New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
THE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION
PROMINENT TEACHERS DISCUSSING THE
USES OF BOARDS.
LITERATURE FOR INSTRUCTORS - READlN
c1Rc1rs-THE WORK OF THE MEET
ING IN ST. PAUL.


ING IN ST PAUL.
g Paul. MIMI July 5.-The National Couhch Vi
eaucation began it, four days session III inc nv
AZ Commerce rooms yesterday, President sem" -
,odv NJ CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, in the chalr' anu ''''o "p
intendcnt Kithle Of Minnesota, acting as Soo'V'
nv onencd with prayer by Professor D. H.
pickard. of Iowa, and Chairman Noi.'"' - LEONE
Dan, ryscutive Committee, extended hearty "ei'o",'
=, a., members of the council. President Peapou! "u
,osod the council in some remarks on P"'i'oU'
among American young people. .uo.or+a.
rho rocular programme was begun by the picSo"'''
tion NJ a report on school superintendent !" 49,.
nv DR. E. E. White, of Ohio, chairman oi INV ~. a.,
nm CITY School systems. The report nv w, .h.
BOARD of Education a village orgahila''o"' CIV d
- noa1 had GOT much beyond the primitive stage ""',
<bat II is n failure in cities Inc re"'i' - .,
schools are so because of competent sup rdrcs-
- ,,o boards have entrusted the Schools r'u
,,o, i something which cannot he m"""e,"
icnorant and the best teachers ana IT, %
are spoiled BY the ignorant intcrlelch,, ,as,ed
Fducation The general discussion Vi "'0 A., Non.
tbree hours Aaron Cove. superintendent W Ia a
ver schools thought no superintendent ,,ors and
at,a,nr that he should plan with h's oo-"oiN -, q
lie believed the schools wou'o DC ""
,hat office were permanent , believed
Nv u A Uorsdale of Ann Aroor' N'i' has
~ scbool system should De divided int" inc
denartmepts Of accounts and recoru'' VI ~
na ~onairs and of instruction ana uiScipi". 81,
DR. w. A. Harris, United states 'oiin'.' n,rh, No
v,.a.on Thought an elected superintendent niiSl'
oayisshle IL such officer could be teacher Civ
he,no elected not become too much OF pol.o'" Aha
nc white here said that there was n0tmfs III Wv
nor ~ mt the superintendent above inc '|'Oo
poard He must have position OF WILL 800.
subordnation. responsible but not ABOVE a,o Srner
Sunerintendent is recognized by law the o'"'' r
ntendency is defined, and is not above 'he 20 - 80
Th. CITY SUPERINTENDENT must have the i'iaVot' az
dion not be independent, but co-oruin"'o WIN WV
Board. .b yop F
professor Fitzpatrick. Of Leavenworth h'h.' +
,omis solden of st. Louis; superintendent. o.
underwood Of Kansas City, ana DINERS 'o'i'' -
discussion and the paper was hnahy approves =,
,oa ~ the council The president appointed 'he ioi
lowing committees: - -. o,,o
n, Nomination OF Members-Mes>rs Wh'e' Oh UNIV
blizzard NJ Iowa Rounds, Of New-ianpShirc' -
On Nomination Of Oncers-MessrS Alyn OF l''iho'S
Conway Of Tennessee Baker. of Colorado ,,
n, standing Accounts-Meesrs. Hlnsdae' oil N'c''s'n'
Stevenson OF Kansas. James, OF Ncbnsha' ,..
Tho rennrt Of the Committee on EuuCduoh'i W
,rre was presented BY the chairman W. H. Sneiuo''
80 poston Mass This paper divided the TOPIC l"V'
do6nition of educational literature It's VaI"c "
strdent and teacher, and its direct and mulreo. NJ
Auenoes upon the American system OF eou'a'4oh WIN,
have for their primary aim the training Oh so 'i.
zens In the Republic. The 1our'h pom.
mission Of reading circles means OF dlsseiha'-
ing correct principles Of education Each Oh 'is'
four topics was assigned to individual members Oh
the committee. NJ. Payne Ii. d., defined educaOohai
literature or educational classics, as dealing VIII
r,rcinles rather than with facts, being intensely
persuasive and reproductive. F. Louis solden' OF 81
Ious discussed the value of such literature ana was
followed by william sheldon OF Boston on tie same
subiect the latter devotng himself TO the professional
teacher and holding that the broadest training u the
teacher renders him an efficient ally of the state ana
Nation W. r. Garrett, of Nashville, Tenn, discusSei
the value of educational literature upon American
systems Of education.
The Teachers Reading Circle in Education" was
the subject of a paper by Mrs. d. Lathrop Williams.
OF Delaware. Ohio.
An interesting discussion followed in which super
intendent Greenwood, Of Kansas City, Commissioners
Harris of Washington; DR.. White, Of Cincinnati
W. B. Garrett of Nashville; F. Louis Solden. OF ST.
Louis; G. p. Brown, Of Chicago, and Mrs. Williams
participated. On motion of Professor Hinsdale the
report adopted