Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
EDUCATORS TO MEET.
THE DEPARTMENT OF sUPERINTeNO-
ENcE OF THE NATIONAL ASSN.
Prominent People Expected from All
Parts Of the Countrywide Programme
for the Three Days.

From present Indications the Virginia
meeting OF the Department of Superin-
tendence. National Educational Associa-
ton, will be one OF the most memorable
In the history OF this organization Of dis
tinguished educators. Former meetings Of
the department have been held In WASH
ington. Brooklyn, Boston, San Francisco,
and other leading cities. The next meeting
will be the first held in the South, and
Richmond Is to be congratulated, and the
South as we'll upon her selection as the
meeting-place.
The City School Board has appointed n
committee OF its members 10 cooperate
with the State school authorities In per-
fecting all local arrangements TOR the
meeting. and IL Is not doubted that cor
dial welcome awaits the distinguished Yisl-
tors. Indeed. Richmond will but do her
duty II she exemplhes Virginia's proven
bal hospitality on this occasion.
OFFICERS AND PURPOSE.
The officers of the association are Presi-
dent. ID. l.. Kehle, Minneapolis. Mimi f;
Vice President, Warren Easton. New Or
leans, La. Secretary, +. Treudley. hounss-
town, q.
The purpose of this meeting Is Tor bCsi-
ness. rather than for literary effort. In
this interest. after a careful presentation
OF the several themes, the preference III
discussion will be given to the one or TWO
gentlemen named. The entire department.
will then consider the subjects seVerally
In round-table spirit. for which the oes.
preparation IS mature experience. caretui
observation. and serious thought. For Ills
reason special preparation and formal pro-
ductions In discussions are not requested
The following programme has been ar
ranged for the sessions of the asaocla'ioh'
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH.
Morning-1O: Opening exercies and mat
tors OF business. 1890: "Enricnng the
Course I'm the Elementary Schools 800
urinary. Miss Ellen G. Reveley; grammar
Henry d. Muckley, SUPERVISORS, 'IeNe'
land. O. Discussion: William Il. Powell
CITY Superintendent, Washington, ID e.
and Henry 4. Wise, City superintendent
Baltimore. Md.
Afternoon-230: "The Improvement or
Teachers Now in the Schools '-Frdhcls
w. Parker, Principal Normal School
F,nplewood. Ill. Discussion: Richard T..
Roone. Principal State Normal Schcoi'
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Evening-S: Some Phases or present
Educational Problems In Europe '-Nicho-
Las Murray Butler. Columbia College. New
York: German Methods of Using Mother
Tongue"-Richard Jones. Swarthmore Col
lege, Pennsylvania.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY FIST.
Morning-lO: THE Library and the Pub
lie Schools"-Mevil Dewey, Secretary
Board of Regents. Albany. y. Y. Discus
sion: y. g. Dougherty. city Superintend-
ept Peoria. Ill, and Edward Brooks.
CITY Superintendent, Philadelphia, IA
The Kindergarten in Its Relation TO the
Public-School System"-John l.. Hughes
Inspector OF Schools, Toronto, Canada
Discussions W. y. Hailman, Superintend-
ent Indian Schools. Washington, II. {.
Astronomical: Consideration OF the re-
port OF the Committee OF Ten" appointed
by the General Association on The Cur
riculum for Secondary Schools'-For the
COMMITTEES, William T. Harris. United
States Commissioner OF Education. Wash
ington, u. c. Discussion, w. ii. Maxwell,
City Superintendent, Brooklyn, y. \.
Evenings: Education at Columbian EX-
position-i The Educational Contribution
Of the Exhibit: John Eaton. ex-United
States Commissioner OF Education, Wash
ington. d. c. Discussion, Albert @. Lane,
city Superintendent, Chicago. III. 2. The
Educational Contribution OF the Congress
James Macalster President Drexel lnsti-
tute. Philadelphia, Pa. Discussion. c. w.
Harden. editor School Bulletin, Syracuse,
y. Y.