The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-21
me SAGES In SESSION.
r,yJo> or THE NATIONAL Ed
W rcATroNAL ASSOCIATION.
,,,., Meeting of the Body Ever Held
IN ofthe Mason and Dixon Line.
The Programme Yesterday.

a j.. o'clock -. a.. ,ooc,,o, win |
.cfiar is that a is the first con
I'd, az this body ever held south OF
,....r and DiNons line.
r.s Gathering is n distinguished one
.-s.enting as 81 does. educational IN
lotions from various parts Of the United
large number OF superintend-
- and instructors from many OF the
,....t.rn. Southern, and Western states
d. aftendancc. nearly one hundred ana
-, in nl. Among these are some OF
49,. f..t known heads OF school depart
.-,s ln the United States. including
..-ber OF well known educators connect
- with Normal schools and colleges.
some 81 Those Present.
~ogreable among those present are:
j vs.. Greenwood. Superintendent CITY
schools. Kansas city, Mo.
Eenrv a. Wise. Superintendent CITY
schools. Baltimore, Nd.
irwin Shepard, President state Norman
shool. Winown. MINI.
y Richards. Life Member. Washington
J.. .,u,o,ao,, 81
Education. Buffalo y. 4. ., caAoo,
J. NJ. Green. Principle Norman "'''''''
Trenton. y. d. e....,..o,dort NJ
Albert q. Lane,
erbools Chicago. lll.
.s,3,s,,, ~ POLAND. state Superintendent
., pnblie Instruction. Trenton, y. j.
ceGrre ~. pcckham. superintendent,
Milwaukee. WIS. e.-,..o.a.,,, .,
s.bods. Brooklyn. y. y.
p,,n,rd q. Boorc. Principal OF state
~o-msl school. Npsilaute Mich
~t.ho,.s Murray Butler. Columbia Col
lsge. New York city
Ufnrv Raab. Superintendent Public In
s.-uc,ion, Springfield, III.
geooce l.. Osborne. state Norman
c.tool. Warrensburg. Mo.
william ". Smith. President Randolph
Non Colleges and Academies, Lynch
l1g Va.
B. Prcttyman. state Superintendent
n Maryland, Baltimore, Md.
A T.. Marble. superintendent OF Schoois
Worcester. Mass.
co y. W. Parker. Principal Cook Coun-
a. Normal School. Chicago iii.
Wilbur r. Smith, Principal English
| German school. No. 8. Baltimore Nd
T. A. steere. superintendent OF Pubic
Instruction, Helena, Mon.
George A. Plmpton. New York city.
w. B. Powell, Superintendent Of Schools,
Washington. p. c.
John M Milne Principal Gencseo Nor
nal school. Geneseo y. y.
p. Dram Lytc. Principal State Normal
School, Millcrsville Pa.
g. a. McMurry, state Normal School,
Normal. IN
T. H. stout. State Institute Conductor
Geneva. y. Y.
Nathan c. schaeffer State superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction, Harris
burg. Pa.
w. w. Pcnderrast, Superintendent Pub
JIG Instruction. st. Paul. Mimi.
Oliver j. Wells State Superintendent,
Madison. Wis.
Il Arrowsmith. Professor Latin and
Greek. Teachers College. New York.
William J. Milne, President of State
Normal School. Albany, y. Y.
Josiah II. Shinn. State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction. Little Rock. Ark.
William y. Sheats, State Superintendent
Public instruction. Tallahassee. Fla.
O. W Bardeen. Editor School Bulletin,
Syracuse. y. y.
Andrew s. Drafer. Superintendent Of
| Instruction, Cleveland, o.
oscar II. Cooper. superintendent OF
City Schools. Galveston, Texas.
Orville r. Bright, Superintendent OF
Schools. Cook County. III.
Henry r. Pattengill. State Superinten-
tendent OF Public Instruction. Lansing,
Mich.
A. 8. Downing, Department of Public
Instruction. Palmyra, n. Y.
George T. Alton. State Inspector Of
High Schools Minneapolis. MINI.
william r. Fox. Superintendent Public
Schools. Richmond. Va.
President ID. l.. Kiehle. Of Minneapolis,
called the meeting 10 order at 10 o'clock
end Secretary n. Trendley. Of Youngs-
town. O.. recorded the proceedings Rev.
Dr. Moses u. Hoge. offered prayer.
The convention was then addressed by
Mayor j. Taylor Ellyson, who welcomed
the distinguished body in his usual happy
style. and he was followed by Hon. John
J.. Massey, state Superintendent Oh Pub
lc Instruction for Virginia, and Attor-
ney-General r. Taylor Scott. who made
brief. but interesting speeches
Enrichins the Course.
At 1890 o'clock. the subject OF En-
riching the Course in the Elementary
schools was announced.
Miss Ellen G. Reveley. a supervisor Of
primary grades. at Cleveland. o., treated
his subject so far as the work in those
grades IS concerned.
At first she referred 10 early education
al writer's. and showed that their theories
accorded with ours but IL has remained
for the schools OF the later days to put
them In practice.
Hiss Reveley laid down the following
principles as guides in cnriching the
work Of the schools.
The thing itself must be studied.
tni not books about the thing.
81 Things must be studied which are OF
Natural interest to children.
The results OF observation must be
expressed in writing and in speech.
e. The work must be scientific from the
first hours OF school life.
A. There must be opportunity for free
expansion as the work advances.
o. The schools must create a taste for
study and power 10 continue 10 be life
long students.
The speaker then outlined tho Cleve-
land primary wOrk-yiz.. cultivation OF
me senses in order TO quicken the OBJ
Serraiion and perception: nature studies
iuoh as animal and plant iife physiC al
features of tho earth's surface. comment
Grafton days and historical events. gems
~ literature in prose and poetry, written
language leading 70 composition. express
t''n IN reading. practice in spelling.
capitalization and syllabicatiOn: funda-
il'hiei processes IN number; drawing
io'm-siudy. modelling. stick LAYING. de-
'sNilH. sewing ana construction; writ
INs. music. moral lessons developing
li'af of right relations between man
ana animals. and between man and man.
conclusion. Miss Revclcy referred TO
'.' columbian Exhibit and influences
upon youth and said IL must be followed
~ Richer course OF study In the ele-
nl.N'dif schools than we have ever be-
lo'e possessed and asked that the same
"'ukhful and authoritative consideration