The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-29
EDUCATORS OF THE SOUTH
BUSINESS SESSION or TuE Assvu,A-
TlON HAS COMMENCED.
Three Different Halls We're Needed
and Many Peppers We're Rcad by
Promincat People.

Memphis. Tenn. December 2s,-Today
the convention of the Southern Education
association began it's business sessions,
three meetings being held simultaneously.
The iirst division met at the Court Street
Cumberland Presbyterian caurch az $3.50
o'clock, the second division convened at
the Poplar Street high school at the
same hour aud In the afternoon the kim
dergarten department assembled in the
rooms of the Nineteenth Century club.
Fully 1000 delegates arc in attendance,
and the present meeting is the Largest
and most enthusiastic in the history OF
the association. Miss Mary McCulloch of
St Louis. president of the kindergal, n
department of the Southern Education
association, has arrived to take charge OF
that most important branch OF the assoc
ciation's work. Miss McCuloch delivered
an address at the afternoon Sc sion OF the
kindergarten department and papers were
read by several local and visiting dele
gates.
At the morning session of the Court
street meeting DR.. Geo. Ward OF The Uni
versity of Maryland read paper on
Some Educational Problems in Mary
land"
DR.. h. B. Fulton OF the University OF
Mississippi discussed IA Practical Phase
of Education" and Dr. a. Marssall III
liott Of Johns Hopkins university read an
paper on Baltimore" The
morning session was brought to close
with the address of DR.. j. c. Jones of the
University of Missouri who spoke on the
ftSnpnpgc ba Crodpnt,
The Poplar street meeting was largely
attended. Hon. Alexander Hogg, editor
OF the Texas and Pacific Journal Of Dali
las, Texas, delivered an address on The
Three Chief Allies of American Citizen
ship
Dr. A. $. Downing. principal of the
Teachers Training School OF New York,
read paper on The Education for the
Twentieth Century, and pr J. II Dill
lard Of Tulane university. New orleans,
discussed Standard of Admission Into
Professional Institutions OF the South "
Mrs w. B. Robertson of ST. Louis next
read a paper on Scientific Temperance
Education" and the session closed with an
address by Or. Chas, w. Dahuey of the
University OF Tennessee on "Washington's
Interest in Education
The afternoon session was opened by
bee school, Memphis, her subject being
Character; Study IN Correlation" Jas.
X Powers. president of the University
of Alabama. was the next speaker Lii
braries Essential to Public Schools" was
the subject of a paper read by y. NJ.
Beers of New Orleans Superintendent J.
H. Hineman Of the Pine Bluff Ark, public
schools. read paper on THE Supcrln-
tendent; His Duties and His Powers" The
afternoon session was closed with paper
by DR.. J. II Raymond of the University
of West Virginia, his subject being Vol
untary VS.. Prescribed Studies
The afternoon session AT the Poplar
Street high school was we'll attended and
several interesting papers We're read. GEN
eral j h. Heiskill of Memphis delivered
an address on English Spelling and
was accorded close attention. ! c. Wood
ward, superint OF the schools of
Newman, Ga, discussed Bridging the Gulf
Between the Home and the School" Mr..
Woodward vas followed by A. C. Perdue
of the University Of Arkansas. who read
an interesting paper on Demands Upon
University Currlcula" The closing paper
was read by p. B Jones OF the Lexington
Business college. his subject being The
Business College as Il Should be"
At tonight's session a ringing address
was delivered by Or. ] l.. ". Curry ~
Washington City on Educational Devel-
opment in the South" The speaker was
listened to attentlyely by large audience
and was frequently applauded
Miss Celestial s Parrish of Randolph
Macon college. Virginia. next read paper
on Experimental Psychology in the Nor
man School and College" Dr. r.. C.
Branson OF Georgia read paper on "cdu-
cation and Crime Superintendent j NJ
McCallie of Henderson, KY public schools,
delivered an address on THE Public
Schools of the Northwest In the kim
dergarten department Francis y Cook.
of the Crow school. St Louis,
read an interesting paper on The Culture
of the Kndergarten."
AT tonights session Of the Southern
Educational association n resolution was
unanimously adopted cuogistic Of the SER
vices 10 the country of the late Major
General Henry w. Lawton and con
was made by the delegates to the
Lawton fund, Contributions we're turned
over the Commercial Appeal and will be
to Adjutant General Corbin at
Washington.