The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-07
SHAEFFEk PRESIDENT
HEADS THE NATIONAL EDUCA-
 TIONAL ASSOCIATION.
Many Interesting Papers are Read Be fore the ganisatiOn-President Roosevelt Will Deliver Two
 Speeches Today.

speeches Today.
 Asbury Park, July 6.-The National Educational Association today elected the following officers:
 President-Nathan c. Shaeffer. of Pennsylvania
 Vice e-President-william Maxwell, of New York city.
 Second ce-President-Miss N. Crop sey. of Indiana.
 Third Vice-President7J. H. Heme- man. of Arkansas.
 Secretary-Irwin Shepard, of winona. Minn.
 Treasurer-J. w. Wilkinson, of Kan sas.
 Plans of many teachers attending the convention of the National Educational Association have been changed because of the fact that two addresses will De made tomorrow by President Roosevelt. The majority of those who had planned to return to their homes today deferred their departure in the hope of hearing the President at least once.
 The department of secondary educa- tion at their session today was well at tended. The topic of interest was the report of the special committee on se- cret societies in secondary schools, by Gilbert B. Morrison. of St. Louis.
 At the round table conference on mathematics Franklin T. Jones, of Cleveland, O.. read a paper on Tn dividual Instruction in Algebra and Geometry"
 Ernest Wolf of St. Louis spoke on The direct method of teaching at the conference on modern languages"
 The college requirements and the secondary school work" were consider ed in the conference on classics by J.. c. Kirklant, Jr., of Exerter. N. Y.
 In the department of business edu- cation, a paper on The value of gov ernment publications to teachers of commerce in secondary schools and col leges," was read by James c. Mona ghan. chief of the division of consular reports bureau of statistics, depart ment of commerce and labor,- at Wash ington.
 Edward D. Jones of the University of Michigan discussed The essential clements in university course in com- merce from the point of view Of the University of Michigan.
 Results of the organization of the higher courses in commerce in the Amos Tuck school of administration and finances, Dartmouth College, were analysed by Harlow S. Person, secretary of Amos Tuck school of ad- ministration and finance, Hanover, N. Il. In the department of child study. Frank Webster Smith, assistant presi- dent of pedagogy, university of Ne braska, Lincoln, Neb., discussed Child study in normal schools"
 "A problem for women's clubs" was the subject of paper by Miss Isabel Lawrence, superintendent of training department State Normal school, St. Cloud, Minn.
 In the department of school adminis- tration. Seymour Davis of Philadelphia, talked on school architecture.
 Miss Harriette Melissa Mills of the Teachers College, Columbia University, N. Y, read a paper on Methods of Su- pervision of Public School Kindergar- tens" Prof Frank M McMurray of the Teachers College, Columbia Univer- sity, discussed GO operation of Unfver- sities and Normal Schools in Training Elementary Teachers.
 E. N Henderson. professor of physi- ology in Adelphia College, Brooklyn. N. Y, talked on "Co-operation of Uni- versailles and Normal Schools Training Secondary School Teachers"
 Robert A. Kissack of St Louis spoke on Drawing and Constructive Work in Public Schools as shown by Exhibits at the St Louis Exhibition"
 "The Teaching of Applied Design was discussed by James P. Hansy, di- rector of Drawing and Manual Training In Manhattan and Bronx Public Schools, New York city.
 Prof. John B. Smith of New Jersey Horticultural College experiment. otd- ton, New Brunswick N. J., talked about Some of the Commoner Insect Pests and How Children Can Study Them"
 "Teaching Biology from Living Plants and Animals with a Projection Micro scope" was discussed by A. H. Cole of the Hyde Park High School. Chicago.
 Miss Florence Hopkins, Librarian of the Central High School, Detroit, Mich, read a paper on The Method of 1n- struction in the Use of High school Li- braries." . "The Music of the American Indian" was described by Miss Natalie Curtis of New York who sang religious. cere- monial and cradle songs of the Indians. J. J. Duncan. day school inspector, Pine Ridge Agency, $. D., spoke on The Necessity of More and Better Equipped Day Schools" .. .. Gilbert Morrison. principal of Will liam Mckinley High School. St. Louis, delivered an address on Secret Socie- ties in Honduras Schools"
 Some Features of Music Instruction in the Schools of New York City" were presented by Frank P. Rix, director of music. New York public schools.
 Frank P. Collins, director of drawing and manual training. New York schools, spoke on The Aim of Drawing in High Schools