Evening star., 1909-07-07
BROWN LEAVES FIELD OPEN
DECLINES TO ACCEPT A NoMI-
NATION AT DENVER.
President of National Education
Association Will Be Named.
Choice to Be Made Tomorrow.

DENVER, July To-day will in all
proba bility see the nomination of a
new president of the National Educa-
ton Association. The nominating com
mittee named Monday afternoon will
meet today and make up the slate
which will be voted on tomorrow. AS
yet opinion is not sufficiently crystal
lized toward any one candidate to as
sure his election. Elmer E. Brown.
United States commissioner of educa-
ton. has announced that he will not
consider the nomination and the field
is thus left open.
The department of school administra-
tion met today and heard an address
by Allan r. Foote. president of the
international Tax Association. Column
bus. Ohio. on state AMI local school tax
alton, and by c. w. Mark of San Fran
cisco on the new functions of school
boards.
Hygenic Schoolrooms.
mo teacher with round shoulders and
a hacking cough should be permitted
in the schoolroom.
"The city is responsible for lower
mentality and weakened body in an
increasing number of school children.
Give the physical body it's education
as you feed the brain its words and
figures.
Mass, urged these precepts at the con-
vention, and scores of teachers ap-
plauded. The sentiment was general
for a more hygienic schoolroom, both
from the standpoint of the pupil and
the teacher.
A discussion on health in the school
room, led by ]. E. Peairs of Pueblo
brought out the fact that most Of the
teachers favor wider Fairgrounds and
more work for the body.
Whether the American college has failed
in its mission was debated In the depart
ment of higher education.
In the department of special education,
Carroll G. Pearse of Milwaukee urged spe-
cial care of the child born short and
Sybrant Wesselius of Grand Rapids.
ward the "exceptionar' child. Mr.. Pearse.
who is superintendent of schools, and Mr..
Wesselius. former state senator. were
both of the opinion that the child at
ficted in mind or body should be made
the subject of special care.
In the State Teachers Association de-
partment, N. B. Baker Of Alabama. pres
ident of the department.. told of the activ-
tiles of the Alabama association, which
has enrolled 800 members in three years.
Education for Business.
S. r. Hoover, an educator of Cleveland,
speaking before the department of educa-
ton, said:
For centuries the business man has
helped to educate all the other profess
sions-and supported them afterward.
Now the dignity Of his own, the incom-
parably larger number engaged in 1t. and
the keenness of the competition with those
Of other lands demand a departure from
our archaic system of learning business
methods and the establishment Of an
American university of commerce, to
which foreign lands will soon send their
sons to learn how the Yankee does bust
ness.
But the number Of professions is in
creasing rapidly. Technical schools have
added several to the list. The foot ball
field and the gymnasium have followed
the pugilistic ring in providing profess
sions.' If we have the professional foot
ball player and pugilist, surely the pro-
fessional business man stands far higher
in the scale. For the professional there
must be special training. The physician,
lawyer, minister, teacher, engineer and
athlete have presented their claims, and
recognition has been accorded in special
opportunity provided by schools and
courses of the most approved type. But
it has been generally true Of the history
of education that as soon as the boy
showed his inclination toward a CONNER
cial career he was sidetracked with scant
courtesy and given only q rudimentary
training In the mere 'hatchet-and-saW
course.