National Republican., 1880-02-19
PUBLIC EDUCATION.
The Department of supcrintende ence--Trus
tees OF the Peabody Fund.

tees OF the Peabody fuud.
A special meeting of the Department of
Superintendence National Educational Asso-
citation will bo held in tho leoturc.room Of tho
Congregational church, Tenth and & streets,
beginning at 10 o'clock to-day and continuing
two days II is hoped that every State In the
Union will be represented The success Of
the movements IN contemplation, namely, to
cooperate with the committee of Congress
with n view 10 getting the proceeds from pub.
lie lands set apart for educational purpOses;
tho support Of the Uuited States Bureau of
Educaton to cooperate with tho District of
Columbia 10 securing proper assistance from
Congress In support of the public schools
of tho Distrct-dopends largely on their
ability to enlist the sympathy aud Sc
cure tho cooperation of the representatives
of public opinion in every part of the coun-
try. A preliminary meeting was held last
night in the red parlor Of tho Ebbltt House,
at which tho following gentlemen were pres
ont: Aaron Cove, superintendent OF schools
of Denver, Col; J. q. Smart State supcrin-
tendcnt, OF Indiana; II, s. Tarbell, supcrin-
tendent, of lndianapclis Gustavus j. Orr
State superintendent of Georgia; T. W. Bck
nell, editor of tho New England Journal Of Edu.
cation, Boston; Professor w. X. Pendlcton,
State superintendent Of West Virginia;
John G. HerVey, supcrint endent, Wheeling,
w. Va; NJ. A. Newell, State superiu tendelIt,
Maryland; George J. LucleGy, superintendent,
Pittsburg, Pa; Hon. J. w. Dickinson, Secre-
tary Board of Education of Massachusetts !;
Hon. f. A. Hubbard, agent State Board of
Education of Massachusetts,; ID. Is, liugur,
principal State Normal School, Salem, Mass
l.. A. Butterhold, clOcuiionist, Boston; /. n.
Carlton, principal Slate Normal School, New
Britain, Conu.; T. B. Stockwcll Commissioner
Of Public Schools Rhode Island; General John
Eaton, United States Commissioner Of Educa-
ton; J. w. Schermerhorn, New York city ;
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Richards, j. Il. Bigelow, General c. L. Hovey
and Joseph NJ. Wilson, Industrial Home
School, District Of Columbia; William III.
Rudner, State superintendent Virginia
J. II. Smart, State superintendent Of Indiaua
| j. ID. Philmlcl, United States Com
missioner of Education, Paris Exposition; j.
l.. Irwin superintendent, Fort Wayne, Iud.
The following programme WAS arranged for
to-day Assemble at 10 n. m. and presentation
and discussion OF papers. On tho proposed
National Council of Educators" Hon. +. Ii.
Bicknoll; Visible Speech" Professor Butter
field; THE Education of Children Who Are
Neglected by Their Parents" c. d. Randall.
In the evening ID. G. Gilman, OF Baltimore,
Will submit paper on University EluCa-
ton" aud Hon. j. D. Phlbrck, of Boston, on
industrial and Technical Elucation."
THE PEABODY EDUCATIONAL FUND.
An adjourned meeting of the trustees of the
| Peabody Educational Fund was held ytster-
day ut the Executive Mansion, but there was
no business OF any Importance transacted.
There will he another meeting at l2 O'clock
to-day ut tho Riggs House. and the vacancy
occasioned by the death of General Richard
Taylor will be filled, for which purpose the
meeting was primarily called
The trustees will be entertained by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes at dinner tomorrow
evening. Tho President and Mrs Hayes diued
with the other members of the board and
their ladies at the Riggs House last evening