The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-29

sity. Waste In Education;" Gilman
II. Tucker. Of New York, Education
From a Publishers Standpoint" Mrs.
Ellen M. Henrotin, Of Chicago, "The
Cooperation of Womens Clubs in the
state and Public Schools" Clinton
Soollard, of Clinton, N. Y, poem,
The March of the Ideal:" President
James III. Garfield, Ohio State univer-
sity, winners of Men" "The Needs
OF Rural Schools" will be discussed in
their various phases by Henry Sabin,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton OF Iowa: William Il. Harris, Uni
ted States commissioner OF education;
DR.. ID. L. Kiehle. of the University Of
Minnesota, and Dr. y. A. Hinsdale OF
the University Of Michigan. Miss Es-
telle Reel, state superintendent OF wy
oming; Miss Jane Adams, of Hull
House; Professor James L. Hughes, of
toronto, Canada, will speak upon SUBJ
jects yet 10 be announced.
This is the fortieth year of the asso-
citation and its thirty-sixth annual
meeting. The National Educational
Association was organized in Philadel-
phia In 1857, under the name of the Ma
tional Teachers Association, by lead
ing teachers from various sections OF
the country James l.. Enos was chair
man or the first meeting, William E.
sheldon its first secretary and A. ].
Rlckon It's first treasurer. The name
was changed in 1870 to National Edu-
cational Association.
At the meeting held In Cleveland in
1870 the constitution was amended so
as to admit of combination with two
other associations, the American Nor
mai association, which was organized
in 1864. and the National Superintend-
ents' association organized in 1865. I'm
til that year all educational topics were
discussed before the association as a
body, but with the growth in numbers
and the specialization of education
1t became necessary to divide the work
into departments, and this Is the plan
now pursued. On Feb. 4, 1886, the as
sociation was incorporated.
The association has held thlrty-three
meetings, as follows; Two at Philadel-
phia, 1857, 1879, one at Cincinnati, 1858;
Washington, 1859; Buffalo, $780, Chi
cago, 1868, 1887; Ogdensburg, 1864; Har-
risburg, 1866; Indianapolis, 1866; Nash
Vile, 1868, 1859; Trenton, 1869; Cleve-
land, 1870; st. Louis, 1871; Boston, 1872;
Elmira, 1873; Detroit, 1874; Minneapolis,
1875; Baltimore, 1876; Louisville, 1877;
Chautauqua, 1880; Atlanta, 1881; four
at Saratoga, 1882, 1888, 1892; Madison,
1884; Topeka, 1886: San Francisco, 1888:
st. Paul. 1890: Toronto, 1891; with In
ternational Congresses of Education,
Chicago, 1893; Asbury Park, 1894 There
were no meetings in 1861, 1862, 1867,
1873.
FORMER PRESIDENTS.
It's presidents have been Zalmon
Richards, A. j. Kickoff, ]. w. Bulkley,
John d. Philbrick, w. H. Wells, S. s.
Greene, P. Wickersham, J. M. Greg
ory, L. Van Bokkelen, Daniel B. Ha-
gar, ]. l.. Pickard, E. E. White, B. G..
Northrop, s. H. White. William r. Har-
ris, William F. Phelps, M. A. Newell,
John Hancock, ]. Ormond Wilson,
James H. Smart, G.. ]. Orr, e. T. Tap
pan, Thomas w. Bicknell, F. Louis SOL
dan, N. A. Calkins, w. e. Sheldon,
Aaron Cove, A. p. Marble, James H.
Garfield, w. r.. Garrett, f H. Cook, AL
bert G. Lane, Nicholas Murray Butler
and Newton c. Dougherty.
1t was incorporated February "a, 1886,
and has a permanent fund of $4,000
The association had 9,O73 members
last year, of whom 1,464 were active"
and 1909 associate" members. The
constitution provides that teachers
and all who are actively associated
with the management Of educational
institutions, including libraries and
periodicals, may become active mem
bers. All others who pay an annual
membership fee Of 81 may become asso-
ciate nernhers