The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-27
ACONTINUOUSCOURSE
Object of a Conference Of the
States Educators.
TO MAKE CuRRIcuLuMs AoaEe.
Representatives OF the University COL
leges and schools Assemble to
Prepare a Plan.

A conference Of The faculty Of the Uni
verslty Of Washington with representa-
tives OF the state agricultural college anu
the normal and public schools OF the state
and OF the state board Of education was
begun at the university last night for the
purpose OF agreeing on recommendations
- the state hoard designed 10 make the
course Of study for the coming year IN me
different educational institutions o. the
state articulate. The object aimed AT -
that. II a nigh school graduate should
want 10 enter higher school, he viii be
prepared TO go right ahead with his stud
les, and viii lose no time as the result OF
differing curriculumE.
The conference met al 8 o'clock last
night and was well attended % reprfsen-
fatiyes Of the city schools. teachers and
principals from the high schools OF the
state. members Of the state hoard of edu-
cation and professors from the state nor
mai schools anc the agricultural college
al Pullman Permanent organization was
effected by the election Of President Har-
rlrozt6n. OF the University Of Washington.
chairman; T.. A. Getz. principal u the
state normal school at Elleusburg. W. II.
Heineyy superintendent Of the North 1ak-
ina p9elic schools. and Or. Hamilton OF
the university, vice presidents. and Edwin
TyIfrnyer, principal Of the Seattle high
school, secretary.
An address Of welcome was made by DR..
Hamilton. Of the university, and ~as re-
sponded 20 by Principal Getz. Of the Eiiens-
burg normal school State Superintendent
OF Public instruction e ". Bean read =
paper on the difficulties which had been en-
countered in the high school work hereto
fore and the remedies proposed for the fu~
fure. II was a practical paper, and an eX-
celIent one. The address Of President Har-
rington. Of the university az the close Of
the meeting. on the psfpose Of the confer
fnce from a university standpoint the
general ohiects 20 he gained. aud the nene-
fits that may be derived hy all the cdJCa-
tional Institutions x the state. was 2 model
address. interesting AMI instructive. and
full OF good advice for he school workers.
In addition 10 the regular programme,
president Bloss. Of the oregon state agri-
cultural college ~ Corvallis, made a bright
and instructive address
The conference will open at ~ o'clock
this morning and continue until In the
afternoon the 0pcring paper heing read hv
Principal r. NJ McCui1y. Of the Ellensburg
schools. on What Should Re the General
Aim OF High School Work p Prof. I'D
wards. OF the university. and Superintend-
ent w H. Heiney. Of the Yakima schools.
will read papers on Requirements in Lab
oratory Sciences" which will be followed
by general discussion The morning ses-
zion VIII end with papers on Requirements
in the Languages" by Superintendent
Harry Patfis41l, OF the WhatCom schools,
and Prof Reeves. OF the university.
At the afternoon session Superintendent
II a James of the Tacoma schools. will
read a paper on "rhe High School as
Finishing school" Requirements in
Mathematics" Is the topic for President
Harrington. OF the university. and Ir.n-
cipal r. n Stafford. of the Ballard schools.
After a discussson OF these subjects. Su-
perintendCnt ". c. Hazard OF the Olym-
pia schools. and Or. Bechdolt, of the uni
versity. viii talk OF Requirements IN
History and Civlcs."
Tha visiting professors and teachers are
h9ing entertained hy the faculty Of the
university Among those attending the
conference are; Prof ". - Turner, prln-
opal OF the Sprasue high school. Prof
Berry. Of English literature al the Pull
man agricultural college; Prof. W ~.
UeiraY. superintendent Of schools at North
Yakima, j. c. Lawrence. member Of the
state board OF education. Frof r. NJ. Me-
Gully principal of the Ellcnshurg high
school Prof +. A. Gelz. principal of the
normal school at EliensburE Prof BinS-
ham. member OF the state board of tduca-
ilon. r 'oma; PROF. c. w Bean. state SUI
perintec cent Of public instruction. Olym-
pia. pr ". c. Hgzzard. superintendent
Of sch 1ois. Olympia Prof Harry Patti
son. super'c teudent or schools. Whatc3m.
rroG Lee Of the Whatrom schools. Prof
WMte.- principal of the Whatcom high
SCHOOL, Prof 81 J. sutton. principal Of
the poTmal school az Cheney Prof T. II.
Stafford. principal ~ the H1Nari schools.
members Of the faculty % tn, University
OF Washington and Superintendent + J
Barnard and several Of the principals aud
teachers Of the schools Of this city.