Show CONVENTIONS CONVENTIONS during the summer slimmer months for educational purposes are fast becoming very i important institutions Probably most important among these is the annual meeting of the the National Education Association We enjoyed the advantage of being present at the thelast thelast thelast last meeting and can only commend the good work there performed By means of o such a national convention all parts of our land keep in touch with the general progress in the science and art artof artof artof of pedagogy and the result is constant improvement t in methods methods' of teaching Numerous other scientific and literary societies have such conventions whose chief purpose is to report the progress achieved or fruitful dul research in each particular direction Notable among such conventions are those devoted to philology medicine libraries and state schools Another institution which owes its origin to modern ern progress is the summer summer sum sum- mer school From time immemorial summer was considered by students as only fitted for outings and relaxation n until one day an inspiration tion flashed through the gray matter of the brain of some worthy man peace be to his ashes if he is dead that change chang of environment environment environment environ environ- ment and mental improvement might com combine bine to form an excellent and invigorating invigorating invigorating in in- dose for summer summer recreation The summer school chool was probably the product of some such psychological compound or it is another example of American restlessness and eagerness to tomake tomake tomake make every moment of life count So while our German and English student- student c cousins are climbing the Alps or enjoying enjoy enjoying enjoying ing Gods God's pure sunshine amidst his own first tern temples pIes most of us are in the school-rooms school taking a summer course But since everything moves so quickly in America we all have to join this rush to more rapid edu education Connected Connected Con Con- with most of the noted colleges is such an institution as has been des described described de de- s scribed and it is s called the Summer School These are really valuable to those who are able only to spend a few weeks of the year in close application to study Those who during the winter are engaged in teaching can rub up t to the times times times' on a particular subject in which h they are interested under the guidance of eminent professors The summer gatherings are r also famed |