FEB15 1917 pitty. OF MICH. LIBRARY N.E.A. BULLETIN lV. No. 3 January 1917 Whole Number 25 Entered as second-class matter March 22, 1913, at the post-office at Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Act of August 24, 1912. Publisht September, December, January, February, April and by the National Education Association of the United States. Office of publication, Ann , Michigan. MPARTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENCE, KANSAS CITY, MO., FEB. 26—MARCH 3, 1917 | NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR 1916-17 GENERAL ASSOCIATION President Orono, Me. oc 65s once eesenmnaciom Secretary iad Arbor, Mich, E. Finegan Treasurer oe VICE-PRESIDENTS B. Johnson, President, Winthrop Normal and Industrial College...Rock Hill, S. C. my C. C. Bradford, State Superintendent of Public Instruction........Denver, Colo. BB. Cornelius, Superintendent of Schools Winslow, Ariz. J. Koch, Superintendent of Schools Baltimore, Md. SA. Churchill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Salem, Ore. RM. Longanecker, Superintendent of Schools Parkersburg, W. Va. is W. Wenner, Superintendent of Schools 3artlesville, Okla. %. Gowans, State Superintendent of Public Instruction .............. Salt Lake City, Utah ine Corliss Preston, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Olympia, Wash. E. Harden, Teacher, Stewart School Chicago, Ill. eon L. Henderson, Professor of Secondary Education, University of _ Texas Smith, State Commissioner of Education BOARD OF TRUSTEES Carroll G. Pearse, Chairman expires ss Y. Joyner, Secretary Raleigh, N. C. Term expires I TR 6% cc tenctencentoheie St. Paul, Minn. Term expires falter R. Siders Pocatéllo, Idaho expires Clepmie, Mee neesk fcnaays dis a Ex officio EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ; seees Orono, Me. a B. Johnson .. ry: -«-Rock Hill, S.C. thomas E. Finegan .... Treasurer Carroll G. Pearse Chairman Board of Trustees... Milwaukee, Wis. PET rT rere Member by Election Litlle Rock, Ark. and W. Springer a ey oy er Ann Arbor, Mich. 2 The -h.c am A. BULLETIN ee oooooOoeooooee_aq®qn@oqoqoooooomoOS=$ S$@0DD mmo BOARD OF DIRECTORS Directors ex officio Robert J. Aley, Orono, Me. Thomas E. Finegan, Albany, N. Y. David B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. Carroll G. Pearse, Milwaukee, Wis Durand W. Sprjnger, Ann Arbor, Mich. LIFE DIRECTORS Bicknell, Thomas W., Providence, R. I. Johnson, David B., Rock Hill, S. C Board of Education, Nashville, Tenn. Jordan, David Starr, Stanford Uni rsity, Cal, Brown, Elmer E., New York, N. Y. Joyner, James Y., Raleigh, N. © Butler, Nicholas M., New York, N. Y. Marshall, T. Marcellus, Stouts Mills, W. Va, Claxton, P. P., Washington, D. C. Maxwell, William H., New York, N. Y. Cook, John W., DeKalb, IIl. Parker, Charles I., Chicago, III Cooley, Edwin G., Chicago, IIl. Pearse, Carroll G., Milwaukee, Wis Corson, Oscar T., Columbus, Ohio Schaeffer, N. C., Harrisburg, Pa. Eliot, Charles W., Cambridge, Mass. Skinner, Charles R., Albany, N. Y Fairchild, E. T., Durham, N. H. State Teachers’ Association of Illinois Gove, Aaron, Denver, Colo. Swain, Joseph, Swarthmore, Pa Graham, H. A., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Taylor, A. R., Decatur, III. Green, James M., Trenton, N. J. Teachers Institute, Philadelphia, Pa Harvey, Lorenzo D., Menominee, Wis. White, Charles G., Menominee, Wis Jewett, A. V., Abilene, Kans. Young, Ella Flagg, Chicago, IIl. DIRECTORS BY ELECTION Alabama ......+-s.+. Samuel S. Murphy, Superintendent of Schools ......... Mobile PRM csc wees C. O. Case, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. . Phoenix DS ee George B. Cook, State Supt. of Public Instruction...... Little Rock Californta .......:+-. Susan M. Dorsey, Assistant Superintendent of Schools.. Los Angeles OLR eee Anna L. Force, Principal, Lincoln School ............. Denver Connecticut.......-- F. A. Verplanck, Principal of High School........ ...South Manchester A he A, oe. Bertin, Primcipeal of High School..............0. Wilmington District of Columbia F. E. Farrington, Bureau of Education ................ Washington AS s—<————— Tuesday Afternoon, February 27, 2:30 o’clock CONVENTION HALL Report of Committee on Thrift Education Arthur H. Chamberlain, Secretary, California Council of Education, San Francisco, Cal. Report of Joint Committee on Health, National Council of Education and American Medical Association Thomas D. Wood, Professor of Physical Education, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. Discussion—F rank Billings, M. D.; John M. Dodson, M. D.; Mrs. Charles F. Harding; P. P. Claxton Round Table on “Report on the Course of Study as a Test of Efficiency of Supervision” A. Duncan Yocum, Professor of Educational Research and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 17 CONFERENCES ON NORMAL SCHOOLS SESSIONS IN GRAND AVENUE TEMPLE State Group Chairman—J. A. Pitman, Principal, State Normal School, Salem, Mass. Secretary—John Sims, President, State Normal School, Stevens Point, Wis. Tuesday Afternoon, February 27, 2:30 o’clock The Teacher’s Growth in Service Charles McKenney, President, State Normal College, Ypsilanti, Mich. The Normal School from the Superintendent’s Point of View William M. Davidson, Superintendent of Schools, Pittsburgh, Pa. Discussion—Franklin B. Dyer, Superintendent of Schools, Boston, Mass. Wednesday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’clock Standards in Teacher Training Payson Smith, State Commissioner of Education, Boston, Mass. Discussion—Fred L. Keeler, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Lansing, Mich.; Charles P. Cary, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Madison, Wis.; P. P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. A Systematic Plan for the After-Training of Normal-School Graduates Charles C. McCracken, Department of Education, Western College for Women, Oxford, Ohio City Group Chairman—R. W. Himelick, Cleveland Normal School, Cleveland, Ohio. Secretary—Fannie Larchmund, St. Louis Normal School, St. Louis, Mo. Thursday Forenoon, March 1, 9:30 o’clock Report of Committee on Organization W. B. Owen, Principal, Chicago Normal College, Chicago, III. Standards for Measuring Teaching Efficiency J. F. Thomas, Principal, Martindale Normal-Training School, Detroit, Mich. Discussion—H. B. Davis, Principal, Normal School, Pittsburgh, Pa. Some Field Work in Educational Measurements Henrietta V. Race, Louisville Normal, Louisville, Ky. Thursday Afternoon, March 1, 2:30 o’clock Reciprocal Relations of the City Normal School and the City School System J. A. Sharon, Normal Training School, Cleveland, Ohio Discussion—J. F. Hosic, Chicago Normal College, Chicago, III. Teamwork of the Faculty John W. Withers, President, Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Mo. 18 TREN: Bf ms BULLETIN a aiis one NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EDUCATION President—Charles E. Chadsey, Superintendent of Schools, Detroit, Mich. Guy M. Whipple, Professor of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana, III. j Monday Evening, February 26, 8:00 o’clock GRAND AVENUE TEMPLE The general theme of the evening will be the Economy of Time in Education, This will center upon the Yearbook of the Society to be issued in February con. | taining the second report of the Committee of the National Education Association op | Economy of Time, dealing particularly with certain problems of “Minimal Essentials | in Elementary School Subjects.” The speakers as at present arranged are as follows: Progress in the Study of Economy of Time H. B. Wilson, Superintendent of Schools, Topeka, Kans. Some Contributions to School Practice that We May Expect from Time Economy R. G. Jones, Superintendent of Schools, Rockford, Ill. A Critical Estimate of the Methods Employed in Determining Minimal Essentials L. D. Coffman, Dean, College of Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Economy and Efficiency in Science Teaching Otis W. Caldwell, Professor of Botany, School of Education, University of Chicago, Chicago, II. Use of the Syllabus as a Supervisory Instrument to Promote Efficient Training Ernest Horn, University of Iowa, Iowa City, la. Minimal Essentials in the Training of Teachers W. C. Bagley, Director, School of Education, University of Illinois, Urbana, Il, SOCIETY OF COLLEGE TEACHERS OF EDUCATION President—Will Grant Chambers, Dean, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. Secretary—Guy M. Wilson, Head, Department of Agricultural Education, Iowa State College, Ames Ia. SESSIONS IN FRANCIS I. ROOM, HOTEL BALTIMORE Monday Forenoon, February 26, 10:00 o’clock Topic: STANDARDIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES AND CURRICULA Courses in Education Best Adapted to the Needs of High-School Teachers and High- School Principals