The evening times., 1898-07-05

will convene in this city on Thursday,
and the National Council of Educators
will meet tomorrow.
Every hour the assemblage of teachers
is increasing. They come from the North,
South, East and West The magnitude of
the n. E. A. is becoming evident.
Almost every State director and man
ager has arrived. They are as follows:
John S. Locke, Saco, Me-: Claiming Fol-
som, Dover, N. H; Mason S. Stone. Mont
pelier, VT; A. G. Boyden, Bridgewater,
Mass; Gilman c. Fisher. Pawtucket r.
l.; F. Z. Howard, Bridgeport, Conn; A.
S. Downing, Albany, N. Y; James NJ.
Green, Trenton, n. J.; IL. Brewster Will
lis, New Brunswick, N j.: S. T. Skidmore,
Philadelphia, Pa; A. II. Berlin, VIII
mington, Del; Henry A. Wise, Baltimore.
Nd; L. b. Prettyman, Baltimore, Nd;
w. Il. Powell, Washington, ID. c.: L. c.
Glass, Lynchburg, Va; w. IL. Anderson.
Wheeling, w. Va; Charles d. Mclver.
Greensboro, n. c.; w. II. Hand, Chester,
S. c.: W. NJ. Slaton, Atlanta, Ga; W. n.
Sheats Tallahassee, Fla; E. W. Weaver,
Paris, Ky: Wharton S. Jones, Memphis,
Tenn; John T. Gregory, Mobile, Ala; t.
E Bass, Greenville, Miss; A. A. kincan-
non, Jackson, Miss; Warren Easton, New
Orleans, La: George T. Winston, Austin,
..
b. Cook, Hot Springs, Ark; David X.
Boyd Norman, Okla; F. b. Dyer, Madi-
sonville, Ohio: Edward Ayres, Lafayette,
Ind; W. r. Snyder, Muncie, Ind; j. H.
Collins Springfield, ILL.,; Henry X. Patten-
gill, Lansing Mich; Miss Mae E. Schrel-
ber, Milwaukee, Wis: w. NJ. Beardshear,
Ames, Iowa; c. NJ. Jordan. Minneapolis.
Mimi; John r. Kirk, Jefferson city, MO-
George T. Murphy, ST. Louis, Mo-; w. l..
Gro A. H.,
Woonsocket, S. Oak; C. G. Pearse. Oma-
ha, Neb.; John Macdonald. Topeka, KAN
]. n. Wilkinson, Emporia, kan.' j. T.
Klock, Helena. Mont; E. A Carleton
Helena, Mont; Miss Estelle Reel, Cney-
enne Wyo.; l.. c. Greenlee, Denver COL
c. NJ. Light, Silver City, N M. MISS
lydia l.. Hunt, San Carlos. Ariz; J. 4.
Stubbs. Reno, New; ]. NJ Tanner, Logan
Utah: ]. c. Black, Albion, Idaho; r. 5.
Bingham, Tacoma, Wash; f. b. McEi-
row Eugene. Ore; Elmer E. Brown,
Berkeley. Cal.
Charles DeGarmo president of the Ma
tional Council Of Education, Is one OF the
foremost educators of America formeris
president of Swarthmore College, he now
fills the chair of pedagogy In Corneii
University. being the leading advocate OF
the new" Herbartian philosophy IN
America. which is revolutionizing the old
systems of teaching. He Is Of interest
ing personality, with searching race
which is full of strength and intellect.
He is d man able to lead. With MIN as
vice president is William F. King, senior
college president of Iowa. who Is one OF
the oldest members of the council.
During the Worlds Fair Mr.. King was
appointed by President Harrison to be
member OF the National Commission
and was vice chairman OF the commit'ee
on awards. He is one of the most wideiy
known and deeply respected educators Oh
the West
Following is the program for tomorrow
and Thursday:
Sessions in the auditorium Oh SoiuhipihH
University:
Charles DeGarmo, president, Swarth-
more. Pa; William +. King, vice presi-
dent. Mount Vernon, Iowa; Miss Bette
A. Dutton. secretary, Cleveland, ONO.
The sessions of the council will be held
July 6, morning, afternoon, ana eNeh-ns. ,r,t
and July 4 morning and afternoon Inc
first two sessions on July 6. will be upon
the subject of School Hygiene as follows:
Wednesday. July g. morning session, $50
o'clock-School Hygiene-What II IS ana
why we need it, DR.. Edward NJ hart
we'll, secretary department OF municipai
statistics Boston; Literature -Bipho-
graphy, with explanatory remarks on
contents (for reference and printing, not
to be read. Prof. William H. Burnham.
Clark University, Worcester. Mass;
School Architecture-Heating ventilation,
lighting and sanitary arrangements. sup
erintendent F. Louis Soldan. ST. Louis.
Mo-, DR. D. II. Bergey, University OF
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia: School Fur
niture-Seats. baths, blackboards, maps,
etc. Supt. Albert P. Marble, New York
city, Supt.- Charles B. Gilbert, Newark N.
]. Afternoon session, 2:30 o'clock-School
Anthropometry-Test of the senses or
children Supt. James NJ. Greenwood,
Kansas City. Mo-; School Diseases and
Medical Inspection, Prof. Delos Fall, Al
bion College. Mich, Prof. Severance
Burrage, Purdue University, Lafayette,
Ind; Hygiene of Instruction-Including
the subjects of reading, writing, arith-
metic ETC. and studies of fatigue, Prof.
CIV F1tz. Harvard University. Cam
bridge, Mass. Prof. Edward r. Shaw.
school of Pedagogy. New York city.
Evening session, o'clock-Relation OF
Psychology in its Various Aspects to
Educa Paper. Prof Jo-
siah Royce, Harvard University, Cam
bridge. Mass: Rational Psychology, DR..
William T Harris, United States Com
missioner OF Education, Washington. d.
c.: Experimental and Physiological Psy-
chology, Prof. Lightmer Wilmer. Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; dis
cussion by members of council.
o'clock-Discussion of the Report of Com
mittee of Twelve on Rural Schools
School Maintenance-Theses found on
pages So and 81 of report: President An
drew s. Draper, University of Illinois:
President E. o. Lyte, State Normal
School. Milersville, Pa; Prof. Euler b.
Smith, State Normal School, Athens. Ga.
School Supervision-Theses found on
pages IS and &c of report; Supt. N. c.
Dougherty. Peoria, ILL.,; State Supt. N.
C. Schaeffer. Harrisburg Pa. Supply of
Teachers-Theses found on pages 93 and
81 of report; President John w. Cook,
State Normal University. Normal. H.;
Supt. Charles B. Gilbert, Newark, N. j.
Afternoon Session, 2:30 o'clock-Discus-
sion of Report on Rural Schools Con-
cluded-Instruction and Discipline in Ru-
raj Scholastic advantages arising
from grading small country schools are
more than counterbalanced by the disad-
vantages of teaching together pupils
widely separated in ability and acquire
ments; whenever practicable, the pupils
of small outlying districts should be
transported at public expense to the