Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-13
THE EDUCATORS
Emphasize the Importance Of
the Elementary instruction.
Compulsory Education and ConsoIida-
ton Of Rural Schools Endorsed. .
c osirg Sessions at Detroit Of The for.ie.h
Annual Convention.

Detroit. Mich, July l2.-The Ma
tional Educational Association, to-
night at the last session of its 10th
annual convention adopted Il declara-
ton of principles declaring that the
problem Of elementary education is
the most important one with which the
state must deal. The work of the
bureau of education under Commits
sioner VIM. 7. Harris was en- iorsed
and the association declared that its
powers should be extended so that it
should have jurisdiction over educa-
tional matters in all of our new pos
sessions. Compulsory educational laws
and the consolidation of rural schools
We're indorsed and state support of in
situations for the training of teachers
is recommended.
The closing session was devoted to
music Thomas Whitney Surrette of
New York read Il paper on The Rela-
ton of Music to Life" Miss Anna OF
ten of New York and F. Dabel of De
troit assisted Mr.. Surrette with illus
trations on the violin and cello respec-
lively.
The most notable of the department
tai meetings, this afternoon. was that
of the department of higher education
in the High school before which papers
were read by President Faunce of
Brown University. and VIM. +. chan
celor of Bloomington. ILL., President
Faunce in his addresses on the Moral
Element in Education advocated
properly conducted athletic contests in
colleges and schools.
The National Council of Education
adopted Il resolution indorsing the cen
traliZation Of rural schools and the
transportation of pupils to them
Departmental elections We're held. to-
day. and include the following: Com
mon schools, president, j. F. Mills
paugh. WinOna. Mimi: science, Presi-
dent. Franklin NJ. BarroWs. Buffalo:
elementary education, president. Il. y.
Ogg. kokomo. Ind: business cduca-
ton. president. !. @. Crissey. Albany.
n. Y: library department. president.
j. II. Garfield Columbia University:
department of higher education. preSi-
dent w. II. =. Faunce. president of
Brown University: National Council of
Education, president. J. W. Phillips.
Alabama.
When the morning session was call
ed to order by President Green the
smallest audience of the week was
present. Higher Education" was the
topic Of the morning. papers being
read by President Charles F. Thwing
of Western Reserve University. Cleve-
land: Robert $. Fulton. president Of
the University of Mississippi: Hon. w.
r. Harris. national commissioner of
education.
President Thwng was the first
speaker and discussed THE Functions
of Il University in Il Popular Democ
lacy."
President Fulton's paper was on
Federal and State Interest in High
er Education Today
Hon. w. l.. Harris read the last pa
per of the morning. on Recent Growth
of Public High Schools in the United
States as Affecting the Attendance of
Colleges"
The papers We're discussed by VIM.
II. Smiley of Denver. col. and James
Russell Parsons. Jr., of Albany. y. Y.
The last sessions Of the national
council of education and the depart
ments of elementary education. higher
education, normal schools. business ed
ucation science struction. library and
deaf, dumb and feeble minded instruc-
ton were held. this afternoon. Before
the department of science instruction.
Joseph Carter Of Champaign. H.. read
a paper on agriculture as q Science
for the Elementary Schools
How Shall Children be Led To Love
Good Books" was the topic OF the pa
per read by Miss Isabel Lawrence of
st. Cloud. Mimi. before the library
department.