The Washington herald., 1908-04-15
ROUND TABLES HELD
Manual Training Association
Sessions Continue.
ADDRESS MADE By ]. H. DIX
F. o. Carpenter Another Speaker.
President 10 Receive Delegates at
white House DISQUALIFICATION of
Officers and Reception at Mckinley
Manual Training school Tonight.

Addresses by James H. Dix. OF the
Philadelphia Vacant Lot Cultivation As.
ISOLATION, and Frank o. Carpenter. mas
ter department OF commerce. English
High School, Boston, in which the man
ual training of pupils in the city and
rural schools was the general theme
marked the close or the second session
of the annual meeting Of the Eastern
Manual Training Association. held yes.
terday in the Business High School
President John C. Brodhead. of Boston
Mass, presided and with a few remarks
introduced tie speakers.
Mr.. Dix's Discourse.
Mr.. Dix's subject was THE great man
ual training Cor forty millions of our
people. Mr.. Dix spoke OF the great
necessity for the youth Of the farm to
stay in the country and make a seien-
tifc study OF conditions there, and in
that way relieve the situation in the
city which is too much overcrowded. He
told of the great need of the teaching OF
facts about nature to the small children
and how it should be followed up later
BY actual working IN agriculture
Frank o. Carpenter spoke of the ma
terials that should be used in teaching
pupils in manual training.
Three Round Tables Held.
At the afternoon session there were
three round tables held. These began at
3 o'clock. Domestic science and arts
were the subjects discussed in room No.
Y, and was presided over by Miss Irene
McDermott. OF the Allegheny High School.
Allegheny, Pa.
Manual training for boys" was the
subject at round table in the assembly
room, with John c. Park. OF the State
Normal and Training School. Oswego.
\. y. presiding. Manual arts in normal
schools" was discussed at round table
in room Is Alvin f. Dodd. OF the Normal
Training School. Trenton, y j.. presided
At the meeting in Room y ''The social
value of domestic science training" was
discussed by Miss Irene McI)ern0tt. Al
legheny High Schools, Allegheny. Pa
Methods: Individual group. demOnstra-
uons, was handled by Mrs Ada 3.
Williams, supervisor domestic science.
Cleveland public schools. Cleveland Ohio.
At the meeting in the assembly hall Mr..
Park discussed Fundamental principles
OF manual training" The balance of the
programme consisted Of discussions BY J.
A. Chamberlain, supervisor OF manual
training, Franklin School, this city; VIII
liam J. Decatur. Howard University;
George Z. Meyers. principal Mckinley
Manual Training School; r. Charles
Bates. Jacob Tome Institute. Port De-
posit Nd: Mary c. Davis, public schools,
Boston. Mass: William C A. Hammil
director Of manual arts. State Normal
and Industrial Schools, Greensboro, \. c.
To-day's Programme.
There will be a session this morning, al
which r. p. Sensor, chief of the bureau
Of examinations. department of public in
struction, Trenton. n. j.: J. II Morse.
principal Of the Primary Industrial School
Columbus. Ga. and Charles r. Richards.
secretary OF the National Society for the
Promotion of Industrial Education. will
make addresses.
At 2:3o O'Clock this afternoon President
Roosevelt viii receive the association IN
the East Room of the White House.
Tonight there viii be a business session
in the Mckinley Manual Training School.
Orhcers for the ensuing year win be elect
ed There will be a reception afterward
in the assembly room of the school.
Delegates Arriving Yesterday.
The following delegates arrived yesterday:
Virginia Green. Philadelphia, Pa. Louise H. Bill
ings. Boston, Mass; Grace r. HARDEN Boston
Mass Charlotte II. Maloney, Boston, Mass,; Mary
L. Davis. Boston, Mass. Ella L. Bresnehen. Boston
Mass Alice S. BRYANT Boston. Mass: Sigrid
Cedauoth Boston. Mass; Helen J. XYaittmorn.
Boston. Mass, Elizabeth s Hess Trenton, \. J..
5. Ida Fairhr0theTs. Trenton. y. J. Edith Bough-
ton. PHILADELPHIA Pa. Mrs. Marx Green Davis
Boston, Mass. Arabella S. Pitcher. Richmond. Va :
Julian A. BuTUIss. Richmond Va. B. Elizabeth
Schmidt, Rochester. \. Y; A. Clay Holchens
Richmond, Va; r. c. Bates. Port Deposit. Nd :
James r. Glenn. Allegheny. Pa. Irene McDer-
mott. Allegheny, Pa. s. W Bishop Allegheny
Pa; A. T. Fletcher. Rochester. y Y. Lucy S.
Vaughn. Lancaster. Pa; Frank NJ Leavitt Boston.
Mas. W. c. Hopsins New York City; Alrs. NJ
T. Hopkins, New York City; l. r. Brooks New
York City; g. IL Phillips New York City.