, 1875-11-20
OUR EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
Their Proper Representation Mt
tho Approaching Gen.
tcnninl.

Conference Between Prominent Educators
and the State Superintendent.
4 meeting of Bomo Of the mott prominent Of
our State educators, IN response to cali isauod
by tho Hon. y. II. Ettcr, btato Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, was held In The rooms Of
tho Board OF Education yesterday. commencing
At 10 o'clock Ia tho forenoon. to take measufea
for tho representation OF tho educational intor-
cata Of Illinois al tho National Ccutennial, to bs
lrid IN Thtladolphia next 5ear.
Tho meeting elected Mr. Ettor Chairman and
Mr. u. u. Powell, OF Aurora, Secretary.
AMoSa TuosE rnEHENr
wcrc tho following: 3. ". Ettcr. State snpeziu-
tendont Of Public Instruction; Dr.. Locke. plehi-
dent Of McKondric College; ". d Powell, Au-
roEa; Harnh Raymond, Superintendent Of
schoo!s Bloomington; 3lrs. Carpenter, superin-
toude1t OF Schools, Wipnebago County 1liAu
West, County Superintendent, Knox County r.
Haskell. Hyde Park; Mr. McFn'l Superintond-
ent Of schools. Quincy Prof. Allyn, Northwest
Southern Normal unirers'sv; Z. 9. pelano. oity,
Normal School: George d. Plant, County ST.
perintcudens. Cook County Mrs. Mcintosh,
Couuty Superintendent. VII! Conaty; !. l..
l'ckartl. Superintendent of Schools, Chicago
Dnhoo Doty, Asbistant superintendent, Chcsgo;
Leslie 14e"is, Principal Haven School, Chicago;
+. Cooke aud 1lr. Vantrcas. Chicago. atr, John e.
Heidelberg, Mr. Dusuo Doty, Dir. 1soduey Wolch,
ard ether gentlemen conneeted with thc Chs-
cngo Eoartl OF Education, xeto present during
most Of tho proceedings.
The Chairman having succinctly stated tho
object Of the meeting. called foE expressions Of
op1uion from those present.
aIit. !. L. PICARD.
NJ $hn Tc11f itrA tai At ffA National
Convention Of Education, held At Minneapolis,
to Bugxoat schedules for tbs PHILADELPHIA Cen
tennial, SAID the Committee had pre-
pared Echedule,,, which was forwarded
schedules, as follows: Five hours were to be
given for each pupil to answer questions sug-
Eestca by the County 6upeEintendents. Tho
pupils Wefo 10 have no psoyious notice Of the
examination. This schedule was dcsigncd TO
ahow honestly. inst what tho pupils a1o doing.
Tho second schedule embraces any work that
pupils may have done at any ttrno that they maY
wish 10 present. Tho third achedue embraces
at, drawing, pensnanshsp, anything, whether
dono by the pupil on the spur Of tho moment
or in tho past lie could not present the detais
OF the plan. The Committee intended to leave
no room tor dishonesty. 1t WAS not intended
TINT tharo should be any colnEetitiou. or, at
lenst, auy prizes awarded. uo stated in answcr
to questions that 1t uas intended that tho Coun-
~ Superintenjents and college professors should
PROFOUND tho 4ueations. TheAo Wetc to be dif-
ferent for different localities aud colleges. the
doaiGu being to BhoW exactly what each City or
college Ia doing. Only in tho first schedule is
tho time for preparation to bo limited.
Mr. Etter remarked that application had been
nado by him TO the btate Conmiarloncrb of tho
Centennial for s1 600 Of tho s10 900 appropriated
representation at rhtsdolphia. Ho did not know
how the reqncet would ba dealt with.
After remarka by DR.. Thomas, DR.. Looto,
Miss West. 1tisn Sarah E. Raymond, NJ. McFall.
