The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17
TEACHERS BUSY DAY
Two Sessions of the N. E. A.
Held Yestesday.
Many Meetings Ct Departments. Prof c. D.
McIyer and PhiIander D. CIaxton of
Greensboro State Normal Speak.
(By the Associated Press.)

Charleston, S. c., July 1.-THE mem
bers of the National Educational Asso-
| citation put in a busy day, two sessions of
the general organization and many meet
ings OF the departments taking up their
time.
Booker T. Washington, the negro educa-
tor. drew the largest crowd Of the con-
| y~entiCn, at the auditorium tonight, speak
ing of the advancement Of the colored
man along educational lines. The nomi-
mating committee will meet at noon to-
morrow AMI decide upon a candidate tor
president. California is expected to pre-
sent the name Of Professor Foshay, Of
| Los Angeles, but the sentiment of many
Of the delegates is that the honor should
so East. Professor ]. NJ. Green, of Tren-
ton, n. j., has many friends, and although
he IS not pressing his candidacy, the
chair is likely to go to the New Jersey
man.
Cincinnati and Detroit are claiming the
next convention. The matter will be con-
sidered tomorrow by the Board of Di-
rectors. ST. Louis has put in a bid for
the convention in 1903, the year Of their
exposition. The delegates are improving
their odd hours by visiting the numerous
island resorts and the many historic
places around Charleston.
At the morning session the topic for
discussion was The Contributions for
Religious Organizations to the cause Of
Education
President Oscar H. Cooper, of Baylor
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 3. Pallen, CT st. Louis. spoke
for the Catholic church. DR. PaIlen, in
the course Of d scholarly address, said he
| would find it impossible to crowd the
educational history of 8, 600 years into the
short time allotted him. He sketcheI
'Education' at the dawn of history and
coming rapidly to the present day told Of
| the establishment of home schools in the
new country which were later superseded
by the church school, which was in vogue
today.
At the night session Professor Booker
T. Washington, president of the Normal
and Industrial institute of Tuskegee,
Ala, delivered an address.
President Joseph Swain, University of
Illinois,, spoke on The State University
The Committee on Nominations, which
was announced by President Corson at
the morning session will meet tomorrow
20 make the nominations Of Offices for
the ensuing year. Their report will be
submitted to the convention Friday.
Nearly all CT the departments held meet
ings during the afternoon. The kinder
garten educators held their first session
n Hibernian Hall. After the welcoming
address, papers were read by Mrs. Clar-
ence Meleny, of New York; Philander P.
| Claxton, of the State Normal at Green's
L~-o ord Mice IJo,r;o+ NIL I;-oo
tor of the Hearst Kindergarten, Washing
ton, D. C.
There was a good attendance at the
session of the Higher Education Depart
ment and several interesting papers were
read.
Normal School problems were discussed
BY the Department of Normal Schools.
Among the papers read were those by
President Frissell,> president of the Hamp-
ton. Va, Normal; Charles Z. McIver.
President of the State Normal, at Green's
zorro. N. C. Hon. George R. Glenn, Super
intendent of Education for Georgia, and
Booker T. Washington, participated brief
ly in the 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: is there a Nationality
Problem in our Public Schools q
The Department of Education for the
Deaf. Blind and Feeble-minded held their
opening session during the afternoon.
The newly signed reciprocity arrange
ment between the United States and
M Will be proclaimed today. The
United States secures the most favored
nation treatment, or in other words the