Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-07-14

Natlonal Euucat1onai RESIGNATION open
ed here Thursday last and will close
Sunday next. 1t has already attracted
5000 teachers and promises to he the
largest educational gathering ever held
in America.
Tomorrow morning the educational
council continues its discussion of |
pedagogery rs a science, and the re-
uuirements for admission 10 the college, |
In the evening the Froebel institute of
North America opens its session with |
an address bv President Mailman of
Indiana. Subject, Essentials of New !
Education"
The Wisconsin State Teachers asso-
citation will also initiate its work with
an opening address by President
Stearnes of the Whitewater State
Normal school.
The industrial and art departments
In the capital building, under the
director-general, Hon. II. w. Sheldon
of Boston, will he officially inspected
tomorrow by Gov. Rusk of Wscon-
sin; Thos. w. Bicknell, president of
the national association; ex-Gov.
Fairchild, Gen. David Atwood, Col.
w. Il. Villas of Madison, DIR. J. l.. Nj.
Curry of Virginia, Rev. A. ID. Mays,
with other members of the press. and
prominent educators.
The exhibits of tins department In
technology, education and school indus.
trial designing work and kindergarten
are the first and most extensive on ex-
hibition in the United states.
The prominent aud noteworthy
feature Is the growing unaninlity rs TO
the methods and purposes of art and
| aI, In, fhto ..nnpf,u fha aud M
once being practical and disciplinary.
Five states, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Illinois and Indiana, have COM
plete exhibits Of school work from
kindergarten to the completion of the
college curriculum.
Massachusetts, Iowa, Michigan, New
York. Missouri, Maryland, California
and Pennsylvania, have partial but
comprehensive exhibits of the various
exhibits represented in ART and indus
trial work In the common schools.
st. Louis, Chicago, Providence, Co
lumbus, Ohio, Worcester, Mass, are
me ntioned as especially noticeable and
complete, and important exhibits are
made by the Massachusetts Normal
Art school and the Maryland institute
of Baltimore, the former institution
being regarded rs the parent of much
of the elegant school work presented
in this department.
The exhibits in applied mechanics,
working In medals, molding and wood
carving, etc, of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology and the univeI-
stiles In Illinois. Wisconsin and Indi-
ana attract much attention. Much
disappointment is felt at the an
nouncement that ex-C;ov. Butler OF
| Masaaphuaetta whn waa IN
be "A guest of Gov. Rusk during the
convention, is unable to TO be present,
military and civic event with "a
large public reception having been
prepared for him on his arrival here.
or the prominent educators already
} arrived from New England, are:
Rev. A. ID. Mayo, ID. Il. Ho'
gan. principal of the state
normal school at Salem; A. G. Bay
den, principal of the state normal
} school, Bridgewater; w. A. Mowery
: Philadelphia; Jno. w. Dickinson, see
rotary of the Massachusetts, state
board of education; j Stanly Hall,
Harvard college; VIM. T. Harris
ID. T.. Carrigan. Massachusetts, of the
state board of education; o. G. Rounds
: w. Il. Chase, Mrs. Eva d. Kellogg,
Boston; w. +. Sheldon, Massachusetts
b. +. Northrod, Connecticut; J. ID
Packard, president ofthe Iowa univer
sity; Gen. Joe Cation, United States
commissioners Of education, Washing
ton; q ], Orr, state superintendent o
: schools, Georgia; Superintendent Jno
j. u. Peasly OF Cincinnati; w
3 +. Saldon, st. Louis; q. ii
: state superintendent OF Nebraska
;, w. A. Calkins and A. J. Kickoff o
New York; Robert Graham, stat,
a superintendent OF Wisconsin,; Hon
y Jno. w. Baldwin, president Of tn,
I Sam Houston Normal school, Texas
?, J. Ii. Smart. president Of the Perdu
+ university, Indiana; Col. Robt. Blng
d Nam OF North Carolina; Hon
!, Henry Root, state snperiptend
), ent OF Illinois; J. NJ. Greenwood
IS state superintendent Of Missouri
= J. d. Pickett, state superintendent q
a New York; President Baer Of the New
u York State Teachers association; l.
o ID. Brown, state superintendent O
Ohio; Il. G. Hewitt of the norma
! school of Illinois; Hon. II l.. Butche
Il Of West Virginia; M. A. Newell, stat
1; superintendent Of schools O
u Maryland; Prof. A. T.. Hall
y principal OF the high school of Wash
). ington; Prof. ]. NJ. Mcbride, Iowa
is Prof. Ordway of Massachusetts; DI
I, Henry Randall Waite OF Washington
i Gen. Armstrong of Virginia, Pro-
y Heilman aud others.
n A special train from Boston carIyin
J. 400 teachers will arrive Tuesday, I
y whom public reception will be given
~ Madison has opened every house
70 hosd 20 accommodate the reat cor
e vention, while extra precautions hav
!, been made by tentiDg the capitt
I grounds and thus insuring the entel
z, tainment of 5000 attendants.
"A Loss by Fire.
z CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July ID