Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-23
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
EDUCATORS TO HOLD ANNUAL MEET
ING IN CHARLESTON, S. C.
Neutrality-suspicious. Who Have Promised
to Take Part in the Proceedings
-General Notes.

Washington will be we'll represented at
the annual meeting Of the National Educa-
tional Association. which will be held at
Charleston S. c., from July . to Is next
Among the many from this city who have
signified their intention to be present are
the following all of whom have promised
to take part in the proceedings: DIR. W. L.
Harris, United States commissioner OF ed
ucation; Prof. Allan Davis. principal OF the
Business High School; w. b. Powell SUI
perintendent of District public schools; Es-
tell Reel. superintendent of Indian schools
for Wyoming (ofce in Washington u. CO
Miss Harriet Mel director of the Phoepe
A. Hearst kindergarten Training School;
DR. Merrill f. Gates and others.
1t is expected that the program ior
Thursday evening. July u, will include an
address by President Mckinley, if he snail
find it possible and consistent with the du-
ties of his office to be present
Preliminary to the beginning OF the reg
ular business of the convention. the dele
gates will be extended welcome TO
Charleston by Mr.. ]. Adser Smith mayor
of the city. and Mr.. J. j. McMahan. state
SUPERINTENDENT of public instruction OF
South Carolina The responses will be by
Mr. w. A. Jones. commissioner oil lnolah
affairs; Mr.. a. C. Tonner, assistant commas
sioner. and perhaps DIR. Merrill f. Gates
secretary of the same bureau
Subjects for D1ScuSS1Ou.
There will be a great variety of subjects
brought before the convention for DISCUS
sion One that is believed will prove very
interesting will be relative to Indian edu-
cation. This department VIII hold an lhs'i-
tute. participated in by inspectors super
visors agents. superintendents and teach
ers in the service of the government de-
partments for Indian education. Discus
sions at all sessions of the department Will
he upon topics furnished by prominent IN
dian school workers in the United states
who will suggest the need of their respec-
tive localities.
Under the auspices of the American So
ciety of Religious Educat lion. OF when JUS
tice John NJ. Harlan of the supreme Court
of the United States is president and Kew
DR. j. f. Gilbert of this city Is secretary:
a conference in the interest OF the aims ol
that society will begin at noon SATURDAY,
July I, and close at noon of July 10. This
society Is i1terdennminatonal. and mas Tor
its object the application of correct educa-
tonal principles to all phases OF religious
teaching 1t has the approval and active
support of many eminent educators Dr.
Gilbert will have charge of the sessions.
THE Contributions of Religious Organ
liza ions to the Cause of Education Will De
the theme of addresses by DIR. o. Fl. Coop
err president of Baylor University. Waco,
Tex who will tell what has been done In
that direction by the Baptist Church, by
Rev Dr. II. NJ. Du Bose. general secretary
South Nashville. Tenn. for the Methodist
Church and by Dr. Condo b. Fallen of St.
Louis, Mo-. for the Catholic Church.
The New PossessiOns.
The subject of education In our new pos
sessions will. it is expected, be discussed by
DR. Alexis Everett Frye, superintendent of
schools of Cuba; DR.. William T. Harris.
United States commissioner of education
of the United States; President ]. c.
Schurman of Cornell University. Ithaca.
n. V. and President r. b. Fulton Un1ver-
sity of Mississippi. University, Miss.
Normal School Problems of the South
will he discussed by Booker T. Washington,
Charles ID. Mclver, president OF State Nor
NAL School and Industrial College, Green
boro', y. c.; Rev. II. B. FriZLeIi. president
of Hampton Normal and Agricultural In
stitute. Hampton. Va; Victor S. Clark.
president of insular board OF educa ton.
Porto Rico, and q. r. Glenn, commissioner
of education, Atlanta, Ga. Other promi-
nent educators who have promised to make
short speeches on various topics are A s.
Downing of New York, F.. b. Prettyman
and Henry a. Wise OF Baltimore, E. Z.
Glass of Lynchburg, Va; McHenry
Rhoades of Frankfort, Ky; William NJ
Slaton of Atlanta, Ga; Warren Eaton,
New Orleans. La; David r. Boyd, Nor
man. Okla: j. r. Rightsell. Little Rock,
Ark; ". f. Hoover Park River, n. H.;
Frank Crane WATERFOWL, S. D., and hosts
Of others.
cial order to allow members of the Ma
tional Educational Association to land at
Fort Sumter and visit the Notifications
subject to such es,rictions may be
deemed necessary in the public interest.
Representatives Of the committee of re-
ccption. distinguished by their badges, will
meet all incoming trains at Branchville, on
the Southern railway; at Lanes. on the At
lantic Coast Line. and at YemasSee, on the
Plant System and they will be prepared
TO give all necessary Information and to
aid delegates in finding homes.