The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-17
National Educational Convention
The City of MinneapOlis-Stn-
tistics. Business Items, Etc.

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| tistics, Business Items, Etc.
| Correspondence OF the Star. rl
! MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, August 3, 1875.
| "All aboard" saia the conductor, as
the last educator, with his already
soiled duster Hopping in the wind, and
his carpet-bag dangling at his side, came
clambering on to the rear car Of the st.
Paul & Pacific train. loaded with those
interested in education on their way TO
the National Educational Association,
which met at the Academy OF Music this
morning. .az fuel g SEa, .asfe
The ride was pleasant one, with but
few stops or incidents, save only an oc-
casional hunt in neighboring sand-bank
for specimens. w alN' .7gs
At eleven O'Clock, President Harris,
| Superintendent Of Schools, and prom
inent editor of st. Louis, called the Con-
vention to order, and after prayer by the
Rev. DR.. Sample, Of this place, an
nounced the programme, WHICH had been
prepared. r.. 9f
Mayor Merriman, on behalf Of the city
OF Minneapolis, welcomed the the mem
bers and friends of the Convention, be-
ing followed by His Excellency Cover
nor Davis, who in an able and well di-
rected address Of welcome, said that he
took pleasure in seeing the educator and
statesman taking each other by the hand
| and doing 80 much for the youth, whom
he looked upon as the country's hope for
the future. ,
The welcome thus extended was ac-
| knowledged by President Harris in
very we'll prepared paper, in which he
reviewed at some length the nature and
occasion of the present gathering and
the important duties of the Convention
during its session. In the absence OF the
secretary, Superintendent McKinzie of
Nebraska was elected secretary OF the
Convention, after which the Sectional
Conventions were announced for the a..
ternOOn meetings.
The elementary Education" section
continued In the Academy Of Music;
Higher Education" was assigned to
Fence Opera-house, and the "Normal
School Department. to, Harrison's Hall,
all of which could not have been better
arranged Tor the purposes for which
they we're used.
The general convention. as we'll as the
various sections, we're well attended,
delegations being present from all parts
OF the United States. Two delegates
were present from Europe and addressed
the convention. 4 ~
The people were determined that no tn,
ing should be left undone which would
add to the pleasure or comfort of the
members OF this assembly. One veryl
pleasant feature in addition to the hos
pitality extended, was the arrangements
which had been made for the tree trans
portatiOn OF the members to and from
their places of abode and. the various
points OF interest about the city. The
management of this matter was in
charge of and successfully carried out
by o. b. Towsly, Esq, superintendent
Of the schools of this place.
Among the delegates we noticed many
prominent persons from Ohio, among
whom were Hon. Chas. H. Smart, State
Commissioner Of Schools, Hon. e. Il.
w nite, w. ID. Henkle, Ex-School Com
missioner, John Hancock, 'Superintend-
ent Public Schools Of Dayton, A. j.
Rickoff, superintendent of Schools OF
Cleveland, Miss Della Lathrop, Princi-
pal Of Normal School, Cincinnati, Hon.
Eli I. Tappan. President of Kenyon Col
lege, Gambler, Ohio, and editor OF Rays
Geometry and Trigonometry, q. s.
Bragg, Esq, Of Wilson, Hinkle & Co.,
Cincinnati. Also, the State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction OF IN
diana.
Prof Henry A.. Ward, an eminent man
| of science who had the confidence Of