Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03
Entire Country Represented at
Big Boston Meeting.
ADDRESS BY DR.. SWAIN
President of Swarthmore Calls At
tention to Needed Reforms in
Public School Systems.

BOSTON, July 2.-The first words to
the gathering of teachers from all parts
of the country in the forty-eighth annual
convention of the National Educational
Association were spoken this forenoon in
the New Old South Church by President
Joseph Swain of Swarthmore College at
the opening session of the national Sec
ton.
Discussing the value of the work of the
national council. DR.. Swain, its president.
pointed out that the work of the commit
tee on exceptional children resulted in the
appointment of its chairman as head of
a committee to prepare a report for pub
LEGATION by the United States bureau OF
education. He directed the attention of
the council to needed reforms in the pub
lie school system in order to adjust it to
the changing conditions of our civiliza-
ton.
school building only from Q to 3 o'clock.
five days a week, nine months In the
year. was a waste of the peoples money.
Supt. William II. Maxwell of New York
city, among other things, urged it's con-
tinuance during summer vacation for
students who failed oe promotion in June.
The need Of comprehensive and stimu-
lative courses In manual training in the
fourteen toward Industrial careers was
dwelt upon by Charles X. Richard, di-
rector Of Cooper Union, New York city.
who discussed the report Of the COM
mittee on industries in public education.
Jesse d. Burke, director of the bureau
Of municipal research, Philadelphia. us
cussed Industries in the Elementary
School, and Charles H. keyes. superin-
tendent Of schools, southern district.
Hartford. Conn.,, the industrial and
TpChr1ip91 nj Secondary
Schools
Commissioner Brown Speaks.
Elmer Ellsworth Brown, United States
commissioner of education, Of Washing
ton, D. c., was the principal speaker on
the evening program. his subject being
"Co-operation With Educational Organi-
cations in Other Countries
The subject of Educational Progress
During the Year" was treated by Frank
Strong, chancellor OF the University of
Kansas.
The main work of the convention will
a meeting in the Harvard Stadium, in
Cambridge, the afternoon Of Independ-
ence day, at which President Taft will
speak.
The District of Columbia is represented
at the forty-eighth annual convention
Of the National Educational Association
in Boston by number Of educators.
Although there is no branch society or
the association in the District, number
Of teachers in the schools and other
educators are members of the associa-
ton.
At the second days session, which is
to convene Tuesday, Elmer Ellsworth
Brown Of this city. commissioner OF
education of the United States. will
deliver an address on "A Message From
the United States Bureau of Education.
Mr.. Winslow's Topic.
During the discussion of 1.-THE Noca-
tional and Industrial School, next We'd
nesday morning Charles H. Winslow of
Washington will speak.
AT the meeting of the manual training
section next Tuesday George +. Myers,
principal Of the Mckinley Manual Train
ing School of this city, will speak on
Better Preparation for Life Needs of
Industrial Demands. Rebecca Stoneroad
Of the Webster School of this city will
deliver. an address next Thursday at the
meeting of the physical department for
girls. D. J. Crosby of the Office of the
experimental station. Department of
Agriculture. in this city. is to lead the
discussion on ''The United States Mate
rails That Are Usable in Secondary Edu-
cation" at the meeting Wednesday.