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Show KDiriTIOML ASNOC1 ITIO.-V. Papris, Krnl and Snbicrl e.mslcl-eresl e.mslcl-eresl at iestertlnjr s(-sslon. St. I'AUU July 9. Tiie National Kducatlonat Association rc-assetn-bled litis morning. The first jmper of the day was the report of the speciHl committee on iyehoIogicaI and ticdagogical oljt-ervation, prc-s-nted by Geo. P. Brow n,of I llinois, chairman. Dr. W. T. Harris, United Stales commissioner of education, read another an-other siper on tho same subject. Professor Charles Dtgarmo, from Illinois, read a report on tlie special inquiry in relation of instruction to will training. Superintendent W. II. Maxwell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., presented a paper on "examinations as a test of proficiency."' Dejart-nieut Dejart-nieut work by the various sections was taken up this afternoon. D Jriug the afternoon there u ere seven meetings of cducationil departments de-partments in various puiLs of tlie city. The department of music education ed-ucation nictat the People's Church, being jneside-d over by Herbert Gregg", of Denver, whose opening address was a conipariou lietweeu the old and newnielhodsof teaching music, in wliie.li lie strongly urged the need of making a musical atmosphere atmos-phere in the school mom, and having hav-ing all things htrmumous, and in that way faster advancing tiie pupils. pu-pils. Other papers were read. KIsniEiU.AKTKN WOIUC wis considered at tlie Kirst M. K. Church. Professor Irwlu Siicpurd of Minnesota thought that every primary teacher should be taught in kindergarten. Secondary education was the topic at the Piymoutli Congregational Congrega-tional Church. A paper on tho high school as a fitting school was read by A. F. Becbdolt of Minnesota. who thought the high school too sujiei-ileial. sujiei-ileial. Fifty colleges w ere represented at the meeting of the high education department at the First Baptist Church, and three papers were discussed. dis-cussed. President Blanchard of Wheaton College, Illinois, took up thequery: "What have the People to Ask for the College?" aud concluded that they could ask that the college men lie mare leaders in affairs even than they now are. President Stetson of Den Moines College considered tho question of "Shorter College Courses to Meet the Popular Demand," aud his (osition, as well as those who followed fol-lowed on the same subject, was strongly against innovation. Tlie hall of the House of Bepre-sentatives Bepre-sentatives was crowded by the normal department and their friends. Art education was under consideration con-sideration in the high school build ing. Several jailers were read. THE DKI-AKTOKSTS of Klenientary Schools and Industrial Indus-trial Education and Manual Training Train-ing held a joint meeting at Market Hall under the topic, 'Provision For and Course of Training iu Manual Man-ual Training." Divisions of primary pri-mary cla-esaiid elementary schools were generally considered by the various speaker". Their argument for such training were taken from their own experience. Tbu evening session was wholly in charge of the ladies. Some interesting inter-esting papers weroread. Tlie committee on nominations of the association will report tomorrow morning: For president, William II. Garrett, Nashville, Tcnu;, present pres-ent secretary of tlie association; for secretary, li H. Cook, New Brunswick, Bruns-wick, N. J.; for treasurer, J. M. Greenwood, Mo. Miss Frances Wlllard, of Kvans-ton, Kvans-ton, HI., read the rlosiug paper of the evening on "The White Cross Movement In Kducation." She believed be-lieved that theroarefourgreat movements move-ments which will raife this idea fo its rightful place in the lives of young people. They are co-education, financial Independence of women, wo-men, reform in dress and -equal suffrage. suf-frage. AH these reforms should 1 taught in the public schools and wrought into the thinking of young people. |