The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-07-14
EDUCATIONAL.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Prominent Educators Of All the states
Meet at Madison-Exhibits From
Itinder-Garten to College
CurTicUlUm-Art, Etc.

CurTicUlWn-Art, Etc.
MADISON, WIS, July l3.-The National
Educational association, which with
council work opened here Thursday last
and will close Sunday next, has already
attracted 5000 teachers and promises
gathering ever held in America.
council continues its work with the dis
cussion of "pedagoguery as science"
and RECRUITMENT for admission to college.
IN the evening Froebel Institute of
North America opens its session
with an address by President
mallman of Indiana, subject"
"Essentials Of New Education.r
The Wisconsin State Teachers
Tomorrow morning the Educational
association will also initiate it's work
with opening address by President
S.earns, of the Whitewater State Normal
school. The industrial and art depart
ments in the capital building under
director general Hon. L. w. Sheldon,
Of Boston, will be officially in
Of Wisconsin, Thos. w. Bicknell,
President National association; Ex-Gov.
Fairchild, Gen. David Atwood, Col. w.
f. Villas, of Madison; DR.. j. L. McCuny,
of Virginia; Rev. A. d. Mays, with other
members of the press and prominent
educators. The exhibits of this
department in technical education
and school industrial work,
designing work and kindergarten,
are first and most extensive ever on
eXhibitionin the United States. Promi-
nent and noteworthy features are grow
ing unanimity as to methods and pur-
poses Of art education in this country.
The end at once being practical and
Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Indiana have comnlete
exhibits of school work from Kinderrar-
ten to the completion Of college currfcu-
!um. Massachusetts, Iowa, Michigan.
New York, Missouri, Maryland, Ala
bama and Pennsylvania, have partial,
but comprehensive exhibits. OF the
various exhibits representedin arts and
industrial work in common schools
ST. Louis, Chicago, Providence, Colun.-
bus, Ohio, and Worcester, MassacbII-
sets, are mentioned as especially no.
ticeable and complete. Imported OK
hibits are made by the Massachusetts
Normal Art school and the Maryland In
stitute of Baltimore, the former institu-
ton being regarded as the parent
sented in this department. The exhibits
in applied mechanics, working i'm
metals, moulding and wood carving, etc,
OF the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology and universities in Illinois, Wis
consin and Indiana attract great
attention. Much disappointmen is felt at
the announcement that eX-Gov, Butler
OF Massachusetts, who was to be the
guest of Coy. Rusk during the conven-
ton, is unable to be present, military
and civic honors with large public re-
ception having been prepared for him in
case of his arrival here. Prominent
educators have already arrived: From
New England are Rev. A. d. MAYO;
d.. b; Hagen, Principal State Normal
school at Salem; A. G. BOyden, Princi-
pal State Normal school, Bridgewater;
w. A. Mowrey, Philadelphia; John W,
Dickinson, Secretary Massachusetts
State Board of Education; ]. Stanley
Hall, Harvard College: William II.
Harris, PHI. D.; T.. c. COrrigan, MaSsn-
chusetts State Board of Education: O.
! @. Rounds, w. +. Chase, Mrs. Eva d.
Kellogg, Boston; w. +. Sheldon, Massa.
chusetts; Ii. J. Northrod, Connecticut; j -.
ID. Packard, President Iowa University;
Gen. John Cation, United States Com
missioner of Bdncation, Washington;
| 81. Orr, state Superintendent Public
Schools, Georgia.; Superintendent John
u. Peasley, Ciucinnati; w. f. Sedan,
st. Louis; c. II. harrington, New Jer
sey; G. j. Jones, State Superintendent
| Nebraska; W. 4. Calkins and A, j,
| Kickoff, New York; Robert Graham, State
| superintendent Wisconsin,: Hon, John
| W. Baldwin, President "Saul. Houston"
Normal school, Texas; j. II. Smart.
PRESIDENT Perdue University, Indiana:
Col. Robt. bingham, North Carolin /;
| Hon. Henry Roat, State Superintendent
| Illinois; j. NJ. Greenwood state
Superintendent, MisSouri; J. ID.
! Pickett, state Superintendent
| New York; President Bacr New York
| state Teachers association; J.. ID.
Brown, state superintendent, Ohio.
II. G. Hewett, Normal school, Illinois:
Hon. ii. l.. Butcher, West Virginia: y,
\. Newell, State Superintendent.
Maryland; Prof. \. L. Hall, Principal
high school, Washington; Prof. J. NJ.
Mcbride, iowa; Prof j. Ordway, Mass. :
chuSotts; Dr. Henry Randall Waite,
Washington; Gen. Armstrong, Nirginia,
! Prof Holman and others.
\ special train from Boston, carrvin,.
800 teachers will arrive Tuesday, To
whom public reception will be given.
Madison has opened every household TO
accommodate the great convention,
while extra precautions have been made
by tenting the capital grounds and thus
ehsurlng entertainment for 5000 attend
ants.