H. A. Hollister, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.; W. F. Russell, Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. Should the Scientific or Technological Aspects of Education as a Profession be Most | Emphasized? Ernest Horn, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, Ia. A Study of Educational Nomenclature Guy M. Wilson, lowa State College, Ames, Ia. Definiteness as a Means to Uniformity in Educational Terminology A. Duncan Yocum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Distribution of Major and Minor Subjects Among Candidates for the Teachers’ Diploma at the University of Michigan C. O. Davis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Teacher-Training Agencies in the High Schools of Minnescta L. D. Coffman, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. What are Teachers Colleges, Schools of Education, and Normal Schools Doing to Actually Prepare their Graduates for Socialization Work in the Schools? H. D. Sheldon, University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore. Informal luncheon for members, I :00-2:30 p. m. nh om I -ation, y Ccon- ion on entials llows: High- eabody | > Most achers’ ing to ? THESE 'N 28 A BULLETIN 19 nn Monday Afternoon, February 26, 2:30 o’clock Variation in the Cost of Instruction in the Different Departments of Normal Schools in the Southern States and Missouri Carter Alexander, George Peabody College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn. A Study of Grade Distribution Alexander Inglis, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. The Relation between Mental Age and School Attainments in Backward Children Cc. S. Berry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. The Experimental Study of Rhythm in Handwriting Frank N. Freeman, University of Chicago, Chicago, III. Rhythm in Handwriting H. W. Nutt, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. Measurements in Reading M. E. Haggerty, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. Individual Differences in Reading C. T. Gray, University of Texas, Austin, Tex. Standardized Tests in First-Year Algebra H. O. Rugg, University of Chicago, Chicago, III. The Amount of Arithmetic Available in the Case of High-School Graduates Who Have Not had Arithmetic in the High-School Course J. A. Drushel, Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, Mo. Tuesday Forenoon, February 27, 9:30 o'clock REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Committee on a Plan for the Cooperation of College Placing Bureaus F. E. Thompson, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. Committee on Recommendation with Reference to Issuing State Certificates to College Graduates Harlan Updegraff, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Committee on Methods of Practice Teaching for Prospective Secondary Teachers A. R. Mead, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio Committee on Reorganization and Constitution E. E. Rall, Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill. Business meeting Informal luncheon for members, 12:30 p. m. COUNCIL OF STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION Chairman—Nathan C. Schaeffer, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pa. Monday Afternoon, february 26, 2:30 o’clock SESSIONS IN ASSEMBLY ROOM, HOTEL MUEHLEBACH The Standardization and Consolidation of Schools Mary C. C. Bradford, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Denver, Colo. Discussion—C. G. Schulz, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, St. Paul, Minn. Report of the Committee on College Certification of Teachers Harlan Updegraf, Professor of Educational Administration, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 20 Taam 2B & BULLETIN ————_—_—_—_—___—____—_—_—_—_—_===_=_=_===>>>>>>>>>>>>>———_————===[>= 2 Tuesday Afternoon, February 27, 2:30 o’clock County Superintendents and County Supervisors of Schools Albert S. Cook, County Superintendent of Schools, Towson, Md., presiding Topic: Present AIMS AND METHOops OF RuRAL SCHOOL SUPERVISION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY oF CLAss-Room INSTRUCTION (a) Improving the Quality of Instruction by School Visitation, Observation, ang Discussion William L. Mercer, County Superintendent of Schools, Rochester, Minn. (b) Improving the Quality of Instruction by Means of an Annual Teachers Institute George D. Strayer, Professor of School Administration, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. (c) Improving