Show RATIONAL NATIONAL educational association FALLS JN Y july 18 13 thirty years age io in 1866 the national educational association wet met at I 1 adian polie apolis aud and again as often before the women petitioned to become members in spite of bitter opposition this was wae granted owing to the votes of the western delegates every eastern emetero delegate voted against it today the N E A of 1896 Is ie a thing of the past but the picture it leaves to la that of a flower garden of 01 say gay colors color with bright eager i faces everywhere butir fifths surely y nine tenths probably of the members of the N E A are women it this areat the greatest attendance at any department meeting was at the child study meetings gf it was in interesting cresting to see aee the great music munio hall with intent listening forces while stanley hall of dark clark colver sity ity bummed up the work dune clune so BO far nd ad bowed now bow much more we must do to become educators of children the work in the child study section so oo united with that of the kindergarten department and sociology in the general sessions that it seemed all kindergarten the general program of the N E A and the special pro programs arams of the differ out exit departments have been unified and concentrated around a few vital topics as never before it to is worth aomia coming to buffalo to see the clean streets they are smooth olia eolia asphalt washed every day per clean no 00 noisa no BO auml an example to all cities the womac s educational and in du desinal union where the buffalo kindergarten der garten training meet is a beautiful building the twelve free kindergartens of buffalo afford practical work for all the pupils of the training school and are partly supported eup ported by the benevolent of the city the spirit ot of the people of buffalo to is thoad in its beautiful public and semipublic building lo in the enthusiasm with which they have given time hard work and a good deal 0 of money toward the success of the N E A it is shown by we he eight hundred teachers who prepared for its coming received all at the taverne tavern kept open house and besides all the hard bard work all this involved paid their two dollars apiece towards its financial success A large part of the training teachers go from here to blaik university to the summer school course in child study etc there there as here jag at the N E A it is not the public meetings entirely that help the it is the talks with specialists the meeting old getting the drift of thought and the enthusiasm that comes from a crowd of people all interested eit in what you are interested Interest oo in all working out the problem in their own wars ware each with some result to co tribute and the great help one gets from those at the head to in some special line of work from worcester I 1 go to boston to the peabody kindergarten settlement toe the public and meeting of kindergarten dergar der garten tan training ug ag teachers ALICE CHAPIN |