The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-09
REGULAR ROUTINE OF WORK
TAKEN UP BY THE NATIONAL
EDUCATORS.
PROF. GILBERT TAKES PART.
KINDERGARTEN SYSTEM DEFEND
ED BY THE FORMER ST. PAUL
SUPERINTENDENT.
MISS BROOKS ON THE PROGRAMME
Teacher From This City Shares In
the Discussion Before the EIe-
mentary Section.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 8.-With
the mercury lowering around the nine
ties, 1000 delegates filed into the Expo
sition building this forenoon to attend
the first meeting of the third days
session of the N. E. A The papers
read this morning related to rural
schools.
David l.. Kiehle, professor of peda-
gogy University of Minnesota, read
the last paper on the morning pro-
gramme. He said, in substance: "Our
schools have houses, furniture, appa-
ratus, teachers, organizations, but
something is necessary to make all
thls material effective for the education
OF the pupils in the rural schools. The
pupil in the rural school must be put
in accord with his environment and
taught to make. the best possible use
of it's conditions. 1t is to promote this
tendency and educate the youth to fill
his own sphere honorably and success
fully that the rural school exists"
The speaker said that the agricultural
school has done much to raise the
standard of the rural school.
A message of greeting was received
from the Association of Teachers of
Indian Schools in session at Rosebud.
S. d. A suitable reply was ordered to
be sent. A report from the board of
directors favored a'change in the con-
stitution, reported yesterday, in re-
gard to the eligibility of officials for
active membership, providing that all
must pay 81 enrolment fee and the an
nual dues. The proposed amendment
was adopted by a large vote.
Various sections held meetings this
afternoon. The department Of higher
education was addressed by President
James Garfield, of the Ohio state uni
versity on the practical value of a col
lege education. He forcibly showed of
what great Importance a thorough
knowledge of the elementary principles
of the higher branches of learning is
to all young men ambitious of achiev-
ing worthy distinction among their fell
low men. He advocated a collegiate
course of training as tho necessary
ground work.
President Henry Wade Rogers, of the
Northwestern university, of Evanston
HI, gave an instructive talk on 1.-THE
State Should Exercise Supervision Over
Degree-Conferring Colleges"
At the department of secondary edu-
cation Latin and Greek were discussed
Albert Leonard, of the Binghampton
high school, N. Y, spoke on Are Not
College Entrance Requirements Pitched
Too High?" Wilson Farrand, of the
Newark, N. j., academy, talked on
as There Any Better Test of Power
and Proficiency Than a Two-F1ld
Translation"
Child study attracted much atten-
ton. w. A. Luckey, of the University
of Nebraska, said the child study move
ment was in it's infancy. "It is nothing
less than a direct, inductive, quanti-
tive study of the natural history OF
human beings" DR.. Reuben P. Hal
leck also read a paper on child study,
in which he said that his study of the
brain has led him to believe that the
thinking power will take care of itself
better than the sensory and the motor
functions; that if these are trainei
Alright, the child will necessarily think
right. Dr. Colin A. Scott of Chicago,
also read a paper.
The department of art education held
its final meeting this afternoon. jessie
H. Brown, Of Indianapolis, and Miss
Lille M. Golden, of Chicago, gave
talks, illustrating with drawings on a
black board.
At the kindergarten department
meeting, G. B. Gilbert, of Newark. N
j., was the first speaker He paid a
tribute to the great kindergarten lead
ers and said the kindergarten must not
be attached to the public schools as a
new and distinct department, but It
must be coordinate with them in a
vital way. Miss Katherine Beebe, of
Evanston, Illinois, then spoke of kin
dergarten Work and Principles in the
Schools" Miss Mary McCulloch, Of st.
Louis, concluded the session.
The session Of the elementary depart
ment was generally devoted to the dis
cussion of arithmetic, participated in
by Miss Sarah C. Brooks, of st. Paul,
Mimi; William M. Griffin, of Chicago,
and others.
National Educational association, en-
titled the department of school admin
istration. The first meeting was held
this afternoon. Charles Quarles, of
Milwaukee, made the address of well
come, and there were several out-of-
town speakers. At the meetings of
this body questions of school admins
tration are considered from the side of
the school commissioner
The voting for the next convention
city of the National Educational asso-
citation took place at a meeting of the
board of directors tonight. The re-
suit of three ballots taken is as fol-
lows: Washington, 8, 10, 10; total, %:
Salt Lake, g. 10, 5; total, "a; Omaha, 10,
5, z; total, %; Los Angeles, 7, 6, s; total,
q. 1t is probable these cities will be
included in those recommended to the
executive committee, who will then
take into consideration the claims and
accommodations of each and select the
city coming nearest their idea of the
right sort of a place to hold the con-
vention. The final decision may not
be made known until next December.
From inside information there is every
reason to believe that Salt Lake City
will be the next meeting place, and
that Washington, D. c., will be chosen
the year following.
Charles r. Skinner, of New York:
w. T. Harris, of Washington; Charles
Gilbert, of Newark, N. j.; w. r. Har-
per, of Chicago, and Earle Barnes
were elected members of the national
council. A. F. Sedan, of st. Louis,
was elected a member of the board of
trustees.