Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-13
MANY PAPERS ON EDUCATIONAL
TOPICS READ YESTERDAY.
KANSAS CITY MAN READ ONE
PROFESSOR MORRISON PLEADS FOR
MORE LABORATORIES.
Treasurer McNeiIl, of the Association,
Resigns After Ten Years Serv-/
ice-Four Candidates for
Presidency-Next Con-
yention Location.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 12.-The nom-
mating committee of the National Educa-
tional Association met to-day and agreed
upon the following list of officers who will
be balioted upon tomorrow:
President-o. P. Corson, ex-state SUPER
tntendent OF schools, Ohio.
Vice president-E Dram Lyle, Of Penn
sylvania.
Secretary-Irwin Shepard. of Winona,
MINI. QncumbenD.
Treasurer-C. q. Pearse, superintendent
of schools. Omaha.
AS there is no known opposition TO the
candidates mentioned, they will no doubt
be elected unanimously.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 12.-In the
general session of the National Education
al Association convention to-day, Profess
or J. II. Hineman, of Pine Bluff, Ark,
representing the Southern Educational As
sociation, delivered an address upon the
educational status IN the South, which
aroused great attention.
''Quo Vadis" was the reminiscent title
of a paper read by Mrs. Helen Grenfell,
state superintendent of public instruction.
Colorado.
THE Average Scholarship of the Aver
age Pupil" was the topic dealt with by
Professor F. Ritzler. superintendent Of
schools at Portland. Ore: He drew atten-
ton to the necessity for arranging the
course of study to suit the peculiar needs
of each child. A system whereby the
child can have one class teacher, but at
the same time be allowed to take studies
in other grades for which his ability hts
him, was strongly advocated.
Professor w. S. Monroe, of Winfield,
Macs raad manor on ssFafipua Among
Children" in which he pointed out many
of the promoting causes, and suggested
the remedy Howard ]. Rogers, United
States commissioner to the Paris exposi-
tion, spoke on THE United States Exhibit
at Paris -.r=
The paper that aroused widest comment
at the evening session of the convention
was the one read by Professor Elmer L.
Brown, University OF California, upon the
subject of Art in Education"
Other papers were read by T. D. Harvey,
superintendent public instruction, Wiscon-
sin, on Fundamentals in Teaching" by F.
w. Parker, principal of Normal, Chicago,
on ''The Education of the Citizen" and by
c. D. Gilbert, superintendent of schools.
Newark. N. J.. on 1.-The Manifest Destiny
of Popular Hlucation." ..-
The department of child study was en-
livened by comprehensive address by
President w. s. Monroe, Westfield, Mass,
on the topic, Status of Child Study in
Europe" Miss G. M. Edmund, principal of
the training school at Lowell, Mass, also
contributing a paper on Child Study in
Normal and Training Schools" in which
she contended that physchology, biology,
physiology and child study have contrib
uted more new truths bearing on education
during the last twenty-five years than
were discovered during the preceding 200.
Mrs. Marie Kraus-Boelte, New York city,
presided in the kindergarten, and Dr. N.
Murray Butler presented a paper which at
tracted special attention. He applied him
self to an examination of a few failings
of kindergarten methods, pointing out
some of the weaknesses of the methods,
and offerings suggestions for remedying
the defects.
Mrs. Ruef Hofer, Chicago, read a paper
on the Educational Uses of Music for
Children Under the Age of Years." and a
character study in the kindergarten was
presented by Professor T. P. Bailey, one
of the faculty of the University of Cali
fornia.
A suggestive paper on the subject, 'Do
Our High Schools Prepare for College and
for Life In Accordance With the Require
ments of Both?" was read by G. B. Morri-
son, principal of the Manual Training high
school, Kansas City, In the department of
- -sacondarv -aaucat,on The sneaker tbo,,,bt
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schoois shouid DC strengthened py using a
few books and more laboratories, and by
the constant practice of portrayine daily
oynsrI.nces by dra,vi,c and f,,,res
",t - =, r-,sN,'- - r..s
froIessor 4. r. Supperig, otanforu uni
versity, led the discussion that followed
the reading of the paper and II ]. W. Crab
trse insnector NJ accredited schools for
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ese oiii'esaaIs ., ssui asAa' ueat' WIN the
subject, should -fArithmeuc, Engllsh,
Grammar, History and Geography Be Re-
viewed In the High school?,
s,,o,,.sio, tool ,,oco 4, Tho aa,ar.
"A oiscussloh louh piaSe an me uepart.
ment OF normal SCHOOLS. pased on report
of the committee on normal schools, but
which was confined largely to that, mar,
a.aI,,,, ,,I,t -tb.- .-tr.;rtns ecboo,
oeeins "-t' IL I,
Dr. herman L. Luhers' heao framing
teacher Of the normal school at California
PENNSYLVANIA, and Dr. ]. w. Hall, Greeley
Col contributed at some length ON tbe
S,oIn,s ~ inysrest bronrht ont va ''i'
,nent of biology. in the Philadelphia norma
school, spoke on the "Relation OF the Prac
tice scnool 20 ine o'hef oepafl lniehls Oh the
Normal Schooi. ..,,o,,,,,,-,.,
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