Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-21

National Educational Associate NE.
SPECIAL MEETING or THE DEPARTMENT OF SUPER
I1TEHDENCE.
The department Of superintendent of the
National Educational Association re assembled
in the Congregational church last evening"
President Newell in the chair. Among these
present were Commissioner Dent, Trustees
Baldwin, Matthews, Farley and Lovejoy and
a number of teachers OF both pubic and private
the session was to consider the proposition to
set aside the proceeds Of the sales Of public
lands for educational purposes. Mr.. Hagen
submitted resolutions Of thanks to the District
Eaton and others; commencing the paper OF c.
d. Randall, of Michigan, In reference TO the
education OF poor and neglected cMldreD thank
ing Mrs. Pollok for her offer to educate one
pupil from each state on the Kindergarten sys-
tenn; THANKS to the proprietors of the Ebbltt
House; and urging the attention of Congress to
the Importance and necessity Of providing with
liberal hand for the
EDUCATIONAL WANTS OF THIS DISTRICT
so that all parts OF the District may be furnished
with suitable school buildings with the best OF
school appliances, and with sufficient number
OF competent teachers TO the end that its
schools may justly serve the country as models
of what the best schools ought to be. These
resolutions were all adopted.
cALno Or ESpLlS LhNDS run 6DtSAIIVNAL run
POSES.
DR.. Ruffner, of the committee on national leg
islation, reported the following resolution,
which was adopted: That there Is Immediate
and pressing need of federal aid to the states.
and especially to the southern states, in the
work OF educating the people in the primary
branches OF knowledge Thatthe Congress now
in session be and hereby is respectfully urged to
consider and act favorably upon the bill now be-
fore it III. r. 334), entitled a bill to apply the
proceeds OF sales OF public lands to the educa-
nff
cation thereof, which would recognize the prin-
c1ple OF applying these funds wholly for the
general education OF the people. That the presi-
dentcf this body be requested to communicate
these resolutions to the House of Representa-
tives through the chairman Of the committee
on education and labor and to the Senate
through the chairman Of the corresponding COM
m1ttee.
DR.. Ruffner, in speaking on the report. said
that the difficulty heretofore had been the oppo-
stion of obstructionisJs in the cid political par
ticularly in thesouth. He referred to the valu-
able auxiliary, the Peabody Institute, and said
that while there were some at the south who
favored the cause of education the most gener-
GUS sentiments had come freEn the north, There
were but few who were aware as to how much
OF the public domain had been squandered.
popular education. His summing up was that
there was a terrible and dangerous mass Of fg-
norance in the country; that this ignorance i'm
proves rapidly; that there is an Overwhelming
tendency on the part OF the people to discard
old forms Of thought and old leaders; that the
remedy for the evil lies in education; and finally
that the application should be prompt.
Gen. Armstrong. of Hampton. Va; Superin-
tendent Orr, of Georgia; DR.. Wickersham, OF
Pennsylvania; Mr.. Phflbrick, of Massachusetts,.
and DR.. Harris, Of st. Louis, followed ON the
same subject, and the report was adopted The
department adjourned sine die
BANQUET AT HARvEYs.
The members OF the association were then
conducted to Harveys by Superintendent VIII
wi ryyoIt x-itI han
Besides the members there were present Com
missioner Dent Trustees Matthews president
OF the school board, Lovejoy and Baldwin.
Speeches were made by Commissioner Dent
Trustee Matthews, General Eaton UNITED States
Commissioner of Educatton) and Others.
farcical comedies, IAN Arabian Night" by Au-
gustin Daily, will be presented on MONDAY even
ing, February Esd next, and no doubt it will
with in New York, philadelphia and Bro oS In'
Like all the farcical comedies of the present
day. the plot of Gan Arabian Night is very
abundance OF fun in it. 1t has for a foundation
the Irritation of a married man, Mr.. Alexander
Sprinkle, with a female circus rider Rosie May
out SO cleverly that there is nothing objection
able in the text OF the play, and the moral
taught is that married men should not fiirt
with females OF the equestrian arena or any
principally by the extremely laughable situa-
tons brought about by the confounding of Mr.
spinkle's Innocent niece, Miss Kate Sprinkle,
actere is the result of an effort on the part of
Mr.. Sprinkle to conceal his Irritation from his
mother-in-laW during the temporary absence OF
his wife, The confusion of persons, which COM
mences in the first act, is carried through to the
last act, and is the cause of numerous very
funny situations. Mr.. Sptnkle's deceptivepo
miSlead his mother-in-law, Mrs. Weebles, and
he succeeds tolerably well for time, but comes
to grief finally and has to confess his transgres-
sion. OF course he is forgiven, and everybody
is made happy. The mirth-provoking situations
Of the play are heightened by display of the
charact erist1c qualities of cannon ball tosser'
enthusiasm OF an artist, the softness of snob.
THE MILITARY FA1R.-on Monday the mem
bers OF the Washington Light Infantry corps
will assemble in uniform at their arraory at
O'Clock, and, under the escort Of the honorary
members, with Donch's band, Will march over
returning to the armory the command will be
dismissed, to reassemble at 6 o'clock, when they
Will form in line and proceed to the fair room
in Masonic Temple, for the purpose of receiving
the President, the General Of the Army ana
other dignitaries. This ceremony over, the ranks
Will be broken and the members of the corps
will be at liberty TO participate in the festivities
OF the evening. The members Of the old com
pany will appear In full dress uniform, and of
the new company In fatigue dress. The recep-
ton committee will be designated with white
badges, the committee on arrangements with
blue badges and the general committee with red
badges At the meeting last evening a letter
from Or. Soule, Of Hop Bitters fame, Was read
formally presenting the pair-oared shell, of
which mention has been made. 1t was an
nounced that the Alexandria Light Infantry had
been invited to attend the fair in uniform on
some evening which would be agreeable to
them. One OF the features of the fair will be
the voting for various articles. The set of silver
Masonic jewels of elegant design and workman
ship, presented by Willett & Ruoff, will be pre-
Sented to the Masonic BlUe Lodge receiving the
highest number of votes. A great deal OF inter
est Is manifested in the disposition of the pool
table, to be voted to the most popular fire COM
pany, and the uniform and silver police badge
to be voted respectively to the most popular
police lieutenant and private. Among the do
nations to the fair very conspicuous one Is
French doll fitted out with anelegant rousseau,
valued at $500.
TIE LATEST LAY OF THE PICKPOCKET.-Some
enterpriS1ng pickpocket has this week been