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commerce of the same school from 1898
to 1909, principal of the William Penn
High School from 1909 to 1910 and
president of Girard College since that
time.
He was lecturer on commercial
geography In the Harvard Summer
School in 1904: special agent in com
mcrCe and adviser for commercial edu
cation Of the Federal Board for Vocu
tionRl Education from 1917 to 1919; Il
member nf the department Of jury
awards AZ the st. Louis Exposition in
1904. a drlrgat" to the Eighth Inter,
national Geographical Congress in 1904
"A life membcr of the American His
toriral Association and the state Edu-
Cntional Association. of which he was
president iu 1910; Il member Of the
National Educational Association and
wN" president Of the business education.
nj section in 1901: member of the
American Academy of Political and So
ciai Science and the National Society
s"r the Promotion of Industrial Edu-
cation. OF which he was vice president
from 1911 to 1917 and president in 1917
and 1917. He is a member of the Phi
ltc,a Kappa Fraternity of the Univcr-
sity Of Pennsylvania.
Meaning and Practice Of Commercial
Education" "Rrcluiming Common
wealth" The History Of Commerce
and Industry and Outstanding Days,
He is the editor of series of com
mcrcial textbooks and contributor to
magazines and reviews.
Dr. Smith q New Englander
PaysOn Smith was born in Portland.
NJ, Epkr,,nrr 1870 70 nI,
Gated in WesthrC0k Seminary and Tufts
College. from which he received the hon
orarN degree Of master OF arts in 1908.
IL" received the degree of doctor Of
laws from the University Of Maine in
I, lN'> and the degree of literary doctor
from Bates College in 1909 and Bow
doin College in 1911.
lie was instructor in Greek in the
Westbrook Seminary and later became
principal of high schools and superin
tendent of schools Of Canton, Me. He
was superintendent Of schools OF Au
burn. Me-. from 1904 to 1907, state su o.
perintendcnt Of public schools in Maine
from 1907 to 1917, and has been state
| commissioner Of education in Massachu
! sctts since that time. His home is in
Brookline, Mass.
Dr. Wilson From the West
! Dr. Harry Bruce Wilson was born
in Frankfort. Ind. July &c, 1874. He
graduated from the Indiana State Nor
mal School at Terre Haute, Ind. il
| 1895 lie received the degree of bach
elor of arts from Indiana University
| in 1908. was awarded a master of arts
! by Columbia University in 1910 and tn,
| degree OF doctor "f laws by W2shhurr
! College in Topeka. Kan. IN lHl7.
! pr. Wilson WAS a trarhor in tho dis
/ trict schools of Clinton county, Indiana
for two years. principal of The higl
/ school az Salem. Ind, from 1880 Il
| 1897. superintendent oi schools at Saen
! from 1891 to 1902, superintendent
ut schoois 1T Franklin. Ind, from 100:
! 10 1907. superintendent. Of schools a
! Decatur. H.. from 1907 to 1913. su.
pcrintpndent Of schools Mt Topeka
Kan. from 1913 t" la1S, and has beer
>uDeriutendent OF schools ut Berkeley
: Calf. since that time.
/ IIa is a member Of the National Edu
cation Association, the National Council
ui Educatior the National Society f."
the Study Of Education and tn" Nati"ua
Department Of SuDcr'urcndrnc", .
which he is Il ilenb"r Of the committee
on ncuuou,y "l time. lie Is IL Inrmbc
Of the Commonwealth Club "f Cali
inruia. n Republican, Methodist an
a thirty second degree Knight Tenlrlar
lie is n mrmh.r OF the Berkeley, Furult
rad Rotary clubs.
Dr. vi ..u is the author of nuInbo
os works. including THE Motivation q
SrAoo! Work." "Traiuing Pupils t
Study" AMI The Redire"tion ot Hig
School Instuctiou. ~" is an advOCat
Of the elimination of all useless and 90
4ol"tc features from public school sys
tens