National Republican., 1880-02-20
EDUCATIONAL TOPICS.
Meeting of the Department of Su.
perintendence.
Invitation TO Visit tho District Schools 40
copied appointment OF Committee
Visible speech and the Telephone
The Proposed National Coun-
ella Call Upon Presi-
dent Hayes To-day.
An Interesting Session Yesterday,


nteudcnce National Educational Association
was called TO order yesterday morning at 10
o'clock in the lCcture-room Of the Congrega-
tionil church, President NJ. A. Newell, OF
Maryland, in the chair Tho meeting was
opened with prayer by Row DIR. c. @. Meador.
An invitation from Superintendent Wilson to
visit tho District public schools was accepted.
Superintendent Wilson called attention to the
bill ponding In Congress TO incorporate the
National Educational Association and suggested
that the committee on legislation take the mat.
tor into consideration aud adopt such measures
as will help to push forward its passage. The
following committees were sppointud Execu.
tivc--Niessrs. Wilson, Of the District; Harris,
Of 81. Louis, and Slade Of Illinois. Invitations
-Gou. Hovcy, Of the District; Bicknoll OF
Boston, and Cove of Colorado National
Legisative--Rutfncr, Of Virginia. Orr, Of
Georgia, and Wckersham of Pennsylvania.
Resolutions-liagar of Massachusetts; Tar.
bell, of Michigan, and Lnckey, of PennSyl-
vania. Professor ButterGrld. of B,ston, sub.
mitted his paper on "Visble Speech" which
he illustrated OIL tho blackboard. The points
Of advantage of the sy tenn are the facility Of
gaining u pronunciation of the modern Ian
guages; standard of pronunciation aud n
practical phonetic basis of the English Ian
guJge in tho schools of America. Professor
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the
telephone, made few remarks, stating that
he had been engaged for some time teaching
deaf persons TO speak by the visible speech
system. Professor Buttcrfcld's paper was
discussed by several gentlemen.
Hon. Thomas ii. Bicknoll then presented
n paper on the proposed National Council of
Education, setting forth its pan aud objects,
aud offered a resolution calling for a commit
tee Of ten to consider the matter, with full
power to call a preliminary meeting at Chau-
tsuqua, n. Y, in connection with the National
Teachers Association, in 1880 Alter consid-
| cradle discussion Dr. Wickershlm offered a
substitute for the resolution, which WIS
adopted. Tho substitute provides that the
committee shall report - the Board of Direct
ors OF the National Teachers Association at
their meeting at Chautauqua iu July next.
Mr.. Marble read paper prepared by q. d.
Randall, Of Michigan, on the education of
children who are neglected by their parents.
Messrs. Bicknell, Wilson, Wickersham, Harris,
Hagar Tarbell, Carleton, Smart Shepherd
and Orr We're appointed as the committee to
consider the formation of a National Council
of Education.
superintendent Wilson, of the executive
committee stated that the department would
he called TO order at . o'clock this morning
and papers would be read by Hon. ]. ID. Phil.
brick, of Boston, on "IndusIia aud Tech.
nica Education," aud DIR. w. +. Harris OF
St. Louis, on Tho Census of 1889
from an Educational Standpoint"
l2 o'clock the department will adjourn
and proceed to visit President Hayes
the Corcoran Art Gallery aud tho Secretary o
Interior; resssemhle IN public session in thu
| Congregational church at 7.30 O'clock, whcI
papeIs will be submitted by Messrs. Orr, o.
| Georgia, aud Rutiutr, OF Virginia. There will
also be Il general discussion on National aid te
Education. At two O'clock there will be
meeting OF 800 district schootcachors IN the
Congregational church, which win be ad.
dressed by Drs Wclscrshan, Harris aud
Dickinson The meeting was then adjourned
until 1880 o'clock
The following members, In addition to those
published in THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN on
Thursday m)rninG We're present J. A. Nicl'
Os, superintendent, YlnkCr, n. Y; A. u,
Marble, superintendent Worcester, Masi; w
T. Harris supern endn,, st. Louis, Hpmil,
ton $. McRac, superintendent, MUncc Ind
| G. c. Painter, professor theology, Fisk Uni
versity, Nashville Tenn; r. MeNlillcn, super.
| inteudent, Youngstown, Ohio; J, i. Wicker
sham, superintendent, Harrisburg Pa; VIII
lam A, Lindsey, deputy superintendent Har.
rsburg Pa j Enth pifer, United States Coast
Survey, city; J. l. Smith, city; J. W. Hayto
Nashville Tenn, George z. Beard, principal
State Normal School, California, Pa, and
James P. siade, superintendent, Springfield,
III.
The department recOnveued al the appointed
hour with President Newell in the chair.
Hon. j. Nj, Smart, OF Indiana, submitted hi,
paper on State system of education, aud II wm
discussed by Messrs. Philbrick, Harris, Hoycy
and Beard.
DR.. Hoyt offered resolution, which was
adopted, to the effect that the association had
listened with great interest to tho able paper
presented by Dr. c. d. Kendall, of Michigan,
on the education Of the poor and neglected
classes; that tho success of the system adopted
by the State Of Michigan commends the views
of Mr. Randall to the thoughtful consideration
of tho body.
A paper on university education was next
presented by Dr. ID. G. Gilman, Of Johus Hop
kins University, Baltimore. The paper was
discussed by Messrs, Shepherd Marble and
! iI0yt The committee OF ten appointed To
consider the 6ubject OF organizing a National
| Council Of Education met at the Ebbitt HOu
Inst night at 10 o'clock, aud will report to the
department this morning.