THE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. THE WELCOME. THE Association met at 2:30 P. M., July 14, 1891, in the Mutual Street Rink, in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The meeting was called to order by Inspector James L. Hughes, Chairman of the Local Executive Committee. The session was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Potts, of Toronto. Mr. Hughes then said: I will ask this vast audience to stand while we sing together the national hymns of the United States and Canada. Fortunately they are sung to the same tune, and we will sing the first verse of "God Save the Queen" and "America." (Applause). Mr. Harold Jarvis, of Toronto, sang "Marguerite." Addresses of welcome were delivered by Inspector James L. Hughes, on behalf of the Toronto Local Executive Committee; by the Reverend Principal Grant, of Queen's University, on behalf of Canada; by Hon. G. W. Ross, Minister of Education for the Province of Ontario, on behalf of the people of Ontario; by Rev. Dr. Allison, Superintendent of Instruction for the Province of Nova Scotia, on behalf of Nova Scotia; by the Rev. Elson I. Rexford, on behalf of the Province of Quebec; and by E. F. Clarke, Esq., Mayor of Toronto, on behalf of the city of Toronto. A letter of welcome from the Ontario Teachers' Association was also read by Wm. Mackintosh. Responses were made by the President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, on behalf of the Association; by Hon. W. T. Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, on behalf of the Union; by Prof. L. H. Jones, of Indiana, for the North Central States; by William M. Beardshear, of Iowa, for the Northwestern States; by Supt. F. B. Gault, of Tacoma, Wash., on behalf of the Pacific Coast; by Prof. T. Marcellus Marshall, of New Mexico, for the Southwest; by Prof. W. H. Bartholomew, of Kentucky, for the South Central States; by Hon. Josiah H. Shinn, President of the Southern Educational Association, for the South; and by State Superintendent John E. Massey, of Virginia, for the Southeast. After announcements by the Secretary, the Association adjourned. (21) EVENING SESSION.-JULY 14. The meeting was called to order at 8:15 P. M. at the Mutual Street Rink by President Garrett. Music by Henry Blight, of Toronto. Usual announcements by the Secretary. Francis W. Parker, Chicago, Ill., read a paper on "The School of the Future." Discussion followed, participated in by Supt. A. P. Marble, Worcester, Mass.; James L. Hughes, Toronto, Canada; G. Stanley Hall, Worcester, Mass.; Miss Schofield, of South Carolina; Nicholas Murray Butler, New York City; and Mr. S. Jones. The discussion was closed by Colonel Parker. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. MORNING SESSION.-JULY 15. The meeting was called to order at 9 A. M. at the Pavilion, in the Horticultural Gardens, by President Garrett. Invocation by the Rev. Mr. Milligan, of Toronto. The President announced the following Committees: On Nominations-A. P. Marble, of Massachusetts, Chairman; J. H. Phillips, of Alabama; T. A. Futrall, of Arkansas; Miss Nora Smith, of California; R. H. Beggs, of Colorado; V. G. Curtis, of Connecticut; David W. Harlan, of Delaware; Z. Richards, of District of Columbia; J. L. Williford, of Georgia; E. C. Hewett, of Illinois; W. A. Bell, of Indiana; H. H. Freer, of Iowa; R. W. Stevenson, of Kansas; W. O. Cross, of Kentucky; H. E. Chambers, of Louisiana; M. C. Fernald, of Maine; M. A. Newell, of Maryland; B. A. Hinsdale, of Michigan; D. L. Kiehle, of Minnesota ; T. J. Woofter, of Mississippi; L. E. Wolfe, of Missouri; R. G. Young, of Montana; H. S. Jones, of Nebraska; C. C. Rounds, of New Hampshire; William N. Barringer, of New Jersey; T. Marcellus Marshall, of New Mexico; James M. Milne, of New York; John Ogden, of North Dakota ; L. W. Day, of Ohio; Mary E. McFadden, of Oregon; E. O. Lyte, of Pennsylvania; H. S. Tarbell, of Rhode Island; W. R. Atkinson, of South Carolina; Louis McLouth, of South Dakota; Frank Goodman, of Tennessee; Joseph Baldwin, of Texas; John E. Massey, of Virginia; R. B. Bryan, of Washington; John G. Giddings, of West Virginia; O. E. Wells, of Wisconsin; W. G. Smith, of Wyoming. On Necrology-Z. Richards, of District of Columbia, Chairman; N. A. Calkins, of New York; George P. Brown, of Illinois; Solomon Palmer, of Alabama; W. E. Sheldon, of Massachusetts. On Honorary Members-John E. Massey, of Virginia, Chairman; T. B. Stockwell, of Rhode Island; N. C. Dougherty, of Illinois; Mrs. E. G. Buford, of Tennessee; Lucia Stickney, of Ohio. On Exhibits-John T. Bradley, of Minnesota, Chairman; Mrs. T. E. Ryley, of Missouri; Walter S. Goodnough, of New York; J. H. Baker, of Colorado; W. C. Schaffer, of Pennsylvania; Miss Fay, of Springfield, Mass. On Resolutions-A. S. Draper, of New York, Chairman; Frank A. Fitzpatrick, of Missouri; F. B. Gault, of Washington; Josiah H. Shinn, of Arkansas; H. M. Parker, of Ohio. Prof. Henry Sabin, of Iowa, presented the following resolution, which was passed by unanimous consent without reference to the Committee on Resolutions: Resolved, That Hon. A. S. Draper, of New York; Hon. J. W. Dickinson, of Massachusetts; Hon. D. L. Kiehle, of Minnesota-be appointed a Committee from this Association to draw up a memorial and forward the same to the Classification Committee of the Columbian Exposition, expressing the strong conviction of the National Educational Association that the educational interests of the nation should have a separate department, and setting forth our reasons why we deem such a division absolutely necessary to the success of the educational exhibit. Dr. Harris announced the formation of the Henry Barnard Publishing Company, and that subscriptions to its capital stock would be received. The usual announcements by the Secretary followed. The Secretary also read a letter of greeting from the Ontario Woman's Christian Temperance Union. On motion of Mr. Marshall, of New Mexico, the officers of the Association were requested to make a suitable reply. A communication was read by the Secretary, concerning the compilation and publication of a memorial volume by the friends of the late Dr. John Hancock. J. R. Preston, of Jackson, Miss., read a paper on Teaching Patriotism. Discussion followed, participated in by A. H. McKay, of Halifax, Nova Scotia; Mr. Williams, of Missouri; Charles A. Blanchard, of Illinois; Francis W. Parker, of Chicago; W. D. Atkinson, of South Carolina; and W. A. Douglass, of Toronto. J. R. Preston closed the discussion. Zalmon Richards, of Washington, D. C., read a paper on History of the National Educational Association. H. S. Jones, of Nebraska, moved that the thanks of the Association be tendered to ex-President Richards, for his valuable and painstaking paper. Carried unanimously. Discussion by E. C. Hewett, of Illinois, followed. The Association then adjourned. EVENING SESSION.-JULY 15. The meeting was called to order in the Mutual Street Rink at 8 P. M. by President Garrett. Music by Mr. Fred Warrington, of Toronto. |