The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-17
WILL MEET In HELENA.
The international Educationalists Adjourn
aud Fix the Next Convention Place.

TORONTO, July 10 There was no diminu-
tion to-day in the interest shown by the
many thousand delegates In the different
departments of the international Educa-
tional ASSOCIATION. A general meeting was
held in the morning at which the commit
tee on nomination of officers reported thus:
President. f. II. Cook. of New York; sec
rotary, X. W. Stevenson, of Kansas; treas
urer. j. NJ. Green wood. of Missouri; first
vice-president, w. r. Garrett. of Tennessee;
directors. w. T. Harris. United Stat $
Commissioner of Education; Alabama,
James II. Powers; Arkansas. John w.
Connecticut, virgil c. Curtis: Col.
orado. w. Ii. Knapp; District of
Columbia, Il. Richards; Florida,
+. l.. Keir; Georgia. l.. h. Smith; Indiana,
Miss Mary l.. Nicholson; Illinois, T.. X.
Bloss; Kentucky. w. L. Cross: louisiana.
q. j. Ramsey; Maine. NJ. &. Fernald: Mary
land. Miss Sarah l. Richmond; Nassachu-
setts. ). l. Prince; Michigai,. j. Nj. still:
mississippi, j. L. Wootier; Missouri, ID. Z.
Norton: Minnesota. Jenn H.. Bradley;
Montana, Thomas b. miller; Nebraska. II.
B. jones' New Hampshire, Z. &. Rounds;
New Mexico, Hiram Hadey; New York,
L. w. Barden; North Carolina, Robert
Bingham; North Dakota. Jc6u Ogden; New
gon, Miss Mary MeFaddea: Pennsyl v ania.
\. Z. Schaeffer; Rhode Isiand, Thomas b.
StOckwell; South Carolina. w. II. Atkinson;
South Dakota, Louis McLuth; Tennessee,
Frank Goodman; Texas. l. U. Harris; |ir-
ginia, James Nj. Garnet: Washington. +. h.
Gault; W iscOnsin, ). \. Wilkins; W est Nir-
gina, w. ii. Anderson; Wyoming, Joe
Churchill. The report was adopted.
The subject of spelling reform was also
dealt with at this session 10y special COM
mn ea nfH hal
man; William Houston, of Toronto. and L.
X. Vickery. of ST. Louis Mr.. Vickery also
read special paper on the subject and
discussion took place. Miss j ulla Iutwller,
OF Livingston. Ala. the only Southern
woman W no read paper before the con-
vention, gave an interesting account of her
experience In a German model school for
girls, the school being at kaiserwOrth. on
the banks OF the Rhine. Charles De CAIRO.
of Bloomington. H., read a paper on the
basis for ethical training IN elementary
schools plea for the moral training of
children in public schools.
The departments meeting in the after
noon were those of art kindergarten, ele-
mentary education. industrial education,
higher education, secondary education and
normal school. The departments elected
officers as follows:
Art-President. Frank E. Collins. of Dem
yer: vice president, l.. .. Frey. of Spring.
Lawrence. Mass. Normal School
President. Charles De CAIRO. of Illinois;
vice president, Larkin Dueton, of Bos-
ton; secretary. Miss Margaret T.. Conkling,
of Milwaukee. Wis Elementary Education
President. DE-. A. j. Pickon. of New York;
ice-president, Professor GUSTAV. of Gut
tenburg. Pa; secretary, g. W. Stevenson,
of Kansas. SecOndary-President. Frank
Il. Plummer, of Des MOines. Ia: vice presi-
dent. DR.. J. A. Hornberg. of Norfolk. Neb.;
secretary, w. L. White, of Knoxville. Tenn.
At meeting of directors this morning
the question on the place of the next years
meeting was decided. The first ballot gave
the meeting to Helena by a large majority.
and the delegates from Helena have been
jubilant ever since. 1t was expected that
Seattle would make better showing. As
it was, it as behind Saratoga. In the gh-
er education department., university extern
sion was the principal subject talked of.
Prof. Herbert &. Adams, of Johns Hop
kins University read paper. With some
thing of regret, the speaker thought the
working classes of the United States were
not so well educated. not 80 well prepared
for education on q high plane as the
English workmen, chiefly because the lat
ter made such use of the workmen's clubs.
The effort of the State of New York
to awaken interest in the work by the
setting apart of $4,000 for the publication
o. pamphlets was referred to. and, in con-
clusion. the Professor said the NOV emens
must become popular speedily, for the field
was ripe for the harvest
The Missouri delegates assembled and
passed the following resolution to-day:
That we recognize the school system of
Toronto as one of the best on the continent.
and that We mark with pleasure the high
standard of qualification. politeness and
dignified bearing of her teachers.
The officials elected by the kindergarten
department were: President. Mrs. James l..
Hughes, Toronto: vice president Miss Nora
Smith. San Francisco; secretary. Miss
Anna Z. Frederickson, Indiana.
The attendance at this evenings meet
ing was smaller than usual. not exceeding
two thousand. President Garrett was in
the chair. supported by Hon. G. w. Ross.
Rev. Professor Clark, Principal Grant
Prof Goodwin Smith and Dr. Z. Gates. of
Amherst, Mass, all of whom spoke during
the evening the principal speakers being
Professor Clark. who dealt with the prog
rets of elementary education in England in
recent years. and Dr.. Gates. who discussed
The Profession of Teaching for Light and
Power" The point of his remarks was To
urge teachers to draw inspiration from
their work.