New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-12
PROMINENT EDUCATORS AT AsBURY PARK DIS
CUsS THE TRAINING OF PUPILS IN SCHOOLS
OF VARIOUS GRADES

CUSS THE TRAINING OF PUPILS IN SCHOOLS
OF VARIOUS GRADES.
Asbury Park ~ j. July II (SpeclaD. -To-day's
sessions of the National Educational Association
brought the great assemblage OF pedagogues down
to the actual business for which they are assem-
bled AS early o'clock this morning every
seat In the big Educational Hall had been pre-
empted. and camp stools were at premium Pass
ing over the reports OF superintendent Henry A.
Wise, Of Baltimore for the Committee on Necrol-
ogy and Nicholas Murray Butler. of Columbia Col
ege, for the Committee on the Round Table De-
parment, the most interesting portion OF this morn
ngs proceedings opened with the reading OF twenty
minute papers on professional Training OF Teach
ers John w. Cook. president OF Illinois Normal
University, spoke first upon the training in the
normal schools lie said in part:
The Idea that teachers are born and not made had
taken complete possession Of the minds or Amer,
marked an epoch in the history of education in this
country The first movement for the establishment
OF professional training schools was dlsunctNey
American movement. and soon the idea became ne
prevalent OF having the normal seno9' stuq b I
trained that from the district schooi 10 me COZ,
eges and universities our land might be nlIed Win
the best and most enthusiastic OF teachers
This speaker was followed by Professor Samuel
q. Williams. of Cornell University. who discussed
the subject Of professional training of teachers In
colleges. lie said in part:
1t would be a cause for surprise that in the Eng
aon Of plSSogy should be confined to he last
twenty years did we take into account the
teaching learning alone is needfu. and that hence
the college does its whole duty by sending out men
OF sound learning.
At the end OF the reading OF this paper some ex-
cellent points were brought out by Or. h. f. White.
Of Columbus Ohio, who read an interesting paper
upon Summer Schools" Summer schools Of peda-
gogy he said. great aids to the attainment OF
a sound education and should not be overlooked or
sighted because OF their isolation from the main
body Of the great army OF educators. as they fire.
quently reached the whore other institutions
or means OF learning sgnally failed
Journal" Of Topeka Kan, came next having AS
rs iheme Training by EdGca9nai ru1IGaon r,n
be made of great value to the normal students but
aS "S 6 be for pnsa o thy tor f9s These PrS
papers We're then discussed by Or K G. Boone.
br. Thomas r. s,oweii. preeiien, Of the New-Yo
state Normal school, and y, Il; Johnson. president
Henry +. Emerson. Superintendent o. schools Of
Buffalo. hen presented paper upon a ,,ch I'M
listed rapt attention from The great crowd OF isten,
ers many OF whom were from tie arge cities OF
cage. 81. I,ou.s etc. and were particularly inter,
esici in the ihene Thu, paper vas ably discussed
s. Louis: Lnw'on T. Evans: Supern;end"nt or
schools II Augu.n &c. G and I'd F nS0ko A. FITZPATRICK
In he afternoon eigh; department meetings were
IN 'c.on at yaT9os na Ysd %H 'H enbiec. KIN
dcrsartens secondary schools. higher schools n3r,
and Industrial schools business tIHcd-p" c'iIl
study ART schools and round table.
81 a meeting ~ the National Council OF Eluca-
non The higher body Of tho organization. the fol-
loving new members were elected. President Irwin
Sh.parI Of Winona. Mimi: Lucia Stickney. Of GIN
cin-iati. Principal James VI. Green. Of Trenton.
Professor Charles a McMurrv. OF Normal.
nm Ilr n VI Lcipzlgcr. 81 New York city. J. Il.
preston. H. * Wolfe and Superintendent 9. Il.
Gilbert 81 s. Paul. Professor Earl Boone. OF Lee
LAM stanford. ir. University. and Professor ;. g.
Williams q cornell. University.
At a late hour this afternoon dispatch was re-
r.i,l announcing tn" inability OF Mrs. Alice Free
man Palmer member of the Massac hus"tts state
Board ~ EiuD1ton, ~ Cambridge Mass. 10 be
f.r...nt owing 10 sudden aud serious Illness She
Wa .lovu for sn address. and President Charles K.
Adams ~ the University Of Wisconsin. IN her
stead opened the evening session with a brief adj
dress and WAS followed by an address on The
frN..nD~ 90 I'M. Higher Education n Country
uf.Yr De- Elementary schools. hy Or. William T.
Harris t-u'r! States Commissioner OF Education.
q Washington.