of every pool
mans child.
On motion, Mr.. Kickoff, of Ohio, was
added to the committee. on statistical
farms.
t'GtbA'D b<li - IhOCEEDINUp
The department of superintendent O.
the National Educational association re.as
sembled at the hall of the House of Dele.
gates at 10 O'Clock this morning, with ar
increased attendance of members. The
audience was larger than yesterday, and 0
number OF ladies were present. The de.
Dartment was called to order by Mr.. j. Ell
Binford, the president, at whose reques
the Rev. Mr.. S. S. Mitchell, of this city
opened the proceedings with prayer.
The chair read communication from thu
secretary of the Vermont State Teachers
association enclosing resolution recently
adopted by the association, endorsing tn,
plan of giving the proceeds of the sale O
public lands for educational purposes. Re
ferred to committee on national aid to edu
cation. Also, a communication from Gov
ernor Shepherd inviting the department tc
partake of lunch at his residence at half
past two O'Clock this afternoon. The inv
tation of the Governor was accepted.
General Eaton read an invitation from
Hon. Horatio King inviting the apartment
to be present at literary reunion TO bt
given at his residence tomorrow night
The invitation was accepted.
Mr.. j. 0. Wilson extended an invitation
to the members of the department to visi
the public schools of Washington during
their stay in this city; also, an invitation
to visit a literary entertainment to bt
given by the young ladies connected with
one of the advanced schools of Washing.
ton at the Seaton school building this
evening. On motion of Mr.. Philbrick, o.
Boston, the thanks Of the department were
rendered to Mr.. Wilson for his courtesy
and the invitations he extended were &C.
cepted.
Mr.. Bicknell desired to remind the de
partment that the State Teachers associa.
ton of Rhode Island, have passed reso-
luton similar to the one referred to by the
secretary of the Vermont association.
THE CENTENNIAL.
General Eaton, from the committee on
the Centennial, reported progress, and said
the committee had gwen careful considera-
ton to the subject and were able to present
at this time several recommendations. The
recommendations we're
1. That each state and territory be in
vited to prepare a representation of its
educational condition for the Centennial.
2. That each state and territory also be
invited to prepare historical record of its
educational progress for the same purpose.
3. That each city be invited to act with
the state authorities In preparing such re-
cords, and that it present an exhibit of its
own educational growth and condition.
4. That each educational institution be
invited to participate in the same way.
5.sThat the census be taken in 1875.
That the Commissioner of Education
be requested, on behalf of the educators
of this country, to correspond with the
prominent educators of the world, and in
vite their cooperation in the matter of the
Centennial.
6. That an international educational
congress be held in connection with the
Centennial
The report was accepted.
MIR. Philbrick, Of Boston, spoke at some
length in relation to the Centennial, and re-
ferred to the fact that the United States
made the poorest exhibit of any country at
the Vienna exposition, but the failure in
other matters was redeemed by our educa-
tional showing, and that the credit of that
showing in his opinion is mainly due to
the labors and plans of our national Com
missioner of Education.
Mr.. Bicknel concurred with Mr.. Phil
brick in his commentator of the Commits
sioner of Education, and thought that with
his name should be coupled that of DR..
Hoyt, of Wisconsin, to whom great credit
ia aIen dine for onr educational avhihit az