New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-17
ABLE WOMEN EDUCATORS.
THEY SPOKE AT THE NATIONAL EDU'
CATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION

CATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONVENTION
The Convention o. the National Educational As
ISOLATION which closed last week IN Washington.
has brough, TO public attention some exceedingly
bright women educators, and has shown In
marked manner the advanced position which the
sex has taken In the colleges and the schools OF
the country within recent years.
The programme ~ the convention itsel, was an
Acknowledgement Of this. The Educational Asso-
citation is thiriy-nne years od-that is. this was
the thirtv-ninth National annual gathering OF the
teachers although the present title IN, National
Educational Association. was not adopted until
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But Cor many years after its establishment the
convention was largely q meeting OF Men
we're tho officers Of the organization, men made
and managed the programme. men were the only
speakers. and II not until last year that women
given any place in the regular sessions There
were only three women introduced then. hut those
three must have made satisfactory impression
on the committee. for this year entire morning
OF the session was given over TO women.
This meeting was held al the Grand Opera House
Tuesday. and II notable that II was the
attended OF any OF the sessions while Il was
repeatedly asserted. even by the men themselves.
that It was the best one OF the convention. Miss
Margaret W. Sutherland yice-president OF the Ma
tional Educational Association for ohio was the
presiding officer. Miss Sutherland is among Ohios
most successful teachers; she is principal OF the
State Normal School for Young Women AT Column
bus and a member Of the Executive Committee Of
the State Teachers Association. She Is thoroughly
progressive In thought and methods.
Miss Arnold. supervisor ~ the schools Of Boston,
and Miss Evans. principal Of the womens depart
ment OF Carleton College. Michigan read papers
relative 10 their work. Miss Arnold has been super
Of the Boston schools FOR three years. and
has been eminenty successful Miss Evans is an
exceedingly cultured woman. and vie with her
brothers the educational advantages she has had.
She was graduated from the classical OF the
Wisconsin University with the degree of A - In
1855 and four years later took the degree OF NJ \.
from the same school In 1873 she spent year in
Berlin studying. and five years later she spent
academic year oxford: I'm 1892 20 she studied
Heidelberg Sno Is an ardent believer IN wOmen's
clubs. and is president of the Wisconsin federation
OF these organizations and chairman OF the Educa-
ton Committee o. the National Federation The
paper she read before the convention was the
subject o. "Womens clubs an Education
Miss Dutton the principal of the Kentucky Street
School. Cleveland mad. "a short but clever address
TUESDAY mornlne as 40 also Mi.s Walter. OF Con
Dalton H. on, of the iour women who arc members
OF the National Council. o. Education. This lOuua u
is a branch %. IN. Educational Association. IL de-
,.,.e ff..if o. ~. fr..r..fa ~ nrhar .I.i,tioY.
us membership i~ limited 90 sixty persons, and i-
iesslous II is q decided honor 20 Miss Dutton that
;or more than hvc years has been the secretary
connected wi'h IT, besides Mis- button arc Miss
nal ana Mlss sahn. president 70, Do"ner College.
Tho ou, woman who appeared or Tho programme
49, 90. Llu"t llnai Press Association -nno. Ac' Joe
iIi@sH' ~ IT, % r,r va f,,.',or 2'iS
their meetings ir 90, Niuth Street VI. .hodi.t
me- r ~ smons ,h3m ' IT, JcaEn. d ''a,
a clear and for-lhit manner How should Matter
Kin Is th, OH. woman c.iiior %. an edn ,tioral
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