St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-28
EDUCATION.
One of the Greatest Gatherings
of Educational Men Ever Held
in the World

One of the Greatest Gatherings
of Educational Men Ever Held
in the World.
CHICAGO, July Exhibitions of dollars
and more millions in genius, all devoted
the cause of education, were repre-
sented in the second days session of the
National Educational association which
assembled this morning in interna-
tional congress IN the art palace. The
attendance today is much greater than
yesterday in each of the fifteen con-
crosses. The venerable eX-president of
Princeton, DR.. McCosh, full of fire and
enthusiasm, eloquently advocated the
cause of common education from the
same platform with the young educator
of France, NJ. Andre CheYrillon,
Under the leadership of DR.. Harris,
United States commissioner of educa-
ton, the particular schemes of persons,
or even nations, for the education of
the masses, are brought forward solely
for the purpose of comparison and I'M
prOVement.
A very large gathering of presidents
of colleges, deans and members OF the
faculty of universities assembled in the
department of higher education. Ger
many, France and England were repre-
scented among the delegates in attend
ance. The subject of requiring Greek
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts was
advocated by Prof. Hale, of the Unlver-
sity of Chicago. President Jordan, of
the Leland Stanford university, took
the opposite view i'll an active discus
sion
1f lak1 oil
fraternitieS was considered by PreSi-
dent Raymond. OF Wesleyan university.
DR.. Raymond advocated the encourage
ment of college fraternities and athletic
exercises as having tendency to de
veiop higher and more perfect manhood
among the students.
DR.. c. H. Payne, ex-president of Wes-
leyan college, now of New York, who
had made the subject of college athletics
special study for the past five years,
condemned in the strongest possible
terms such practices on the part of
students.
The Department of Educational
Publications
was presided over by Hon. Henry
Sabin, editor of the Iowa School Jour
nal and late superintendent of public
instruction for that state.
In the congress on physical education.
Baron Nils Posse read paper prepared
by Joskin Larsen, of Copenhagen. Dan
mark. The paper was discussed by
PROF. S. NJ, Tongren, of Stockholm,
Sweden.
The second thesis read was written
by the Earl of Meath, London, Eng,
subject: English Experience in Pro-
viding the Poor of Cities With Out-of-
Doors Facilities for Exercise"
The paper was read by Miss Mary
Willis, Wilmington, Del. Discussed
by the chairman. DR.. Hartwell.
This was followed by James L.
Hughes, inspector of schools, Toronto,
Ont, who said: Throughout Germany
over 5000 Fairgrounds have been fur
niShed for the children, where skilled
directors direct the play of the chill
dren."
Baron Nils Posse in discussing the
question of play, held that the physio-
logical conditions of the child should be
kept in mind.
Other speakers were Dr. Fritz and
Prof. Tongren. DIR. Fritz read the thesis
prepared by DIR. Francis Walker, ply
sician to London hospital, London, Eng
land, OH The observation and Study of
Movement and Mental States"
The thesis The Physical Training
of Criminals" prepared by DR.. II. d
Wey, state reformatory, Elmira, n. Y,
Stanford Jr. university. California. The
result of experiments proved that GRIM
inals fed upon certain diet and sub
jected to the same training did better
than those. fed upon the regular prison
food. The paper was discussed by
DR.. Sargent, of Haryard; DR.. Schaeffer,
of Virginia, and Miss Davis, of Chicago.
A thesis, 1.-The Physical Training of
Deaf Mutes," by A. GutZman, of Ber
lin, Germany, was read by DIR. c. E.
Ehinger, of Pennsylvania. The paper
advocated the German system of treat
ment and education for
Deaf Mutes.
DR.. B. A Hinsdale, of Ann Arbor, in
the department of school supervision,
| pleaded for a greater security in the
superintendent tenure of office. One
year is much too short time for any
superintendentto work out any good
| policy. Supt. Buehrle, of Manchester,
asked the delegates to tell what states
have laws requiring any qualifications
for school superintendent.
Supt. Fitch, state superintendent of
Michigan: Supt. Shawan, of Columbus,
| O.; Supt. Sheats, state superintendent
| of Florida, reported OH the laws of their
| respective states.
| The papers of the day were presented
by Hon. Ii. NJ. Tarbell, superintendent
of Providence. R. l., and Hon. G. B.
| Gilbert, superintendent, st. Paul, MINI.
the congress in the art department
opened with talk from Prof. John
Ward Stimson. of the New York school
of fine arts. Subject "Should Drawing
! Commence From the Beginning With
Light and Shade, or Should 1t Be Out
line Drawing for the First Year or
Mere?" finishing with an illustrated
| lecture.
An explanation of the scope and aim
of the Polytechnic associations of Paris,
from NJ. Paradin, was also read.
E. F. Fenollosa, of the Boston art
museum, late of the University of
Toxic, read a paper on "Works of
SculptureAtter Being Studied Analytic
ally and Reproduced in Drawings
Should Be Modelled in Clay, and Works
of Painting After Such Preliminaries
Should Be Copied in Painting by the
Pupil"
The subject of Geography was dis
cussed in the Hall of Washington.
The balance of the session was devot-
ed mainly to the reading of papers. To-
night Gen. A. w. Greedy, the Arctic
explorer, delivered an address on inter
polar expeditions.