Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-12-01
THE EDUCATORS IN SESSION
HOLD NINETEENTH CoNVEN-
TI0N AT ST, JOHNS.
Many Delegates Are Here For The
Meeting 49, An Interest
ing Program.

Between one hundred and one hun.
dred and fifty delegates reported at
st. Johns College this morning to the
nineteenth annual convention of the
Association of Colleges and Propara.
tory Schools. which convened hero
this morning for two DAYS session.
Mcdowell Hall was crowded. every
seat teing taken and many being forced
to stand
Colleges and preparatory schools
of the Middle States and Mary land
are well represented Owing to tho
delay in trains the morning program,
which was scheduled to begin ut 10
o clock, did not commence until
nearly l2 O'Clock. Most of the dele
gates are men, but there is n good
representation Of women educators
also, and they are all a fine looking
body of people. their bright minds
beaming forth from intellectual faces.
The address of welcome was deliy-
cred by DR.. Fell, president Of St.
Johns College. DR.. Fell spoke in a
happy vein, extending cordial aud
hearty welcome to the visitors He
reviewed the history of the town
whore the convention is being held.
told OF its historic associations and
it's people, who had helped TO make
history, among whom was Francis
Scott Key, a graduate of st. Johns.
DR.. Fell concluded his address with
synopsis of the history of st.
Johns, founded in 1896 as King VIII.
lam School and Incorporated i'm 1884
as st. Johns College. the frst public
school in the United States.
DR. Fell said ne had received "A
message from Admiral Sands. tho
superintendent of the sNavalk kAcademy
regretting his inability Go be present
at the exercises, but he extended an
invitation TO the delegates TO visit
the Naval Academy, especially this
afternoon between 3 and O'Clock,
when the brigade will be at various
drills in the Marine Engineering and
Naval Construction building. DR..
Fell said the Governor also welcomed
| the guests.
President Rush Rhees, of the Ro.
| chester University, New York, presid-
ed at tho meeting and Prof. Arthur
| III. Quinn, of the University of Penn.
sylyania, Philadelphia, acted as sec
| retary. Professor Rhees made ftt-
| ing response to DR.. Fell's welcome ad-
| dress The business session was then
| declared formally open and DR.. Chees.
| man A. Herrick, Director of the
| School Of Commerce, Central High
| School, Philadelphia, delivered tho
| first address on the topic"Th Proper
! Place in American Education for la.
| struction in Commercial and Indus
trial Subjects DR.. Herrick's paper
was one to which great thought had
been given. He brought out several
strong points and spoke with such
deep earnestness that ,he carried con-
viction with the weight Of his arRu.
ment. Among other things he said
Public schools are TO be olassed az
community institution and should
be planned for community needs. A"
He is firm advocate for manual train
ing and told how much il had accom-
plisbed everywhere.
DR.. Herrick upholds practical edu-
cation, but he said ono one education
is panacea, for our modern ills. "
We do not want practical education.
he said, as a charity; we cannot
afford to have one education for char
ity and another for commerce and
agriculture In America schools for
the trades are almost unknown. bnt
they are needed and every labnrer
should be skilled laborer IL is edu
cation we must look Co for the regeu-
Grafton of society. Dr. Herrick said
DR.. Herrick was followed by Prof.
James i. Young, Director Of the
Wharton School of Finance and Com
mreoe, University Of Pennsyl lgania.
Professor Young presented some new
ideas aud impressed his hearers by
his earnestuess. He said 1t had been
said that a college not only failed to
fit men for the work of life. but un.
fitted them for it. He deplored tho
low standard Of some colleges and said
TO this was due the reason for theirs
remark. He said collegemen should
have to work harder for a degree than
they do now. Professor Young was
followed by Mr.. John II. Converse. Of
Philadelphia. who read a we'll pre-
pared paper. A discussion closed the
morning session and luncheon was
served in the college dining hall.
The afternoon session was held at
2. 30 O'Clock and at 4. 30 there was a
classical conference in Woodward
Hall A topic of interest at the after
noon session was "Should Colleges
and Universities refuse to allow any
student to compete in an inter-coi-
leigate athletic contest until he shall
have completed one years work e"
Tonight at O'Clock the session will
be in the House OF Delegates, after
which there will be q reception by
Governor and Mrs. Wardeld at the
Executive Mansion