Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-23
The National Educational AssOcia-
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An event of great importance to the
South and the country at large is to take
place in Atlanta on the 10Th of July. 1t
will be a meeting of the National Edu-
cational Association-an associated body
of teachers who assemble annually in
some designated city to discuss educa-
tional and other matters of interest to
their profession.
The first meeting Of this association,
when it was organized, vas held in Phlla-
delphia in 1857, and at this meeting only
ten States of the Union were represented.
A constitution was then adopted, and
the membership was restricted to
males who were teachers IN any
public or private elementary school, col
lege or university, or who were regularly
employed as private tutors, as editors OF
educational journals, or as superintend-
ents of schools, and any member ceasing
to follow any of the above mentioned
pursuits, iDs0 fdctO, ceased TO be con-
nected with the association. Women
teachers were for come reason, exclud-
ed from participation in the membership
at first, except as honorary members.
After a while, however, this restriction
was removed, and now women are ad-
mitted into the association on equal
terms with men.
Since its organization the association
has grown very rapidly. At its second
meeting in Cincinnati in 1858,
seventy-three members were en-
rolled, and its forces receiv-
ed constant and powerful additions,
until now it numbers among its mem
bers some Of the most distin-
guished educators in the United States.
Many Of these will take part in the
deliberations of the body in Atlanta
in July, and among those announced
to be present we notice the follow
ing: DIR. VIM. T. Harris, of Con-
cord; Prof. N. A. Calkins, of New York;
Hon. D. F. DeWolf, State School Com
missioner of Ohio; Hon. J. W. Patter-
son, of New Hampshire; VIM. l. Mar
shall, Esq, Hon. NJ. A. Newell, State
superintendent of Maryland; Prof. John
B. Peaslee, of Cincinnati; Hon. John
Eaton, United States Commissioner of
Education; Hon. w. G. p. Brecken-
ridge, of Louisville, KY; Prof. James
Johannes, Of Ithaca, N. Y; Prof.
Gilchrist, President of the Iowa
State Normal School; Prof. John
Kennedy, of New York; Rev. Lemuel
Moss, President of the Indiana Univer-
sitY; President I. W. Andrews, of Ohio;
Hon. d. P. Baldwin, of Indiana; Louis
Sedan, Principal of the st. Louis
Normal School; Hon. j. P. Wickersham,
of Pennsylvania. and C. c. Rounds. of
the Maine Normal School. Among
Georgians, DR.. H. II. Tucker is selected
to address the association, while DR.. A.
w. Calhoun, of Atlanta, will read a
paper on 1.-The Effects of School Life
on the Eye-Sight." Governor Colquitt
will make the address of welcome.
This viii be the first meeting of this
association ever held south of Nashville,
and it will be seen, from the names above
given, that no such array of eminent
literary men has ever assembled in this
State. The results of the meeting in
advancing properly the cause of popular
education in the South may prove in
valuable, and must excite the liYeliest
interest among all those who are inter
ested in this very important subject.
The matter will no doubt be thoroughly
discussed, and important action taken
towards disseminating wholesome in
~telligence among our entire population
of all classes.
We have no doubt that ali the teachers
and educators in this section of the State
will hail with the pleasurei its Importance
deserves this assemblage of learned men
and educators in Atlanta, and all who
can will actively participate in the pro,
ceedings. 1t is to be sincerely desired
that they should do so, and give to the
association the benefits of their observa-
tions, and make such suggestions to the
body as their experience has shown to
be necessary or advantageous in facili-
tating the great cause of Southern
education.