The herald., 1897-07-08
NATIONAL EDUCATORS
CONSIDER THE coMMoN SCHOOL
CAUSE
The Famous Committee of Ten Makes
Its WISE Report on Courses
of Study

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 7.-At~ to-
days session of the National Education-
al association a letter of regret at ina
bility to be present wasread from Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The committee on resolutions is as fol-
lows: Nicholas Murray Butler. New
York; DR.. j. H. Garfield, Ohio; Charles
H. Weis California; James r. Preston.
Mississippi; Daniel K. Goss, Indiana.
James NJ Green of the Princeton, N.
J., normal school spoke on Data of
Method" He said method was defined
as the way Of accomplishing an end.
While it remained common and UNTIL
tored it provoked no criticism, but when
schools of method began to be establish
ed, whether in law, medicine or theol-
ogy, controversy arose.
Mrs. Ellen NJ Henrotin, president Of
the general federation Of wornen's clubs.
Chicago, addressed the convention on
the competition of women 8 clubs In the
public schools. She detailed the work OF
the federation of women's clubs in sup
plementing the plans of general educa-
ton.
Gilman H. Tucker of the American
Book company, spoke on Education
From Publishers Standpoint" He
was followed by Alexander Graham of
Washington on '"The Education Of the
Deaf"
A brief discussion on the rise and pro-
gress of the oral method completed the
address,
Nine department. meetings in connec-
ton with the National Educational as
ISOLATION were held this afternoon.
Among the most important was the kin
dergarten meeting, the study being
Child Study" John G. Dewey OF the
University of Chicago read the first pa
per, 'The Kindergarten and Child
Study"
DR.. j. b. Morrill,, kindergarten super
visor of the New York public schools.
had for theme, Methods Of Child Study
in the Kindergarten"
The meeting of the round table for the
education of the deaf attracted much
attention.
Prof. Edmon Lyon, state inspector OF
the New York schools for the deaf, spoke
on "Comparative Tests in Schools for
the Deaf"
The National Hobart society held an
interesting session. John Dewey spoke
on "The Ethical Principles Underlying
Education"
The session of the normal school de-
partment was taken up with a discus
sion of the report of committee ap-
pointed last year to report the control,
management, maintenance course OF
study, etc., of normal schools.
The meeting of the art department
was a most interesting schedule.
In the department of business educa-
ton a number of very good papers were
read and diScussd.
most interesting session was that
of the natural science department. The
chief discussions were on physical geo.
graphy, laboratory work and phyics.
The famous COMMITTEE of Ten on
high and secondary schools gave their
final report this afternoon. The report
was one of the best papers given during
the convention and the decision was
contained in this sentence: Courses OF
study should be so elective as to give all
pupils, under wise direction, a choice Of
work, and so elastic that one may pass
from a study which initiates against
mental growth to one to which his or
gan of assimilation and appropriations
readily responds-aS easily and philo-
sophically as he changes from harmful
to wholesome diet"