MIR. Cooke Mr, Plant. Mr. pouull, and Mr. Doty,
GEN. J. c. sNlTH.
one Of the Ceutenuial Commissioners. addressed
the meeting, by inSta of tho ChRir. liz
ehd. among other tt,ings, that the palt1y sum Of
$4,000 appropriated BY Illinois would do very
ltt'o for tho State honor At the Centennial. The
State Of Kansas mas to have headquaItaEa at tile
Centennial which alone cost 9l5.00o; Missouri,
100000; Ohio. 100000, and 30 on. Illinois
has but $4,000 for everything. He did not
think 81 900 could possibly DO appropriated for
monoy In aome other Way.
Dir. Doty moved that i committee Of three to
report plan he appointed. Tho motion pro-
vailed, and Acssrs. Doty and Locke. together
The following were elccted Committee on
Finance !: d.. Allyn, y. .. Powell, Aud Miss
ii WAS resolved to snk tho space of 100 linear
! feet In tho National Building at once.
Tho meeting then took receea uutita O'Clock,
| when It roasscmbled, the Hon. 6. u. Etter In
tho chair
Mr. Duane Doty, Chairman OF tho Committee
appointed At the Meeting previous to dra" up
. pAN
! for The presentation Of tho State educational
| interests ut tho Contenn,sl, reported that the
Comtnsttce had very closely followed tho slG.
| geBtous previously made by Dir. Fickatd. Tho
| whole bnalness had been divided under
three heads. namsly, the History Of the Bchool4,
| tie Appliances, and tho Neau!ts. Tho depart
| menta Wo1o sub-hcaded, 10 that tho topics hC-
| p1optiate to- zach could be grouped together,
Tue Chairman satd that the Committee would
| like to hear nugEeatiopH.
| aIr. pckard remarked th&s the plan was not,
in all rcBpects, what ho had suggcstod, but he
offered 10 serious objection 70 IT.
| Some discussion followed but on motion OF
nsorge D. Plant the report was accepted and
adopted. =.
TIE FINANCE COMMITTEE,
by hr. Powell, then nade the following report
your Committee Finance respectfully report
sss il T..
ttou $40 00 should bs raised thAt nothing should be
ssssd from tho ctnteantA com1naaoner, md that At
appeal 10 plxds to Tho County Bupe1intsndtuA and u
thu teachers Of The 6ate to rsse the amount that
"details hc left to tho ne4t State ebers Association
1t Its Ecaa1h tn be held in Lock Itand during tic p
proocltng hoi'tays.
Mr, Flat: tlonghtth the countos ought to te
appealed TO as VOL ~ the teachers. Appropfi.
ations might BE- had from tho County Boards.
| DR.. Iocks did not think Of auy County Doar
| !
Of nearly all County Boards showed dispoai-
tlon to cu1tAil all expenses. which often ap
| p,uaclod uigGardliuesa.
4 motion waa lnada to amend tho report ae
that tho appeal to The teachers might 30 msdt
through ths State Superintendent. aud two gsu
tlelnon acting with him. which prevailed, and tht
report. A. amended was adopted.
Drs G1egory aud Edwards wers appointel
| With Hr. Ettpr, to take Charge OF the appeal.
The meeting resolved TO form
I THREE p0ANITTEEs,
cach divided into two divisions, 10 consist OF vi,
lueu.be1s ekch. tic Chairman to bo elected Ly tht
meeting aud the members 10 10 appointed by ttt
President to look after the gonerAt business
Tho following committees wore then solec.s4
| M1AToRy.
First Division FF1rAts Hchoo!s-The Hon. Newton
Natemln, Of dalessizg. Chairman; Or. atuFtsvsut
| Jacksonville, and ps. ]. ". Lcke, u Lebanun.
! saconu Division: Public SehooI4-Ths Hen. &. u
Ether, thairman; J. Y. N, Slaad!sh. Uslesbury
SAMUEL WlHsgd, Chicago.
[ APPLIANQkx.
F1rst Division paildIngs, Furniture, and Arr.
ratus-Ds. Hobart Allyn. .! d.rbondais, Chairman; Q
i. Walls, ose County; D. y. Parkinson, cxrhoulae.
| gstuid Division Organizations Courses Of study
| Tr.rhefv, Hclool journals, Tc1t books L4bratitt