Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-12
Contributions Of Religious Organ
izationS to Education.
WAS THE TOPIC YESTERDAY
Oscar II. Cooper Spoke for the snptlsts and
DIR. Condo Is. PalIon for tho Catholics
Address of Booker Il. Washington
Nomination of ohccrs To -iay-prosi-
dent Frisscll of Hampton Normal
School Reads Paper on Normal School
Problems.
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Charleston. S. c.. July 1.-THE
members of the National Educational
Association put in busy day, two as
sociations Of the general organization
ana many meetings of the depart
hehts taking up their time
Booker Il. Washington. the negro ed
ucator. drew the largest crowd of tho
convention at the Auditorium TODAY
speaking of the advancement of tbe
coiored man along educational lines
me nominating committee will meet
at noon tomorrow and DECIDE upon a
candidate for president. California is
expected to present the name of Prof.
roSIl"y' OF Los Angeles. but the SEN
timent of many OF the Delegates is
that the honor should 40 East. prof
j. NJ. Green. of Trenton, y. j., has
many friends, ana although he is not
pressing his candidacy, the chair is
likely To go to the New Jersey man.
Cincinnati anu Detroit are claiming
the next convention. The matter VIII
be considered tomorrow by the Board
OIL Directors. st. Louis mas put IN a,
bid for the convention in 1903. the
year of their exposition. The dele
gates are Improving their odd hours
ny visiting the numerous island re-
sorts and the many historic places
around Charleston.
The attendance at the no...lncc sos
sion was not large. The topic for dis
eussion was "The Contributions of Re
hgious Organizations to the Cause Of
Education"
President oscar II. Cooper, of Bay
lor University, Waco, Texas spoke for
the Baptists The Baptist Church, Mr.
cooper said. stood at all times for
freedom OF religious Worship freedom
of speech and freedom of the press.
DR.. Condo i. Pallen, of st. Louis,
spoke for the Catholic Church DR.
Pallen. in the course of "A scholarly
address. said he would find il impossi-
Die - crowd the educational history
OF 1000 years into the short time al
lotcd him. He sketchcd education"
u, me dawn OF history and coming
rapidly 10 the present day told of the
establishment OF home schools in the
new country which We're later SUPER
seeded by the church school, which was
III vogue to-day.
AT the night session Prof. B,Skcr II.
Washington. president of the Normal
and Industrial Institute of Tuskcree
Ala, delivered an address.
President Joseph Swain, University
OF Indiana, spoke on The State Uni
versity."
The committee on nominations.
which was announced by President
Corson at the morning session, will
meet tomorrow 10 make the nomina-
lions of officers for the ensuing year.
Their report vii be submitted to the
convention Friday.
Nearly all of-tifc- northumberland
meetings during the afternoon The
kindergarten educators held their first
session in llibernian hall. After the
Welcoming address, papers were read
by Mrs. Clarence Molony. OF New
York; Philander y. Claxton. of tho
State Normal School at Greensboro. N.
e., and Miss HARRIET Mel, director OF
ton.
There was good attendance at the
session OF the higher education de-
Partment, and several interesting na-
pers were read The first speaker was
Rev. Charles T.. ThWing, Western RIO
serve University, Cleveland. His TOPIC
was "The Satisfaction of Being n Col
lege President"
President Joseph Swain, Indiana
University, read a paper on State Aid
to Higher Education"
There was considerable discussion
participated in mainly by Chancellor
Kirkland, of Vanderbilt University.
Nashville. and President Baker, of the
University of Colorado.
Normal School problems were dis
cussed by the Department of Normal
Schools. Among the papers read were
those by President Frissell, president
of the Hampton (Va) Normal school;
Charles ID. Never president of the
State Normal at Greensbc'so ~ c.:
Hon. George r. Glenn. superintendent
of education for Georgia. and Booker
r.. Washington, participated briefly in
tho discussion.
Much interest was shown in the
papers read at the Department OF Child
Study. Miss Marion Brown. of New
Orleans had for her topic rs There a
Nationality Problem in Our Public
Schools?"
The Department of Education for the
Deaf Blind and Predetermined, held
their opening session during the after
noon. After President Wilkinson. OF
California had read his annual address.
papers were presented by j. II. Dobyns,
OF Jackson. Mass: \. II. Walker.
Spartanburg. S. c.; Miss Mary S. Gar
rett. Philadelphia: DR.. +. w. Booth.
editor of the official educators paper.
and Mary Foster Washburnc. of Chi
cago.
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