The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-01
Presidlnt Taft Will Deliver Ad-
dra at the Opening Session
d Educational Associ-
alton Tomorrow.
TfAg)tRS GATHER At BOSTON
List u Speakers includes David Starr
J~1 Jan, President Lowell, Or.
cherIss Eliot and Many Other
Well Known Educators


ment Of which will begin its annual
meeting In Boston tomorrow morning,
to be followed next week by the gen.
eral sessions and meetings of all de-
partmsnts, Is the largest edcational
body in the world. The claim Is also
made that 1t Is the most influential
body, not only because IL is the larg-
est body. but also because 1t Is diff
erentated into so many specialities.
Their hre i'm the association more than
do h departments. each independ-
ent ITSELF yet forming a part of the
who'll At the coming meetings of
these several departments all phases
OF XII lergarten, elementary. second
ary. isic, manual training and bus
mess ducation will be discussed.
Teachers Flock to Boston
Tea ers from all sections of the
United States are hocking tn the city
to atta d the convention. Every in
comingV rain adds to the vast army OF
educatovs and 1t is expected that by
tomorrow over $4,000 visitors will be
registered at the convention head
quarters in Copley Square. This num-
ber will probably be doubled when the
real business OF the convention begins
next Monday. When the association
met in Boston seven years ago the
attendapt reached $4,000. Judging
from the advance registration this
record VIII be surpassed this year. The
arrangemtnts for the reception and
entertainhent of the visitors are of
the most Iperfect and elaborate char
acter. Nery incoming train Is met
outside 1e city by representatives of
the gene4ll reception committee. who
look aftd the baggage of the arrivals,
furnish them with all necessary in
formatio1 and assign them to quarters.
The rail1bad stations and the vicinity
of Coplek Square, which will be the
center o1the convention activities. are
decked 1t in bunting and signs bid
ding theIg. T.. A. welcome are display
ed everywhere.
Otwinq Session Tomorrow
The Invention will be ushered in
with thu meeting Of the National
Council Education, which will begin
its sesstn tomorrow morning. The
chief feou ures of the programme for
the couI III meeting will be the report
of the tnmittee on exceptional chill
dren bykames ii. Van Sickle of Bal
timore. e report of the committee on
industri& education. the report of the
committt on moral education in pub
lie schok by James NJ. Greenwood of
Kansas fty. an address on Vocation
al and iustrial Schools" ! Freder-.
lex p. n of the Massachusetts, state
Board Education. and an address
by Elnf T.. Brown. United States
.Commis s&oner of Education. on "Co-
operati9 with Educational Organza-
tions i5Other Countries"
Hdrsss by President Taft
The list general session Of the con-
ventionwiIl be held i'm the Harvard
Stadiu3 on Monday afternoon. when
addresSs will he delivered by Presi-
dent Villain II, Taft and Hon. Charles
Il. Ayd.k OF Raleigh. N. c.. Another
speakeSat the opening session will be
Presidat David Starr Jordan of Le-
land Stnford, Jr.. University.
The tnual presidential report and
speesN IS scheduled for the second
geeral session. to be held Tuesday
enning. 1t will be delivered by James
v. Joyner. president of the National
Educational Association. and Superin-
tedent James M. Greenwood of Kan
SIS city will offer a memorial address
a Dr. william T. Harris
~. Features Of Program.
IN "wednesday evening, President
lowell OF Harvard University VIII
hud the list of speakers with an ad-
dAss on the Effect of Electives
Chosen In College" He will be fol'ow-
ey by Dean II. l.. Russell OF the Wis
ctnsIn college of agriculture VINO W"
s,eak on the "value Of Demohs'ra-
tive Methods In Agricultural Educa-
tim"
At the general session on Thursday
evening Luther II. Gulick OF the rus
sell Sage Foundation will SPEAK -,
Public Health and Public Educat'o"'
and p. p. Ciaxton of the University =.
Tennessee viii be heard on "universaa
Education and Internat'onal re'.e'
The last general session VIII cum
Friday night AS an appropriate v''
edictorian. the committee has seep's'
Dr. Charles w. Eliot. former p.es'
Gent OF Harvard, who will speak u"
THE Value. During Education, Q,
Irife-Caseer Motive" Another speakc'
at the conc,,,a,n- session win be Mrs.