The colored American., 1894-08-11

Raleigh n. y. secretary OF tne az
succeeded him in short bu
telling address. Rev. Isaac Clark pro
fessor oftheology in Howard University
and Prof Yates of Kansas City, also
made addresses on the subject of edu-
cation for the colored race. DR.. w. q.
Grandson Of Wilmington, Del. created
quite sensation by the mastery
Grafton he delivered in defense of
colored teachers. He told the teachers
they must teach morality above every
thing else. Mrs. Francis Harper of
Philadelphia recited All original poem.
She Is a noted temperance worker.
President Gregory then announced
that the ueXt meeting may be held In
London England, as an invitation had
been received from that city. Ihe
meeting adjourned and the delegates
visited the colored high school on
Saratoga street.
The afternoon session was opened by
a paper by Prof. G. n Grisham, prin-
cipal of Lincoln High School, Kansas
CITY. Mo. on THE influence of Art and
Heredity on the character of people. "
He treated of the laws of environment
and of lineal and collateral heredity in
a searching and logical manner. Mrs.
Anna r. H. Miller, next read paper
entitled .Is knowledge of Psychology
necessary to successful teaching?' Her
leading proposition was that the teacher
| should study the operation and growth
of the child's mind so as to be able to
guard against its being exercised be-
yond its capacity.
At the night session the convention
resumed with an address on the sub
iect, s'The Mission of the College" by
Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard Uni
versity. The discussion was opened
by DR.. n. G. Grandson, who held that
the college can do for the colored
student all that it has done for the
! white. Mr. E. ]. Warning among
Others discussed the paper. MIR. w.
Hawkins of the Baltimore bar, also
read a paper on the Education OF
colored youth in Baltimor prior to the
inauguration of the public school
svstem.n After short discussion the
first day of the convention adjourned.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE AS
ISOLATION.
The second days session were held
at Shrap Street Methodist church. Miss
E. A. Chase, principal of Slater school
Washington, ID. O., opened the morn
ing session with an excellent paper on
1.-The History and Science Of Edu-
cation" She began with the propo
sition that Adam and Eve were sub
iects of divine education and that edu
cation is now rapidly approaching th'
horizon of its final development. Sh(
said, that up to the time of the he
formation education had been largel.
confined to the memorizing of rules
: She said that one of the most poWerfu
links in the chain of education is chris
tianity and concluded with the state
ment that the modern teacher Is I'm
bued with modern thought and re
fuses to go in old ruts and this ind
Gates progress. Miss Mary r. Brltto
succeeded in an able paper on the sam
subject.
At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion Mr.. Irvine Garland Penn, stats
tician of the association and superlr
t tendent of the Lynchburg Virgin
: colored schools read a paper on til
, "Statistics of the colored schools ID
emphasized the Importance OF thes
statistics as showing what progress an
interest the colored people have in ed'
, cation. He quoted that there are
: the public free schools through tt
: country, ,46O, ,447 pupils; 5,945 studen
in normal schools; 939 teachers an
s.. 5.933 students in institutions su
ported by churches and societies,
total of 28,9 ,939 teachers and 1854, ,3e
students indicated the great education
: being done. Mr.. j, T. Morris Preside
! ofthe Baltimore School Board than a
dressed the association and after
y short discussion which followed, Il
delegates went off to prepare for an
thus1astic night session.
/ THE NIGHT SESSION.
s. At the night session the report
y the committee on address to the publ
It was read and adopted. 1t states t
at aims of the association to be harmon
er of action and advancement of intere:
d in matters pertaining to the educate
N of colored youth. The report stat
Id that lit is not the desire to push t
b. colored man to the front il collee
n and places of trust simply because he
IN colored, but because he is qualified
in fill such positions" The establishing
IN of free kindergartens in connect
~ with public schools for colored pup
I'd in all large cities is advised. The c.
i ored people are reminded that their
Id yancement lies with themselves and
I'd their application of the methods plac
p at their disposal The lack of skill
ed colored laborers is deplored and supp'
as is asked for industrial schools.
ed Prof, d. B. Williams, of Virgil
or Normal and Collegiate Institu