The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-08

visation TO attend she meeting q the
National, Education association at Nil
waukee but have Eel: obliged. owing 10
great pressure OF public business. to re-
ply that IL would be impossible to- me
70 De present
The work Of your association has for
every citizen The greatest significance.
It's members constitute body OF train
IN exponents Of those principles which
were considered vital by the founders q
our government and the enthusiasm and
devotion evinced in these annual meet
ings are among The mos, encouraging
signs Of the permanence and strength Of
our institutions.
You and your associates OF this or
ganizatson have my best wishes for 3
reunion which shall be memorable in its
annals. Very sincerely yours.
WILLIAM MKINLEY."
Nine department meetings in connection
with TIE National Educational convention
were held late this afternoon. Among the
most important was the kindergarten meet
ing. the subject being Child STUDY" Or.
John Dewey OF the University OF Chicago.
read the first paper. Kindergarten ard
Child Study" which was listened 10 with
great interest.
Miss Bertha Payne. an associate of Jane
Adams in the Hull House work. answered
the question. HAS the Child Study Move
ment Any Help for the eryarten7' de-
cidedly in the Affirmative.
DIR. Jenny r. Merrill. kindergarten SUPER
VISOR Of the New York public schools. had
for a theme Methods OF Child Study in the
Kinder aarten."
The meeting OF the Round Table for the
education of the deaf. attracted much at
,ention.
Mrs. Jean Minor Cohurn talked interest
ingiy on Ten Minutes with Pencil and
Crayon.''
Francis Devereaux Clark, superintendent
OF the Michigan school for The deaf. gave .
practical talk on Fourth Year In Language
Work"
Professor Edmund Lyon. state inspector
Of the New York schools for the deaf.
spoke on Comparative Tests In Schools FOR
the Deaf"
NJ ]. Jones OF Cleveland gave "a Plea
for the Higher Education OF the Deaf IN
Our Institutions ard there was a paper
by +. H. Carter OF New York.
The National Hohar; society held an In
terestlnS SassiDE. s.
The session OF the Normal school depars
ment was taken UP with a discussion OF
the report Of a committee appointed last
year to report the control management
maintenance. courses OF study. etc. OF nor.
NAL schools.
The meeting of the are department, was q
most interesting session. Pspsrs-yere rsad
by Mark NJ. Maycock. president OF the de-
a.ru AZ IA ns--
kosh State Normal school. ID. r.. Augsburg.
supervisor of drawing In Salt Lake City.
and Gratia l. icce. state teachers institute
instructor IN drawing. Albany. ~ Y.
In the department 81 business education.
number OF very good papers were read
and discussed.
most interesting session was that Of The
natural science department The chief
discussions were on physical geography.
laboratory work and physics.
TIE famous COMMITTEES OF ten" on high
er and secondary schools. gave their rnai
report this afternoon. TIE report was
one OF the best papers given during the
convention and the decision arrived at ~as
contained In this sentence:
Courses OF study should be 90 elective
as 70 give al pupils. under wise direction.
a choice OF work. and 80 elastic that one
may pass from a study which, initiates
against mental growth 20 one 10 which MS
organs OF assimilation and appropria ticn
readily respond. as easily and philosophical
~ as changes from a harmful 20 a whole
some def''
Much interes, was evvfnced In the paper.
and the thought Of the meeting seemed
20 be that colleges aad high schools must
be made 10 meet.
Nearly s.ooo people attended the session
OF the Sstioosi Educational association
convention IN the Exposition building TO
night. The greater part 90 the program
was devoted 20 music. Mas Jane Aeam,.
Hun House. Chicago, delivered an address
on "Fore.gn-Born Pupils n Primary
Gchoolz."
Bishop John p. Vincent Of Chs2i4sqgs
spoke on Ton and HIS Teacher III pie
tured Tom as the average rataa Boy rns
saif he shosi9 be taught 70 tsars ard 20
observe accurately. taught 20 earn pa own
bviag and be independent