Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-26

must be assured that the reports are
groundless.
The official program of the conven-
ton, as arranged by. DR.. Moore, DR..
Shepard and others on the occasion of
Professor Moore's eastern trip some
months ago, has arrived. There are
separate programs for each of the
many different departments Of the as
sociation, among them being the ma
tional council of education, the kin
dergarten department, departments of
elementary secondary and, higher edu-
cation, department of normal schools,
manual training, art education and
| music. Besides these there will be
meetings and discussions of the de-
partmehts of business education, child
study, science instruction, physical
training, school administration, libra
ry special education, Indian educa-
ton, technical education and many
Others.
Rev. DR.. Robert j. Burdette has been
chosen to deliver the opening address
of welcome to the educators when the
opening session convenes at Temple
auditorium Monday night, July 8.
Hon. William Torrey Harris. United
States commissioner of education, will
respond. DIR. Harris is one of the most
prominent educators in this country.
He was a member of the class Of '58.
Yale, but did not graduate from the
college. Later on, however. in 1859, he
won his A. M. and in 1895 the title Of
LII. d.
From 1857 to 1880 he was superinten-
dent Of schools in st. Louis. He also
lectured before the school of philoso-
ply at Concord, Mass. .t
Famous as Writer
In 1878, as commissioner to the Paris
11tk Unit fo a
was given the honorary title of "of-
ficier de Tacademie." He was the
United States representative of the
bureau of education at the internation-
al congress Of education at Brussels,
1880; and in Paris in 1889 he was given
the title, "officier de INSTRUCTION pub
lique."
AS writer and editor his fame is
also widespread. In 1887 he established
the Journal Of Speculative Philosophy
at ST. Louis. He was the chief editor
of Appeton's school readers, editor Of
the department Of philosophy in John
sons Cyclopedia, editor-in-chief Of
Websters International dictionary
since 1900, and the author of the in.
PRODUCTION to the "Study Of Philos-
ophy," the Spiritual Sense of Dantes
Divine Comedy" and the Book on the
| Genesis of the Categories Of the Mind"
He is a member Of the Washington
academy of science, the American So
cial Science association, the American
| Philosophy association, a member by
| election of the executive committee of
the N. E. A. and United States COM
missioner of education since 1889.
DR.. Nathan C. Schaeffer Of Harris
burg, Pa, and president of the N. e.
A., will deliver the presidents address,
"How Can the School Aid the Peace
Movement? DR.. Schaeffer has been
state superintendent of instruction in
Pennsylvania since 1893. He was born
in that state in 1849. Besides being a
graduate of Franklin and Marshall
college, Lancaster, Pa, DR.. Schaeffer
was a student of divinity at the theo-
logical seminary of the Reformed
church. He finished at the University
of Berlin, Tubigen and Leipzig. Among
his titles are A. M, Phi. D., D. D. and
LII. D. Dr. Schaeffer is clergyman of
the Reformed church, but his time Is
devoted to education.
From 1875-77 he was a professor at
Franklin and Marshall; from 1877-93
president of the keystone state nor
NAL. He was also secretary of the
medical and dental councils of Penn
sylvania and of the college and uni
versity council. He was chancellor Of
the Pennsylvania Chautauqua at Mt
Gretna and the author of Thinking
and Learning to Think" the editor of
"Bible Readings for Schools" and he
prepared the introduction to Hinsdaie's
"Civil Government"