New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
IN SESSION.
STATE AND LOCAL SUPEMNTENDENTs MEET IN
PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA.
Phil,Iclphia. Feb. 2f.-The annual meeting Of the
Department Of superintendent Of the National Elu-
caJoual Association began at Association Hail at
10 O'Clock uli, morning. The meeting VIII continue
three day.. Among the prominent men present and
tho-" who Will take active part are the president,
Andrew ;. Draper. of Albany. y. Y; the vice prc-i
dent. !. y. Lavctt, % Huntsville. Ma. and l.. g..
NcElroy. II salem. ore, the secretary, /. W. Day.
Cleveland, Ohio; John Hancock, state Commissioner
If Common schools. Columbus. ohio: Gcorge b. Lane.
state superintendent, Lincoln, Ncb. d. l.. Krcblc,
state Superintendent. ~. Paul. Mimi; J. A.. shuman,
city Superintendent. Columbus. ohio. and John Ne
Donald. Editor Of d" We tern school Journal Topeka,
Kan.
The first topic was ""Thc Compulsory School Lcgis-
lation Of Illinois and Wisconsin, which was presented
by ". {. Doughcrty. superintendent II schools. Peoria,
III. Mr.. Douehcrty said that in l-5o the Illinois law
vas passed requiring all children to attend school
1t least eighteen weeks in every year. a similar
law was passed IN Wisconsin, The increase in tho
public schools last year In Illinois wac 1854, and
-,7Gg IN the private schools, and there was all immense
gain in the attendance AZ the sch OILS. Mr.. Dough
crty -kctchcd tie history Of the opposition 10 and
repeal Of the Bennett law I'm Wisconsin. lie declared
Il was the result II blind opposition from tho Roman
Catholics and German Luthrraus.
The state superintendent If Wisconsin. Mr. Wells.
then took The floor to reply - some of the ,t0temcnt>
r~cclriing HI, state. He said that he felt a little ont
If place in the face OF the culogirS upon compulsory
education. lie favored making the schools more at
tractivc without cOinpulsion, and thought that would IN
crease the attendance In answer u questions, he
said that the opposition to the Bennett law did noi
come from the requirement that Instruction should be
In the English language. lie admitted, however. that
that question had a great deal 10 do with It. There
va - doubt about the authority Of the State in the
public schools. but he doubted the right Of the state
to exercise authority over private and parOchial
schools.
George H. Martin. agent Of the Massachu.
sets state Board II Education. followed with
A paper on 4" Compulsory Education I'm Massachusetts,. -
Edwin =. scavcr, CITY superintendent vi Boston.
told u the wording II the law there. ont Of 10000
children TO whom the law applied there cannot DO
found more than 600 Illegal absences In one year. Re
mark, were made by Dr. a. p. Marble. superintendent
Il the Worcester. Mass, schools; cX Sup ,riutcndcnt
T.. q. NOrthrup, OF Clinton, Conn, aud superintendent
Thomas Il. stockwcll. of Rhode Island. The latter
Asserted that only one lauguas e should be taught in the
public. private and p%aroch!al schools.
President Draper appointed, as a committee on
resolutions, Superintendent Marble. Of Worcester,
Mass: state superintendent Garrett, Of Tennessee
superintendent B!oigett, Of Syracuse. y. y; state
superintendent Sabin, Of Iowa. and superintendent
Compton. OF Toledo. ohio.
Then a rccc,s was taken until , O'Clock. At that
hour William Il. Anderson. Superintendent Of schools,
milwaukee,, VII, rtal a paper on " OWiHh,auoh ana
supply of Teachers tor city Public schools" The
discussion was participated I'm by MeS~rS. &. W. Bar
deem. Editor Of " The school Bulletin" syracuse. y. y;
ton. Del. James J." Hughes, Inspector Of schools,
Toronto; l.. %. FoOs. Harrisburg. Penn, and Others.