The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-06-09
TEACHERS MEETING.
National Educational Convention
at Milwaukee.
Looked Upon as the Most Important
Gathering I'm the History OF Edu-
catfon-Attendance OF 10000
PedagOgues Expected.

ond week in July Milwaukee will be the
Mecca of the teachers of the United
States. Then the city will be filled with
educators representing every class,
from the Kindergarten 10 the university.
Then will be held the convention of the
National Educational association, to
whose sessions pedagogues in every
part of the country are looking forward
with interest. From present indica-
tions the convention will be the great
est gatheringof educators the world has
seen. Ii is expected that at least 10000
men and women interested in education
will attend. and of these 5000 will come
from Illinois alone. The reports re-
|. cSiyed from every part of the country
V'alot remarkable interest in the con-
/vention. and the assembling of all OF
the brightest minds engaged in the
work of education cannot fail TO have an
important effect on the progress of ed
ucation in the United States. They will
discuss the problems of pedagogy in
the light of principles and practical eX-
periments, and each of the men and
women who have become famous for
his discoveries along certain lines will
freely give the others the benefit o.
his experience and theories. The inter
change of ideas is expected to give
American educators an impetus that
will accomplish much. Those who will
attend will include all of the great pro-
fesSors.
The wisdom and experience of many
bright minds is thus concentrated on
the difficult problems of the professions
at the annual meetings of the associa-
ton. The result has had lasting eff
feet on the educational institutions of
the country and the result is felt in
every department of study from kin
dergarten to university. Thus the best
methods of instruction in every branch
are brought to the knowledge of all
the world, as the addresses are pub
lishcd in book form. The influence of
the association is diffusive and perme-
nting and is giving character to the sys-
TENS of education and school work of
other countries as well as the United
States, while there is scarcely a village
in the United States where the in
fluence Of the association is not felt.
From every section of the country
y, ccac the greatest minds, who will
deliver addresses on important educa-
tional topics. A partial list follows:
Rev Lyman Abbott. d. D., pastor of
Plymouth church, Brooklyn, and editor Of
the Outlook, will discuss The Democracy
..-r@!~g;" Dr. Alexander Graham Bell.
T. 49, ton, d. c., will talk on THE
Education of the Deaf" Superint
James NJ Greenwood, of Kansas City, No
HIstn In
Cross Sections or in Parallels?" Superin-
tendent Newton c. Dougherty, ex-presi-
dent n. L. A, Peoria. H., THE Study
OF History" superintendent Carroll c..
Pearse. of Omaha, Neb.., us the Heart
of This People Changed Toward the
Schools?" Bishop John ii. Vincent of To-
peka. Kan, Tom and His Teacher" DR..
Richard q. Boone, principal OF Ypsilanti
normal school, Michigan, Lines of Growth
in Maturing;" Albert Il. Winship, editor
OF the Journal of Education, Boston, Ed
vocational leadership" Dr. James M.
Green. principal of state normal school,
Trenton, N j., Data or Method" Edwin
a. Alderman, president OF University OF
North Carolina Chapel Hill, The Chris
tian State" Oscar L. Corson, state COM
missioner OF common schools, Ohio, Elk
trcmes I'm Education;" President William
l.. Harper. Chicago university, Waste in
t.ducauon." Gilman IL. Tucker, Of New
YORK, Education from a Publisher
chicago. The Cooperation of Women 5
Clubs in the State and Public Schools"
Clinton Scotland, OF Clinton, n. y, poem:
1.-THE March Of the IDEAL" President
James ii. Garfield, Ohio state university.
winners of Men" The Needs Of Rural
Schools" will be discussed in their various
phases by Henry Sabin. state superintend-
enI of public instruction OF Iowa; VIII
liam Il. Harris, United States commissioner
Oi education; DR.. ID. L. kiehle, OF the Uni
of MinnaGntn II A
dale, Of the University OF Michigan. Miss
I.steile Heel. state superintendent OF Wy
oming; Miss Jane Adams, OF Hull house
Prot James l.. Hughes, OF Toronto. Can
uua. VIII speak upon subjects yet to be
announced.
This is the fortieth year OF the association
and its thirty-sixth annual meeting. The
National Educational association was or
ganized at Philadelphia In 1857, under the
lame of the National Teachers ASSOCIATION
10y ieadinA teachers from various sections
or tAe country. James l.. Enos was chair
man OF the first meeting, William l.. shell
don its first secretary, and A j. Rickofr Its
first treasurer. The name was changed In
1870 TO National Educational association.
AT the meeting held in Cleveland In 1871
the constitution was amended so as TO ad
NIT of combination with two other asso-
4 cations, the American Normal association
which was organized In 1854, and the Ma
tional Superintendents association, organ.
zed in l6O5 Until that year all educatlona
TOPICS were discussed before the association
as "A body. but with the growth In numbers
and the specialization OF education IL be.
came necessary TO divide the work into de
partments, and this Is the plan now pur.
sued. On February 4. 1886. the association
was Incorporated.
The association has held 80 meetings, al
follows: Two at Philadelphia, 1857, 1879
one at Cincinnati, 1858; Washington, 1883
Buffalo, 1860; Chicago, 1863, 1887, Ogdens
burg 1864; Harrisburg. 1865 indianapolis
1866; Nashville. 1865. 1889; Trenton. 1869
Cleveland, 1870; st. Louis, 1871; Boston
1872; Elmira. lS73 Detroit, 1884, Mime
apolis, 1875; Baltimore. 1876; Louisville
1877: Chautauqua. 1850: Atlanta, 1881 fou
at Saratoga, 1882. 1883. 1885. 1892: Madison
1884: Topeka, 1856: San Francisco. 1873
st Paul, 1890: Toronto, 1891: with inter
national congresses OF education. Chicago
1898; Asbury Park, 1894. There we're M
meetings in 1861 1862, 1867. 1878.
1t was Incorporated February "a. 1856. anC
has a permanent fund of 100000. The as
sociation had 9,073 members last year, o
whom i.464 were active" and 1909 "asso
ciate" members
Town Wrecked by IN Cyclone.
Wichita, Kan, June THE town o.
FOWL. near Chelsea, /. T., was laid IL
ruins by a cyclone. One person wa,
killed and one injured. One man wa,
killed at David, |. T., and several other,