St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-26
EDUCATION.
Leading Educators From All
Parts of the World Gathering

Leading Educators From All
Parts of the World Gathering
Together.
CHICAGO, July 25.--Preliminary to
the annual meeting of the National Edu-
cational association, which convened in
its opening session at o'clock today in
the art palace in connection with the
worlds congress auxiliary of the worlds
Columbian exposition, there have been
coming tOg ether for the past week the
leading educate rs from all parts of the
civilized world.
Leaders in every department of edu-
catlonal work, among others university
extension, manual and art education,
business colleges, stenographerS, col
lege traternitieS, deaf mutes, educators
OF the blind, social settlements, kinder
gardeners, higher education, collegiate
alumn3 and students of psychology, have
been drawn 10 this, the thirtg-third
meeting of the National Educational as
ISOLATION. The general government has
taken an active interest Ill this wears
meeting, and Hon. William T. Harris.
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, has immediate and personal charge
OF the work of the association, assisted
by the president of the association, Hon.
A. q. Lane, superintendent of public
Instruction, Chicago; j. NJ. Greenwood,
treasurer, Kansas City, No Irwin
n. A. CalkinS, superintendent of public
Instruction, NewYork city, as chairman
OF the board of trustees.
The association is chartered under the
laws of the District of Columbia, and
although the sole object is to promote
the course of general education, vet bv
careful management of it's affairs, the
association has more than half one hun
dred thousand dollars invested in gov
eminent bonds, the interest of which it
| devOtes to the cause of education, Its
officers serving without compensation.
More than fifteen thousand delegates
are expected to be in attendance, and
from twelve to fifteen separate con-
crosses will be held from day to day dur
ing the week. Several hundred dele
gates, highly charged with enthusiasm
for the pedagogical prnci plies OF Johan
Frederick Herbert, assembled in the
Hall of Columbus this morning. The
meeting was presided over by DIR.
Seeley, OF Lake Forest university. Ad-
dresses We're made by Charles de
GarmO. president of Swarthmore COL
!ege; q. Is. Gilbert, of ST. Paul; Prof.
Brown. of the University of California;
Prof. Stanford, of the Leland Stanford
university, and others.
1 he main auditorium and galleries of
the Hall of Columbus art palace was
well filled at 8 o'clock today, when the
opening session Of the National Educa-
tlunal association was called TO order
III international convention by Charles
Z. BOnney, president of the WORLDS
congress auxiliary.
Flags of every nation fluttered from
the walls. while the coat of arms of diff
ferent uationalIties adorned the gallery
rails, in harmony with the International
character of the great aSsemblage.
Presidents of state universities, mem-
bers of the faculty from the great col
leges of the East greeted their co-work-
erS and educators fro IN the Pacific coast
and foreign lands.
Dr. F. A. Noble, of Chicago said
that if Socrates were here today in this
gathering which represents the educa-
tlonal interests of the world, he would
not find himself out of place, for modern
education urges most strongly some of
the principles which the great philOsO-
pher so ably advocated. The teach
ing of Plato, that the object of all
education was to fit the individual for
the highest citizenship was now regard
ed as the first purpose in all educational
movements.
The session was opened with an invo-
cation by DR.. F. A. Noble. of Chicago.
President Bonney delivered an adj
dress of welcome, and was foil owed by
addresses of welcome by Mrs. Charles
Henrotin, of the woman's branch of the
worlds congresses, and Mrs. Hen ~ NJ
Wilmarth. DR.. Selim Ii. Peabody, chief
of the department OF liberal arts, Worlds
N Id
Vitation from the director general to
visit the worlds fair Thursday after
noon of this week, which was accepted
in the unanimous adoption of a resolu-
ton of thanks offered by President
Lane.
President Lane closed his address of
welcome by Introducing James b. An
CELL, president of the University of
Michigan, as the permanent chairman
OF the international congress OF tduca-
ton, and the meeting adjourned to s
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