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Educators Begin Business

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Day
9
Month
July
Year
1897
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Public Domain
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Milwaukee, July 7. - The first general sessicn of the National Educational association opened in the Exposition building at 8 o'clcck lapt night. The auditorium was crowded to its utmost capaeity. Rabbi S. ""echt, D. D., opened the convention with prayer. "America" was then rendered by a chorus. Addresses of weleome were delivered by Governor Scofield, on behalf of theeommonwealth; J. Q. Emery, superintendent of public instruction of the state; Mayor W. G. Rauschenberger, for the city, and H. O. R. Siefert, superintendent of public schoei.? of Milwaukee. Respondes were made by A. E. Wir.d--l.ip, pre=:der,tof thr American Institute cf. Instructicn, Boston; J. L. Holloway, superintendent of public scho( Is, Denver, and Albert G. Lane, superintendent of. schools, Chicago. The "Soldiers' Chorus," from Fau?t, was then fung by the male chorus. Prtsident Charles R. Skinner, superintendent of public instruction of the state of New York, then delivered his address ori "The Best Education for the Masses." Newton C. Dougherty, superintendent of public schools, Peoria. Hls., spoke on "The Study cf History in Our Public Schools." At the meeting of the national council yesterday the report cf the committee on the question of coeducation in high schools declared that system was falling into disfavor, a claim that was vigorously denounced by half a dozen members of thfi couneil. The annual meeting of the board of directora of the National Educational association took place yesterday. President Skinner was in the chair. Officers of the National Council of Education were elected as follows: ■ President, Charles Degarmo, cf Swartmore, Ia.; vice president, W. F. King, Mount Vernon, Ia.; secretary, Miss Bettie A. Dutten, Cleveland.

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