The Indianapolis journal., 1893-11-17
OUT-OF-TOWN SCHOOLS
Annual Gathering of County and
City superintendent.
Number of Interesting Papers Read
Mr. Hailman's Talk on the States
Exhibit at the Fair.

Delegates to the fourth annual meeting of
the Indiana Association of City and Town
School Superintendents met at the Denison
Hotel yesterday afternoon and last night
Those in attendance are: r. w. Wood,
president, Aurora w. S. Almond. secretary,
Delphi; J. B. Starkey, Martinsville; r. A.
Ogg, Greencastle; J. c. Gregg, Brazil w.
p. Hart, Clinton; w. H. Hershman, Attica;
w. d. Weaver, Marion; Jas. F. Scull,
Rochester; A. III. Sherer, Carthage; j. y.
Carnagey, Columbus; Geo. S. Wilson,
Greenfield; P. p. Stultz, Jeffersonville; w.
S. Belman, Hammond; w. H. Sims, Go
shen; VIM. II. Wiley, Terre Haute; c. e.
Morris, Salem; r. l. Hamilton, Hunting
ton; A. III. Douglass, Logansport; J. j. Alli-
son, Crown Point; II. p. Leavenworth. Mt.
Vernon; T. Z. F'itzgibbon. Elwood; G. B.
Leonard, Bloomington; n. j. Griffith, Leb-
anon; A. Z. Malsbary, Thorntown; d. r.
Ellabarger, Knightstown; B. T. Moore,
Frankfort; E. d. Allen, Pendleton; D. W.
Thomas, Elkhart; j. w. Carr, Anderson;
J. w. Short, Liberty.
The first topic discussed was Upon What
Shall the Promotion of the Child or Glass
Depend?' This subject was passed with
some discussion which found the majority
in favor of the child or class being pro-
NOTED by the teacher rather than by ex-
aminations. The question of per cents. be-
ing used in grading the pupil was agitated
by a few who were in favor or eliminating
them from the manner of grading the
scholar 1t was the sense of the meeting
that high-school pupils should be promoted
| by studies rather than by grades on in mo-
was taken up last night before its turn on
the programme, which gave w. n. Hail
man, superintendent of the LaPorte schools,
H. hoe bod 1l,o~o nf a Tnd ad-
ucational exhibit at the worlds fair,
chance to tell about it, as we'll as the ex-
hibits of other States In starting out Mr..
Hailman stated that the less he said about
the Indiana exhibit the better. AT this re-
mark the assembled superintendent
laughed outright. He had observed, he said,
that the exhibits from the Eastern and
older States had an external perfection
which the Indiana exhibit lacked, and which
all the newer States lacked, but which did
not amount to so very much, in his opinion
The exhibits had all been studied carefully
by the profession. The Indiana exhibit was
full of attractive features, however, and
was especially recommended for the hon
esty with which 1T had been prepared, with
no attempt to seem better than 1T really
days examining 1t, and recommended 1t
highly. In regard to the AWARDS, he said
he understood that this State had secured,
all told, about flfty-three awards, but as 10
how they were made or what manner Of
Judgment had beeR passed upon them he
could not say. Mr.. Hailman said that the
awards, he thought had been based upon
the opinion of a single person. A lady from
Wyoming who had, at one time or other,
been school teacher. visited the. exhibit,
but would not allow him to tell her any
thing about-it. He had been given to under
stand since that her judgment had been
the basis upon which Indiana had received
her awards.
A number of topics were left over from
last night to be discussed to-day. 1t will
be at the option of the chairman of the
meeting whether or not an afternoon ses-
sion will be held to-day.