The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-07-21
TEACHERS MEETING.
The National Educational Associa-
ton Finishes Its Work.
DEWEY CELEBRATION At NEW YORK.
The Press Committee Invites All the News
paper Men of the Country to Go to
New York and Partake of the
City's Hospitality.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 15.-The N.
Z. A. convention is numbered with the
events that are passed, but will live in
the memory as one of the most notable
events held and the one most numer-
ously attended, there having been over
IL, 900 visiting teachers registered here.
At the general session here yesterday
the pavilion was crowded to excess
and while the papers read in the morn
ing were devoted almost exclusively to
the educational press those read at the
evening session were sufficiently va
ried as to hold the attention of the
vast audience uninterruptedly. There
was paper, however, read at the
morning session by superintendent
Aaron Cove. of Denver. on the "Usur-
patton of the Home by School" that
was of vast Importance. The growth
of paternalism, the speaker urged,
reaches over to the schools. and much
of the training formerly done at home
is now relegated to the school. The
severe religious and effective discipline
of the early American home is disap-
pearing, and the remedy advocated was
more time with the teacher.
"The Usefulness of the University
served as text in the evening for
President David Star Jordan. of Stan
ford university, to deliver an address
upon the work being done in American
universities in turning ont manly and
cultured men and that in the fullest
sense of those terms. Alfred f. Win
ship, of Boston, made Il short address
on "A Professional Spirit as Influence, -
and then DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
as chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions, made report. o. 7. Corson
of Columbus o., the president-elect,
was presented to the immense gather
ing and after he had said "A few words
TO the audience and joined in singing
America" the convention was at an
end.
The department of normal school,
had "A very interesting closing session
| in the afternoon, when several papers
were read and discussed. Prof w. C.
| Stevenson, of the Kansas normal school
voiced the sentiment which he con.
tended is in revolt against high school
courses that are prepared solely with q
view of admission TO the classical
courses of the college or university, in
a paper read in the business department
on "The Advent of the Commercial High
School" The question was treated
also in other papers, after which IL was
| thoroughly discussed by the educators
present.
INVITED TO DEWEY CELEBRATION.
New York, July 15.-The newspaper
men of the country at large will be
! given AN opportunity to participate in
| New Iork's reception to Admiral
Dewey. The press committee met yes
terday at the city hall and decided 10
send to every daily newspaper in the
| United States and to every prominent
weekly and magazine a circular letter
inviting the editors or other repre-
sentatives to come to New Yorl
next October and partake of the
city's hospitality. The papers will
be asked TO forward the name,
Of their representatives who viii
make the trip. 1t is the intention o
the committee to provide "A specia
steamer for the journalistic visitors
This steamer will accompany the regu
lar press boat in the water parade.
large section of one of the main CRANE
stands on the line of the land parade
will be reserved for the visitors. anC
they will be invited to participate il
all of the festivities incident TO the oc
casion. The plan and scope committe,
of the Dewey celebration committee
has received word from Charles Dewey
brother of the admiral, that the ad
miral will arrive in New York abou
| October /.
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