Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-10
BEYOND THE ROCKIES
The Pedagogues in Session at
st. Paul.
Turbulent Strikers at West
Superior.
The Louisiana Lottery Matter Prac-
tically Disposed Of.
constitutional-Other Eastern
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Associated Press Dispatches. |

ST. PAUL, July 9.-The National Edu-
cational Association reassembled this
morning. The first paper of the day
was the report OF the special committee
on Psychological and Pedagogical OBJ
'servation,'' presented by George P.
Brown, of Illinois. chairman. DR.. w. T.
Harris, United States commissioner of
education, read another paper on the
same subject. Prof. Charles de Garmo,
OF Normal, Illinois, read report on the
special inquiry on the relation of instruc-
tion to will training. Superintendent
w. H. Maxwell, of Brooklyn, New York,
presented paper on "Examina tions as
Tests for Promotion"
During the afternoon there were seven
meetings of educational departments in
various parts of the city. The depart
ment OF musical education met in the
Peoples church, being presided over by
Herbert Riggs, of Denver, whose opening
address was comparison between the
old and new methods of teaching music,
in which he strongly urged the need Of
making musical atmosphere in the
school room, and having all things har-
monious, in that way faster advancing
the pupil. Other papers were read.
kindergarten work was considered at
the First M. E. church. Prof. Irwin
Shepard, OF Minnesota, thought every
primary teacher should be taught in a
kindergarten.
Secondary education was the topic at
Plymouth Congregational church. A
paper on the high school as fitting
school was read by A. +. Bechdolt, OF
Minnesota, who thought the high schools
too superficial.
Fifty colleges were represented at the
meeting OF the higher education de-
partment at the First Baptist church,
and three papers were discussed. Presi-
dent Blanchard, of Wheaton college, H.
Hnois, took up the query: "What have
the people to ask OF the college? ?" and
concluded that they could ask that COL
lege men be more leaders in affairs even
than they now are. President Stetson,
of Des Moines college, considered the
question of: "Shorter college courses to
meet the popular demand" and his po-
sition, as well as that of those who fol-
lowed on the same subject, was strongly.
against the innovation. s-.-sr .-s
The hall of the house of representa-
tives was crowded by the normal school
department and their friends.
Art education was under consideration
in the high school building. Several
papers were read. The departments of
elementary schools and industrial edu-
cation and manual training held a Joint
meeting at Market hall. Provisions for
a course OF manual training in primary
classes and elementary schools were
generally considered by the various
speakers. Their arguments for such
training were taken from their own ex-
perience.
The evening session was wholly in
charge of the ladies. Some interesting
papers were read. The committee on
nominations of the association
will report tomorrow morning: For
president, William r. Garrett, Nashville,
Tenn, (present secretary of the associa-
tion); for secretary, E. H. Cook, New
Brunswick, N. j.; for treasurer, ]. M.
Greenwood, Kansas City.
Frances Willard, of Evanston, Illi-
nois, read the closing paper at
the evening session on "The
White Cross Movement in Education" !"
She believed that there are four great
movements which in the largest way
will raise this idea to the rightful place in
the lives of the young people. They are:
Reform in education, financial reform,
the independence of women, and equal
suffrage. All the reforms should be
taught in the public schools and brought
into the thinking of the young people.