The times., 1898-07-03
THE COUNCIL OF TEACHERS
Tie National Educational Asso-
citation Convention.
5 'HEME OF THE MEETING
Northwest Engaged for the Hun
Grcds of Speai1ers-EiGht Great
Sessions to Be Heid-List of Com
mittees-0nicers of the Associa-
ti0n,

The National Educational Association
has held thirty-slx conventions since its
organization in 1857. On Thursday even
ing of this week at O'Clock the opening
session of the thfrty-seventh convention
will be held at Convention Hall The pres
ident and the vice president of the great
society viii address 5000 people.
Never before has so gigantic conven-
ton been arranged by the National Edu-
cational Association.
Theaters, halls, schools, churches, every
public building, with. an audience room
and platform, to be found in the north
west section has been called into requisi-
ton and for the space of six days and
nights viii be given over TO the associa-
ton.
The dates fixed for the convention are
July to z, Thursday to Tuesday. inclu-
sive.
The general scheme Of the meeting is as
follows:
There viii be eight sessions, namely, on
Thursday evening, July T, Friday morning
and evening, Saturday morning Monday
morning and evening and Tuesday morn
ing and evening, July y.
The first and the last Of these meetings
viii be held in Convention Hall. The
other general sessions will be held in the
Grand Opera House and the New Nation
al Theater. For these sessions double
programs are arranged.
The national council will meet July 6
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sociaton.
The sessions Of the. sixteen remaining
departments viii take place on the after
moons OF Friday Monday and Tuesday
ten meetings 70 be held each afternoon.
Saturday afternoon and evening VIII be
left for social recreation ana sightseeing.
A suitable hall is provided for each de-
partment. At the suggestion Of officers
OF the ASSOCIATION educational themes Will
be discussed in the pupits OF the various
churches OF Washington on Sunday.
There are connected with the National
Educational Association men celebrated
not only throughout the United States
bat on the continent OF Europe. Philoso-
pliers. historians, public men, artists
musicians, scientists, presidents of great
colleges, universities, and State organiza-
tions, principals and superintendeuts of
high schools, normal schools. graded
schools and country schools, teachers Of
kindergarten, OF manual and industrial
training, Of business education. OF child
study, OF physical education and natural
science, OF the administration of schools
and libraries teachers OF the deaf dumb
and blind; teachers Of defective children
and finally teachers Of teachers. In short
the men and women in whose hands the
progress OF the world and the advance
ment Of the race are placed with whom
all the vital facts and principles Of life
and growth, high attainment, nineteenth
century civilization are concerned.
They meet here in Washington, great
thirty-seventh convention. The pur-
poses inaUgurated, the reforms instituted,
the resolutions adopted, control the
greater educational world of the United
States. Ii is a great and wonderful
thing, this National Educational Asso-
citation, great in its centralized power
and force; wonderful in its influence and
effect; teeming with lofty purpose, well
directed, definite aims. 1t accomphshes
things. Looking back, the results at
tanned in the formal ton and reformation
Of public schools and universities in every
State, the measures, movements inau-
gurated, adopted, brought into practical
working order, this is what Is wonderful
A man remarkable in his knowledge of
educational methods an eminent mathe-
matician, James NJ Greenwood, superin-
tendent OF schools In Kansas City, No,
is the president of the association
Charles r. Skinner, a New York Fner-
chant, a postmaster, an editor a State
legislator, a member of Congress, finally
an educator, a State superintendent OF
public instruction. is now the vice presi-
dent Of the National Educational Associa-
ton. DR. Irwin Shepard, OF Minnesota.
is the secretary, and the association has
seldom had cana hle
!. c. Mcneil, of West Superior. Wis,
Is the treasurer on the executive COM
mittee. Albert G. Lane. a keen, quick
thinker. capable organizer. is the chair
man Of trustees. The loaal organization
is well built.
General ommittee-President. Henry f.
Blount: treasurer. Charles ]. Bell: secre-
tary, Arthur A. O'Nein Executive COM
mittee-Chairman 3. L. Whitman. D. D.,
president Columbian University; Archi-
bald Greenlees Thomas w Smith.
George H. Harries William B. Powell.
S. W. Woodward John Joy Edison. Be
rieh Wilkins. James w. Whelpiey. Ed
ward NJ. Gallaudet. Ph. D.. LII D.; Ellis
Spear, Rev. J. Havens Richards. Mrs.
Sara A. Spencer, Albert NJ. Read. Marcus
Baker, A. r. Stuart. Bernard T. Jannev.
s. B. Hege, Colin Studds. L. s. Brown.
Miss Anna Tnlman Smith. George M.
Bond, ]. H. N. Warine, H P. Mont
gomery, Raymond A. Pearson, Percy s.
Foster, Rudolph Kauffmann.
Finance committee-Thomas W. Smith.
chairman: s. W. Woodward, Frederic l..
Moore. Isadore Saks, Ellis Spear, Mrs.
Sara A. Spencer, Charles G. Dulin, S. B.
Hege, A. T. Stuart James W. Somerville.
James w. WhelpIey, DR.. F. r. Lane.
Jesse H. Wilson. George M Bond. L. s.
Brown. g. T. T. Cook Rev. H. r. Steven
son. John T. Freeman, Bernard T. jan
ney. Ellis w. Brown, J. G. Falck Miss
Lucy E. Moten. Mrs. Mary c. Terrell
Colin Studds. Charles e. Howe c.ss
Clark, Miss H. NJ Reynolds
Transportation ommittee-Archfbald
Greenless, chairman; S. B. Hege, Albert
M. Read. Collin studds. l.. s. Brown,
Levi Woodbury., John Callahan. George
M. Bond. E. g. Lockwood, A. S. Allen.
Committee on halls andsmeeting places,
William B. Powell, superintendent of
public schools, chairman; Marcus Baker.
c. S. Clark. w. II. Rapley, Stilson
Hutchins, Miss Anna I. Imam Smith. lev.
T. S. Hamlin, D. D., Rev. Samuel H.
Greene. D. D., Rev Frank Sewall, Rev.
NJ. Newman, Rev. e. Bradford Leavitt.
Rev. Lucien Clark.
Hotel and public comfort committee.
Raymond A. Pearson, chairman; NJ NJ.
Shand, E. r. Levy, F. II, Hitchcock.
Emery Wilson, G.. F. T. Cook
Committee on printing, George H. Har-
ries, chairman; John H. Small, jr., Colin
Studs, Percy S. Foster, Mrs. Mary c.
Terrell.
Committee on books and school appli-
ances-Mrs. Sara Spencer, chairman;
Charles Lyman, S. w. Woodward, Brain
ard H. Warner, Henry Wells.
Committee on nusicAPercy 81 Foster,
chairman; josef Kasper Charles S, Clark,
Francis J. Woodman, Miss Avs Bentley