The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-07-17
Educational Association

MADISON, WIS.,. July l4-The ma
tiOnal educational association which
was opened here Thursday last, and
will close Sunday next, has already at
tracted 300 teachers and promises to
be the largest educational gathering
ever held in America. Tomorrow
morning the educational council con-
tinues It's work, with the discussion
of penmansnip as a science, and re-
QuirementS for admission to college.
In the evening the Froebel institute
of North America will commence its
session with an address by President
HOLMAN, of Indiana.
The Wisconsin state teachers asso-
citation will also initiate its work with
an opening address by President
Stearns, of Whitewater state normal
school.
The Industrial and art departments
in the capitol building under Director
General E. w. Speldon, of Boston, will
be officially inspected tomorrow by
Mr. Rusk of Wisconsin, Thos. w. Bick-
nell, president of the national associa-
tion, Ex-GoYernor Fairchilds, Gen.
Daniel Atwood, Col. w. F. Villas, of
Madison, DR.. j. L. M. Curry, of Vir-
ginia, Rev. A. d. Mays. and other
members of the press and prominent
educators. The exhibits of the de-
partment in technical and school in-
| dusurial work, and design work, are
the finest and most extensive ever on
exhibition in the United States.
A prominent and noteworthy feat
ure is the growing unanimity as to
the methods and purposes OF art edu-
cation in the country; the end at once
| n AiOirliUoru
states = Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Indiana-have COM
plete exhibit of school work, from the
kindergarten to the completion of the
college curriculum. Massachusetts,
Iowa, Michigan, New York, Missouri,
MARYLAND, California and Pennsylvan-
ia. have partial, but comprehensive
exhibits of the various exhibits repre-
sented in art. The industrial work in
the common schools of st. Lous, Chi
cago. Providence, Columbus, Ohio, and
Worchester, Mass, are mentioned as
especially noticeable and complete
) Important exhibits are made by the
| Massachusetts normal art school, and
: the normal institute of Baltimore; the
former institute being regarded as the
, point of much elegant school worl
2 presented in this department. Tht
{ exhibit in applied mechanics, working
in metals, moulding, wood carving
erc. of the Massachusetts institute o.
technology and the universities in IL
r inois. Wisconsin and Indiana, attrac
i great attention. Much Disappointment
: felt at the announcement that ex-GoV
q Butler. of Massachusetts, who was {
/. he a guest of Gov. Rusk during tn
v convention. is unable to be present
military and civil event, with a larg
publc reception having been prepare
for him on his arrival here.
n of prominent educators present, a
"a ready arrived from New England, al
, Rev. A. ID. Mayo, ID. B. Hager, prime
D nal of the state normal school at 5.
d lem; A. G. Bayden, principal OF tt
70 state normal school at Brldgewate
W. A. Mowrey, Philadelphia; Jno. v
Dickinson. secretary OF the MaSsachl
setts state board of education; J. Sta
NJ lev Hall. Howard college; VIM.
le Harris, ID. Z. Q. Carrigan, OF the Ma
- sachusetts board of education; y.
Rounds, w. f. Chase, Mrs. Era
Kellogg, Boston; w. f. Sheldo
Massachusetts, b. j. Northrad, Go
.. necticut; ]. ID, Packard. preside
" Iowa university; Gen.. Jno. Cato
Uuited States commissioner al
Washington G. Jarr, of Georgia; Su
erintendent Jno. b. Peasley. Cinci
ID: natl; w. f. Soldan, St. Louis; Chi
Darlington, New Jersey; q. j. Jon
state superintendent Nebraska; w.
las New York; Robert Graham, sts
superintendent, Wisconsin; Hon. il