Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-05
The Educational Congress.

AT lie SeSSiOn VI Tue department OF Super1n-
tendents, National Educational Association
last evening, paper by Hon. &. A. Apgar, ". j.,
on Industrial Education was read by Mr.. w.
n. Barrlnger, y. j. The value of Industrial
schools, their prevalence in Europe and their
rarity here were commented upon. Interesting
and Russia were given. A lively debate followed
the reading OF the paper, as 70 the wisdom OF
ENGRAVING Industrial education On ouf; '>'''.ii"
School system. as 70 the extent to which such
Instruction should be introduced. and "a TO the
test methods to be employed
AT THE SESSION THIS MORNING
a paper was read by Hon. John Eaton. Commits
sloner Ct education; on the :" W1nts OF the Ma
t1onal Bureau OF Educatior He alluded to
the establishment OF the Office by Congress to
supply lat X In EDUCATIONAL reSources.-not
iacA OF authority, for there was abundant au-
thOrity invested in every state. but a lack OF an
efficient medium for the collection OF educa-
tlonal data their generalization and pubiica-
ton. He illustrated the nature Of the work
culture,-the former fdoeS not control the far
lner, the signal bureau does not control a single
climatic condition, the bureau Of education does
Lot control single school that it reports. He
briefly described the formation OF the plans
by whichit collects its information and prepares
its publication and prOSecuteS It's work and the
assistance IL receives from the educators OF the
country. He then stated specifically that the
bureau wants ~ additional clerical force: {2l
NJ and permanent quarters for It's work, its
library and its collection of educational appli-
and care for its COO volumes and 20 90 patnph-
lets; az means to exchange and make useful its
educational appliance; C) copy of its report
i0r eacn OF It's 10, 600 correspondents (6) ability
10 publish more circulars Of Information, and
az more special reports, as both are demanded
{s) means for distributing its publications: 9)
means to carry on the exchange OF Information
with foreign countries; Q0) it wants your dis
eliminating Judgment; QI continuance OF the
hearty cooperation received from the educa-
tors OF the country: Q2l s51, 40 for the WORK Of
nd hl Gli6
1.-The bureau wants to do and wants aid in
doing what no state, no institution, no indi-
v1dual has ever been able TO do, but what the
nalonal government only can do m collecting
and publishing educational information" The
paper and its statements of wants was referred
to the committee on legislation.
senator Window was then introduced to the
department and made short address, in which
he said that he regarded the school and teachers
as the great army OF occupation charged with
the duty of preserving and perpetuatng the
liberties of the republic and the body before
him as corps of officers in command OF this
army. The Bureau of Education as a national
provision for collecting. collating and dstribut-
ing Inc most important educational statistics
he considered Of vital Importance to the country,
and worthy OF the most generous treatment on
the part OF Congress.
on :. The Needs OF Education in the SOUTH For
the better understanding OF the educational con
oll1on or the south. Mr. orr gave brief sketch
of the history OF educational endeavor in the
south in ante bellum as well as In pOSt-belum
tin eS. He took his native state as a fair repre-
sci tatiye of the southern states, and showed
fro m the three constitutions of Georgia the
acts of tie legislature, the donation OF large
bC dies OF land as endowment for colleges acad-
eInies. etc, and the incorporation OF various
educational institutions That while in ante
bellum times Georgia and the other southern
did rot equal some of the northern states from
an educational standpoint, and were especially
delclent In elementary education, they were
not so far behind the other states in higher
education as has been represented The edlI,a-
t1Cnal attachments of public men from the south
In ante-bellum times give the same evidence as
tie statistics. Attention was called to the fact
that tie first college in the United States per-
maps in the world. TO grant degrees to Women
was establ shed In Georgia. a far different
picture Is presented in the period Immediate
ly succeeding the war. Millions OF property
were destroyed, and the state CURRENCY was
ruined Additional burdens were imposed
While the means of meeting them were dimin-
1shed. vivid and startling picture was drawn
Of the evils which the south suffered In the
cotton states, where the value of property d.
m1I;lshtd between 1860 and 1870 between one
ana tWo DlllOnS u value, at the latter date Il
Is estln ated that two-thirdS Of the population
were IOn-taxpayerS. A review of the hind
RANGES TO the full success Of public schools In
Georgia ana In the south generally, shows that
the greatest IS poverty. Congressional liberali-
~ could not be better bestowed than in this
direction. supplementary figures given by Mr.
system of Georgia was 100000 In debt with
no means to meet its liabilities it has grown
Until low 100000 persons are instructed, OF
when $4,000 are cOlOred. Discussion was con-
ttnCed by DR.. Hancock, Ohio; Dr. w. T. Harris.
St Louis, and DR.. Philbrick, Boston. The sub
Ject Of the census OF 1850, in its bearings upon
educuii nal statistics, was then debated
The vacancies in the committees OF the de-
parrn ent have been filled, so that they how
stand as follows: Committee on legiSlatiOn-M
A. Newell. Md; W. T. Harris, Mo-; j. d. Phil
brick; Mass; George j. Luckey, Pa; G. j. Orr,
Ga; j. j. Burns, Ohio, and G.. A Cover, Mch-
gan. Executive committee-J. o. Wilson, &C.:
i NJ. Marshall, w. Va; j. n. Carleton, Conn:
II; urling, Pa, and w. A. Maury, r. l. Com
mlttee on resolutiOnS-W. n. Barringer, n j.;
John Hancock, Ohio: Henry Houck, Pa: r. l.
anne. Va, and c. Piper, Ill. Committee Oh
invitat.onS-S. NJ. Etter. ILL.,
Al the evening session Hon. Judge Strong OF
the I. S. supreme Court Will read a paper on
Il StIuct1on in Governmental Ideas" and
Prof. Walter Smith, of Massachusetts, will treat
OF cart in its Relation to Industries"