Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
EDUCATORS TO MEET
Section of National Associa-
ton Assemblies Here.
SIX SOCIETIES TO COMBINE
General Sessions to Be Held in Met
ropolitan M. E. Church.
PRESIDENT TO GIVE RECEPTION
Subjects of Interest to Teachers to
Be Discussed-The Local
Committees.


held in Washington during February will
be that of the department of superin-
tendence of the National Education AS
sociation whose sessions are scheduled to
open February % and extend to and in
Guiding February ~. Hundreds of visit
ors are expected in the city to participate
in the exercises. The department of SUI
perntendeIce. one of the most important
branches of the association. met annually
in Washington for many years. Since
1850 1t has met in various cities in both
the northern and southern states.
Six co-oTdinated societies will unite with
the department of-superintendence in this
convention. These are: National Society =,
FOR the Scientific Study of Education. the
Society of College Teachers of Educa-
ton the Educational Press Association of
America, the National Committee on Agri-
cultural Education, the Southern Society
for Philosophy and Psychology and the
North Carolina Association of City School
superintendent and Principals. !
All general sessions of the convention
will be held in the Metropolitan NJ. E
Church. Ak and c streets northwest. but
The individual organizations will be d
vided into round tables" whose Meeting
places will be announced after the arrival
of the delegates in this city.
Headquarters Selected.
The New Willard Hotel will be, the
headquarters where the registration and
other offices will be located
The new departments of the National |
Education ASSOCIATION. authorized at the
Los Angeles meeting. namely. the depart
rhent of rural and agricultural education
and the educa tional department of ma
ti0nal organizations Of women will be or |
SaniZed and officers elected during the !
convention of the department of superin- |
tendence. The meeting to organize the |
first named department will be held at |
the close of the round table on agricul- |
tural education Thursday morning, Feb |
ruary u: the meeting TO organize the sec |
ond named department will be held in the
New Willard Hotel Wednesday, February
26. at 800 pm.
At some time during the convention
week there will. be. a reunion of all former
members OF the department attending any
of the meetings in Washington from 1875
to 1881 All such members who will be
present have been requested to send their
names to the registration secretary, Mr..
Irwin Shepard.
~ Addresses of Welcome.
;. At the opening session of the convention
Tuesday, February %, at $50 am, ad-
dresses of welcome will be made by Com
missioner Macfarla1d James Wilson, Sec
rotary of Agriculture, and Elmer Ellis
worth Brown, United States commissioner
of education. F. Louis Sedan, superin-
tendent of instruction, st. Louis, Mo, will
| respond.
Among the subjects to be discussed are
the following: 1.-THE Saving of Time and
Energy in School Work" THE Place of
Industries in Education" Agricultural
Industries and Home Economics in Public
Schools ~Tke Nurture and Protection of
the Physical Wellbeing of Public School
Pupils Desirable Uniformity and Di-
versity in American Education" County
Supervision Teachers: Supply, Normal
Training. Placing. Subsequent. Training"
Preparation of Teachers for Agricultural
Education and The School as In
strument of Character Building"
Reception at White House.
President Roosevelt will receive the
members, of the convention at the White
House at 2:3O pm. Wednesday, Febru-
airy O.
Through the courtesy of the trustees of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art the board
of education of Washington, d. c., has
arranged for a reception to be given at
the gallery to the visiting members OF
the department of superintendent on>the
evening of Thursday, February -. at
O'Clock. The United States Marine Band
will be in attendance. II
The Society of Columbian Women of
the George Washington University. by its
secretary Miss Elizabeth Peet. has ext
tended an invitation to the ladies .;att
tending the meeting of the department.
of superintendent to accept hospitality
at the parlo-s of tue wOmen's building
of the university, 153b-3S street north
west.
Local Committees.
The local committees charged with as
ssting in arrangements for the conven-
ton are as follows:
Arrangements at Washington-P. NJ.
Hughes, assistant superintendent OF
schools, chairman; r. c. Bruce. assistant
superintendent, celored schools; A. T.
Stuart. director of intermediate instruc
ton: Miss T.. V. Brown. director of pri-
mary instruction.: C. s. Clark supervising
principal. second division: T.. M Wilson,
principal. Central High School.
Hotel committee-E. l.. Thurston. Bust
ness High School. chairman S. +. Kra-
mer. supervising principal. sixth division;
Charles Hart, Business High School.
Advisory committee from board Of ed
ucation-Nvi.liam " Cox, president Second
National Bank chairman; James +. Oys-
ter. president board of education; Mrs.
Ellen Spencer MASSEY.