New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-07

MEETING OF TIE ADVANCE GUARD OF THE
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASsOCIA-
TON AT AsBURY PARK.

Asbury Park \. j.. July (SpcciaD. 1.-THE adj
vance guard OF the National Educational Associa-
ton known as the Council Of Education, and made
up OF about sixty OF the leading spirits OF the as
sccaton, was early the ground to-day to open
the thrty-tAird annual meeting OF this influential
body OF educators The officers of the council are
President e. w Coy. principal Of the Hughes High
School, CINCINNATI vlce-president, F. A. Ftz-
patrick, State Superintendent Of Schools OF Omaha
secretary and treasurer Charles De Garr,o presi-
dent OF Swarthmore College; executive committee,
Il. r. White, Of Columbus Ohio; d. l.. Kehle.
professor OF pedagogy in the University Of Mime
sofa; Nicholas Murray Butler. professor Of phil
osophy in Columbia College. and J. Baldwin pro-
fessor IN the State College Of Texas.
The meeting held in the First Presbyterian
Church ths morning, and the first really mpor-
tant business brought before the council was the
report OF the Committee on Technologica Educa-
ton. The paper was read by Calvin VI. Woodward,
of - Louis. Il entitled The Relation OF
Technical ID Liberal Education" The professor.
after defining Technical and liberia education
advocated civil, mechanical, electrical, architect
ural and chemical engineering essential to
technical liberal educltion Speaking of a liberal
education in the general acceptaton Of that term,
he seil: Liberty consists not so much in the sub
jcct az IN tn, method Of study"
William T. Harris, United States Commissioner
of Education. Washington. cited instances where
The absence Of a broad. liberal education was the
cause OF failure with many who sought to follow
a technical line in practical life The discussion
followed BY Charles be Garmo OF SwarthmOre
College Pennsylvania; g. c. Rounds, OF Plymouth
~. H. Normal School, Wkin T. Sheldon, OF Mass
achusetts, and others
The afternoon session was devoted to the consid-
Grafton OF the subject Cf professional and technical
instruction In the university. Professor Nicholas
Murray Butler. Of Columbia College, led in the dis
cuss.on He contended that the half-dozen genuine
American universities owed II TO themselves and TO
the public 70 raise the standard OF ADMISSION 70
their technical and professional schools. The Medi-
cal School Of the Johns IL Jpklns University and
the Law School Of Harvard were cited as examples
Of professional schools conducted on high plane.
William II. Sheldon, of Massachusetts,, followed In
the consideration of Or. Buffers paper and said
that universities were mpeicl to admit applicants
for degrees the ground OF the necessity for rev
and other consideration Jess than educatlonaI
QualiAca lions. which were always 10 be condemned.
Dr. Harris. Commissioning Of EdIcaton; Mr..
Woodward OF St. Louis; III. a Hinsdale. OF the
University Of VI. higan and Chancellor James A;
Garfield. OF the University OF Nebraska, followed
in tho discussion OF this subject Many Of the med,
cal and Law schools Of the country were condemned
for their low standard OF admission and short
course ~ study.
Large bodies of delegates to the convention proper
Will begin TO pour into town tomorrow and X Is
expected that fully 1900 EDUCATORS viii be In at
tendance on Monday upon the eight different de-
partfUcnt meetings which VIII be IN session. much
larger representation would have been present had
g. not been fOr the unfortunate rlilrOnd ue-uD.
Witch has prevented many from making the proper
connections.