Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-07-17
PEDAGOGICAL.
National Educational Convention at Madison
Distinguished Personage s. Outline Of
Work.


MADISON. Wis, July 13.-The Nat
ional Educational association, which.
with council work, opened here ON
Thursday last and viii close Friday
next, has already attracted three thou
sand teachers, and promises to be the
largest educational gathering ever held
in America. Tomorrow morning the
educational council continues its work
with discussion of Pedagogy as a
Science and Requirements for Adj
mission TO College" In the evening
the Froebel Institute of North America
opens its session with an address by
President Mailman, of Indiana, on
Essentials of New Education The
Wisconsin State Teachers association
will also initiate its work tomorrow
with an opening address by President
Stearns, of the Whitewater state nor
NAL school. The industrial and art de-
partments in the capitol building, under
the director general, Hon. E. w. Shell
don, of Boston, will be officially inspect
ed tomorrow by Gov. Rusk, of Wiscon-
sin; Hon. Thomas w. Bicknell, presi-
dent of the national association EEK Gov.
Fairchild, Gen. David Atwood, Col. w.
+. Villas, of Madison; Dr. j. L. NJ.
Curry, of Virginia; Rev A. ID. MAYO.
with other members of the press, and
prominent educators. The exhibits of
this department in technical education,
school industrial work, designing work,
and kindergarten are The finest and
most extensive ever on exhibition IN the
United States.
Five states-Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, and Indiana have complete
exhibits of school work from the kin
dergarten to the completion of the col
lege curriculum. Massachusetts, Iowa,
Michigan, New York, Missouri, Mary
land, California, and Pennsylvania have
partial but comprehensive exhibits Of
the various cities represented in art and
in industrial works in the common
schools, st. Louis, Chicago, Providence,
Rhode Island, Columbus, o., and Wor-
cester, Mass, are mentioned as especi-
ally noticeable and complete. Impor-
tant exhibits are made by the Massa-
chusetts Normal Art school and the
Maryland institute, of Baltimore, the
former institution being regarded as
the parent of much of the excellent
public school work presented in this de-
partment. The exhibits in applied me-
chancs, working in metals, molding,
and wood-carving, ETC.. of the Massa-
chusetts Institute of Technology, and
the universities in Illinois, Wisconsin,
| and Indiana attract great attention.
Much disappointment is felt at the an
nouncement that eX-Gov. Butler, of
Massachusetts, who was to be the guest
of Gov. Rusk during the convention, is
unable TO be present A military and
civic escort, with large public recep-
ton, had been prepared for him ON his
arrival here.
Of the prominent educators already
arrived are: Rev. A. ID. Mayo, d. Is.
| Hagin, principal of the state normal
school at Salem; A. o. Boyden. princi-
pal of the state normal school at Bridge
water; A. w. Mowry, Philadelphia;
John w. Dickinson, president of the
Massachusetts state board of education;
j. Stanley Hall, of Harvard college;
William L. Harris, of Philadelphia; +.
9. Corrigan, of the Massachusetts state
board of education; C. G. Rounds, w.
+. Chase, and Mrs. Eva. ID. Kellogg, OF
Boston; w. +. Sheldon, of Massachu.
sets; b. j. Northerd, of Connecticut
j. +. Pickard, president of the Iowa
university; Gen. John Cation, United
States commissioner of education, OF
Washington; q. j. Orr. state superin.
tendent of schools, Georgia; Supt. John
ID. Peesley, of Cincinnati; F. S. Sedan
of st. Louis; J. HI. Darlington, of New
Jersey; w. II. Jones, state superinten
dent of Nebraska; w. A. Caulkins and
A. j. Kickoff, New York; Robert Ora
ham, state superintendent of Wiscon
sin; Hon. John w. Baldwin, president
of the Houston normal school, Texas
j. Ii. Smart, president of the Perdut
university of Indiana; Col. Robert Bing
ham, of North Carolina; Hon. Henry
Raab, state superintendent in Illinois
j. M. Greenwood, state superintendent
in Missouri j. ID. Pickett, state super
intendent in New York; President Baer
of the New York State Teachers asso
citation; l.. ID. Brown, state superinten
dent in Ohio; E. G. Hewett, of the nor
NAL school, Illinois; Hon. III. l.. Butcher
West Virginia; NJ A. Newell, state su
perintendent in Maryland; Prof. A. E
Hall, principal of the high school a
Washington; Prof. j. M. Mcbride, o
Iowa; Prof. John Ordway, of Massachu
sets; DIR. Henry Randall Waite. o
Washington; Gen. Armstrong, of Vir
ginia; Prof. Heilman, and others.
A special train from Boston; carrying
400 teachers, arrived Tuesday. A pub
lie reception was given them. Madison
has opened every household to accomo
date the great convention. while extr;
precautions have been taken by tentiu!
the capitol grounds, thus insuring th
entertainment of five thousand attend
ants,
Died, in Boscobel, June 80, 1884, Mrs
b. M. Coates, aged "A years, IL month
and ID days.
Mr.. Geo. Z. Stevens met with YER
painful accident on Saturday last. II
was handing up plank to workman
on his new house in process of erection
and in stepping he placed one of hi
feet upon a new 20-penny nail, whicl
penetrated entirely through the foot
coming out just forward of the joint o
second and third toe. Since then h
has been confined to his hotel and suf
fered much pain. The soreness has, a
this date about disappeared, and he viii
soon be able to be about again. Proiri
du Chen Courier.
The Chicago Tribune says the Demo
Gratis have nominated Nobody, t,