the Quality of Instruction by Means of Conferences with Groups of Teachers during the School Year Ellen McDonald, County Superintendent of Schools, Oconto, Wis. (d) Improving the Quality of Instruction by Means of the Organization of g Course of Study for Rural Schools by the Teachers under the Leadership of the Supervisor or Superintendent Oliver J. Morelock, County Superintendent of Schools, Maplewood, N. J. (e) Summary N. C. Schaeffer, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pa, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF DEANS OF WOMEN President—Kathryn Sisson McLean, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio Secretary—Rhoda M. White, State College of Washington, Pullman, Wash. SESSIONS IN AUDITORIUM, Y. W. C. A. Headquarters—Kupper Hotel Monday Afternoon, February 26, 2:30 o’clock Address of Welcome Purpose of the National Conference of Deans of Women Kathryn Sisson McLean, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio The Common Tie Hattie Moore Mitchell, Manual Training Normal School, Pittsburg, Kans. Tuesday Forenoon, February 27, 9:30 o’clock What Constitutes Training for a Dean of Women? Paul Monroe, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. What a Dean of Women May do to Develop Worth-While Teachers Josephine Corliss Preston, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia, Wash. Tuesday Afternoon, February 27, 2:30 o’clock A New Vision of Women’s Leadership of Women Socially and Educationally A. E. Winship, Editor, “Journal of Education,’”’ Boston, Mass. The Place of Vocational Training in a Liberal Education Helen M. Bennett, Collegiate Occupational Bureau, Chicago, Ill. Wednesday Forenoon, February 28, 9:30 o’clock Business Session \\ P C: Pr On Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, at times to be announst in final program, discussional conferences will be held in Room 103, Kupper Hotel, which will be the headquarters. Monday, Dean Fitch, of Oberlin College, will lead in the discussion of “Student Government.” Tuesday, Dean White, of State College, Washington, will lead the discussion on “Record Forms to Secure Efficiency in Administration.” Wednesday, Miss Bennett will discuss “A Course of Study in Vocational Guidance.” I NG and hers’ oups of a ship ram, > the n of lead sday, THE MN. BA BULLETIN 21 Ree ASSOCIATION OF PRINCIPALS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS President—B. F. Brown, Lake View High School, Chicago, IIl. Secretary—F. M. Hammitt, Mason City, Ia. SESSIONS IN BANQUET ROOM—HOTEL COATES Monday Afternoon, February 26, 2:30 o’clock President’s Address B. Frank Brown, Principal, Lake View High School, Chicago, III. Can the Prerogatives of High School Principals be Defined ? Will C. Wood, State Superintendent of High Schools, Sacramento, Cal. Monday Afternoon, February 26, 6:30 o’clock Banquet at the Coates Hotel Tuesday Forenoon, February 27, 9:30 o’clock The Relation of the Secondary Schools to the Colleges and Universities B. F. Buck, Principal, Nicholas Senn High School, Chicago, Ill. Business Meeting Thursday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’clock Experiments in High School Administration—Ten minute talks Supervised Student Activities in the School Program Edward Rynearson, Principal, Fifth Avenue High School, Pittsburgh, Pa. Experiments in Supervised Study I. M. Allen, Principal, High School, Springfield, Ill. The Administration of the Plan of Quantitative and Qualitative Credit for High School Work W. A. Bailey, Principal, High School, Kansas City, Kans. The Administration of Vocational Guidance in the High School Jesse B. Davis, Principal, Central High School, Grand Rapids, Mich. A Simple Series of Tests to Ascertain Progress in the First Semester of Geometry J. Remsen Bishop, Principal, Eastern High School, Detroit, Mich. SCHOOL GARDEN ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA President—Van Evrie Kilpatrick, Public School No. 26, New York, N. Y. Secretary—E. Ruth Pyrtle, Principal, McKinley School, Lincoln, Nebr. SESSIONS IN ASSEMBLY HALL, POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Headquarters—Hotel Densmore : Wednesday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’clock School Gardening in Missouri E. R. de Vigne, Commissioner of Agriculture, Kansas City, Mo.; H. G. Irish, Supervisor of School Gardens, St. Louis, Mo.;Hale H. Cook, President, Board of