Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-09

he Natiouai LdaeakieEAl Aaooetn4ion begin
its sannal meeting at st. Pau yesterday With
the largest attendance IN the history Of the rs
sociation. AaaoAg those she spoke in ussponse
10 the Address Of welcos,e By GS~. Marian
and others was DR.. ". 7. Harris, The Gated
Htases Commissioner Of Education.
The sEeaing session in the Peoples Charch
was epeaed With prayer ~ sisasp Gilbert Of
fhs Episcopal Church. Superintendent Brad
ley OF Minneapolis 3eined in the greetings Of
the sfternoon and formally invited the associ-
ataos to visit tbs other tsin city. Snperin-
his city in simiiar vein.
DR.. Harris made q statement regarding the
important vorx done by William Barnard OF
Hartford. and brought forward the suggestion
that the assoeiation organize stock company
TO purchase the plates Of the thirty-one vol
umes Of tho valuable journal Of education is
sued ~ Mr.. Barnard, which publication 13nan-
cially crippled the publisher.
Pref. b. L. Virgins Of the University Of the
South, Sewanee. lena, vas insre4ueed with q
paper ON Forms of discipline and disci.
piine Of fornM." He coasiAereA the object It
the aiscipliAe aaa then argDed agxiAst the
pure theories and insiSted that il Was largely
. question Of teacher rather than Of methods.
Normal schools should lay more stress ON this
subject. for toe msny young teachers think
F8cnf08 porciy mpeuectuaI No 0TDtem
mechanically administered viii prove saceess-
ful, bnt the act is necessary on the part Of the
teacher. who should also SHOW confidence in
the pupils honesty. Ixtellectual honesty will
gain the pupils coafdence and respecs and In.
telleetnal yivaeity wial, in . larger degree. at
tain the ssme end. In the matter Of puaish-
ment he favored corporal punishmenf, but
only under very aggravated circumstances. A
difference IN discipline Of younger and older
pupils was eousidered necessary.
The closiAg session Of the National Edzcs-
tieaai Council vas held yesterday nocninx in
the hall Of the house Of Representatives. Re-
ports were reaA and addresses delivered in
memory of Rev. E. E. Aighbee, DID,, LIZ D. i
Of Pennsylvania, recently deceased.
In executive session the conne1l then decided
to appoint a committee to revise the methods
Of doing busiaes now in vogue, and Messra.
Sheaden, Sedan, White, Brown and Albert
Calkins were appointed, their report 10 b
made next year.
The new members Of ths National Edaea-
tenal Council elected we're: Daniel b. Hagar
OF Massachusetts; b. s. Tarbeu Rhode Iyland:
E. w. Coy. Ohio; Ella C. Sabin, Oregon; W. ID.
Parker. Wisconsin.
To 6!l unexpired sern,s: ". H Bartholomew.
kentneky;J J. 4 Bradley. Minnesota; ]. L. Jones,
Indiana; u. o. Lytse, Psnnsylyaaia.
Twelve eK-presidsnts of the association are
present ~ foliovs: Richards Of the District of
Colnmbia, Kickoff Of Ohio. Richard Of ii,ipoin.
White OF Ohss, White OF Ninuesota. Pheips Of
Ain1eseta, Haycock Of Ohio, Sedan of Mis-
souri,, Calkins Of New York. Sheldon Of Massa-
ehusetts, Cove Of Colorado and Marble of Mas
saehasetes.
Numerous college reunions are to be held
during the week, aud Friday evening the gov
ernor and prominent citizens viii receive
formally at the state capitol