The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-07-08
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Minneapolis, Mtnn.s July 5.--No gen
eraI sessions were held by me National
Educational association today, the en-
tire time being given over to meetings
OF the various departments. This was
done in order to relieve the crowded
schedule of department meetings
which has prevailed in recent years.
This forenoon, the First Congrega-
tional church, the department of
kindergarten education held its first
session. Language in Relation to the
Work Of the Kindergarten" was the
general topic of discussion and inter
esting papers treating of various
phases of the subject were presented
by Miss Mary C. May, Of Salt Lake
City, Miss Cecilia Adams, Of Denver,
and others.
The department Of secondary educa-
tion held its initial meeting at the
East Side High School, with J. Rem
sen Bishop of Cincinnati, presiding.
After an address by superintendent
r. G. Boone, of Cincinnati, on the sub
ject, Studies for Adolescents," the
meeting separated bnto conference
for the discussion of various branches
Of secondary education. such as the
classics. mathematics and biology.
Before the d, rtment OF higher ed
ucation this al moon papers were
presented as follows; Education for
Professional Life and Work, professor
R II. Thursron, Of Cornell University;
SHOULD Entrance to College he
through Examination OF the School, or
OF the Pupil2" Professor Edwin q.
Dexter of the University of Illinois;
Report Of the Commission Accredited
Schools presented by George n. Car
man, director of Lewis Institute, Chi
cago.
The department of normal schools,
Jesse F. Millspaugh, of Winona presid-
iRng, held an interesting session in
the Olivet Baptist church and discus
sed the general subject of 10 relations
Of the heads OF departments to the
training school,
In the chapel of the University Of
Minnesota manual training teachers
from various parts OF the country as
sembled to listen to papers treating
of shop work in the elementary schools
A. w. Richards, of the Worhngmen's
School, OF New ork city, took as his
subject, From Doing to Thinking in
the Shop" and was followed by j E.
Painter, Of Minneapolis who spoke of
the field of the shop work construction
in elementary schools The reading
OF both papers was tollowe dby inter
esting general discussions.
Department Of Art Education.
Before the department of art edu-
cation the following papers were read
and discussed art as an Education
al Factor, James L. Hughes, inspect
or Of schools of Toronto Elementary
Preparation in Drawing for Secondary
Schools. What May Reasonably BE
Expected" Clarence Valentine Kirby
Denver; Sense 'Training and the
Aesthetic FACULTY" Miss Lucy $.
slke. Chicago.
o. Crissy, Of Albany, ~ Y, pre-
sided over the session of the depart
ment Of business education. other
prominent participants were f. w.
stitt, Of ST. Paul. J. II. Francis. Of Los
Angeles; c. e. Stevens. OF Cleveland;
William f. Doggett, OF Brooklyn, and
l. L. Williams, of Rochester
One Of the most interesting sessions
OF the day was that Of the department
Of child study Prof Frederick e. Boil
ton. OF the University OF Iowa, opened
the session with paper on New
Lines Of Attack in Child Study" which
was discussed by Miss Clara W Min
gems. OF Detroit The child study de
partment OF the Chicago public schools
was the subject of an interesting paper
by Miss Angeline Loesch. OF Chicago
and Theodore q. Moss, principal of the
Southwestern state Normal school, OF
Pennsylvania, closed the session with
a paper on What Our schools owe to
Child study,
Other well attended sessions We're
held during the day oy the depart
ments OF pnysioal education, science
instruction. special educaties and In
dian education.
The concluding session OF the Ma
fionaI Councn or Education was de