New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-17
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.
OPENING THEIR CONVENTION IN BROOKLYN.
PRESIDENT ELIOT'S INTERESTING ADDRESS
PAPERS READ AND DISCUSSED
A RECEPTION
A RECEPTIo

In the red Dcturc-galery of the Brooklyn Art
Association in Montague-st. q hundred delegates
assembled yesterday morning at the twenty-eighth
annual meeting OF the Department of Superin-
tcndence of the National Educational Association.
This meeting, which will last for three days, has
attracted some of the bcst-known educators from
all over the country. Conspicuous among them
President Seth Low, of Columbia College:
General A. p Morgan, Commissioner of Indian
Affairs; DR.. w. T. Harris, United States Com
missioner Of Education; cX-Superintendent Andrew
> Draper, of Albany; ). 5. Packard, Superin-
tendent w. II. Maxwell and Joseph C. Hendrix.
president of the Brooklyn Board of Education:
and the dignifed president of Harvard University
read instructive paper to an evening audience
largely augmented by Brooklyn men and women.
Mayor Body and Dr. X. s. Storrs assisted at the
opening ceremonies.
Henry Sabin, of Des Moines. Iowa, is president
of the department Nergil g. Curtis OF New
Haven, is vice president, and L. w. Day, Of Clevc-
land, secretary. The first days proceedings em-
braced consideration of the grammarschool courses
and the educational exhibit at the Worlds Fair:
also an important discussion concerning rural
schools strong sentiment was apparent in
favor OF State support cl these institutions, whose
generally discredtable condition and inefficient
management were conceded by representatives from
blunty that in this State, while the teachers
generally intelligent, the only way to accomplish
permanent good to coerce farmers BY stringent
legislation into wise educational methods.
THE DELEGATES PRESENT.
Following is complete list of the delegates
present:
Z. Richards. Washington, D. c.. Henry Raab State
superintendent Public Instruction, springfield Ill /;
Arthur <. whtComb superintendent Public schools.
Lawrence Mass. John T. Prince, Massachusetts Boar
Education, Newtonve, Mass: b. ,. Russell. super
Martin, Massachusetts Board Education, Lynn, Mass
Paul. Pa L. Ksn Ders % nc n9S 81
schools Chicago III l.; L H. Jones superintendent, to, Of
superintendent schools, FosOn, Mass: l. Freeman
Hall. superintendent schools, Natck and belmont
Mas, l. s Downing Teac,er3, institute paRyra.
land Baltimore. Md Emmett Belllap City SUPER
nsnde9t schools .S L.SchpErt Tg'hll ,.ty city
Tona. H.. ,,.I Rose li%mphre&y & Normal Ill.,; Lucy & C..
schools, YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio; Nichols Murray butler
Tes" esn'S oIFse ScT j. iSTh % brooklyn, res w.
aaron Cove city superintendent, Denver Col;
Marble 2 suPentsndent a Public Schools
Ing. ". Va; Charles V. Teale Board of Education.
Brooklyn. y. Y; j. ii. Thury, OF the school savings
TTustee. springfield. /, /; Ii. j. panfOrth, Xew;York:
y; n eSs Ii L n nqeesl sao
iNnpsrntSsnae&pt & Sty schools Kansas City Mo
Topeka, Kan: 6; Z. Meleney; snperntendent Public
tendent Public schools, Waterfall u +: l. ~ HcOtt.
cy a. Reed NewY0T5 H.
J. u. shlIn, state superintendent schools Little
sNi RSck ian,r ATk n John Vaughn Boston Hars; as1
T. Gsfp9 PsRe n aseS RssaGn HS !.
Teacher Boston, Mass. Henry X. sanford state
an1sns lSn E@ev Wells bSfss s;
of Public Instruction. Madison, Wis. Charles f. Cor
ycne. JONI sspeTinesdsnt Of Schools. Saratoga springs,
=; j. II. PhillIPs superintendent Of schools,
Of SchooS Troy. y. y; George T. Brown. editor
Public sch%ol ,, Journal DayId w. Harlan na suPerp-
Foster, City sup Iintendent Of schools Chester Penn;
C.. J. Prescott, No. 722 Laisyette;aye Brooklyn.;
apoIiS; W. r.. Garrett. state superintendent Public,
b. Cooper City superintendent. Des Moincs. Iowa c.
". Marindale President Culanan College, Des Moines.
james James l. Edwaid;. editor Iowa Normal Monthiyi
% D%s%Sqe BroSRn lS%e T. Y:a Dane isif g. SnPrn, Sn
principal state Normal school, salem Mas:
william Cornell. superintendent Of Schools Fall River.
Mass: Francis Bellauly. Boston. Mass. James b. Up-
ham Boston. Mass: f. o. Vale: Chicago Ill 4. q.
Del: F. burke, pGiladclphia: william ". Rupert:
sabn apfi state superintendent Des MoInes' Iowa; 4.
: Draper. state superintendent Albany. y. V. F.
Ea'ey " m pca%r chicago IN '1G John " BIos. City
Superintendent. Topeka. Kan: A. w. Clancy, CHICAGO.
Specials, in bureau of Education, Washington. d. G
l. II. Stout. Geneva. y. y: John Maedonald. Editor
field Mass: A. J. Cheney Chicago III. Charlie, H.
ycrrin. superintendent q schools. Little FALL. " V:
benjamin : Morgan. state superintendent. Charleston,
TcSrr E 'sph %e E EGSg Ms255 city
Edward 7. Taylor. County superintendent Kansas
% rovcka AK Kan: l. T. StochwelI. New York CHILDREN.
Aid Society, New York: J. +. Kelsey, Long Island
City
After tie evening session, the asSembly-rooms OF
the Academy OF Music Immediately adjoining the
mceting-hall were filled to overtowins at public
reception to the delegates
CALLING THE CONVENTION TO ORDER.
When President Henry Sabn. of Iowa. called the
convention 10 order there were also on the plat
foim tie Rev pr. Rich'~G :. StOrr, Joseph {.
Hendrix Colonel John y. Culyer and superintendent
Maxwell. DIR. Storrs offered prayer Then tho
smooth-shavcn Mayor, in frock- coat, and pale
blue nccl:te. stood up with his hands behind him
and told the delegates bow rcartilJ Brooklyn well
coined them Mr. Hendrix followed with clever
little speech. ana then Henry Raab. of Springfield.
H.. Superintendent of Public Instruction III lli-
nois opened the business of the convention by
reading a paper on The Rural School Problem"
This paper struck the keynote of lively discus
sion By insisting Oh the necessity for State aid
for the country schools. Mr. Raab defined rural
school a. one lying apart in the country. taught
by one teacher and receiving children of all
atrs. without srecial cion al classification. rs
evidencing the tendency of the school population
to drift into the large cities, he cNed statistics
which showed that the number OF children IN
rural school, is constantly diminishing, while the
cost is higher than in the cities and the teach-
er,' salaries are smaller. If the country teachers