Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-22
TO MEET HERE FRIDAY
Educators of the Middle
States and Maryland.
six HUNDRED EXPECTED
Will Be Welcomed by Commissioners
Mcfarland and Brown.
SESSION AT THE NEW WILLARD
Reception to the Delegates to Be
Given to the Trustees of the
Corcoran Gallery of Art.
SESSION AT THE NEW WILLARD

About six hundred representatives or
| the leading universities. colleges and sec
| ondary schools of the middle states VIII
| attend the twenty-third annual conven-
| ton of the Association of Colleges and
Preparatory Schools of the Middle States
| and Ma and, to be held at the New
| Willard -xt Friday and Saturday under
the aus ;es of the universities. colleges
| and schools of Washington. 1t will be
the first meeting of the association in
| Washington. Many educational subjects
of general interest will be discussed.
Opening Friday Morning.
The meeting will be called to order at
1920 O'Clock Friday morning. Addresses
of welcome will be delivered by District
Commissioner Mcfarland and Elmer E.
Brown, United States commissioner of
education. James D. Moffat, president of
| the association, will make the response.
THE Utilization of the College Frater-
nifty in Student Life will be discussed by
! Clarence F. Blrdseye of New York city,
author of 1.-THE Reorganization of Our
Colleges" and President Joseph Swain
of Swarthmore College. Commissioner
Brown and Prof. Edward F. Buchner of
Johns Hopkins University will discuss
1.-THE Evaluaton Of Higher Education by
Means of the Unit System A paper on
THE Use and Limitation of a Standard
Unit in Estimating the Work of Secon-
Diary Schools by President Henry S.
Pritchett of the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching, will be
read. The presidents address will be on
Character, a By-product of Education"
Reception Friday Evening.
A reception to the delegates will be
given Friday evening by the trustees of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
The program for Saturday includes
report on the committee on uniform en-
trance requirements in English, by Prof.
Francis II. Stoddard of New York Uni
versity, and a discussion Of the topic,
THE Framing of an Entrance Examina-
ton Paper in English by Prof. Clarence
G. Child, University of Pennsylvania, and
Theodore c. Mitchill of the Boys High
School of Brooklyn, N. Y. At noon a
business meeting and the election of
officers for the ensuing year will be held.
Association officials.
The present officers of the association
are: President, President James D. Mof-
fat, Washington and Jefferson College,
Washington, Pa.
Vice presidents. President John S. Stair,
Franklin and Marshall College, Lancas-
ter, Pa; President John H. Finley, Col
lege of the City of New York, New
York, N. Y; Prof. Josiah H. Penniman,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
Pa; Principal John C. Sharpe, Blair
Academy, Blairstown, N. j.; Director
Thomas s. Baker, Tome Institute, Port
Deposit, Md
Secretary, Prof: Arthur H. Quinn. UNI
versity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
treasurer. Prof. John B. Kieffer, Franklin
and Marshall College. Lancaster Pa ex-
ecutive committee-President, secretary
and treasurer. ex-oficio; James G. Cros.
well. master of the Brearley School, New
York city; Dean Edward H. Griffin,
Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore.
Md; Principal E. NJ. Hartman, Franklin
and Marshall Academy, Lancaster, Pa,
and Principal John H. Denbigh, Morris
High School, New York city.
Thomas w. Sidwell is the chairman of
the local committee of arrangements. The
chairmen of the subcommittee are:
DR.. George e. Myers, finance; Louis
w. Hooper, New Willard arrangements;
Prof. w. A. Wilbur. hotels and publicity:
Arthur T. Ramsay, printing, and Mrs
Barbour Walker, social.