The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-20
ATTENDED Big
n. f. A. MEETING
sUPT. NICHOLS OF THE OScEoLA
SCHOOLS TALKS ABOUT Ed
UcAuoNAL GATHERING
IN BOSTON.

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1.-THE National Educati9nai assocla-
ton convention held at Boston July
2 to was largely attended, estimated
at $4,000 to 10000. even larger num-
Der being reported by some" said
Supt. Alfred Nichols of the Osceola
township public schools, who has re-
turned home after attending that
gathering. Educators of emnence
from every state i'm the Union were
present" he continued. "Their views
relative To present demands and needs
along educational lines were heard
during the entire session. At these
gatherings there is such a wealth of
information concerning school inter-
ests, such food for thought, and a
field for discussion and general infor-
nation, that one could scarcely attend
without becoming intensely interested.
THE nature of the meeting was
similar to those of former years. That
| is, provision was made for those par
ticularly interested in any one depart
ment, such as department of kinder
garten education, elementary educa-
ton, secondary education, higher edu-
cation. department of manual train
ing and art education. department of
normal schools. of music, business.
child study, physician education. sci
ence. school administration. library,
school patrihs, rural and agricultural
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citation. conference, etc The only eve
ming sessions were those of music Civ
EN- by the Boston Symphony orchestra
i'm Symphony hall, and the choir guild
of the diocese of Massachusetts held
i'm the church of the Advent. The at
tendance was very large both evenings
and the music thoroughly enjoyed es-
pecially the former. Their selections
were of the highest order. and their
Interpretation of the masters splendid
ly executed
"a general session was held at Har-
ward statium on the afternoon of July
At President Taft being the principal
speaker. About 10000 teachers greet
ed him with rounds of prolonged APP
plause. The time of meeting was $3.50,
but for fully two hours before the
president arrived, teachers began to
gather so as to secure preferable seats.
on the stage with the president of the
United States were the, governors OF
/. Massachusetts, North Carolina, the
mayor of Beston and number of the
prominent educators of the country
President Taft paid splendid tribute
to the cause of education in that the
government of the Philippines had
been solved by the school teacher. His
: speech was defense of the policy in
the east and that the government to-
ward the islands was in perfect agree
, ment with the principles of the Dec
, laration of Independence and the day
we celebrate. The day was perfect,
the scene inspiring. 1t was scene
, and a gathering, which the president
! himself acknowledged. to make one
feel like soaring into the blue and deal
with nothing but the highest patriotic
! thought.
another feature of the afternoon
was the singing by mixed chorus OF
500 voices of the Handel and Haydn
society, conducted by Emil Molten
hauer. and Stewards military band.
For the first time i'm its history
Boston observed n safe and sane
Fourth. The bomb and ssenseless sat
urnalia were not in evidence at any
time during the day. and i'm my opin-
ion no more real patriotism could be
taught anywhere in any community
The floats represented chiefly historic
events which happened in and around
Boston during the Revolution. One o
the floats represented boys and girl:
injured by the old-tme Fourth cele-
bration. Another. the young armed
defenders of the country, still another
was n number of boys having pledged
themselves to abstain from all habits
injurious both mentally and physically
Nearly every nation was also repre-
scented. which would be n credit to any
' one of them. The parade lasted fo
fully three quarters Of an hour. Al
. they passed. President Taft reviewed
them from a platform erected for tn
occasion. Back of him as most ut
ting background were three THOUSAND
school children arranged in the form
of the American flag. singing patriot
songs, and waving the flag of freedom
: The effect was both inspiring and i'm
pressive and. I am sure. fulfilled ever
IS mission for which our glorious Nata
g day stands.
:, "The closing session was held sat
d urday evening when President Elio
addressed the convention in Tremon
= temple. large audience being pres
It ent. After his address the gavel wa
II turned over to Mrs. Ella Flaggs Younf
e and the new regime began" $50 !,