National Republican., 1880-02-21
THE nDCC1TIoS.IH ISSocIIgIoN
Closing session of tho Department of Supor-
IntenneMrn-A IlnnnMet mt nnrNnN,a

THE EDUCiTION.iL ASSOCIATIONS
Closing session of tho Department of Supor-
Intendenco-A banquet at Harvey's
Tho concluding sessions of tho Department
Of Superin tendrnco National Educational As.
ISOLATION were held yesterday Mt tho COngrega
tional church, being called to order by Prcsi
dcnt Newell at $50 O'clock. Hon. j. ID. Dick
inson, of Massachusetts, submitted paper OH
The High School Question:" Tho "time
globe" WAS exhibited, and its workings and
usefulness were explained. Hon. J. d. Phil
brick, of Boston. presented u paper on In.
dustral aud Technical Education, in Relation
to Elementary Schools" in which It was
stated that perhaps the greatest thing that can
be done in the common school TO promote
technical education is properly to ground all
pupils of both sexes in drawing, both geumet.
rCal aud free hand. There Is no other branch
Of instruction that belongs 50 entirely both
to general aud technical education. Itafiurds
tho training Of the eye aud hand universally
requisite aud especially necessary TO the !
skilled workman. 1t Is the foundation of all
industrial art, aud yet so great Is the prevail |
ing ignorance on this subject, even among the |
more into ligent clns5cs OF the community, that !
drawing in the public schools is very genur. |
ally regarded as supGrhuity, and is stigma |
tizcd as mere accomplishment, rs an absurd !
contryance for converting all children into |
bad artists. The most practical study of all is |
denounced as hindrance aud a stumbling.
block to practical education. This popular
sentiment against drawing shows how far we
arc from being prepared to take the first ell C
Two step toward providing wcll.organizeI
system OF National technical education. That
first necessary step is to make the teaching of
drawing obligatory in all common schools
and to provid. for its efficient teaching by the
establishment of sufficient number of normal
art schools for tue training OF competent
teacher, and directors OF drawing, not only in
the elementary but in tho higher grounds. |
An Invitation was received from Mrs. Lucy !
Pollock to visit her Kindergarten schools |
Superintendent Wilson announced that the |
National association would be held at Chau. |
taulua, n. Y, next July, commencing on the |
18th aud lasting four days Leave was
granted Mrs Pollock to speak on the Kinder.
garten question. IL was announced that the
Fifty-first annual session Of tho American
Educational Association would he held at Sar.
atoga, commencing on July .. DR.. Philbriuk by
request explained the working of techno.
logical museum DIR. W. T. Harris, of st Louis,
road his paper on THE Census OF 1880 from an
Educational Standpoint" DR.. Barnas Sears,
general agent of the Peabody Fund, was intro.
duceG, aud made few remarks. BY special
request Superintendent Wilson, city, had in
attendance small class Of little children
under the guidance OF ono Of the Normal
school scholars Miss Gertio CUwliug, vino
went through the various exercises Of school
thus exhibiting the working and the result of
our Normal school, Discussion was resumed
on tho papers, and was participated in by
AIessrs. Shepherd, HOyt and Richards.
Dir. Sears spoke on the high schools
question, and especially upon the great ad.
vantages Of the public high school. DR.. Wick. !
ersham seconded Dr. Sears remarks, aud said
that We wanted more high schools Discus.
sion continued until o'clock, when the meet
ing was adjourned, and the members pro-
ceeded to pay their respects to President
Hayes, the Corcorau Art Gallery aud tho SIC.
rotary of the Interior.
Tho District public school teachers, num-
beriug 500 assembled in the Congregational
church at ? o'clock aud were addressed by
Drs. Harris, OF Missouri, Wickersham, OF
Pennsylvania, and Dickinson, of Massachu-
setts, members OF the Department of SGprnn.
teudencr National Educational Association.
THE. EVENING Session
was held in tho large church room, and was
well attended by citizens. The time WAS dc.
voted mainly to tho discussion of the PROPOSE.
ton to set aside tho procred. OF the stles of
public lands to educational purposes, by Hon.
William II. Rulncr, Of NTginia; Hon. Gus
tavus ]. Orr Of Georgia; Hon. W. T. Harris,
of Missouri; lion. j. p. Wickcr5ham, of Penn.
setts, and General s. &. Armstrong, of Hamp.
ton,
DR.. Ruilmor, Of the committee on National
legislation, reported tho following resolution,
which was adopted.
That there is immediate and pressing ueod OF
Federal aid 70 the states, anl especially to The
Southern states In the work OF educating the pc =
pie in the primary branches OF knowledge That
the Congress nov In session DO aud hereby is
respectfully urged 10 consider uHh act GVurlbly
up6n the bill now before II III. r. 3jlN emitted Il
bin ta aDply the proceeds OF sl,eS Of public lands
20 the education Of the people, and 50 torh' or
IL ID ~
the principle of applying th $50 funds wholly for
the general education, OF the people, That The
president OF thi, body be requested 10 C0Nnuui.
cate these resolutions to the Huuso Of RppToSeutr-
tiycs through tho chairman OF tic committee on
education aud labor Snd TO ne senate through
the chairman Of the corresponding committee
Dr. Hagar, of the committee on resolutions,
submitted the following, which were adopted:
That the cordial thanks Of the department arc
rendered 20 the Board of ElucL.iou " the District
for the ample accom- ,ulatYus % Superintendent
Wilson for the wisdom and efficiency with which
hs has made aud carried Out all nccdlu, arrange
mcuts for the work OF tho department; 10 General
for his courteous and Cuustan! efforts 10 make hu
gatherings pleasant and prohmO.ei to Mrs Pol
SSk SST S5r % EnSGeGsgsssre1m 1' school, I'"irS aS III
charge one pupil nom each state, who
shall be recommended 10y the superintendent Of
puc instruction ~ tina! state, and 10 lle pTupre
or OF The EOtbt House lOr hi, liberal terms on
which he has entertained the members Of the as.
Rsso,rsd That the welfare Of the poor and neg.
cC'ed children throughout the country calls for
the more serious attention OF educators statesmen
and pki!anthrOpsts and, therefore, that the Sys-
TEN Of dealing With such children, 50 success fully
established by the State of Michigan as SCI forth
in the paper OF Professor G, y, Randall Is worthy
OF tho most careful consideration That this ls-
partmeut respectfully but most earnestly urges
upon The attention ot Congress tho Importance and
necessity Ofpruyidug with liberal haut for the ed
uCatlOnul wants ol this District, that all parts OF
the district may be furnished with suitable school
buildings With the best of school appliances and
with a sufficient number of competent teachers, 20
the end that all It's schools may Justly serve the
country rs models OG what The best schools ought
to be. That the whO,O department rplOlccs in the
rapidly growing Interest in popular education
mau.tts,ed In nuRry all parts Of the land II would
unceE,ius'y eudCaVor to impress, upon the minds
of all lovers Of their country the vast Importance
of securing as speedily as possible 70 every child
the blessings Ol generous education,
The meeting then adjourned sius die. The
members of tho association were then con.
Quoted to Haryey's by Superintendent Wilson,
where they were served with banquet gotten
up In Haryeys bOst style, Besides the
members there wore present Commissioner
Dent, Trustees Matthews president of tho
School Board Loyejoy aud Baldwin. Speeches
were made by Commissioner Dent, Trustee
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