JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES NEW YORK, N.Y., JULY 1-8, 1916 EDUCATIONAL SUNDAY In accordance with an establisht custom, Sunday, July 2, was observed as Educational Sunday by a large number of the churches of New York City, on which date the respective pastors held special services, preaching sermons on educational topics, as follows: Cathedral of St. John the Divine—Dr. Robert Johnson, Rector of the Church of the Saviour, Philadelphia, Pa., conducted services at 11:00 A.M. and at 4:00 P.M. Marble Collegiate Church-Rev. Oliver Paul Barnhill conducted services at 11:00 A.M. and at 8:00 P.M. Central Presbyterian Church-Seats were reserved for the members of the N.E.A. at services conducted by Rev. John McNeill, at 11:00 A.M. and at 4:30 P.M. Broadway Presbyterian Church-Rev. Walter Duncan Buchanan conducted a service at 11:00 A.M. to which all were cordially invited. Brick Presbyterian Church-Services were conducted by Rev. Albert Parker Fitch, President of Andover Theological Seminary. Trinity Church-Rev. Lawrence T. Cole, Headmaster of Trinity School, New York City, conducted services. St. Patrick's Cathedral-Solemn High Mass was celebrated at 11:00 A.M. Sermon and music. Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church-The members were invited to attend services at the usual hours. Temple Emanu-El-The regular service was held on Saturday, July 1, at 10:30 A.M. A vesper service was also held at 5:30 P.M. Friday. Central Jewish Institute-A reception was tendered to the Jewish teachers in the Central Jewish Institute on Sunday, at 3:00 P.M. On Saturday, July 1, a Sabbath service was dedicated to education and an appropriate sermon given by Rabbi Herbert S. Goldstein, of the Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, and General Director of the Central Jewish Institute. Calvary Baptist Church-Rev. Joseph W. Kemp, Pastor, preached a special sermon in the morning, entitled "Christ, the Great Teacher." FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS OPENING SESSION-MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 3, 2:00 O'CLOCK The Fifty-fourth Annual Convention of the National Education Association was opened in Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y., at 2:00 P.M. on July 3. Vice-President David Starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford Junior University, Stanford University, Cal., presided at the opening of the session. After the musical program, Margaret Clark, College of Speech Arts, Denver, Colo., read the fortieth chapter of Isaiah. Invocation-Very Rev. William A. Grosvenor, D.D., Dean, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City. Addresses of Welcome: Charles S. Whitman, governor of the state of New York, Albany N.Y.; John H. Finley, president, University of the State of New York and state commissioner of education, Albany, N.Y.; Charles B. Alexander, regent, University of the State of New York, New York City; John Purroy Mitchel, mayor of New York City; William G. Willcox, president, Board of Education, New York City; William H. Maxwell, superintendent of schools, New York City; and Gustave Straubenmüller, acting superintendent of schools, New York City. A response to the addresses of welcome was made by Vice-President Jordan. Following the addresses of welcome and the response, Vice-President Jordan introduced David Bancroft Johnson, president, Winthrop Normal and Industrial College, Rock Hill, S.C., president of the National Education Association, and transferred to him the conduct of the convention. President Johnson then delivered the presidential address, which was entitled "The Rural Home and the Farm Woman." "A National Program of Education" was the title of an address given by P. P. Claxton, United States commissioner of education, Washington, D.C. "A League William H. Taft, Yale University, New Haven, Conn., gave an address on Following the announcements, the convention adjourned to Monday evening, the active members of the Association reassembling by states at 5:30 P.M., either in sections of the Green Room, Hotel McAlpin, or at their respective state headquarters, for the selection of members of the nominating committee. SECOND SESSION-MONDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 7:30 O'CLOCK Preceding the opening of the session, the following musical program was given: 5. "America" (Chorus and Audience) Orchestra-Manhattan and Bronx high schools Chorus-Boys from DeWitt Clinton High School After the musical program, the meeting was called to order by President Johnson, and the following addresses given: "Organized Recreation"-Warren Dunham Foster, department editor, The Youth's Companion, Boston, Mass. "The Elimination of Illiteracy"-Cora Wilson Stewart, president, Kentucky Illiteracy Commission, Frankfort, Ky. "First Aid to the Country Teacher-A Suggestion as to Vitalizing the Country Schools thru Our Present Teachers"-J. D. Eggleston, president, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, Va. SECOND DAY'S PROCEEDINGS THIRD SESSION-TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 7:30 O'CLOCK Preceding the addresses of the evening, the following musical program was given by the Boys' Band of the Parental School under the direction of Frank R. Rix, director of music, public schools, New York City: 1. Patriotic Songs (Audience and Chorus of Teachers) 2. "God of Our Fathers" 3. "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" 4. "America" 5. "American Hymn" Rix Following the musical program, the meeting was called to order by President Johnson, and the following addresses given: "The Secular Free Schools"-Ella Flagg Young, Chicago, Ill. "The Place of the University in a Democracy"-Charles R. Van Hise, president, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. "The Place of the Normal School in a Democracy"-John R. Kirk, president, State Normal School, Kirksville, Mo. “Citizenship in a Republic"-William Jennings Bryan, Lincoln, Nebr. