National Republican., 1883-02-21
HOW TO EDUCATE.

Annual Meeting OF the Department OF
Superintendent OF tho National Educa-
tional Association.
The annual meeting Of the department Of
superintendence Of the National Education
association held its preliminary session in
High School hall last night. There were
present Prof. N. A. Calkins, president; II. s.
Jones, secretary; Prof A. s. Bickmore, J. w,
Schemerhorn, ]. d. Pickett, @. q. Edwards
NJ. A. Newell, E. A. Paul, b. G.. Northrop, A.
p. Marble, A. J. Kickoff, @. @. Painter, w. H.
Gardiner, E. T. Tappan, B. l.. Butcher, A. p.
Flint, ]. o. Wilson, w. s. Montgomery, H. p.
Montgomery, z. Richards, Rev. A. ID. Mayo,
Gen. John Eaton, and Mrs. Sarah b. Earle,
The exercises commenced with lecture
on Natural History in Public Schools" es-
pecially in reference to its utility and prao-
ticabilty as illustrated by the methods
adopted in New York city. This was deliv-
cred by Prof. Albert s. Biclmore, of the
American Museum of Natural History, Cen
tral park, New York. BY means Of stere-
opticon representations of photographs Of the
objects treated,of were thrown upon canvas
screen, bringing them out in clear and bold
relief. The lecturers voice was rich, full,
| aud distinct, his manner that of o practiced
speaker, and his style of lecturing combined
| the precision of the scientist with the charm
ing grace and freedom of the trained conver-
sationalist. His lecture, therefore, was doubly
interesting to the five or six hundred edu-
Gated ladies and gentlemen who listened to 1t,
He began with low order Of organic crea-
| tion, and passed upward from sponges and
corals to the vertebrate, ascending in that
order through fishes and birds, ruminanta
and carnivora, to man-man primeval and
present. The lecture rs presented, could not
| fail to be of absorbing interest, and of conse-
quent benefit to children. One of the most
attractive scenes presented was that repre-
senting man Of the stone age, surrounded by
the animals contemporary with him.
At the conclusion Of the lecture Prof. Cal
lSins called the members of the department
together, and on motion appointed as an
executive committee to arrange the order Of
business fer the coming sessions Messrs. j
Ormond Wilson, of Washington; A. p Mar
bio, Of Worcester, Mass, and j. ID. Pickett, Of
Kentucky. A resolution was also adopted
empowering the the president to appoint Q
committee to labor with congress for national
aid TO the public schools of the country. The
department then adjourned until to-day at II
o'clock q. m. at the Congregational church.
The exercises to-day will be highly interest
ing and instructive. President Calkins will
open with an address, after which Prof. vii
liam Il. Harris, LII. D., of Concord, Mass, Sc
widely known both for his metaphysical at
tainments and his practical labors in behalf o
educational interests, will deliver an nddres
on the " Educational Lessons of the Census
Other distinguished gentlemen will presen
their views on O majority of topics.
1t is pertinent TO say that the day session
of the department will be held at the Con
gregational church and the evening meeting
at High School hall, on o street, between
Sixth and Seventh.