Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-25
Annual Convention to Be Held
at Asbury Park.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO DE-
LIVER ADDRESS JULY z.
Department of Indian Education to
Have a Large Representation
Interesting Exhibit Promised.

Arrangements are complete for the forty
fourth annual convention of the National
Educational Association at Asbury Park
and Ocean Grove. N. j.. July to Z. The
executive committee for 1904 to 1905. under
whose direction the plans have been made
and carried out. is composed of the follow
ing distinguished educators of>the country:
William H. Maxwell, president. New York,
NY; John w. Cook. 1st vice president, De-
Kalb, ILL.,; James w. Crabtree, treasurer,
Peru, Neb: Albert G. Lane, chairman OF
trustees, Chicago, ILL.,; w. T. Harris. United
States commissioner of education Wash
ington d. c., and Irwin Shepard. secretary,
Winona. MINI.
President Roosevelt will deliver an ad-
dress at the convention July Z.
This convention is always one of the
greatest events in the educational Woriu
each year and commands widespread at
tention. The indications this summer point
to an unusually large attendance Special
rates are being advertised by the hotels
of Asbury Park and Ocean Grove for the
convention and excursion rates will prevail
on the railroads leading thereto. The ar
rangements for the entertainment of the
and addresses are most elaborate and are
bound to be pleasing to those who attend,
it is stated.
General Sessions in Ocean Grove.
The general sessions of the convention
will all be held in Ocean Grove in the big
auditorium Special music will be provided
and the addresses will be of the very best.
In the First NJ. E. Church of Asbury
Park the departmental programs will be
carried out and much Of special interest Is
promised.
One of the most interesting departments
is that Of Indian education. This will
Lave ant
the 5000 and odd Indian teachers and
workers scattered throughout the Indian
country. They always make good show
ing at these meetings but the added at
traction this year of a trip to the seashore
will be apt to considerably swell the at
tendance. An attractive program has been
arranged for the various sessions. which
will be presided over by Captain VIM. A.
Mercer. It'll United States Cavalry, super
intendent of the Carlisle Indian School The
list Of speakers for the opening meeting on
Monday morning. July 3. includes many
persons prominently connected with edu-
Francis E. Leupp, commissioner of Indian
affairs: Frank l.. Ten Brock, mayor OF
Asbury Park: DR.. ]. N. Fitzgerald, presi-
dent of Ocean Grove Campmeeting Asso-
ciat ton: John ]. Fitzgerald. member of the
committee on Indian affairs, United States
House of Representatives.; DR.. w. ]. Nc
Gee. the ethnologtst; Charles ]. Baxter,
state superintendent of public instruction
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; John
d. Benedict. superintendent Of schools in
Indian territory; Captain VIM. A. Mercer.
7th United States Cavalry, superintendent
Of Carlisle Indian School, and Miss Estelle
Reel, superintendent of Indian schools.
Indian Exhibit.
An interesting feature of the meeting will
be the accompanying Indian exhibit which
is now being put IN place. 1t consists very
largely of specimens Of work from the
various Indian schools. These range from
the miniature dresses and doll furniture
made by the little tots of the kindergarten
class at the day schools to samples OF the
work done by the older boys and girls at
the larger schools. The exhibit will show
what is being done by pupils Of each grade
at the different schools and illustrate in
practical way what they are learning. The
new commissioner of India naffairs. Mr..
Francis E. Leupp, Is firm believer in the
efficiency of practical training for Indian
children, and in teaching them what will
be of service to them in earning their fu-
ture livelihood, fitting the boys to be able
to provide a home and maintain 1t, and
the girls to be good hOusekeepers. In the
day schools the pupils are taught reading,
writing and arithmetic. and such garden
ing, cooking washing and ironing. care OF
COW and horse, and use of ordinary tools
as will be of benefit to them on their farms,
as most of them own land In the reserva-
ton boarding schools, which have small
farms attached to them, the boys learn
something more extensive in agriculture,
and the girls are trained in general house
work. The commissioner is establishing
the large training schools on higher plane
than the reservation schools and special
izing the instruction in each, so that the
advanced pupil who desires to follow par
ticular calling will be able to select the in
stitution which can best equip him for it.
Topics for Discussion.
Many interesting topics will be discussed
by the assembled teachers. and the inter-
change of experiences and suggestions of
betterment in methods or policies will be
alike profitable for the individual teachers
and for the service. round table con-
ference of Indian workers will be held at
the Monday afternoon meeting, the discus
sion to be led by H. H. Johnson, superin-
tendent of the Jicarilla Indian School,
Dulce, New Mexico. Thetopic assigned Is
Race Improvement" subdivided as fol-
lows: 1. Turning the natural forces OF the
Indian into the best channels. 2. The de-
velopment of Indian character along lines
of Improvement. not transformation. 3.
The Importance of utilizing the natural
sterling characteristics of the Indian in
laying the foundation for citizenship. Miss
Mary G. Judd of Minneapolis will read
paper on "Humor and Love Of the Beau
tifui as Shown in American Indian Leg
ends"
At the meeting Tuesday evening. July
4. Miss Susan B. Sipe of the Normal School
in this city will deliver a lecture. to be
illustrated by stereopticon slides, on the
work of the bureau of plant industry of the
United states Department of Agriculture,
in Its relation to agricultural instruction in
the Indian schools. The chief of this bu-
reau, DR.. Beverly T. Galloway. takes a
deep interest in the school garden move
ment. and Miss Sipe. who has charge of the
m oil ar1n NJ
Secretary of Agriculture for the Washing
ton schools, will represent the bureau on