Evening star., 1897-06-03
A Strong and Powerful Organization
of Beneficial Influence.
NAY CONE HERE NEXT YEAR
A Movement in Progress to Ac-
compIish This Result.
IT'S OBJECTS AND PURPOSES

National Educational Association to Wash
ington in July. 1893, for the purpose of
holding its annual meeting, and as the idea
continues to be talked about and discussed
1t appears In a more and more favorable
hight. Consequently a description Of the
organization and its purposes will be found
particularly interesting at this time.
The National Educational Association
was organized in Philadelphia in 1857 under
the name Of the National Teachers Asso-
ciation. The call which led to its forma-
ton invited "ail practical teachers in the
north, the south, the east and the west,
who are willing to unite in a general effort
to promote the general welfare Of our coun-
try by concentrating the wisdom and power
OF numerous minds, and by distributing
among all the accumulated experiences OF
all; who are ready to devote their energies
and their means to advance the dignity. re-
spectability and usefulness of their calling:
and who, in fine, believe that the time has
come when the teachers Of the nation
brotherhood"
handful Of men met at PHILADELPHIA
August 26, 1857, and organized The sec
ond meeting was held year later in Gin
clnnat, when working body of seventy
five members was obtained The next
meeting, in 1859, was held in this civ
From that time the association grew stead
lily, and In 1885 on February "a, it was in
corporated under the name of the sNa fiona
educational Association. its object being to
elevate the character and advance the
interests of the profession of teaching and
10 promote the cause of popular education
In the United States"
The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the
association will be held in Milwaukee July
SO next, and promises to be the largest
IN ITS history The proceedings of the
meeting will be followed with deep interest
by educators the world over, as the discus
sions and 1nterchanges of views are par
ticipated in by the leading authorities in
the United States and embrace every SUBJ
1ect from the cooking school to the high
curriculum Of advanced universities
There are sixteen departments in the
associatlon, and the scope of them may
be realized when 1t is known that among
the subjects thus made the province of
special investigation are kindergarten edu-
cation elementary, secondary ard higher
education, normal schools, music physical
education, child study, school administra-
ton, libraries, the natural sciences Ian
guages and other important branches. The
sessions of the Milwaukee meeting will be
held In Temple Emanuel and the Auditor
ium.
Distinguished Speakers.
The general sessions in the auditorium
will be addressed by many eminent per-
sors, including the following: Rev. Lyman
Abbott, DID,, pastor of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, and editor of the Outlook Sub
ject. THE Democracy of Learning" DR..
Alexander Graham Bell, Washington. D.
c., Education Of the Deaf" Superintep-
dent James M. Greenwood. Kansas City,
NO., Shall American History be Taught
In Cross Sections or in Parallels?" Super
intendent Newton c. Dougherty, Peoria,
Ill, THE Study of History Superlnten-
the Heart Of This People Changed Toward
the Schcols?" Bishop John H. Vincent, To-
peka, Kan. Tom and His Teacher" DIR.
Richard G. Boone. principal Ypsilanti Nor
in Maturing" Miss Estelle Reel, state su-
perinteEdent Of public instruction Of Wyo-
ming. Miss Jane Adams. Hull House.
CHI Chicago; a Albert E, Winship. editor Jour:
Leadership" DR.: James NJ. Green. principal
state normal school, Trenton, N. j., Data
of Method" Edwin A. Alderman, presi-
dent University of North Carolina, Chapel
son. state commissioner of common schools
Ohio. Extremes in Education" Presi-
dent William r.. Harper, Chicago Univer-
sity. Waste in Education" Gilman H.
%! NsS poh s4a Eso nso
Henrctin Of Chicago. 1.-THE Cooperation Of
Women's Clubs in the State and Public
Schools" Clinton scollard Clinton. N Y,
9ee9 poem rne u March ann Of the Ideal" Presi-
sity, Winners Of Men," Prof James L.
Hughes, inspector. Toronto Canada. Su-
perintendent Jas. A. Foshay, Los Angeles,
Cal. The Needs of Rural Schools will be
discussed in their various phases by Henry
Sabin, chairman of the committee OF
twelve on rural schools state superinten-
dent OF public instruction of Iowa; William
tion; DR.. D. L. Kiehle Of the University of
Minnesota; DR.. B. A. Htnsdale of the Gni-
versity Of Michigan.
Others In Attendance.
Among other well-known educators who
will attend and participate are Professor
Ormond of Princeton, President Jordan
of Stanford University, President Baker
Of the University of Colorado. Dr. Arnold,
instructor Of physical training at Yale;
President Yoder of Vincennes University.
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer of this city, DR.. John
Dewey of Chicago University. President
Schurman of Cornell, President Garfield
Of the Ohio State University President
Jesse, University Of Missouri, Chancellor
MacLean, University of Nebraska, Prof
Edwin Hall of Harvard and a host Of
others well known as authorities in their
profession.
There will be very large delegation
Of teachers from this city, including Allan
Davis. secretary of the department Of bus
mess education; Miss Rebecca Stoneroad
who will read paper on physical training
in the public schools, and others. There
Will De also III dttcIOdICe III HI pTODaDll-
ity a committee of citizens Of Washing
ton, who will present an invitation to the
association to hold its meeting in 1898 in
this city.
The board of school trustees will con-
slider the subject of endeavoring to bring
the association here rext year, and there
will be also action taken, 1t Is understood,
by the board of trade for the same pur-
pt Sc. tt ere Is little doubt felt that the
District Commissioners will extend q for
NAL invitation for the association to come
and as the leading members Of it are ex-
ceed.ngly anxious TO do so 1t only remains
for the citizens to take substantial interest
In the project to make 1t a success
Mr. Wilson's Views.
Mr.. J. Ormond Wilson, who was long
superintendent Of public schools in the Dis
trict, is one of the foremost members Of
the association. He has held all offices Of
honor and Importance In it. from presi-
dent to his present responsible position as
manager Of the association fund, which
row amounts to $6O,OOO, and which, when
1t reaches 100000 will probably be de-
voted to the establishment of a depository
in this city in connection with the bureau
Of education. He talked entertainingly