The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-30
GIRLS OF THIS DAY J
EAGER TO LEARN
Their Desire to Attend College
3 Quite as General as That 81
. Boys to BE Engineers.
GREAT EDUCATION MEETING
I.
Session Of National AssociFion
Opens With Varied
Program.
GREAT EDUCATION MEETING
Program.

. Opens With Varied
Program.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, June 2a.--Thc
largest and most varied program In
the history OF the National Education
Association marked the opening OF
the torty-sixth annual convention,
which began a five days, session mere
to-day. Thousands OF delegates were
kept busy taking part in the days
events. Cleveland bristled with enter
tainment.
The first session In connection with
The convention was the meeting OF the
national council. This was followed
by a meeting of the directors. whore
the financial reports were made and
resolutions adopted. The permanent
fund was shown to be $4,000.
The Committee on Appropriations and
be dropped owing to the general dnan-
cial condition OF the association, and
the change in the policy OF the rail-
roads throughout the country In the
matter of passenger rates. The COM
0ittee recommended that Congress be-
urged to make appropriations and take
up the work OF educational inyestiga-
lion uHueF tHe government ouA CO y "
Education.
Negroes Wins Spelling Contest.
One of the interesting features of
the program was q spelling contest be-
tween eighth grade pupils. In which
team Of fifteen representing each OF
four cities entered. q
The Cleveland schools challenged the
schools Of tho country. Pittsburg, Pa
New Orleans. La. and Erie. accepted
the challenge in this photographic
match. Cleveland won, Pittsburg was
second; New Orleans. third, and Erie,
fourth.
TWO girls, Mae Thursby, OF Pitts
burg. and Marie Bolden. OF Cleveland,
had perfect score. The latter is coll
.ored. When her record was announced
she received repeated cheers. Three
missed but one word
The first general session was held
In conjunction with the national coun-
Gil. where addresses OF welcome were
made, responses heard. and Charles i.
Thwing. president OF Western Reserve
University. cleveland madesa report
upon the Educational Progress for
the Year
Beginning last Saturday. and to con-
tion by the United states government
in the education OF Indian children was
given for the benefit OF the visiting
teachers.
The active delegates met in their
State headquarters at $3.50 F. NJ and
selected candidates for the nominating.
committee. This committee Will meet
"Wednesday morning to nominate a
board OF directors for the ensuing year.
i The, new directors will organize next
4hursday evening.
Welcomed to the City.
The second session met at P. NJ.
at the Hippodrome Theatre, where all
OF the sessions will be held. and which
will seat upwards OF 5000 persons. The
musical numbers was the feature OF
the evening general session. The work
of the boys chorus of 500 voices under
tho direction OF i. Powell Jones, direc-
tor Of music In the Cleveland schools
vas favorably commented upon.
owing to the absence OF the Mayor,
Rev DR.. III. r. Cooley. OF the City De-
partment OF Charities, delivered the adj
dress OF welcome for the city, and Dr..
Charles S. Howe, president OF the
Chamber OF Commerce, welcomed the
delegation on behalf OF the business
men of5the city. William O. Thompson,
president Of the Ohio State University,
Columbus. responded for the delegates.
Address OF Professor sThWing.
At this point the national council
took up the program. and President
Joseph Swain, of swarthmore College,
Charles =. Thwing. Professor Thwing
said:
..The- enhancement OF the worth at
tributed to the higher education for
women still continues. Tho desire OF
& girls to go to college is quite as gem
!, cral as the desire Of boys to become
engineers. But the sentiment-rather
a feeling than conviction-that9t he
higher education Of women should be
differentiated from the education Of
men is rising. Women have proved
that they, can do as acceptable service
as Is asked OF men. They now. hay-
ing made their calling and election
sure, asking this question: Is it5worth
while to try to do the work of men:
Tfle question is raised In some minds,
Should not the higher education OF
women ss.4ll have for It's primary In
Z tellectual interest studies which may
specia:fy relate to the calling to which
Mt least one-half of the college grad
uates.will devote themselves?' Such a
question is coming to move in he
heart and mind OF those who have
specially 10 do with the higher cduca-
tionHof girls
The educational force is administers
1--we. personal, pedagogic, material,
# Public school administration is eMpha-
1 sizing the policy OF centralization. The
district. has given Way to the town
shlpFthe township to a union OF town
ships, and the township to the county.
The personal and pedagogtc elements
"A of the educational force represent the
teacher The central place occupied
by the teachSS. apart from all tools
and instruments, was neser SO cog-
nized and appreciated as this very
& day. The work Of the teacher is he
coming recognized us o. profe lion,
and as a profession of2ntmost value to
the community.
Its qualifications, as we'll as Its
beneficence, receive higher valna-
ton with each passing year, But
q though the professional va ueS Of the
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