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS FOURTH SESSION-WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 5, 2:00 O'CLOCK Preceding the opening of the session, the following musical program was given: Following the musical, the meeting was called to order by President Johnson, and the following program given: "Preparation thru Education for a Democracy"-James Y. Joyner, state superintendent of public instruction, Raleigh, N.C. "The Common School as an Instrument of Democracy"-Carroll G. Pearse, president, State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis. "The War and Education"-G. Stanley Hall, president, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. "What the Public Schools Can Do toward the Maintenance of Permanent Peace" -Fannie Fern Andrews, secretary, American School Peace League, Boston, Mass. "Mass Instruction thru Group Training”—O. B. Martin, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. "The Socialized Recitation"-F. M. Hunter, superintendent of schools, Lincoln, Nebr. FIFTH SESSION-WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 5, 7:30 O'CLOCK After a musical program given by the Hampton Institute Quartette and the Boys' Band of the Parental School, President Johnson called the meeting to order and the following addresses were given: "The Education of the Negro"-Hollis B. Frissell, principal, Hampton Normal and Industrial institute, Hampton, Va. "The Education of the Alien"-John H. Finley, state commissioner of education, Albany, N.Y. "Vocational Education"-John D. Shoop, superintendent of schools, Chicago, Ill. "National Aid to Vocational Education"-Homer H. Seerley, president, Iowa State Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Ia. "Industrial Education"-William C. Redfield, Secretary of Commerce, Washington, D.C. At the close of the program, President Johnson announst the following Committee on Nominations: FOURTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS SIXTH SESSION-THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 6, 2:00 O'CLOCK 1. "Wedding March" 2. Choruses: MUSICAL PROGRAM (a) "He Watching over Israel" (b) "Barcarolle" ("Tales of Hoffman") (d) “Beautiful Ship from Toyland" 3. "The Lost Chord" (Orchestra). Solos by Schwartz (Stuyvesant High School), 4. March-"The Whip" High School Orchestra-Joseph P. Donnelly, Conductor Mendelssohn Mendelssohn Offenbach . Herbert Sullivan Holtzman After the musical program, the meeting was called to order by President Johnson, and the following addresses given: "Preparing Teachers for Leadership in All Special Education"-James W. Crabtree, president, State Normal School, River Falls, Wis. "Educational Preparation for Foreign Service"-Glen Levin Swiggett, Assistant Secretary-General, Second Pan-American Scientific Congress, member, Committee on Education, National Foreign Trade Council, Bureau of Education, Washington, D.C. "Salaries and Pensions of Teachers"-Joseph Swain, president, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pa.. chairman, Committee on Teachers' Salaries, Tenure, and Pensions. "Teachers' Cottages"-Josephine Corliss Preston, state superintendent of public instruction, Olympia, Wash. "The Junior High School"-Charles H. Johnston, professor of secondary education, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill. "The Junior College"-James M. Wood, president, Stephens Junior College, Columbia, Mo. SEVENTH SESSION-THURSDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 7:30 O'CLOCK Preceding the opening of the session, the following musical program was given: 1. March-("Aida") 2. (a) "My Heart Rejoices" (Chorus-Air arranged by F. R. Rix from "Sampson and Delilah") Verdi (b) "Who Is Sylvia?" (c) Largo (Arranged by F. R. Rix) 3. "Melody of Peace" (Orchestra) 4. March-"The Stars and Stripes" 5. Singing by Chorus and Audience Saint-Saens Schubert Handel Sousa Orchestra from Brooklyn and Queens high schools Charles Yerbury, Conductor Chorus of Girls from Washington Irving High School Lawrence Mooney, Conductor Miss Caron and Mr. Mattfeld, Accompanists President Johnson called the meeting to order after the musical program and the following addresses were given: "Readings from His Own Poems"-Robert Underwood Johnson, secretary, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, N.Y. "The Story of My Life"-Anna Shaw, Moylan, Pa. "Universal Military Training"-Leonard Wood, major general, United States Army, New York, N.Y. |