The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-07
EDUCATORS
BUSY AT
BOSTON
Interesting Addresses Before
Many Departments Of National
Educational Association To-day

Boston, July From sessions in only
/ two Of the "a departments OF the Nation
al Educational association yesterday the
organization OF this the second day OF its
1903 convention swung into program for
meetings in eight departments besides
the general session to be held in,the even
/ ing.
Tomorrow the convention will be in full
swing with every department captive In
it's particular kind OF work. The number
OF teachers assembled I'm Boston today
was close to 10000 and still other were
known 10 be coming.
The departments holding sessions to-
day were the National council, elemen-
tary education. higher education, nor
NAL. manual training. business education,
child study and Indian education The
sittings OF those branches were inter
spersed with various outside events, In
cludsng sight seeing trips and receptions
under various auspices.
The National Council today discussed
Religious Education with Professor
George Coe OF the North Western uni
versity. spea king on contributions or
modern education to religion"
Rev. Edw. A. Pace of the Catholic uni
fuence of Religious Education on. the
Motives OF Conduct" and Commissioners
OF Education w. I. Harris OF Washing
ton. d. c.. dn The Separation OF the
Church From. the School Supported by
At the session of the elementary de-
partment the ume was devoted TO papers
mainly on technical subjects. with dis
cussions on each. College presidents,
sion i9' Of % the nas ionai @ Council ir important %
today gathered In the department OF
higher education.
laureate course and the preparation ft
the professional s,lhools. After a histori-
cal Introduction ny Prof Elmere Brown
she unye5sby b er Gafornsa PspsTs
Murray % Butter of caumSa PresIdent resident
William Harper OF Chicago university
late school. Princeton university.
one OF the principal addresses In the
normal department was that by Prof.
Trade schools" Was the general topic
n the Manual trainili g department. The
subject was present'sd first under the
Schools" and third. 'Trade Schools and
Organizations"
Milton r. Higgins, of Worcester dis
cussed the demand for trade schools from
the man~facturers point OF view and Ar
thur III. Chamberlain. principal OF the
normal school OF Throop Polytechnicsl
Institute, Pasadena, from the educators
point of view.
VIM. II. Sayward. sesretary Of the Ma
tional Association OF builders. Boston.
presented the subject Oh trade schools
md workingmen's orgas liza tions
The speakers In the business education
department. included ]. II. Francis, Los
Angeles, Cal: W. A. Sa,tt, University OF
Wisconsin; Enos Spencer, Louisville !
Ky. and c. A. Herrick. Philadelphia.
The child study depar tment considered |
he topic Child Study in Relation TO |
elementary Education.' Among the pa |
'ers presented was one on The Health |
md Growth OF School Children" by Prof.
" w. Hastings. Intern ational Y. NJ c. |
training school Sprin gield, Mass.
In the Indian education department.
he topic was Citizenship" with address
S by III. u. Peairs supe -intendent Of the |
Haskell Institute, Or. Sheldon Jackson.
'Hn agent of education in A.aska. Dr.
"A. r.! Cauheld. lihraran q: Columbia
and others.