National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-31
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
Programme OF che Department OF super-
intendent's session.


The department of superintendence Of the
National Educational association will have,
as stated in THE REPUBLICAN, an unusually
interesting session in this city, beginning
Tuesday, Feb. II. The proceedings of the
thirteenth and fourteenth, the working days,
will BIO according to the following programme:
At the morning session-"lndian Educa-
tion, Its Condition and Prospects" Hon. j.
w. Haworth, United States superintendent
of Indian education. Dissatisfaction. ). G.
Armstrong principal Hampton normal and
agricultural institute, Virginia; Capt. X. ii.
Pratt, principal United States training school
for Indian youth, Carlisle, Pa "Arbor Day
in tho Public Schools" DIR. ]. Il. Peaslce,
superintendent city schools Cincinnati, Ohio;
Hon. B. G.. Northrop, Clinton, Conn. Re
cess" DIR. W. T. Harris, LII. d., Concord,
Mass. mo Recess" $. A. Ellis, superntend-
ent city schools. Rochester, n. Y. Discussion
Aaron Cove, superintendent city schools,
Denver Col. How Best State Superin.
tendent May Advance Popular Education"
Hon. t. Il. Higbee, state superintendent pub
lie instruction, Pennsylvania. Discussion
Hon. NJ. A. Newell, secretary state board of
education Maryland; Hon. II. g. Speer, state
superintendent public instruction, Kansas;
Hon. John W. Akers, state superintendent
public instruction, Iowa. supervision in
Country Schools" Hon. J. w. Holcombe,
state superintendent public instruction,
Indiana. Discussion-Prof. A. L. Wade,
Morgantown, w. Va "Moral Education in
the Public Schools-Bands Of Mercy" Hon.
George T. Angel, president Massachusetts,
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, Boston.
At the evening decentralization Status
and Needs of the South" Maj Robert Bing-
ham, Bingham school,. North Carolina"
National Aid to Public Schools" Hon. John
w. Dickinson, secretary state board of edu-
cation, Massachusetts,; THE New Bill" Hon.
B. e. Northrop, Clinton, Conn. Discussion
DIR. j. l.. NJ. Curry, general agent Peabody
fund, Richmond, Va; Hon. Leroy ID. Brown,
state school commissioner, Ohio; Hon. lhos.
w. Blcknell, president interstate committee
on national aid, Boston, Mass.
On Thursday morning the programme will
be: public Instruction in Industrial Pur-
suits" A. =. Marble, superintendent city
schools, Worcester, Mass; Hand Work in
Schools" Prof. j. n. Ordway, Massachusetts,
H. s. Jones, superintendent city schools
Erie, Penn. 1.-THE National Educational AS
sociation at Madison, Wis, in 1884" Hon.
Thomas w. Bicknell, president, Boston,
Mass Education of the Normal Color
Sense, Color Blindness" DIR. B. Joy Joifries,
Boston, Mass; Reading How to Control
and Direct the Reading Of Pupils How to
Induce Them to Read the Best Literature"
George }. Luckey, superintendent city
schools, Pittsburg, Penn, Charles &. Ed
wards, assistant superintendent city schools,
Baltimore, Md; j. Ormand Wilson, superin-
tendent city schools, Washington, ID. C..
Discussion-Henry A. Wise, superintendent
city schools. Baltimore, Nd; w. f. Pool,
librarian public library. Chicago, Ill.
A reception will be had Thursday night at
the bureau of education.