New-York tribune., 1907-05-05
FOR MORAL EDUCATION.
National Increment Nag BE Started
By Ethical Culturists.

The leaders of the ethical culture movement and
many well known educators interested in moral in
struction- will gather In New York this week to at
tend the convention of the American Ethical Union
and a of conferences on moral education The
convention. which will be held at the invitation OF
the New York Society for Ethical Culture will
be opened on Thursday evening. May g. at the
Ethical Culture School with addresses by Dr.
Felix Adler and Professor z. r. a SeIigman and
others. and viii continue until Sunday. May p
The Friday sessions, beginning at Q A. m with a
May festival by the children. will be devoted TO a
consideration OF vital problems Of the ethical
movement a business meeting and dinner and
reception at night Among the speakers these
two days viii be Professor Earl Rarnes Professor
Nathaniel Schmidt. Of Cornell: Professor Morris
r. Cohen, OF Columbia University: julius Henry
Cohen, William VI. SaIter, of Chicago: s Burns
Weston. of Philadelphia; PerctvaI Chubb Leslie
Willis SpragUe and Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer
The conference on Moral Education" ON which
special stress has been laid and to which the pub
lie is particularly invited. will begin Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock. with a consideration OF ''D-
rect Moral Education" Gaylord White will pre-
side. and papers will be read by Professor James
r: Leuba, of Bryn Mawr; DR. John l. Elliott. DR..
Walter L. Heryey, Of the Department OF Educa-
ton. and Miss Alice Seligsberg. The discussion
OF the Public Education Association. and Miss
The afternoon session viii be on Indirect Moral
Thomas NJ Ballet in the chair. by PercivaI chubb
Edwin d: Mead of Boston. and others DR.. Adler
Moral qualities demanded in political and indus
trial life will be considered the Saturday even
ing conference. In this Congressman Herbert Par
Union; Professor Charles Zeublin. of the Univer-
sity OF Chicago. and others viii take part The
negie Hall on Sunday. May T. at Ills a. m. at
which DR.. Adler, Professors Schmidt and Zeublin
Robert Moore. OF the st. Louis society, and Messrs
addresses. There Will also be Sunday afternoon
meeting by the BROOKLYN society at the Assem-
number Of visiting delegates will make addresses
While the convention is for the general discussion
or the ethical movement, there many who are
looking upon the Saturday conferences moral
education being particularly significant II Is
a fairly open secret that some Of the members
are hopeful that OF these conferences viii grow
a great national movement for moral INSTRUCTION
In the schools that will be supported by many
agencies not connected with the Ethical Culture So
ment for moral instruction in England is pointed
out This movement began with the Moral IN
struction League. of which Harold Johnson is sec
retary which formed the Initiative OF the
ethical societies OF Great Britain.
Inc exertlons OF the league, which took ad-
vantage or the discussion over the education bill
and the concession by Mr.. Birren. Minister ot
Education. providing for nen-sectarian moral in
little public interest This led 10 the Sorrnation
IN Great Britain OF committee to Investigates and
report the status OF moral education throuEhout
the world. This committee headed by Nich.si n
Sadler, consists Of bishops members OF Parliament
publicists. educators and men OF affairs and en-
ethical societies This conmittss hss sppotnts5
various persons TO report special territory For
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TO Switzerland. In this country there IS an allied
Sehnss wrrs T1nss{ns & among othsTs Of President
vestigating the American field. There are those,
therefore. who are hopeful that the Saturday con
this Country WHICH sha IN no sen.. bs nsso5 IN
any one group OF thinkers but rather spread Into
Great Britain. -