The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-06
TEACHERS AT DENVER
FIRST SESSION OF THE NATIONAL
COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.
An Argument for Smaller Primary
Classes-The Educational Assocfa-
ton to Meet Next Week.

DENVER, Col. July 5.-The thirty
fourth annual convention OF the National
Educational Association of the United
States began here to-day. Comparatively
few teachers have yet arrived, as the first
three days are taken UP In sessions of the
National Council of Education. The gem
eral convention holds its first meeting
TUESDAY. July 9. The. work Of the local
committees in preparation for the recep-
ton and entertainment has been completed.
The council met in the Supreme Court
rooms in the Capitol building. The meet
ing was called to order by Prof. c. F.
Rounds, of Plymouth, n. H., president of
the council. The attendance was meager
on account Of several delayed trains. N.
c. Dougherty, Of Peoria, secretary. was
present. The report OF the. committee on
moral instruction in the elementary
schools was read. The programme for the
morning session was dispensed with on the
arrival OF Emerson c. White, of Columbus.
o., chairman of the committee. A discus
sion on the subject was substituted. 1t
was participated in by Earl Barnes, of
Huntsville. Tex; c. c. Rough, of Plymouth.
N. H.; David T. Kiehle. of ST. Paul, Mimi,
and II. Richards. of Washington. ID. C
The afternoon session was devoted tQfthe
reading of the report of the committee on
elementary education on Economy in Ele-
mentary EDUCATION. by the chairman Of the
land, o., and it's discussion. The position
was taken by the reader that the teacher
number of pupils than is ordinarily the case.
She thought smaller primary classes and
more thorough application would give the
would be Invaluable in after school work.
The discussion was by George p. Brown, of
Bloomington. ILL.,; z, Richards. of Washing
w. Cook, of Normal, Ill: A. r. Taylor, of
Emporia, Kan; L. N. Jones, of Cleveland,
O., and g. 2. 'Gilbert, of st. Paul. Mimi.
Miss buttons idea of smaller classes was
opposed by Mr.. Brown and others. and
warmly supported by Mr.. Richards. The
council voted to have the paper and discus
sion printed in its annual reports.
Those present at to-day's session of the
council were: A. S. Taylor, Emporia. Kan;
George p. Brown, Bloomington. H.; Miss
King Ne. Vernon. i ie.Jn john VI. Cook. Nor.
Earl Barnes, MenIo Park. Cal; L. II. Jones,
N. j.. f. Louis Sedan. St. Louis; Joseph
Baldwin, Austin, Tex; N. c. Daughtery,
Peoria, Ill.,. Henry Sabin,. Des Moines- Ia.
plymouth. y. HI z. Richards Washington;
James II. Baker. Boulder, Col; Aaron Cove,
Denver, Col. Irwin Shepard, Winona, Mimi. !;
The National Teachers association was
established in 1857, in Philadelphia, and in
1870. at a convention held in Cleveland, the
| ton Association. Its object is ITO elevate
character and advance the interests of the
profession Of teaching and TO promote the
ssa : Of I POpul pers sansai in an m tS May United soei
nected with the work of education are
eligible to membership. ana ale enrolment,
which now includes Canadian educators.
are: President, DR.. Nichols Murray But
Ter. of Columbia College, New York; First
vice president. A. G.. Lane, superintendent
Chicago schools; secretary, Irwin Shapard.
president of the Minnesota State Normal
at Winona, Mimi; treasurer, L. c. .McNeal.
assistant superintendent of schools, Kan
sas City. These. together with Assistant
|. superintendent n. A. Calkins. of the New
York schools, president, of the board of
trustees of the National Education Asso-
~ciation, make up the executive mint
of the association.
The National Council Of Education. which
meets in advance of the general associa-
ton, is composed of sixty members, also
of the National Educational Association,
and chosen from that body 10 membership
in the council on account of special promi-
nence in educational and association york.
Five are elected to membership each year
by the council and five by the general as
ISOLATION and the term Of membership is
six years. The questions discussed by the
council are matters pertaining TO every
department of educational work. and the
most noted action OF this body was the
recommendation for appointment by the
general association in 1892 of the commit
tee OF ten TO submit a report on the re-
lations ? existing and those that ought 10
and secondary schools. The report of the
committee was discussed in the council in
1898. This year the matters discussed by
the council will pertain largely TO inter-
suggested by the report OF the committee
Of fifteen appointed in 1898 by the general
association to consider and recommend in
regard 70 systems Of studies for inter-