Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
EDUCATION AT ATLANTA
General Outline Of the Program to Be Fol-
lowed.
Work of the Auxiliary Committee is
Meeting With Gratifying En-
cOHragement.

The auxiliary committee on education Of
the cotton states and international exposi-
ton. to be held in Atlanta from September
IS to December 81, Of which Mrs. VIM. D.
Cabell of Washington was commissioned
chairman, is meeting with the most graft
flying success in the preparation of the pro-
gram for the educational congress, which
will be held the fourth week in October,
from the 21st to the Goth inclusive. En-
inent educators and scholars from all parts
of the country have sent words of en-
couragement and given the committee their
hearty cooperation. Gov. Northen, chair
man of the general committee on educa-
ton, has expressed to the chairman and
other members of the committee the deep
est interest in the success of this highly
important feature of the exposition. Mrs.
Cabell, Miss Morton. Mrs. Harrington and
others of the committee visited Atlanta in
May, in furtherance of the work of the
committee, and Miss Herbert, Mrs. Uhl and
Miss VOORHEES, Of the committee, who are
in Europe this summer. will endeavor while
there to interest well-known teachers and
students in different departments of science
and letters in this special work for the adj
vancement of general education.
The names of the distinguished men and
women fl ON whom the commissioners have
already received favorable answers-for
different sessions of the congress-are guar
antics of the widespread interest which
the occasion will command. Some Of those
heard from are DR.. VIM. T. Harris, conn
be. what Elementary Schools Are Doing
for the South" DR.. E. NJ. Gallaudet, on
Education Of the Deaf" Prof A. P. Nom
tague, on Some. Phases of Psdagogics;"
Prof. C. H. Grandgent of Cambridge. Mass,
on School and College, Prof. J. w. Abb
ernetLy. Brooklyn. N. Y, on The Place
of Literature in Secondary Education
Mr.. Holsey c. Ives, on 1.-The Relation Of
Schools and Museums Of Art TO the Peo-
ple;" Prof. w. w. Newell secretary OF
the National Folk Lore Society Of Cam.
bridge. Mass. on Educational Uses Of
Mythology and Folk Lore" DR.. B. L.
Whitman, president of Columbian Uni
versity, Washington, D. c.; VIM. NJ. Thorn
ton, dean of the faculty of the University
of Virginia, and President Merrill E. Gates
Of Amherst. will speak. but have not yet
ar nounced their topics Miss Wright OF
Illinois will speak on "How Best to Promote
Love of Good Literature" Mrs. Delphine
B. Wells of Westminster Seminary, In
diar a, on practical and Systematic Self
training of a Teacher"
President Gorcher of the Woman's Col
lege, Baltimore; President Milne Of the
dent Harper Of Chicago University. Presi-
dent Andrews of Marietta, DR.. Angel of
Michigan University, Mr.. John Eaton, DR..
Newman Of Toronto, Canada, Mrs. STRAIT
Vassar, Mrs May Wright Seweli and Mrs.
Edna Chaffee Noble will be heard.
AS President Cleveland has sfgnified his
intention to visit the exposition the 21st
of October the week will be one of ma
ticnal as well as of educational Importance.
The members of the auxiliary committee
on education are: Mrs. William s. Cabell.
chairman; Miss Morton. Mrs. A. G. VIII
kirson, Mrs. Edwin F. Uhl, Mrs d. Robert
Barclay. Mrs. Mark Harrington, Mrs. A.
7. Halford,r Mrs. Charles A. Stakely, Mrs.
Thomas w. SidwelL Mrs. Richard H.
Clarke, MIS-. ]. K. Kelly. Mrs. Henry w.
Seymour. Miss Cabell Mrs. VIM. L. Will
son, Miss Herbert. Miss voorhees,, Mrs.
Joseph S. Washington, Mrs. Condit-Smith,
Mrs. Nee1ham, Mrs. Barrett, ex-oficio.