The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24
MEETING OF PEDAGoGUEs.
national ssducationa1 Convention Mt
Detroit Next Month.

Detroit Next Month.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec z4-This city has
been chosen by the executive COMMITTEES
! OF the National Educational Association
as the place for holding its forticth an
nual convention. The event viii come off
July to 12, 1901 The committee con
sists Of James n. Green. president. Tren-
ton, n. J.: Oscar T. Corson, first vice
president Columbus. Ohio: Lewis C.
Greenlee, treasurer, Denver, Col; Albert
G. Lane. chairman of trustees. Chicago;
William T. Harris. United States Commits
sioner of Education. Washington, D c.
The secretary is Irwin Shepard, Hinoua,
MINI.
The meeting this year wiz be Of more
than usual Importance, having something
of an international character in view OF
the fact that an invitation will be extead-
ed to the teachers of the various PROV
inces Of Canada to join in the convention
and aid in making it like the meeting at
Toronto in 1881, when representatives Of
both countries were present
Low passenger rates and excursion
schemes 10 weu-known resorts have been
arranged with a view to encouraging at
tendance. The railway lines OF the mschi-
gan Passenger Association and of the Cen
/ traJ Passenger Association have granted
a rate OF one fare for the round trip, Plus
/ a 50 membership fee, with provision Tor
| the extension OF tickets for return until
| September /, On the deposit plan The
steamboat lines and the Canadian rail-
ways having terminals IN Detroit have
/ Joined in granting the same privileges
/ Unusually favorable excursion rates VIII
be offered to members after the conTen-
I ffa4. IN ha
| Michigan, Canada, and the Atlantic Coast,
| and to the Pan-Ameriean Exposition al
| Buffalo
| The Department Of Superintendent Of
| the National Educational Association has
| also laid plans for its next meeting. This
will occur al Chicago, February 25-zS, 1901.
| The Auditorium Hotel mas Boen chosen as
I headquarters. A very elaborate pro-
| gramme has been arranged for the gath
ering. The meetings VIII be held in Uni
versity Hall Fine Arts Building, which IS
entered from the parlors OF the AudItori-
UNI Hotel The several "round-tabie"
meetings viii be held in various AuditcTi-
um psrlors.
/ The officers of the. department OF super
| intendenee are l. d. Harvey. president,
| Madison. Wis; A X whitcomb. first vice
president Lowell. Mass; W F. Slaton.
! second vice president, Atlanta, Ca, and
/ r. b. Cooper, secretary, Salt Lake city,
| Utah.
j Among the questions up for discussion
On the first day OF the gathering, Tuesday,
| February &c, is this:
~Shouid the department OF superintend-
! ence memorable the Board Of Directors
OF the National Educational Association to
appropriate the sum Of $1,000 for each OF
| the next FIVE years to be expended N pro-
| mctiEg the cause OF simplifying our Eng
/ fish spelling. rneer the direction Of COM
/ mission 10 be named by this body? %
On the sane day President Arthur
EadIey. of Yale University viii
| sneak on the Tine Use and Control Of
| Examinations
The -rouad-table" work viii be begun
| on wednesday. February % The general
] topics viii be City superintendent n
I Large Cities" City Superintendent IN
Small Cities state and County Su-
/ periuteadeats.' Training of Teachers,
! and other subjects
| The question of alcohol and OF pbysio-
| logical education TO disclose its effects
| will come up on Thursday. February
Is in the shape of q report of com
| mittee of seven named by the last meet
! ing of the Department Of SupeTlntend-
ence The resolution under which this
| committee was named was TO the effect
| that they should report upon the teach
| ing OF physiology in the schools, espe-
| eIaIIy with regard TO the condition and
| progress of scientific enquiry as to the
| action of alcohol upon the human sys. eza,
| and recommend WHIT action Il any. by
this department is justified by the re-
| suits OF these enquiries.
The report OF the committee VIII be
| presented by District Superintendent a.
| G. Lane, Chicago Chairman
Bulletins on all the work covered by
| the National Educational Convention and
| the Convention OF the Department Of Su-
! perinteadence are now being issued By
| MINI.