The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-04
4 NOTABLE GATHERING.
MANY DTsTfxG UfSaED EDUCATORS
10 xEET MERE ms MONTH.
Shc Tirst Meeting of the Kind Ever Held
south OF Mason and Dixon's Line
Elaborate Programme Arranged.

rh, meeting OF she Department OF
Saporntcndcnce. National Eaucauo""i
Association. which viii hc held in this
cly on February 2oth, 2ist, and 2@d
promises 60 be notable gathering ana
one az great interest 60 superintendent
OF schools and teachers. as wen as 10
Students and the public generally. Rich-
,nond is REGARDED ass very fortunate IN
occurring shis convention Of distinguished
educators. which Will serve as an IN
splratlon 10 school workers In this city
a. well as au over Virginia
The meeting viii Doc 90 much bcncHt 10
che CITY educatlonaly and commercially,
and 3D. is expected that the representatives
will receive an those courtcsies and cor
dial inequalities for which your true
Nirciran is so well known. TO this end
ne city school Board has appointed
committee 81 its members to act in con-
function with the state school officers as
"a local committee OF arrangements 20 en-
terfaiu the visitors during their stay here.
ghls committee VIII look after The COM
fort OF the various members OF the or
gtnizaflon. which is composed or INC
leading school workers iu the United
states and Canada. The indications are
that thc meeting viii be largely attended
hy Representatives from an sections OF
the country
a noticeable fact about the gathering
Is THAI 30 win bee the first meeting OF the
departmrnf ever held south OF Mason
aud DINon'e unc the former meetings
having been held in Washington. Brook
I'm Boston. SAN Francisco. and other
leading cities.
Business the object.
.......I...t .f fIa aro-l MIA ION Sc
r. D. Kiehio. oft Minneapolis Mimi, War
rem Eastou OF Sew Orleans. vice-presi-
Dent. r. Trc1dley of Nounss town, ONO,
secretary.
The purpose of this meeting is for busi-
ness rather than Tor literary effort In
thls interest after careful presentation
OF the several themes the preference ~
discussion VIII bee given to the one or
two gentlemen named. The entire depart
mont VIII then consider The subjects sever
ally I'm round table spirit for which the
best preparation is mature experience
careful observation and serious thought
1or this reason special preparation and
formal productions in discussion are not
requested.
The Programme.
Tuesday. February 20-Morning 10
Opening exercises and matters OF business.
-"Enriching the Course I'm the Ele-
g. EeVelev. grammar. Henry -. Mucklcy,
supervisors. Cleveland. o. Discussions
William j. Powell. city superintendent
Washington. ID. c.. Henry a. Wise, city
superintendent Baltimore. Md. After
noon a0-"The Improvement OF Teach
ers Now in the Schools Francis w.
Parker principal Normal School, Eugle-
wood. ll. Discussion: Richard q. Boone,
principal State Normal School. Npsilani
Mich Evening SIS Some Phases OF Pres
cnf Educational Problems i'm Europe.
Nicholas Murray Butler. Columbia col
leee Sew York; German Methods or
Using Mother Tongue" Richard Jones
Buarihmore College Penn.
Wednesday. February H-Moning- lO-
'gne Library and the Public Schools
Nelvn Dewey. secretary board Of regents.
Albany. n. s.. Discussion y. G. Dough
ertv. city superintendent. Peoria, Ill., Ed
ward Brooks. city superintendent, Phila-
ueiphia. pa. "The kindergarten I'm its
Relation % the Public School System.
John L. Hughes. inspector OF schools. To-
T0ufo. Canada Discussion W. y. Hail
man. superintendent indian schools
Washington. ID. q. Aftemoon-2.SO-Con-
B.doradon of the report Of the commit
Tee u ten appointed by the General AS
F0ciation on "The Curriculum for Secon-
dairy schools; for the committee, VIII
ilam n. Harris. United States Commis-
soner Of Education. Washington, D. G..
Discussion. W. H. Maxwell city super
sutondent Brooklyn. y. y. Evening s.
Education at the Columbian Exposition.
J. The Educational Contribution Of the
exhibit" John Eaton, eX-United states
Commissioner Of Education Washington,
-. c. Discussion Albert q. Lane, city
superintendent. Chicago, I'M. I'll. The
Educational Contribution OF the Con-
Fress." James Macalister president DreXcl
Institute. Philadelphia. Pa Discussion:
g. W. Barieen, editor School Bulletin,
Syracuse ~. y.
Thursday. February 22-Moming-1O
''Ihe Improvement OF Teachers i'm Rural
Schools" $. S. Parr city superintendent,
St Cloud. Mimi. Discussions John +.
Massey state superintendent Richmond,
IA; j. r. Preston State superintendent.
Jackson. Miss. 1.-THE Care Of Truants and
jncowieibles,' Edwin l.. Seaver, city SUI
perntendent Boston. Mass; W. T.. Rob-
fnson city superintendent. Detroit Mich.
discussion. II. Sabin editor Iowa School
Journal, Des Mones. Ia. r. T. Denfeld,
CITY superintendent, Duluth. MINI. After
noon---"lhe University in its Relation
90 the Teaching Profession" William r.
Harper president University Of Chicago.
discussion: II. II. Pattengill. State super
lnlendeni, Lansing. Mich. Charles De
Salm0 president Swarthm0re College.
ia Lvcning-S-"rhe South and its Prob
'rms.' l.awton =. Evans. city superin-
trndent Atlanta. Ca; j. II. Carlisle. State
superintendent. Austin. Tex Discussion:
j. IA. Phillips, city superintendent Biz
ininsham. Ala j. G. Hartzell. correspond
ing secretary Freedinan's Ala and south
trn Education Society.
Feast of Good Things.
As Will be seen from the foregoing pro-
eramme, the officers Of the Department OF
hlperintendence, National Educational
Association, have prepared a faset OF
good things for all who attend the sslch-
inond meeting This occasion ofsrs q
lare opportunity TO the school workers.
II Us the earnest desire that every Nir-
tnia superintendent attend this meeting.
an informal conference OF superintendents
wa Zoe held at some convenient time
curing the meeting. All who are engaged
~ educational wOrk-whether public or
t1fdle-are cordially invited to attend.
IHE dNII-CkUELTY BILL.