New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ELECTS
ITS NEW OFFICERS.
ADDREssED Ry THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
BISHOP OF LOS ANGELEs-ARr
INSTRUCTION.

Los Angeles CAL July 30. t. Iors'" ol
Columbus Ohio was to-day elected president VI
the National Educational Association Dy d uinil'-
nous vote The following were the 'ice-pies'e
elected for the ensuing year: f. Dram hsle, .".
svlvania; J. A. Foshay. California; h. M Siauso"'
Michigan; Z. b. McElroy. oregon j r. henu'.ehs'
Montana; J. NJ. Gregg, New-Jersey ". n pas
tholomew Kentucky: W. A. Bell. indiana W. o
Layton Georgia: L. W. Bucholz Floriaa' sirs
CASTOR Boyd. Kansas. and George H. Conles Mas
sachusetts G. G.. Pearse, Omaha, was eeS'eu
treasurer Director for the North Atannc. oouth
Atlantic. South Central. North Centrai anu N'S'-
ern divisions were also elected.
After the preliminary exercises the Right Rev
George Montgomery. Roman Catholic Bisnop of
this diocese delivered Of the most interesting
addresses Of the entire session. His suo)ect was
THE Religious Element in the Formation OF Char-
acter"
Professor G W A. Tuckey. University OF ne,
braska. read a paper on The DeVe'opnhe"' W
Moral Character" in which he indorsed In part lhe
Arstotelesn adage that the State should begin the
education Of the children before the marriage OF
their parents.
me next paper submitted was on Evolution ana
Ethics" by Professor 5. T. Skidmore' Noiina
School Philadelphia. The School ana me e'd'e
was the title Of the address delivered ny fFoiesso,
R. H Webster City Superintendent of scnoo's, u
San Francisco in which he held that there was
meyer an age that called SO solemnly for teachers
Of right thought. noble purpose and wise ana ter'-
perate opinion. ,
Professor r. 3. Fulton. president Of the CniVe's'-
ty Of Mississippi. read a paper on the grown Vi
confidence between high schools and colleges Mr :.
7 I Hermans Kansas City one The Spirit OF
tho Classics" and Professor F. J. Bernard. Seattle,
one on The Proper Classification Of Pupils.
At the evening session Or. F. LOUIS soiuaH'
Superintendent Of Schools St Louis. addressed the
convention or the subject Of Progress In PUBIC
Education" DR.. H. Murray Butler columbia uH'-
versity. New-York followed with an interesting re-
port on The Outlook in Education ana the ses
sion was closed by NJ r. Glenn. State superintend-
ent of Public Instruction. Georgia. taking as his
text Some Phases Of Public Education IN the
South"
l. 0. Crissey, University OF New-forK reau a
suggestive and practical paper on "tVolu'o" u
Business Education" in the department OF ous'Hss''
and I'm 1t traced business education from NHa
might be termed its beginning In the city et io'
ence in the fifteenth century. The session OF tne
department Of child study was exceptionally IN
teresting to-day Miss Isabel Lawrence state
Normal School. st. Cloud. Mimi. TOOK TOT heT NA'
1.-The Childrens Interest in Nature -. 80.
At the closing session Of the department. Oh al
education the Papers read covered the entire ned
of art instruction in its application TO educallon
Professor Henry J. Ardley. University OF oanior"ld
spoke on art Instruction In the universlty A.
The Board Of Directors met this afternoon 70 VIZ
eide on the place Tor hoidlng ine GU lad Tbsr
1860 Charleston strongly in the lesd W., VIZ.
the matter was put to vote Charleston retei and
several cities receiving only few scatterIns t EO's
Charleston will be recommended to the f.AesuslI, ~,
Committee but decision Will NOT He t5 Il.,si5S
cred by the Executive Committee. which VIII not
be until some time In the fall