National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-03-22
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Convention To-Day Of thc National BODY
NJ the CONGREGATIONAL Chmrrh.

One OF the subjects that will be discussed by the
National Educational Association of public school
superintendent that conyencs In this city to.d0y
is that Of national aid to education. This refers
to building up the public school system In the
South aud the present pcrtinency ofthe subject IS
due to the fact that there several bills be-
fore Congress which contemplate the carrying. out
Of this idea. In conversation with reporter OF
The RrPuBMcAS, Mr.. ]. Ormond Wilson, the
superintendent Of the public schools Of this city,
said the necessity for the present movement lay
in the utter inability of many Of the states to
maintain public schools. In some States the
salaries Of teachers were only s2j per month for
three or four months in the year, and there were
only q limited number that could be employed.
sufficient number Of teachers, but
COULD NOT ERECT SCHOOL. HOUSES
lie thought that II education could be placed on
the basis that II was IN the Northern states II
would result in the entire reorganization OF society,"
They were unable to do this for themselves, and
on the ground of public necessity the ala oil the
Government was asked.
what arc the bills now before Congress-"
There is bin which appgopriales the proceeds
Of the sale Of the public lands to educational pur-
poses. This money Is to be distributod TO the
States on the basis Of illieraey, and the dsburse-
ment Of the money Is to be placed under the con-
troll Of the State authorities, with, Of course, the
proper restrictions Then Senator Logan has In.
toduced bill arproprinting the money oDtalne1
some favor including the Tux on tobacco. Senator
Blair has bill providing for the paying out Of the
frst Seay The b calls for slo0G000 and then
million less each year for fourteen years All these
bills are before the committees of Congress, and md
the views Of the members OF the association VIII
be obtained on the subject.
THE CONVENTION TODAY.
The department of Superintendencc OF the Ma
tiOnnl Educational Association Will hold the first
session of Its present meeting in this city in the
lecture room of the Congregational Church this
morning commencing Mt ten o'clock. The first
pNpprt j..
S. Billings vice president ofthc National Board of
Health, on THE Necessity for a Few Facts in Re-
gard to Ventilation Of school, Houses" DR.. Bill
ings is everywhere recognized as leading expert
in sanitary science, and his suggestions Will be
received rs authoritative.
PRELIMINARY MEETING AT THE EDB1TT
preliminary meeting of the delegates was
held last evening at the Ebbtt House Mr.. I. II.
president, and Mr. J. l.. Rockwell of the Bureau
of Education. secretary. The meeting was &C.
cupied with discussion of the subject of national
| aid to public schools and the various measures re-
lating to this subject now before Congress. The
| discussion was purely an informal one. upon the
conclusion OF the remarks, on motion OF General
! Eaton, all executive committee, consisting OF
| MCssrs. j. q. Wilson, G.. u orr, and George How
land. was appointed to prepare resolution OIL
this subject for presentation to Congress.
! THE FOLLOWING STATE AND CITY sUPEHlSTENDENIs
SON Massachusetts; Bd Northrup, Connecticut
Alabama: II. :. Jones Erie, Pal 7. y. Thorpe,
| Northeast, Pa. George Rowland, Chicago
W. 4. sheldon, Boston; H. q. Mccall Mont,
gomory, Ala; J. Ormond Wilson, District OF
Columbia General John Eaton. United states
Commissioner of Education; j r.. smith; Warwick,
Rockford, H.; j. W. Akcrs, Des Moines, Iowa
\. j. stockwcll, Rhode Island j.. w. Seller
mcrhorn. New York city; j. w. BarCh
| Fletcher, Augusta, Me. W. A. Courtney, Charles
| ton, s. c.. Joseph NJ. Wilson, District Of Colum'
! bln; Hugh s. Thompson, south Carolina; Rev
| A. u. Mayo, Boston; c. C. Painter NashYilloi j
| H. Smart Indiana,