Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-21

SARATOGA, New York, July 49, Before |
the National Educational association to-day, |
addresses were delivered by Chancellor Can
field of the University OF Nebraska, Presi- |
dent Spencer of tho Milwaukee business
College, President Scovell of the University |
Of Worcester, Secretary Sheldon of Boston,
President William Preston johnson Of lou |
lain University, New Orleans, and others.
The topic discussed was, Chow may in
struction in civics be made more efficient in
tho discharge of civic obligations ?"
The report of the committee the
worlds educational congress was read by
Hon. w. 4. Harris, the chairman. The
report concluded with a resolution that this
association hold no meeting in 1893, but
join in that of the worlds educational con-
Rress to be held in Chicago at the timo of
the Columbian exposition.
The resolution was adopted.
A joint meeting of the American Institute
of Civics and Business Educators associa
ton was held in the Methodist Sunday
school room, Superin tendent Edmund
Brooks of the Philadelphia public schools
presiding
SARATOGA, n. Y, July 15.-At the
meeting Of the National Educational asso-
citation this morning, the report of the com
mittee on resolutions was adopted. 1t is i'll
substance as follows; Deprecates any at
tempt to substitute the university for common
schools, and recognizes the paramount in
terest of the free public schools system;
urges upon school boards the employment
Of trained professional teachers, and favors
| the increase of normal aud training schools;
! tavors the increase of chairs OF pedagogy
| and normal department. in American col
| leges; recommends the graded schools, con-
| dennis the examining or pressure OF students
| to permit them to pass examinations favors
oral instruction in elementary sciences;
favors the teaching OF free hand drawing
manual of arts and physical culture; re-
news its endorsement OF kiudergartens; APP
! proves the practical result of the conference
OF college presidents and academic and high
school principals in raising the standard of
! requirements for college admission; recog
nizes the importance Of moral training in
| pnohc schools; expresses pleasure that
Arbor day is now largely observed in 40
| States and Territories; rejoices at the edu-
! cational outlook in the new South
where the prejudice against the public
| schools has given way to sound judgment
whereby the black man has already blotted
ont 40 per cont Of the lliteracy; recos
ni2es that the American public school is dis
! tnctively American and not copied nor out
growing from any foreign system; favors
educational representation in force at the
Columbian exposition and thanks President
| Harrison for his admirable address.
\ 20 minutes paper was read by State
Superintendent Wolfe OF Missouri, entitled:
"Io what extent can the school system be
improved by legislation ?n favoring the
town system as more efficient aud less
wasteful OF money, time and energy than
the district school system.
1t was discussed by State Superiu tendents
Wallace of PENNSYLVANIA, Anderson of West
Virginia and Preston of Mississippi. Presi-
dent James McAllister Of the Drexel insti-
tuto of Philadelphia, Pa, followed with a
| paper on "The relation Of education to the
economic conditions Of tho time
Tho concluding paper on Tho school and
/ the criminal" by Superintendent L. H.
Jones of indianapolis arraigned the schools,
past and present for their remissness and
looks forward to the schools of the future
to develop the moral elements OF pupils.
The report OF the committee ON neurology
was read by DR.. Xalmon Richards, char
man. Only one death has occurred in the
past year-that of ex-Superintent Thomas
". hughes of gainesville, Ohio.
The departmental work OF the convention
was brought to a close this afternoon in the
kindergarten. Elemental and higher edu-
cGtonal, art and music departments.
Tie closing session was held this evening.
Addresses were delivered by President
William Dewitt Hyde, OF Bowdoin college,
on Tho organization of American eIuca-
tom aud Hon. Eddison Is. Poland, of
Trenton, y. D., on Scientific physical
culture " The new president, a. G. Lane,
was then indicted. Tho singing Of the
doxology ended the convention