The following persons are recommended for appointment to fill vacancies for the balance of the terms of office of the following named members who have been, by the provisions of the constitution, transferred to the list of honorary members by reason of their absence for two consecutive annual meetings of the Council: 1. W. K. Fowler, of Nebraska, to fill the place of W. F. King, of Iowa, whose term expires in 1907. 2. William E. Hatch, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, to fill the place of J. L. Spalding, of Illinois, whose term of office expires in 1907. 3. George H. Martin, of Massachusetts, to fill the place of Frank A. Hill, late of the same state, deceased, his term to expire in 1906. 4. To fill the place of Irwin Shepard, who resigns his active membership in the Council, his term expiring in 1906, they recommend J. N. Wilkinson, of Kansas. 5. They recommend A. Ross Hill, of Missouri, for six years, to fill the place of John Dewey, absent for two years, and whose term expires the present year. 6. They recommend to fill the place of Alexander Graham Bell, absent for two years, his term expiring in 1909, H. B. Frissell, of Virginia. 7. L. E. Wolfe, of Texas, in place of O. T. Corson, of Ohio, whose term expires in 1908. All of which is respectfully submitted. W.T. HARRIS. ALBERT G. LANE. On motion of Nicholas Murray Butler, the resolutions governing the order of business of the Committee on Investigations and Appropriations adopted by the Council at its meeting July 9, 1903, was amended to read as follows: Resolved, That all applications for appropriations requiring the attention and consideration of the Committee on Investigations and Appropriations shall be placed in the hands of the Secretary of the National Educational Association at least sixty days prior to the regular meeting of the Council, with a full and detailed state. ment of the reasons for requesting the appropriation; and the Secretary of the National Educational Association shall forward a copy of such application to the president and secretary of the Council, and to each member of the Committee on Investigations and Appropriations; and be it further Resolved, That the names of the Committee on Investigations and Appropriations, and notice of an hour set for the meeting thereof for hearing arguments, be printed as a part of the official program, and that the rule be printed in connection with such notice. Mr. Butler made a statement of the work of the Committee on the Bureau of Education, and then tendered his resignation of the chairmanship of the committee. On motion of Joseph Swain, Chairman Butler's resignation was accepted. The president then appointed William R. Harper as chairman of the committee. Wm. T. Harris requested the Council to relieve him from service on the Committee on the Bureau of Education. The request was granted, and the president appointed L. D. Harvey to serve in his place. The Committee on Resolutions presented the following report, which was adopted and ordered spread upon the minutes. RESOLUTION COMMEMORATIVE Be it resolved by the Council of the National Educational Association that in the death of William Bramwell Powell, Frank Alpine Hill, and Reuben S. Bingham this Council has lost three of its most highly esteemed and efficient members; the cause of education in the United States, three of its most active and loyal supporters; and the individual members of the Council mourn the earthly departure of friends and associates long tried and true. J. H. PHILLIPS. W. H. BARTHOLOMEW. I. C. MCNEILL. Elmer E. Brown, the president-elect, was introduced by the retiring president. A roll-call of members showed an attendance at the various sessions of the Council of forty. The Council then adjourned. JAMES H. VAN SICKLE, Secretary. MINUTES OF DEPARTMENT MEETINGS DEPARTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENCE ATLANTA MEETING, 1904 FIRST DAY MORNING SESSION.-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1904 The department met in the Grand Opera House, and was called to order at 9:30 o'clock A. M. by President Henry P. Emerson, superintendent of schools, Buffalo, N. Y. Prayer was offered by Rev. Theron Rice, D.D. Hon. Joseph M. Terrell, governor of Georgia, extended a cordial welcome on behalf of the people of the state. The secretary read a letter of greeting from Hon. Hoke Smith, chairman of the Local Committee, who was prevented by ill heaith from being present. Hon. William B. Merritt, state school commissioner of Georgia, extended greetings on behalf of the teachers of the state. A response on behalf of the department was made by President Emerson. "Education at the Universal Exposition, 1904," was discussed as follows: 1. "From the View-Point of the Chief of the Department": Howard J. Rogers, chief of the Department of Education, St. Louis, Mo. 2. "Exhibit of the United States Bureau of Education": W T. Harris, United States Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. 3. "Some City Exhibits-Their Purpose and Plan": F. Louis Soldan, superintendent of instruction, public schools, St. Louis, Mo.; Andrew W. Edson, associate superintendent of schools, New York city. The president announced a reception to the department by the governor of Georgia at the executive mansion, and another by the Federation of Women's Clubs at the Capital City Club. The department then adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M AFTERNOON SESSION.