The Washington herald., 1908-02-25

Washington Is honored by the presence
Of distinguished body of educators as
sembled from al parts of the United
States in attendance upon the annual con-
vention of the Department OF Superin-
tendence OF the National Education So
ciety, which meets here for the first time
since 1853
Beginning this morning sessions are to
be held each morning. afternoon. and
evening through Thursday al the Metro
polltan Methodist Episcopal Church. c
street and John Marshall place northwest.
Questions of supreme importance In the
science of pedagogy viii be presented in
the papers Of men of national promi-
nence, and win be discussed and acted
upon by the assembled members.
The main body OF the educators. led
by Frank B. Cooper. OF Seattle. Wash.
president Of the department. arrived yes
terday, and registered AT the headquar-
tiers Of the convention at the New VII
lard More are expected this morning.
The official roll call viii probably contain
several hundred names.
The members of this conference are al
most entirely superintendents OF the pub
lie schools Of the States and Territories.
and leading members Of the faculties OF
normal schools and colleges. especially
those colleges having in their curriculum
a department Of pedagogy.
Preliminary Conference.
Although the conference does not open
until this morning. the chief school on
GERS here for the convention held an i'm
portant conference at the New willard
IN the afternoon and evening with the
National Bureau Of Education.
Commissioner z. z. Brown was elected
chairman and Miss s Belle Chamber
lain, State superintendent OF public in
struction. Boise, Idaho, was chosen sec
rotary for this special conference.
The purpose of this gathering was a
discussion of the best methods Of nu-
tual help to be adopted by the state
schools throughout the country and the
Bureau Of Education.
Edward c. Elliott professor IN the Uni
versity Of Wisconsin. spoke on the sub
ject Of practical ways in which any one
State may avail itself Of the legislative
and administrative experience Of other
States in educational affairs He ad-
vanced the plan Of having a central
bureau Of educational information for the
schools throughout the country. and sug-
gested that the Bureau of Education
could give the service needed.
In the discussion that followed this
idea received general favor Commits
siOner Brown annOun~ ed he would do his
best 10 establish such a bureau
Fassett A. Cotton. State superintendent
OF public instruction. Indiana: Mr. FallI-
ner, of the National Civic Federation
and Alexander Summers. statistician.
Bureau OF Education. led the discussion
Of the second topic. which dealt with the
improvement OF statistical records and
reports on educational affairs
Those in Attendance.
The discussion was entered into by
many OF the following members Of this
special conference. 30 are chief school
officers OF the States and Territories.
Harry C. GmnsIs Montgomery. Ala. r. L. Long
Phoenix, -Ariz-; John j. Duyue Little Rock. AK p.
Edward Hyatt. Sacramento. Cal Miss Katherine L.
Crl1g, Denver. Colo Charles d. Hfne Hartford
Conn; Thomas G. Roe. Dover. Del Alexander
T. Stuart. Washington u. e.; William VI Hollo-
way. Tallahassee Fla; Jere NJ Pound Atlanta Ca /;
W II. Babbitt Honolulu. Hawaii: Miss s Belle
Chamberlain, Boise Idaho: Frank g. Blair. Sprine
ned. Ill fassett A. Cotton Indianapolis Ind !.
Ionn = Riggs Des Moines, Iowa; Edward T Fair
child. Topeka. Kama, John q. Crabbe Frankf1rr
ny, James b. Asweii. Baton Rouge Ia. Pavson
Smith, Augusta. Me. ". Bates Stephens AMMAN
chs, Nd George n. Martha Boston Mass. Irthcr
L. Wright. Lansing Mich: John W Olsen S.
Paul. MINI; J. y Powers Jackson. Mss Howard
a. Gas. jefferson City. No W C. Harmon.
Helena, Mont. Jasper L. McBrien Lincoin Nebr /.
'FT1s Ring. Carson. New: Henry C. Morrison Con
cord, y. H.; Charles j. Baxter Trenton \ J..
James J. Clark, Santa Fe, y. Mex, Andrrr :
Draper. Albany. \. Y; James Y Joyner. Raleigh.
y G; Walter L. Stockwcll. Bismarck n Oak !.
Edmund A. Jones. Columbus Ohio Z D. Cameron
Guthrie. Okla: !. H Ackeman salem Ores
Nathan 9. schaeffer Harrisburg. Pa: Walter f.
Ranger. Providence. X. J.. o. B. Martin Columbia
). c. n. A. Ustrud. Pierre. $ Oak; r. L. Jones
Nashville. Tenn; Robert r. Cousins. Austin Ter
A. &. Nelson, SAT- Lake City Utah; Mason :
stone, Montpelier, VI; J. d. Eggleston. H. Ricia-
m 2. Va r. b. Bran. Olympia. Wash; Thomas
= Miller. Charleston. W. Va; G. p CARY Madison
Wis. and Arch d. Cook. Cheyennes Wyo
Additional membsrs-Edwin G. Cooley. Chicago.
H.; Irwin Shepard. Ninona, MINI Frank b
Cooper National Education Association Seattle
wash; David 7. Bauows, Manila p T. Edwin
=. Dexter, san Juan, 7. r.. Lorenzo d. Harvey
Menomonic. Wis. John " Holcombe. Washingto,
y. e. Edmund J. Janes Urbana. III. Woods
Howerth. Springfield. III: Frederick T. Potion.
Iowa Iowa City. Iowa; William E Wilson. Eneusburg.
rf'-'N-f N9i4sce butterlck- New York City G. :.
licEernan. New Haven, Conn; Wickliffe Rose
Nashville. Tenn. James Fl. Dillard New Orleans
La. Edward C. Elliott Madison. Wis Edward !,
Ihorndike. New York City; Phiiander p Claxton.
Knoxville Tenn Roland p, Falkner New York
City; Lovick Pierce. Bureau II Education Harlan
Updesraf. Bureau Of Education. and Ale,andey
Summers. l}nTeau Of Education
Separate Conference Held.
The Department Of Superintendepce
holding this convention which opens to-
day. is one, of the twenty depart
ments in the national association which
viii hold its annual convention as
whole in Cleveland next summer. The
Department Of Superintendent has al
ways held its convention separately from
the parent body because of the i'm