Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-29
The INTEGRAL EDUCATIONAL CONTENTION.
Proceedings.

Tie department. Of superintendent OF the
NatiCI nj Educational Association. consist
ing OF state, county. and city snparntend-
ents Of public schools, r~1Ssemblei az Will
lard Han yesterday az 3 O'Clock D. m, Su-
Tcrinterdent Wilson presiding. who an
VOuiced the following as the committee on
the CcutenUiaE Gen. Eaton, MeSsTS. Wicker
sham. IhilhTick. Abernethy. and RI liner.
THE FInERAL GOVERNMENT AND EDUCA-
TON.
The committee on ,he relations of the fed
pTaI govern ment to public education reporter
resolutions reiteTating that the federal gov
err. ment should leave to the people and local
governments of each state the management
of their own educational affairs without IN
reference: that the bureau of educatiO~ :. or
great service in imparting formation 10 the
country and gasherine knowledge from all
parts OF tie world; that The public lands of
the United States should be set apart for rec
education; that IL in the duty of Congress to
furnish special aid to the school authorit ties of
the District of Columbia; that the bureau of
education needs increased clerical force; that
reasonable appropriation by the general
government is necessary to secure full and
creditable representation of the educational
interests Of the country at the approaching
Centennial exposition.
On motion of Mr.. Marble, the resolutions
were adopted, and the committee was in
strUcted To forward them to Congress.
General Eaton called attention to the
coming exposition at Santiago, Chill, and
stated that as il was desirable that the edu-
catiOUal interests of the United States be
various state Superintendents to transmit all
documents that would he ofinterest.
Mr.. LUckey. from the committee on the
subject embodied in the paper of DIR. Bell,
submitted the following resolutions, which
were adopted:
HYGIENE IN THE SCHOOLS.
RsSO'rsf. Tha; we cordially commend the practi
cal thoughts embodied in that paper, and that we
VIII a. a BODY OF SuperInt"ndents: enforce more
sTCjly hereafter the valuable rules Of hygiene se
forth therein; and that commend the same to the
thoughtful consideration of our school men through
RsSoYr,d. That we recommend that the bureau Of
education secure and place before the country stats
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
Hon. John ID. Philbrick. eX-Superintendo ut
of Boston, Mass. read a paper entitled "Can
the elements of industrial education be in
trOduced into our common SchOOlS?" He
claimed that they could be introduced with
good effect. Girls should be taught needle
work and domestic duties, while the boys
should be taught trades. &c. No time should
be lost in teaching the pupils of schools the
art of drawing. for every workman should be
able to conceive in his own mind everything
he worked with, and what he was working.
He thought the pupil should be taught in a
practical way. He favored selecting the
most practical studies. and those that could
be learned in the shortest space of time.
Mr.. Murell followed, endorsing Mr.. P.'s
views. and referred to the complaint that the
work of the school room made the pupils too
much of school boys and school girls. and did
did not give them the sense of application.
me INSTRUCTION. gwen SflOOlu De MADE 10 tell
every time. and TO interest the pupils and
not have II considered a great labor.
Mir. H.. Richards endorsed the views of Mr..
p and hoped that they would be carried into
\ recess was taken TO o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
III seven O'Clock y. IN. the convention reaS-
Sembled, and Prof Walter Smith, state di-
rector of art education, Massachusetts. was
introduced. and made an address on Indus
trial Drawing in Public Schools" showing
clearly the necessity for il.
Mr. Marble moved that Baron SchwarZ
SenbOrn be made an honorary member of the
department of superintendence, National
Educational Association; adopted.
Mr.. JillSOn. of South Carolina, submitted
resolutions deplOring the death of Hon. Mil
ton Is. Hopkins; returning thanks to j. q.
Wilson and his associates, board of education.
the press of Washington, Ex-Governor SheD-
herd, and the gentlemen who read papers
before the department, which was adopted.
EulOgies were delivered by Mr.. Burgess, of
Indiana. and General Eaton on the demise of
Mr.. NJ. b. Hopkins.
President Wilson submitted a cOmmunica-
ton from Manuel de ZamacOna, commits
Sloner on Mexican and American claims,
asking information as 10 our schools.
Professor Henry was introduced. and
briefly address ed the department. expressing
regrets at not being able TO attend the Ses-
SiOnS of the department. He invited the
members TO visit the Smithsonian Institu-
ton this morning, which invitation was ac-
eepted.
The department then adjourned to meet at
Richmond. Va. August Is. 1876.
VISIT TO Ex-GOvERNoR.SHEPHE
The members and the ladies' with them
proceeded. og invitation of Ex-Governor
SheI herd, to his residence. The Governor
and Mrs Shepherd received them kindly.
Secretary LELAND, Commissioners Dennison,
ketCham ard Phelps, Ex-Governor III. ID.
Cooke, Rev. J. Vaughn Lewis, Pro-
f.sS0r Hilgard, a. II. Spoford, DIR.
Gallaudet, Prot. Chickering, W. w. Curtis.
ii. y. Willap, and Hon. c. \. Harmer were
among those present. After an hour or so
was spent in social converse the cOrnpaay
was invited TO the dining room where q
banquet was paTtaken of, and at a late hour
the guests retired, well pleased with their
entertainment.