Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
ARRANGEMENTS
COMPLETE FOR
N.E.A. ASSEMBLY,
Twenty Thousand Are
Expected
Vast Thrcng OF Persons Interested In
Educational Matters VIII Be-
gin to Arrive This
Week

Arrangements for the forthcoming
convention of the National Educational
association. to be held in the Auditor
ium July to 10, are fast nearing COM
pletion. The local committee on en-
tertainment has had some trouble in de-
vising a program which shall not con-
flict with the real work of the conven-
ton, but this matter will be adjusted
satisfactorily within day or two. AL
ready numerous state delegations have
made reservations at the hotels and
have announced their intention to
maintain state headquarters.
1t is expected that the convention
will bring here probably 10000 persons
interested in educational work, among
them many OF the best known educators
of the country. In addition, prominent
educators from Europe, Mexico, Hawaii
Porto Rico and the Philippines will be
IN attendance.
Prominent Educators to Speak
The list of speakers who will address
the educators includes such .prominen
names as Professor John Adams, Uni
varsity college. London. England; ELS
worth. Brown. Washington, D.. c.
United States commissioner of educa-
ton; Hon. w. t. Harris Washington
D. c.; former Governor George G. Par
dee of California; Nathan G: Schaeffer
state superintendent of public instruc-
the N e. A.; A. B. Storms, president OF
Iowa State college; the Rt. Rev. T. J
Conaty, bishop of Los Angeles; w. O.
Thompson, president of Ohio state uni
tendent of city schools; George w
Nash. president of the South Dakota
state normal and industrial school; j.
w. Olsen, state Superintendent OF pub
lie instruction. st. Paul, Mimi; Benja-
min Ide Wheeler. president of the Uni
versity of California; Rev. Robert j
Burdette, Los Angeles, and many others
Special Programs Arranged
The work of the convention will be
done largely in departments. Ped
agogy, like other professions nowadays
is highly specialized, and 1T would be
just as absurd for an educator whose
work has been along manual training
lines for instance, to address aSSoc1a-
ton members on music as 1t would be
for an oculist to talk to convention OF
physicians on pulmonary diseases
Consequently seventeen departments
have been formed and for each pro-
gram will be provided especially ADAPT
These departments specialize as fol
lows kindergarten, elementary educa'
ton, secondary education, higher edu'
ing, art education, music education
business education, child study science
instruction, physical training; sehoo
administration, library, special educa
tion. Indian education and technica
In addition to these department
meetings will be heId .d,, OF severai vera SO, So
National Educational association, with
out merging their identity. These or
ganizations are the National Council o.
Scientific Study of Education. the Edu
cational Press Association of America
the Round Table Conference on Agri'
cultural Education and the Religious
Education association.
History of Organization
From all this it will be seen that. thu
N. e. A Is a big organlzat1on-ln Iae5
The association was formed in Phila
delphia in 1857. the calle for its mrs
meeting being addressed to All praG
teal teachers in the north, the south
the east and the west who are willint
TO unite in a general effort to promote
the general welfare of the country b!
concentrating the wisdom and power
numerous minds, and by distributing
among all the accumulated experience
of all; who are ready to devote thei
energies and their means to advanG
the dignity, respectability and useful
ness of their calling. and who, in fine
believe that the time has come whel
the teachers of the nation shoul'
gather into one great educatlona
The association was incorporated in 1888
and today has three classes OF members
active, associate and corresponding. L III
active members. numbering at the preSen
time about 5000, are either teachers o
persons actively associated with the man
agement of an educational institution, Ii
brary or periodical.
object of Association
The original organization at Philadel
phia in 1857 was known as the Nationa
Teachers association. In 1871 the presen
name was adopted. The object of the as
socation. as stated in the preamble to tn
constitution, is ito elevate the characte
sion of teaching and to promote the caus
of popular education in the Unite
States "
From the day of it's organization tn
association has advanced in importanc
until today it's membership list include
most Of the prominent educators of tn
country. University and college president
by the score are on the list, together wit
other men less often in the public eye, bu
whose contributions to the science of ped
agogy have given them worldwide repu
tations.
No Politics Allowed
The association has succeeded. so, fai
in escaping that bane OF many big organ
MISUNDERSTANDING politics. It's officer
are named by a nominating committe
composed of one delegate from each stat
represented in the convention. Their
never has been any sharp rivalry 70
office. The educators believe in lettin
the office seek the man. and were there
be an avowed candidate for certain plac