St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-06
sally as student and scholar of wide
attainmeuts.

sally as a student and scholar of wide
attalnmeutS.
William E. Sheldon was born in Yer
mont in 1885. and educated at Burr d
Benton Seminary, andMiddleSburg and
Harvard Universities. He has been
Master of Hancock college and PrlncI-
pal of the Newton, Mass, high school.
He was also the first secretary of the
National Educational Association in
1857. He has been for thirty years in
journalism and is we'll known and
clever writer on educational and gem
eral topics. Mr.. Sheldon is now editor
of the American Teacher, published in
Boston, and of the Boston Journal Of
Education.
Edwin C. Hewett, treasurer of the
National association. was born Nov. %,
1880, in Worcester county, Mass. He
was educated at the Bridgewater State
Normal school, from which Institution
he graduated in 1852. He has been for
thirty-eight years actively connected
with educational affairs, and held num-
erouS important offices before becoming
president of the Illinois State Normal
school. which position he still holds.
He is, perhaps, Que or the most widely
known writers on general educational
topics, among his best productions be
ing the well known works, "Hewett's
ogy." Prof. Hewett is an extremely
able lecturer as well as writer, and
brilliant cOnverSatiOnaliSt.
Louis F. Sedan is one of the pioneers
in modern educational work in America.
He came to this country from Germany
in his eally youth, and when still
young man organized the first normal
school in South Carolina. Since then
he has been president of the National
Educational association, and has held
numerous Offices Of minor Importance.
He is forceful lecturer, and writes OH
wide range of subjects, and is one OF
the best informed men on affairs edu-
tional to be found in the country. Mr.
Sedan is widely known and everywhere
liked, of pleasing and impressive man
ner and gifted with wonderful powers
OF perception.
George P. Brown, editor of the Public
School journal, published at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, was born at AShtabula, o., in
1886, and graduated in 1858. He was at
schools in Richmond, Ind, and later
held the same important Office in In
dianapoliS. In addition to his journal
istc work Mr. Brown. has written some
valuable papers OH educational topics,
and as writer on general subjects is
acknowledged to be one of the most
brilliant. He has been for many years
a student of English literature and the
illogical science, and is an able lecturer
on these topics.
Selim FL. Peabody, p. III. D., LII. D.,
president of the national council OF
education, and one of the most widely
known men in educational circles in
America. was born at Rockingham, N,
Y, in 1929, and educated at the Uni
versity of Vermont, from which college
he graduated with honors. Early in his
career he was made superintendent of
schools for Fond du Lac, WIS.,. and RAJ
cine in the same state. Later he became
professor of mathematics and civil EN-
gineering of the Polytechnic college of
Philadelphia, superintendent of the
high school, and is now president of the
University of Illinois, which position
he has held since 1880. AS all author he
is widely known, among the most cele
btated of his works being elements of
Astronomy" Higher Arithmetic"
"Cecil's Natural History" American
Patriotism" etc. Prof. Peabody was
also for many years editor of the Inter-
national Encyclopedia.
G. w. Bardeen was born at Groton.
Mass, Aug. %, 1877. He was educated
at Yale, graduating from that college
with the class of 80. Among the posi-
lions he has held was that of vice prln-
cipal of the Connecticut State Normal
school, and he was later made Superin-
tendent of schools at Whitehall, N. Y.
He was editor of the School Bulletin i'll
IA, and later wrote that clever work EN-
titled: Common School Law for Com
mon School Teachers"
His later writings are ''ROderick
Hume, The Story of New York
Teacher" "a System of Rhetoric"
Outlines of Sentence.Making," ''Ver-
which cannot be enumerated though of
good merit Mr.. Bardeen is at present
a resident of Syracuse, n. Y, where he
is well known and universally sought
for his many attainmentS.
Josiah l.. Pickard, LID, was born
March II, 1924, at Rowley, Mass. He
was educated at BowdOin college. In
1874 he became principal of the Acad-
envy of North Conway, N. H.. and in
1860 was made state superintendent of
public instruction for the state of Wis
consin. In 1864 to 1867 Prof. Pickard
was superintendent of schools for the
city of Chicago, and in 1878 became
president of the Iowa State University.
The professor has been for many years,
and is STILL a profound student of polit-
ical science, and his lectures on this
subject have been widely read. He is
also ready lecturer on educational
topics, and the author of several valua-
BILE works Oil modern science in educa-
ton.
Miss Francis E. Willard, one of the
most celebrated of American women of
to-day, was born at Churchville, near
Rochester, N. Y. Sept. 2S, 1889. She
was educated at the Northwestern uni
versity, Evanston, ILL.,, graduating in
1859, and has since been deep student
of the fine arts and languages, also of
theology, temperance reform, the labor
and woman questions in all their
phases. She was made preceptress OF
Genesse college. New York. in 1867. and