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On real estate in Distric: of Columbia. No delay
aF2i-n HEIsNELI. & McLERAN zoos F st.
will attend the opening session tonight,
but those who get in viii doubtless
I be interested to know that they viii
| be under the largest roof In the world
| which is supported exclusively on outside
walls. There will be a half hours con-
! cert by the full United States Marine Band
| previous to the exercises proper the lat
ter beginning shortly after o'clock.
| The program viii be as follows:
| Prayer.
| Music.
! Address of welcome-Dstrict Commis
| sioDer John w. Ross.
| Address-B. l.. Whitman, DID,, president
| Columbian University.
| Address-Dr. VIM. T. Harris, United
| States commissioner of education, Wash
| irgtor, d. c.
Presidents address, NJ. Greenwood.
| superintel cent OF schools, Kansas City,
| Mo-
| Address-Webster Davis, assistant secre-
! tary of the Department of the Interior. ..
Address-Charles r. Skinner. superintend-
| ent of public instruction. Albany, n. Y
! The general sessions of the convention
| will begin tomorrow morning at 9:15 o'clock
! at the Grand Opera House and the New
| National Theater
First Vice President Charles r. Skinner
| of Albany will preside at the opera house
| where the program will be as follows:
! ]. Prayer.
| 2 Address $50 minutes)-The essentials in
| United States history to he taught in ele-
mentary schools, Principal W. F. Gordy,
| Hartford Conn.
| 3. Address co n1inutes)-The essentials in
| United States history to be taught in sec-
| ondary scaools, President H. II. Seerley,
State Normal School, Cedar Falls, Iowa
! 4. Music.
5 Discussion Commute speeches without
! manuscripO:
(a) OF Principal Gordy's paper by L. C.
Palmer, county examiner Oakland Md.
(bl OF President Seerley's paper by w. c.
| Landson. principal of High School, Fort
| Scott, Kan.
(c) OF Principal Cordy's paper by W. S.
! Sutton, professor Of pedagogy, State Uni
| Nersity. Austin, Texas.
| g. General discussion Commute speecbes).
| In all general discussions persons desiring
to speak must send their names in writing
| to the chair.
At the National Theater Vice President
George J. Ramsey of Louisiana will pre-
| side and the following program carried out:
Prayer.
| Music.
Address GO minutes)-The essentials OF
| English composition to be taught in ele-
| mentary schools, Edward r. Shaw. dean Of
pedagogy, New York University, Washing
| ton Square, New York.
| Address co minutes)-The essentials OF
| English composition to be taught in the
| secondary schools, c. c. Thach, State Poly
| technic Institute, Auburn, Ala.
| Discussion 00-minute speeches without
| manuscript:
(a) OF first paper by F. s Hafford. su-
| perintendent of schools. Prescott Ariz.
| (b) OF second paper by II. S. Hartzog
| president Agricultural College and Expert
| nent Station, Clemson, S. c.
| tc) OF first paper by a. W. Rankin, state
Inspector OF graded schools, Minneapolis.
| MINI.
General discussion Commute speeches).
| These programs are subject to minor
| changes.
aptn
) O'Clock tomorrow afternoon, the programs
| agreed upon being as follows:
| Kindergarten Department..
Sessions in Cavalry Baptist Church, sth
and H streets.
Miss Mary c. McCulloch. st. Louis, Mo-.
president; Miss Jenny B. Merrill. New
| York, n. Y, vice president; Miss Mary F.
| Hall, Milwaukee, Wis, secretary.
| Subject-"Kindergarten Ideals"
| Address of welcome-B. Pickman Mann
| Washington. D. C. Response by the presi-
| dent.
| Froebers Mother-Play songs: the ideals
suggested by them-Miss Elizabeth Harri-
son. Chicago. H.
Chldrens gardens-Dr. Jenny B. Merrill
| kindergarten supervisor, New York city
public schools.
| A childs song-Miss Mari Ruef Hofer,
! Chicago, Ill.
The kindergarten games-Niss Susan Pol
| lock, Washington, D. G.
| Report from the international Kindergar-
| ten Union.
| Business-Appointmen of committees.
| The next session of the department will
| be held Monday, July IL, at } pm.
Secondary Education.
| Sessions in Central High School, o street
| between 9th and 7th streets. George B.
Aitcn, Minneapolis, Mimi, president; Mrs.
! May Wright Sewall, Indianapolis, Ind, vice
president; E. G.. Cooley, LaGrange, Ill, sec
! retary.
| l. English, the core of a secondary course
John c. Hanna, High School, Columbus.
| Ohio.
>. The presentation and defense of three
] printed syllabi for literature and compost
tion-rhetoric in secondary schools, with "A
statement of the principles of choice and
| arrangement followed in the preparation of
| each-By Samuel Thurber. master in Girls
| High School, Boston, Mass; Miss Charity
| Dye, department of literature, Central High
| School, Indianapolis, Ind; w. F. Webster,
| principal of the East Side High School,
Minneapolis, MINI.
| 3. General discussion
4. Business-appointme of committees.
/ The next session Will be held in conjunc-
| ton with the department of higher educa-
University.
| Normal Schools.
Sessions in All Souls Church. 14th and L
| -
president; Miss Rose C. Sart, Oshkosh,
| Wis, vice president, F. B. Palmer, Ere
| donia, n. Y, secretary. Topic-The formula
| ton of course of study setting forth the
] minimum requirements tor graduation from
the state normal schools of the United
States
| /. The New England state normal schools
Us minutes A. G. Boyden, Bridgewater
| Mass. 2. The southern state normal schools
| Q5 minutes), Miss Marion Brown, New Or
| leans, La. 3. The middle state normal
schools Q5 minutes), n. c. Schaeffer, Har-
| risburg, Pa. 4. The north central state
normal schools Q5 ninutes,, r. G. Boone
YpSilanti, Mich. 3. The Pacific slope stats
| normal schools % minutes), E. T. Pierce,
| Los Angeles, Cal. 6. Business-appointmen
| of committees.
The next session will be held next Tuss-
day afternoon at o'clock.
Art Education.
Sessions in Luther Place Memorial Church,
| 14th and N streets-Miss Harriet Cecil Ma
gee, Oshkosh, Wis, president; D. r. Augs-
burg, Salt Lake City. Utah. vice president;