New-York tribune., 1900-07-12
PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION
Many TOPICS TREATED BEFORE Ma
TIoNAL ASSOCIATION BOOKER
T WASHINGTON on THE
RACE QTESTIONS.

-A.-leston s c.. July 1.-The members - ~,
,-.-,,ual Educational Association put in a husy
- -vo sessions Of the general organization s,5
--.-v meetings of the departments taking up their
tine
..s ,srgesr crowd OF the Convention at HE Audi-o
.--- ton eht speaking On the advancement of tha
-,l7-ed man along educational lines The Norni-
mating Committee VIII meet AZ noon tomorrow
s-z decide upon q candidate for president Cali
s--ia is expected 10 present the name OF Professor
rashsy. ot Los Angeles, but the sentiment or
many o. the delegates is that the honor should po
ras- Professor J. NJ Green. OF Trenton \ 7
sas many c-iends, and. although his candidacy Is
-ot pressed. the chair is likely to 20 10 hin,
professor Parker. Of Chicago, probably VIII he
-rsss 3 v.ce-presidenL Cincinnati and Detroit are
ssas.zE -1s next convention. St Louis has rur
n a b.5 FOR the convention in 1s0. the year NJ
-se Exposition there
Al The morning session the topic os discussion
uas The Contributions OF Religious Organize+fcv,s
to tas Cause o- Education" President Corson an
-7.-re5 that Il was Impossible TO have all -
nominations take part ne had asked the Roman
-a-ho-ic Baptist and Methodist churches TO Darrct
pate oscar = Cooper president OF Baylor Uni
-s-s.-y. waco. Tex spoke for The Bapttsrs ana D-
~ar5e 3 Fa-eE. of 81 Louis for the Carhoff.
Church The Methodist representative was nor ab1a
= - present
4; the l-s1- session Professor Booker T Wash
zg-52 president Of the Normal and Industrial In
In
lBe course o- II he said
x Tie south both races have rs7 f., .s
WIKI pr0-7-s and difficulties such as no other nee
de have had 10 meet When we 5fsa~r, o---ss'f'.
d passion AND prejudice we must ACKNOWLEDGES +Ls9
ewes much 70 The South. The black man is bo7rS
- lie history Tie customs. the people OF rne Sor-1
p -es wien Ie'F car understand or appreciate.
lea-l=l-s-l- here We were tausrt t5e refiri0-
C. C---s-. l7re We came without a language here
hs 80 .--6-- me -AIg-o-SaSon tongue. here We
l--le VIZ ----a-Lel hands, mere we were taught
5=-eve when The wealth and culture Of tbe 1-Eo1a
e---- --- CONS "a l-Ae hold IN a whoIesOued.
press q neglect weaker -ate without deEra3gT-
-7.----e arc s-Te1E -1eD-Dg I-sel1. Opposition de-
E-a-es. assistance elevates- The negro can afford
20 be w-C-Ee5. The white mar cannon 94ro~5 -
- ET21s ne Ne2Se5J OF meanesr member Of any race
1a-.s civilization being degraded
t.erE W1i-e man In America should make an
E----- TO leal justly and generously with
easE 20 treat those VINO are our EQUALS IN yaai-E
.n.z-ssl-e l e7c social standing with justice
ssrt WITH ar u-lfo--trere re fr5fyi5s7 o- a. " ---
Dr Charles p Thwtng. Western Reserve Univer-
Sly Cleveland spoke on The Satisfaction ~
Beng College President before The Dana---,a,-
@ Higher Education Joseph Swain president OF
Indiana University. read q paper on state atd 70
A-gAzT education. The discussion was participated
e Or Chancellor Kirkland OF Vande~HfI- T-niver-
Ely and President Baker Of the University OF
C -r-E1
Normal school problems were discussed BY the
department o. Normal Schools Among the papers
-esc were those BY Professor F-1sseu president of
--1 hampton INaA Normal Institute Charles ..
A1-Te-. president q the State Normal School at
Greensboro. y c.. and George p Glenn. superir-
l=-len- . Education il Georgia
n The Department OF Child STUDY Miss Marion
Brown, o. Sew-O-leans. had for her topic is
There q Nationality Problem fl Our Public
SchcC-s@--
The k-1derga-ten educators held their first ses-
S-7r n Hthe-lia- Han. Papers were read by Mrs
Clarence Aele-g- Of NsW-Y0rk- Phuar6er P Clax-
--- l- ne state Normal School a. Greeus5u
y C. and Mss Harriet Mel director os the
-=61=- E>-lllerIga-teE- Washington The Depart
-=-r O Secondary Education heard q pa per Oh the
extent 70 which the pupil II the high school should
y allowed 10 choose his Studies. by William s
--E--- [-l----a- or The - Louis High School.
-lFzr ? II zS--oL-. principal OF the North Division
F-r-z ne correct Use o. -le English language.
--e Department or Education for the Dea-.
b--c and Feeble Minded held IT'S opening ses-
s-lr =--7T President Wilkinson. OF California had
- Z ----.--s y J-SASgE MISS y r Walker,
q spar-a----E s c. Miss Mary s Garrett OF
t'z----eEC-a- Jr. z u Booth. Editor ot The
z-l--=- ----a-1r.' and Mary Foster Washburu OF
The Library Department was addressed by Miss
-------- reading
The Department q Indian Education. which
el~lec --s sessions July 8. adjourned to-day. The
l--e--lss nave been well attended. Their keynote
E-S -la- ne indian must De made 10 work and
.1a- more attention should be given 10 industrial