Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-10

Concord, Lexington, Plymouth, Prov
incetown, Cambridge, Salem and Mar
blehead.
Three of the departments have prac-
tically finished their work They are
the elementary, the higher education
and the normal departments. The de-
lpartments of secondary education and
of scientific training, music, kindergar-
ten, child study, administration and In
dian departments, continued their de-
alterations, while the business, physical
training and library departments
skipped a session to resume, tomorrow
The National Council held a me-
mortal session, this forenoon, at which
tributes were paid to DR.. ]. L. M. Curry
by f. A. Alderman of New Orleans
then President w. M. Bradshaw, w. F.
King, Mt. Vernon, Ia, and to DR.. e. T.
White by e: w. Coy Cincinnati
In the kindergarten section President
Charles w. Eliot and Booker II. WASH
ington We're scheduled to participate in
discussions of various papers. Among
the speakers were Joseph lee, vice
president of the Massachusetts Civic
League of Boston, his subject being
| Kindergarten Principles in Social
Work"
The department of secondary educa :
ton was opened with an address by the
president, Charles f. Wheelock, head
instructor of the University of the
State of New York. Several papers
| were presented, followed by a general
discussion and conferences.
The Indian department met In joint
session with the manual training de-
partmcnt and a number Of both men
and women teachers spoke.
In the music department Eugene d.
| Russell, principal of the Classical High
school of Lynn and Frank Damrosch,
supervisor of music in New York city,
were speakers.
Caswell Ellis, associate professor Of
education. University of Austin, Tex
as, was one of the speakers in the
child study department. His subject
was THE Percentage of Boys Who
Leave the High Schools and the Rea-
sons Therefor" President G. Stanley
Hall of Clark University, also spoke.
Geology and geography, botany and
zoology and physiology were discussed
in the department of science instruc-
| ton and in the department of school
administration Charles Holden of
Grand Rapids. Mich, board of educa-
| ton, and w. X. Fowler, state superin-
tendent of public instruction, Lincoln.
Neb.. We're among the speakers.
The National Council, today, adopted
the following resolution recommended
by committee appointed last year:
Resolved that the board of directors be
requested to appropriate the sum of $75l
or so much thereof in order to defray the
expenses of the work of the sub-comnlit-
tee of three on a proposed investi cation
of the facts of contemporary education
expense.
President Charles w. Eliot presented Mt
the business meeting. Treasurer w. M.
Davidson reported total receipts of $50
i6 and disbursements of $50. 400 The re-
port Of the trustee showed the iermnnent
fund to he $l0s,00O. Investments, 10000,
of which $4,000 is in first mortgages on
real estate and $4,000 in Illinois bonds
and mortgages. The report was unani-
mously accepted.
The, list of officers elected follows:
President. John Willston Cook, Dekaib,
tuckyi vice presidents Charles w. Eliot
Louisiana; j. w, searson. Nebraska; VIM,
l. Il, Brather Texas George r. 3coIS
George NJ: Smith, South Dakota; II.
Brewster Willis, New Jersey; James A.
Foshay,. California; F. =. Dyer, Ohio;
Delos Hall, Michigan, Ellor e. Carlyle,
Massachusetts.
The sensation of today's meeting was
the spirited difference Of opinion between
President Eliot Of Harvard and Butler of
Columbia on the one side, and Miss Mar
garet A. Haley of Chicago on the other.
over proposed amendment to the by
laws giving the selection of the nonii-
mating committee, now lodged with the
state delegates. to the president.
MISS Haley opposed the proposed change
and came out victorious after Il lively
forensic battle with the two college presir
dents. Miss Haley commended that the
proposed amendment was nothing less
than move toward investing the power
OF government in the male members of
the association. The question of the CON
troll OF the association, she said, had mr.
roWed down to d contest between the men
and the women and the adoption of the
alusncinent proposed would mean conn
piete victory for the former. When the
matter came to a vote. however, Miss
Haieys contention was sustained and thu.
choice of members of the committee will
remain with the state delegates.
Inc usual reception at three or four
suburban residences together with trolley
rides and other excursions filed up the
afternoon. The meeting oil Tire general
session in the evening dealt with the nu-
nicipal questions, the three addresses he
ing made as follows "'rhe Teachings OF
Civics and Good Citizenship IN the Public
Schools" by r. w. G. Filing. New York
CITY: The Justificat ton of City Expen.if.