Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
MEETING OF TEACHERS
PLANS FOR CONVENTION OF
MANUAL TRAINING.

The local committee of arrangements
for the convention of manual training
teachers in this city tomorrow, Tuesday
and Wednesday has completed its plans
Tomorrow afternoon from . to 5 O'Clock
the registration, securing of membership
cards and study of exhibits will be in or
der at the Business High School. James
Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture. Will de-
liver an address at s o'clock in the even
ing Rev j. Henning helms. rector OF
the Pro-Cathedral Church of the AScen-
sion, will offer the Invocation, after which
there will be addresses of welcome by 10
cal teachers. The president of the asso-
citation will made a short address. Music
is to be furnished by the Mckinley Schoo
orchestra. A number of round tables will
be conducted Tuesday afternoon at the
Business High School. Manual training
for boys will he discussed in the assem-
bly, hall and domestic science and art in
room II. At the former meeting Joseph
G. Park. chairman, Stale Normal and
Training School, OSWego, \. Y. VIII
speak on Fundamental Principles oi
Manual Training" The topic will be dis
cussed by j. A. Chamberlain. supervisor
of manual training. this city. The
Content of the Course of Study for the
Grades and High Schools will be tie
subject of an address by William j. De
Caten of Howard University. A general
discussion of the topic will follow. Cor
relation Based on Social and Individual
Needs will be the subject discussed by
George f. Myers. principal of Mckinley
Manual Training School OF this city. The
discussion of the topic will be by K
Charles Bates of the Jacob Tome 1nsti
tute. Port Deposit, Nd. Mary q. Davis OF
the Boston public schools will make the
closing address. Her subject Will be
Modelling Made Practical for Large
Classes
Domestic Science and Art.
In the session devoted to domestic sci
ence and art Miss f. McDermott, director
OF the domestic science and arts depart
ment of the Allegheny. n. Y. High
School. will preside. The Social Value
of Domestic Science Training will be the
subject of an address by Mrs. Ada b
Williams. supervisor of the department
OF domestic science of the Cleveland
(Ohio) public schools. Other speakers and
topics, it is stated win be announced
later.
Those interested in manual arts in
normal schools will hold round table
in room IS. Alvin F.. Dodd director OF
normal training of the Trenton IN. J)
schools will be the chairman At this
NEE ting William C. 4. Hammel. director
of manual arts of the state industrial
and normal schools of Greensboro, n c.,
will discuss What the Normal School
May Do for Industrial Education Mr.
Dodd will make the closing address on
Hand work in Normal Schools Both
topics will be discussed. The evening
session will be held in the assembly hall
at s O'Clock. when an address will be
made. by Frank o. Carpenter of the de-
partment of CONNIE rec OF the English
High School, Boston, Mass.
Session Wednesday Morning.
The program for the session beginning
Wednesday morning at 9::'o o'clock is as
follows: Address, industrial Education
as Applied to the Needs of Rural Schools, -
by T. d. Sensor. chief of the bureau of
examinations department of public in
struction, Trenton, y. j.: address, THE
Time and Place for Industrial Educa-
ton" J.. Fl. Morse. principal of the Pri-
mary Industrial School. Columbus. Ga.
address, THE Chicago Convention and
the Possibilities of Manual Training,
Charles r. Richards. former secretary OF
National Society for the Promotion Of
Industrial Education.
a business meeting will be held at the
Mckinley School Wednesday evening at
o'clock. and at the close d reception
will be given.