The age-herald., 1900-07-10
EDUCATORS HAVE TAKEN CHARLESTON The General Convention Called
 to Order Today. DELEGATES HAVE ARRIVED There is Already Lively Contest in Full Swing for Next Years Con
 vention, With Cincinnati
 Leading the Race
DELEGATES HAVE ARRIVED

|. Charleston, s. C., July 9.-Although the general convention of the National Educa- tional Association will not be called to or der until tomorrow morning, large num- bers of delegates have arrived. All the hotels are crowded and today's trains brought in many delegations from various parts of the country. The delegations and their friends are being well cared for as Charleston, with the hospitality for which the city is noted, has thrown open many of her private homes to accommodate the visitors. The delegates spent the day in visiting the many points of interest in the city and revelling in a temperature which is highly invigorating. The National Coun- cil of Education the Department of Indian Education and the National Conference of Religious Education held brief sessions.
 Professor Nicholas Murray Butler called the Educational Council together and in the absence of President Soldan and Vice President Brown c. M Jordan, superin- tendent of the Minneapolis schools, presid- ed Superintendent of Schools Aaron Grove of Denver, opened the discussion with the reading of a paper on Education in Our New Possessions"
 He favored the creation of a commission Of practical men to further the work of spreading education among the inhabi- tants of our new possessions to work in cooperation with the War Department lie believed the War Department was the only executive force which could carry on thls branch of educational work
 Some High Statstics was discussed by superintendent J. M. Greenwood, of Kan sas City.
 A paper on Educational Progress During the Year" was read at the night session by President Hinsdale of the University of Michigan,
 At the Department of Indian Education meeting, papers on subjects of interest to teachers In Indian schools were read by Dr. Charles B. Dyke, of Hampton, Va; Professor A. J. Standing, of Carlisle; Dr. C. '. Wainwright, of San Jacinto Cal; Pro- Iessor t'. K. Rodgers and Miss Josephine Richards.
 The National Conference of Religious Ed ucatlon held three sessions during the day at the Citadel Square Baptist church and adjourned. Papers were read by Dr. F. F. Palmer, principal of the State Normal schools of New York, on "The Principles and Methods of Bible Study" by Miss Bu- Iord on '"The Bible as the Great Unifer of thought, 'The College as an Agent of olpncal instruction, prepared by Dr. W. W: Foster, Jr., of Holly Springs, Miss
 lively contest is already in full swing TOT next years convention. Five cities nave entered their ciaims-Cincinnati De- troit, Dulutl., Boston and Buffalo. The Cincinnati delegation, headed by Dr. R. G. Boone, has opened headquarters in the Charleston Hotel and is making a strong nght. Detroit has made great headway during the day and the choice is believed to lie between these two cities. with chances tonight favoring the Ohio metrop- oils. iop
 preliminary meeting for the completion or the formation of the National Grade Teachers Federation, which was inaugu- rated by Chicago teachers, was started this afternoon. It is expected a constitu- ton of the new body will be adopted to- morrow. The purpose of this national body will be to unite all grade teachers in the country looking to their common good