-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 At the opening of the session, W. F. Slaton, superintendent of schools, Atlanta, Ga., formally presented President Emerson with a gavel made by a little boy in the manualtraining department of the Atlanta schools. Two papers on "The Course of Study in Elementary and Secondary Schools" were read, the subtitles being as follows: 1. "The Superintendent's Influence on the Course of Study": William H. Elson, superintendent of schools, Grand Rapids, Mich. 2. "What Omissions Are Advisable in the Present Course of Study, and What Should Be the Basis for the Same?" Frank M. McMurry, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York city. The discussion which followed was based chiefly on Mr. McMurry's paper, the speakers being E. H. Mark, superintendent of schools, Louisville, Ky.; J. H. Phillips, superintendent of schools, Birmingham, Ala.; Clinton S. Marsh, superintendent of schools, Auburn, N. Y.; Charles H. Keyes, superintendent of schools, Hartford, Conn.; Charles DeGarmo, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y.; Charles F. Carroll, superintendent of schools, Rochester, N. Y.; W. C. Martindale, superintendent of schools, Detroit, Mich. F. D. Boynton, superintendent of schools, Ithaca, N. Y.; read a paper on "Athletics and Collateral Activities in Secondary Schools." The president announced the following committees: EVENING SESSION.-TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 The evening was given to a "Symposium on the Educational Theories and Work of Herbert Spencer." Addresses were delivered by — Hon. W. T. Harris, Commissioner of Education of the United States W. S. Sutton, professor of pedagogy, University of Texas, Austin, Tex. A. E. Winship, editor of the Journal of Education, Boston, Mass. W. Rose, professor of history and philosophy of education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. SECOND DAY MORNING SESSION.-WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 The department convened at 9:30 A. M. with President Emerson in the chair. "Educational Principles for the South," was discussed by 1. Charles W. Dabney, president of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 2. Charles D. McIver, president of State Normal and Industrial College, Greensboro, N. C. Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of schools, Augusta, Ga., read a paper on “The Factory Child." This paper was discussed by W. H. Maxwell, superintendent of schools, of the city of New York, and N. C. Schaeffer, state superintendent of schools of Pennsylvania. BUSINESS SESSION The following report of the special committee appointed last year to report what action the department can wisely take to co-operate with the State Teachers' Associations of Illinois and Wisconsin to promote the cause of simplified spelling, was submitted by W. H. Elson, chairman of the committee. To the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association: Your committee finds the philological scholarship of the world in perfect accord with the experience of teachers as to the need and desirability of rationalizing our spelling. The memorials addressed to this department by the state Associations of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota propose a plan which, it seems to us, the National Educational Association can most wisely adopt with a view to permanently placing this movement under auspices which, while effectively fostering it, will as effectively guard it against all radical and unwise steps. Therefore we recommend the adoption of the following resolutions by a separate vote on each: Resolved: 1. That the Department of Superintendence approves the first of the resolutions addressed to it by the State Teachers' Associations of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and respectfully requests the Board of Directors to appoint a permanent, self-perpetuating committee of thirty prominent citizens in different walks of life, particularly scholars and educators, and representing the various sections of the country, to lead the movement for simplifying our spelling, and to promote its interests in all ways which they find feasible and deem wise. 2. That the Department of Superintendence approves the second of the resolutions addressed to it by the state associations of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, and respectfully requests the Committee on Inves tigations and Appropriations of the National Council to recommend to the Board of Directors, and the department respectfully asks said board to make, the appropriation of $2,000 per year for five years, for the use of the above committee, to be paid to it semiannually, each payment to equal such a total sum as shall have been paid for the same purpose, within the preceding six months, to the treasurer of said committee by any individuals, teachers' associations, or any organizations, the amount paid by the National Educational Association never to exceed $2,000 in any one year, and never to exceed the sum contributed from outside sources during the previous six months. Respectfully submitted, W. H. ELSON, Chairman, superintendent of schools, Grand Rapids, Mich. C. N. KENDALL, superintendent of schools, Indianapolis, Ind. F. T. OLDT, superintendent of schools, Dubuque, Iowa. A. W. RANKIN, state inspector of graded schools, Minneapolis, Minn. The adoption of the report was opposed by John MacDonald, of Kansas, and R. P. Halleck, of Kentucky; and was supported by W. H. Elson, of Michigan; E. O. Vaile, of Chicago, Ill.; Edwin B. Cox, of Ohio; and Thomas M. Balliett, of Springfield, Mass. A division of the question was called for. The first section was adopted by a vote of 116 to 28; the second, by a vote of 94 to 38. The Committee on Nominations made the following report: For President-E. G. Cooley, superintendent of schools, Chicago, Ill. For First Vice-President-Lawton B. Evans, superintendent of schools, Augusta, Ga. For Second Vice-President—J. W. Carr, superintendent of schools Anderson, Ind. For Secretary-Miss Evangeline E. Whitney, district superintendent of schools, New York city. The nominees were elected by unanimous vote of the department. The selection of a place of meeting for the next session was declared the next order of business. Milwaukee, Wis., and Columbus, Ohio, were proposed. The decision was made in favor of Milwaukee. Carroll G. Pearse, superintendent of schools, Omaha, Neb., offered the following resolution: Resolved, That in 1905 this department meet in Milwaukee, and each fourth year thereafter