The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-01
BUSY SESSION FOR
 GREAT EDUCATORS

Cleveland, O., June SO.-only one gen. eral session of the National Education convention was held today. This took place in the evening when Booker T. Washington, president of Tuskegee insti- tute, Alabama, talked on negro educa- tion and the nation.
 Throughout the day the delegates were divided into several small groups, each discussing the science of their various lines of work in teaching Over dozen such meetings were held where instruc- tive papers were read and various topics discussed.
 A movement has been started among the educators to have the United States gov ernment take more active part in edu- cational matters.
 They desire that the bureau of educa- tion be extended so as to take in much of the work that now is done by the as- sociation.
 Congress will be appealed to to enlarge the appropriation for the bureau of edu- cation that this may be done The as- sociation asks that it be placed upon basis similar to the agricultural depart ment.
 pr. Phillips Has Chance.
 The matter of selecting the next presi- dent and the place for holding of the next annual convention are topics of discus sion. The election will take place tomor- row at noon. Those prominently men toned for the presidency are Dr. w. O. Thompson, president of the Ohio State un- iversity Columbus; J. H. Phillips, Bir- mingham, who is one of the leading edu- cators of the south, and L. D. Harvey, Menominee, Wis.
 The central eastern states, which have the largest representation at the conven- tion, are said to favor the selection of Dr. Thompson.
 The nominating committee was named at the close of the general session to- night. Tomorrow this committee will place in nomination one or more names for the offices of president, treasurer, one director from each state, five ex- officio directors and 12 vice presidents.
 At the meeting of the new board of di- rectors Thursday afternoon the next con- vention city will be selected. Denver and Atlantic City are the only candidates for the next convention that have appeared upon the surface
 Industrial Influences.
 During the afternoon the influence in- dustry has had upon education and social progress was discussed by s. Carter Parker of Miami university, Oxford, O.; Arthur l.. Williamson of Pratt institute, Brooklyn, N. r.; Charles B. Gibson, su- perintendent of schools, Columbus, Ga.; Starr Cadwallader, superintendent of san- itaton, Cleveland; William Moves of Co., lumbia university, New York, and James Edwin Addcott, principal of the Isador Newman Training school, New Orleans. It was claimed that the habits of a peo- pie were greatly influenced by their oc- equations.
 Less emphasis should be given to the subject taught and the course of study and more to the individual needs of the pupil,' was the tenor of a speech given by G. B. Morrison of St. Louis before the department of elementary education.
 During the session the physical train ing department, President Charles F. Thwing, Western Reserve university, ad- vised more individual attention to the student, both on the athletic field and in the gymnasium.
 At the night session, Charles F.. Van Hise, president of the State university of Wisconsin, and a member of the national commission for the preservation of the natural resources of the country, spoke upon the proposed work of the commis- sion.
 An address by Booker T. Washington closed the session.