The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-21
EDUCATORS MEET IN
DETROIT THIS WEEK
National Educational Association and n
Auxiliary Organizations Called Peo-
pie from All Points of the
United States.

united states.
Detroit, Mich, Feb. 2l.--Educatori
from all parts OF the country arrived il
Detroit to-day for the week of confer
ences and conventions under the auspices
of the National Education association
Twenty.one subsidiary and allied bodies
OF the association are to have gatherings
much of the work being preliminary tc
the general convention OF the organiza
ton in New York City next July.
The chief meetings of the week will be
held by the department of superintend-
enee of the National Education associa-
tion and the National Council of Eduea-
tion. The former is headed by NJ. p,
Shawkey, state superintendent of schools
in West Virginia, and the latter by Rob
ert J. Alley, president of the University
OF Maine. Other organizations. with
their presiding officers, which will take
part in the weeks activities includes
Conferences on Normal Schools Living
ston G. Lord, Charleston. Ill.,, State Nor
NAL school, chairman; Educational Press
Association OF America, John MacDon
aid, Topeka. Kan, president; National
Society for the Study of Education, Ran
| dali j. Condor, superintendent of Gin
cinnati schools, president; American
School Peace league, Randall j. Condor,
Cincinnati, president; Council of State
Departments of Education, Thomas T..
Finegan, assistant state commissioner of
New York, chairman; Conference on Rur-
al and Agricultural Education, George A.
Works, Cornell university, chairman;
National Federation OF State Teachers
Associations, Charles S. Foos, superin-
tendent OF Reading, Pa. schools, presi-
dent; National Council of Primary Edu-
cation, Ella Y. Dobbs, University of Mis-
souri,, chairman; Society OF College
Teachers of Education Charles II. Judd,
University of Chicago, presidents Ma
tional Association of State Supervisors
and Inspectors Of Rural Schools, Lester
S. WINS, Columbia university, president;
American Home Economies association,
Martha Van Rensselaer,, Cornell univer
sity, president; Conference of Teachers
of Education in State Universities, p. p. |
Claxton, United States commissioner of |
education, president; National Associa |
ton of Teachers Agencies, A. +. Pease |
Boston, president; National Council OF
Teachers of English, Edwin NJ. Hopkins, |
University of Kansas. president; Ma |
tional Vocational Guidance association, |
Jesse b. Davis, Grand Rapids, Mich, presi
dent School Garden Association of |
America, Van Eyrie Fitzpatrick, New
York City, president; international Kin
dergarten union, Lucy Wheeler, Boston,
National Congress of Mothers
and Parent Teachers Associations, Mrs,
Frederic Schotf, Philadelphia president;
Association of Executive and
Women in Education.
Lucy X Cole, Seattle, president.
Registration and assignments to hotels
md clearinghouse occupied the manag /;
ers of the convention yesterday. Be
,ause several of the organizations will
1ot meet until Wednesday or later it
vas expected that this work would con- {
.inue for several days.
The first of the meetings were to be
leld this morning, when the Society of
JolIege Teachers OF Education and the !
5ouncil of State Departments OF Educa !
ion opened. The latter will conclude I
Is sessions this afternoon but the for {
ner will extend through Tuesday morn y
ng. The National Vocational Guidance
ssociation starts this afternoon and the '
National Society for the Study of Edu-
alton, the American School Peace league c
nd the National Council of Education !
egin their activities this evening.
Thrift" is to be the topic for the Ma
ional Council of Education at its initial ;
ession and nine speakers are to discuss !
e. - la 49, s. i Z
ries, health and hygiene banking, con
ervation, the home, and mems organ
such as labor unions, CONNER
isl associations and similar bodies. d
his discussion will be a sequel to II
ublic school ESSAY contest on Thrift >
'hich closed with January. Prize win
ers will be selected from each commu-
ity, county and state, and the 10 best y
each state win be considered in award u
" a national prize. IL is estimated y
nat 10000 school children wrote on the Il
lbjeet.
The Department of Superintendent e
i'll begin its sessions Tuesday evening. =
icholas Murray Butler, president of a.
Dlumbia university, has been announced =.
the principal speaker. his subject be- y =
z "What Is Going On in the World" -
he department will hold meetings up "a
Friday evening. The late Thursday d
ssion has been set aside as school ~
aster- Governor Evening" with Gov -
nors Woodbridge " Ferris, Michigan;
-ank g. Willis o.. and Martin G.. Brlm-
ugh. Pennsylvania. invited a. speakers.
Luncheons. dinners and receptions by =
e dozen have been planned for the 1o
sitting pedagogues. Alumni Of various
liyersities and colleges will conduct -.
me Of these social affairs aud women's =
lbs. commercial associations and public :.
hoOl organizations of Detroit viii look :.
ter others. Among the entertainments -,
II be a Shakespearean pageant by pu- -,
Is OF the Detroit Central high school. :.
titled. The Passing show OF l6l6- n,
irious industrial establishments Of the =,
y viii BE- thrown open for inspection n,
ring the week aud al educational iu- h.
tutions Of the city viii also be on g
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