in such place as may be chosen by the department, or by its Executive Committee, if for any reason the department fails to make a choice. That in 1906, and each second year thereafter, this department meet in Chicago. That in 1907, and each fourth year thereafter, this department meet in Washington, D. C. The department voted that the resolution be laid on the table. The following motion, offered by J. M. Frost, of Michigan, was adopted: That the special committee on the promotion of the cause of spelling reform be continued for one year, and that it be charged with the duty of presenting the action of this department to the Board of Directors of the National Educational Association, and to the committee in charge of investigations and appropriations. E. O. Vaile, of Illinois, presented the following report which was adopted: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE ON A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF KEY-NOTATION FOR INDICATING PRONUNCIATION To the Department of Superintendence of the National Educational Association: Your committee reports that the two other committees of conference contemplated in were duly appointed, as follows: COMMITTEE OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION O. F. Emerson, professor of rhetoric and English philology, Western Reserve University. Calvin Thomas, professor of Germanic languages, Columbia University. your resolutions George Hempl, professor of English philology and general linguistics, University of Michigan. C. G. Child, professor of English, University of Pennsylvania. COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN PHILOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION F. A. March, professor of the English language and of comparative philology, LaFayette College, Pennsylvania. George Hempl, president of the Modern Language Association, and also of the American Philological Association. Charles P. G. Scott, etymological editor of the Century Dictionary. B. Perrin, professor of Greek, Yale University. Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of the University of California. A joint meeting was held at Boston during the forty-third annual convention of the National Educational Association. Professor Thomas was elected chairman of the joint committee. A subcommittee of three was appointed to prepare and submit for consideration in the full committee, during the session of the National Educational Association at St. Louis, a system of key-notation which will meet the needs of the lexicographer and philologist, but based upon a simple, phonetic alphabet thoroly available for the every-day use of the common people. This subcommittee has been at work for some time, and its tentative alphabet is about ready to be submitted to the full committee. After the alphabet has passed the committee, it will be sent out for the criticism or approval of all persons interested, to the end that the scheme having the largest amount of scholarly, expert indorsement may ultimately be submitted for adoption by each of the bodies represented in the joint committee, in the hope that their approval and recommendation of it will bring it into universal use in our dictionaries, spelling-books, and their manuals, as a substitute for our present various and confusing diacritical systems. By a misunderstanding, the appropriation of $100 recommended by this department at its last meeting was not brought to the consideration of the Committee on Investigations and Appropriations. So far there has been very little expense. But some printing will have to be done, and a few new types may have to be cut, and other expenses incurred. Your committee asks that the department recommend to the proper authorities the appropriation of $100, or as such thereof as may be necessary to carry out the plans of the joint committee. E. O. VAILE. F. LOUIS SOLDAN. EVENING SESSION An address on "The Ethical Element in Education" was delivered by Walter B. Hill, chancellor of the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. THIRD DAY MORNING SESSION.-THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 The topic, "School Administration and School Supervision" was discussed as follows: 1. "The Superintendent as a Man of Affairs": William H. Maxwell, superintendent of schools, New York city; Seymour A. Mynders, state superintendent of public instruction, Nashville, Tenn. 2. "The Assistant to the Superintendent-His Functions and Methods of Work": Miss Alice E. Reynolds, supervisor of schools, Hew Haven, Conn. 3. "The Management of Special Departments, Such as Manual Training": C. N. Kendall, superintendent of schools, Indianapolis, Ind. The discussion was led by E. E. Bass, superintendent of schools, Greenville, Miss. 4. "The Teacher-Beneficiary or Victim?" Miss Celestia S. Parrish, Athens Ga The following resolution was offered by Edward Rynearson, of Pittsburg, Pa.: Resolved, That a committee of eleven be appointed, with Professor Halleck, of Louisville Ky., as chairman, to formulate a code of regulation for the control of athletics in our secondary schools. The resolution was referred to the committee on resolutions. AFTERNOON SESSION The topic, "Extension of Public School Privileges," was discussed in the following order: 1. "The organization of a System of Evening Schools": Thomas M. Balliet, superintendent of schools, Springfield, Mass. 2. "Adult Education as Illustrated by the Free Lecture System of New York City": Henry M. Leipziger, supervisor of lectures, Board of Education, New York city. 3. "University Extension for Teachers in Service": R. H. Halsey, president of State Normal School Oshkosh, Wis. 4. "Vacation Schools, Playgrounds, and Recreation Centers": Miss Evangeline E. Whitney, district superintendent of schools, New York city; B. E. Nelson, superintendent of schools, Lincoln, Ill, The Committee on Resolutions returned the resolution offered by Edward Rynearson at the morning session without recommendation. On motion, the resolution was tabled. |