Telegram-herald., 1890-07-12
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AissEAPOLIs. AlEn-, Jelly II - A.
the teachers' convention Thurs3ax. )
Z Thaysr, state Superintendent OF
Pabilc Instruction Of Wisconsin, made
telling speech IA reply - Archbishop
Irel and lie made reference 70 the al
tltE1e OF tie Catholic church on the pub
lic school system. and his xrralgnment0f %
tAe Jesuitlcal ulrFamontane movement
la the Catholic church was po.ated
In the extreme. re held al the outset
that there were three agencies OF prime
mpogtanee-the family, the church and
ths state. tor the good OF
the State there must BE edgea-
ti0n, and this education must
be made compuls,e in order that the
people may all bseome fitted Tor eitizen-
ship The Jesuits were in direct 0ppo-
sltlon 70 the public schools. and IS they
became more secure In their positions
they became more bold ia their attack.
Oscar III. Cooper, State SuperinIend-
ent OF schools Of Texas, read the next
p1per on the same general subject
Rather than compulsory laws, he IA
yOred better schools. The general dis
cussion on the subject Of compulsory
laws ~As participated m by Hon Aaron
Cove, OF Denver Hon. James o. Pierce,
OF Minneapolis and Superintendent Z.
d. McElroy. Of Oregon.
President j. w. Stearns, OF Madison,
Wis. read a paper on The Correlation
OF Subjects Taught in Elementary
Schools. President F. Louis Sedan.
OF ST. Louis; Charles McMurray, Of
WiRona, MINI: J. l.. Pickard, OF Iowa
City, Ia; l. NJ. Wellington. of Muske-
gon, Mich, and II. c Schaffer, OF Kube-
toWn, Pa, continued the discussion.
In the afternoon United States Com
missioner OF Education Harris delivered
an address 10 the normal department
on the difference between the normal
school and high-school methods. Presi-
dent A. r. Taylor. of Emporia, Kan,
followed with q paper on recitation es-
Inmates or system of marking TO show
the pupils Advancement
The art department. elected Mrs.
Hannah Johnson Carter, OF New York,
President for the ensuing year; Miss
Lillian Jacobs, of Rockford H., Vice
President, and Prof Collins, of Denver,
Secretary.
C. II. Woodward, of Missouri, as
chairman of the committee, read to the
industrial education and manual train
ing department the report on nomen-
clature and classification OF manual
training work.
Befo.-s the department. on elementary
education Prof. Alexander Winchell, OF
Michigan University, advocated early
education in geology. Gustav GutteR-
burgh, of Pittsburgh, followed with a
paper on science training in the primary
and grammar departments.
The main topic of the evening session
was: THE Place and Function of the
Agricultural College" Papers were
read by d. l.. Keihle, of Minnesota, and
Lewis McLouth, OF South Dakota.
James L. Hughes, of Toronto, Ont, de-
livered an address on the training of
the executive powers.
While this meeting was in session the
alumni of many colleges and universi-
ties were meeting in social reunion.
The local committee estimates that
there are in the two cities in attend
ance on the meetings of the associati tion
not less than IL, 900 delegates.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, July ll.-When the
fourth days session Of the twenty-fifth
annual convention of the National Edu-
cational Association opened, Hon. John
Bancock, OF Ohio, offered a resolution
endorsing compulsory education. which
was referred to the committee on reso-
/ lutions.
Alexander Forbes, Of Illinois. then
got the foor on a question OF privilege,
and read from the constitution OF the as
ISOLATION 70 prove that the method Of tho
election OF officers yesterday had been
illegal and was therefore null and void.
He offered a series of resolutions setting
forth this statement and moved that an
election of officers now be held. His
motion was Immediately seconded and
he spoke in support Of 1t, claiming that
proper and legal methods were nee
essary for the strength and continued
pros perity OF the association. The con-
stitution provided for an election by
ballot, which had not been granted,
neither was there any record of any
election, nor Of the announcement Of
one b7 the president His speech was
heartily applauded.
President Garfield said he wished To
make a statement and explained that
( the present constitution had been
adopted for a small body and was
+ in many ways unsuitable for the
greatly augmented numbers OK
/ tho present organization. The
very rapid growth Of the association
I had compelled the waving Of many con-
/ stitutional provisions and il would now
/ be physically impossible 70 carry out all
T the exact provisions Of the constitution.
I lie argued strongly in favor OF the advis-
I ability Of the action taken. saying it
I was better 20 make ono mistake than 70
make a thousand in trying to obey tho
. letter Of the law. For the reasons given
I be declared the motion and resolutions