The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-10
FOR THEIR COMMON GOOD.
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AssOCIA-
TION MEETS, AND MEMBERS
EXCHANGE IDEAS
INTERESTING PAPERS READ
Association Proper Does Not Begin
Its Sessions Until This After.
noOn-MOnday's Work
in Council.

houcatlonal association will not be called
TO order until tomorrow afternoon, large
numbers OF delegates have already ar
rived The hotels are crowded and to-
day trains brought in delegates from
many parts of the country. Charleston
mas thrown open many OF her private
homes to the visitors
The delegates spent the day in visiting
| many points of interest In the city. and
reveling in temperature which is highly
lnVigorating. The national council Of ed
ucation. the department of Indian educa-
ton and the national conference of relig-
ious education held brief sessions.
Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler called the
educational council together, and in the
absence Of President Sedan and Vice
President Brown, c. M. Jordan, superin-
tendent Of the Minneapolis schools, pre-
sided.
Superintendent of Schools Aaron Cove,
OF Denver, opened the discussion with the
reading Of paper on Education in Our
New Possessions" He favored the Great
ing of a committee of practical men to
further the work of spreading education
among the inhabitants of our new possess
sfons, and to work in cooperation with
the war department. He believed the war
department was the only executive force
which could carry on this branch of edu-
cational work.
Some High School Statistics was dis
cussed by Supt. J. M Greenwood, Of Kan
sas City.
A paper on Educational Progress Dur
Ing the Year was read at the night ses-
sion by President Hinsdale, of the Univer-
sity of Michigan.
PROF. HINSDALE'S PAPER.
In his introduction DR.. Hinsdale touch
ed briefly on one or two topics relating
to the public schools as a whole. The most
important of these was the measures that
had been taken in New York Chicago and
some other cities to secure the medical
examination Of the pupils in the schools
These measures, from which much good
may be expected, had grown In large part
out of the interest in children engendered
by the child-study movement Mention
was also made of the failure of the renew
ed attempt to secure a reformed board Of
education for Boston, of the collapse of
the effort to unity the educational admin
istration of the state of New York, and of
the successful inauguration Of the new
system of board of administration in the
city Of Indianapolis.
In the field Of elementary instruction
there was nothing of moment to report
Very different was the case in respect to
secondary and higher education. Here i'm
portant history had been made, especially
as respects the relations of the two divis-
ions Of education The publication of the
report of the committee ON college en-
trance requirements had been followed by
much valuable discussion and by impor-
tant legislation relating to the subject.
More than this, such discussion and legis-
lation were in considerable measure due
to that report. The board of education
of Chicago had adopted a programme OF
studies for the high schools of that city
quite in accordance with the recommends
lions of that committee; while the col
leges and universities Of the Middle states
and Maryland had united in a co-opera-
tive association for the purpose of pre-
pairing uniform examination questions for
admission to college, thus securing in the
future something like order where chaos
he'd hitherto reigned.
There were also important facts to re-
port In regard to higher education alone.
The Association of American Universi-
ties had discussed, at a meeting held In
Chicago, the important subject of dis
| tinguishing graduate and undergraduate
work The committee on a national uni
Versity appointed by the council Of edu-
cation in 1898 had reported decisively
against a statutory institution and IN IA
vor of some alternative plan. Columbia
| university had taken steps to have ele-
! mentary Latin taught in Columbia col
| lege, and had so modified the require
ments for admission that henceforth sec
| ondary school students graduating from
a non-Latin course might enter the col
lege and proceed to the A. B. degree
! without prejudice
| OF educational books brought out dur
ing the year but few We're mentioned.
DR. John Dewey's The School and So
ciety' was one of those named The Sc
ries of Monographs on Education In the
United States" prepared by specialists
under the editorial supervision of DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, and the bust
| ness supervision of Mr.. Howard ]. Rog-
ers, was pronounced by far the most i'm
portant educational publication Of the
year, and the most important book OF
the kind ever published.
The final paragraphs of the address
were devoted to general view Of educa-
ton at the beginning Of the century.
At the department of Indian education
meeting papers of interest to teachers in
Indian schools were read by President
Charles Dick, of Hampton, To-; President
Charles Standing, of Carlisle, j. j. VAIN
wright, of San Jacinto, Cal; Prof. F.
Rodgers and Miss Josephine Richards.
The national conference Of religious
educ9 ton held sessions during the day al
the Ciradel Square Baptist church and
adjourned.
Papers were read by Prof. It. B. Pal
mer, president Of the state normal
schools of New York, on principles and
Purposes of Bible Study Miss Bufford.
fBible as the Great Unifier of Thought"
and 1.-THE College as an Agent of Biblical
| Instruction" prepared by DR.. w. W.
Foster Jr., of Holly Springs, Miss.
NEXT YEARS CONFERENCE.
A lively contest is already In progress
for next years conference. Five cities
have entered their claims-Detroit, Gin
cinnati, Duluth, Boston and Buffalo. The
| Cincinnati delegation, headed by DR.. r.
G. Boone, has opened headquarters In the
Charleston hotel and is making a strong
! fight. Detroit has made great Roadway
during the day and the choice is be-
! lieved to lie between these two cities
with chances tonight favoring Cincin-
natl.
| A preliminary meeting tonight for the
| formation of the National Grade Teach
/ ers' association, which was inaugurated
| by Chicago teachers, was started this
afternoon. 1t is expected constitu-
ton for the new body will be adopted
| tomorrow. 1t is the purpose to organize
all grade teachers in the country for
| their common good.