Education, Kansas City, Mo. The Relation of Home and School Gardens John L. Randall, School Garden Supervisor, Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C.; Wallace E. Mason, Principal, Normal School, Keene, N. H.; Alice V. Joyce, Principal, Fulton Park School, Portland, Ore.; Katherine Paul, Secre- tary, National Flower and Fruit Guild, New York, N. Y. Exhibition of Kansas City School Garden Work, Polytechnic Auditorium ~ S) a | he fan, Bik BULYETiIN Thursday Forenoon, March 1, 9:30 o'clock Who Should Support School Gardens? Albert Shiels, Superintendent of Schools, Los Angeles, Cal.: K. C. Davis. George Peabody Colles Sc; Nashville, Tenn. ; x: <. Steeves, Direct r ementary Agricultural Education, Sussex, N. B.; Mary C. C. Bradford, State Superin. tendent of Public Instruction, Denver, Colo.; E. C. Lindemann, State Cly) Leader, Lansing, Mich.; J. C. Muerman, Specialist, Rural Education, Wash. ington, D. C.; George A. Brennan, Principal, Van Vlissengen School, Chie; Iil.; A. G. Crane, President, State Normal School, Mayville, N. Dak.; J, F Marsh, Secretary, State Board of Regents, Charleston, W. Va.: Martin } Hayes, Professor, Agricultural Education, College Station, Tex.; O. L. Reid. Superintendent of Schools, Louisville, Ky.; Frank W. Miller, Superintendent of Schools, Dayton, Ohio Thursday Afternoon, March 1, 6:00 o’clock School Garden Dinner at City Club—Visitors invited to attend Friday Evening, March 2, 8:00 o’clock Lecture—School Gardens of America Van Evrie Kilpatrick, New York City School Gardens of Missouri FE. R. de Vigne, Kansas City, Mo. These illustrated lectures will be given complimentary to the people of Kansas City, NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PRIMARY EDUCATION Chairman—Ella Victoria Dobbs, Assistant Professor of Manual Arts, l Col i, Mo. Tuesday Forenoon, February 27, 9:30 o’clock BALL ROOM, HOTEL MUEHLEBACH fter a report of the progress made during the year, there will be an informal discussion of the question: “What changes in the time schedule of the primary school are demanded by the child’s need of more varied activities and greater freedom?” The discussion will be followed by a luncheon to which a cordial invitation is Reservations should be made promptly with the Chairman or with Emma Serl, Polytechnic Institute, Kansas City, Mo | extended to all interested. An invitation is also extended to all interested in primary education to visit the Council’s headquarters and become acquainted with each other. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF STATE EDUCATION ASSOCIATIONS President—Charles S. Foos, Superintendent of Schools, Reading, Pa. Secretary—E. M. Carter, Secretary, Missouri State Teachers Association, Columbia, M SESSIONS IN FRANCIS I ROOM, HOTEL BALTIMORE Tuesday Afternoon, February 27, 2:30 o’clock A Survey of State Education Associations Charles S. Foos, Superintendent of Schools, Reading, Pa. Discussion Alfred C. Thompson, President, State Teachers’ Association, Brockport, N. Y.; Ira Richardson, President, State Teachers’ Association, Maryville, Mo.; R. H. Wright, President, Teachers’ Assembly, Greenville, N. C.; Nellie Minehan, State Director, National Education Association, Milwaukee, Wis. | / \\ Re forge ntary erin. Club V ash- Cago, ju in [, Reid, ndent City. yrmal chool on is rman it the m © R. H. iehan, THE a —————————————— LETIN NO »» By -. A. BOG, |. Thursday Afternoon, Mareh 1, 2:30 o’clock Reorganization of the State Education Association Arthur H. Chamberlain, Secretary, State Teachers’ Association, San F1 Cal.;: C. W. Briles, Randall, President, Teachers’ Association, Superintendent of Schools, Orange, Ia.: Carlinville, Ill.; W. E. President, State Teachers’ Association, Ada, Okla.: H. H. Me.; F. ] iller, R. c.. Mo re S« retary, St ite Kershner, Secretary, State Auburn, ers’ Association, Association, Columbus, Ohio; T. D. Bracks, Secretary, State Teachers’ Ass ciation, Hillsboro, Tex.; J. B. Pearcy, Secretary, State Teachers’ Association, Anderson, Ind NATIONAL President—C. J. Albert, Secretary—Charles W. ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS AGENCIES Chicag Mulford, York, N. Y. SESSIONS IN CLUB ROOM, Tuesday Forenoon, February HOTEL COATES 27, 9:30 o’clock Business Meeting Wednesday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’elock President’s Address C. J. Albert, Chicago, II. The Freedom in Searching for and Securing the Best Teachers for the § Thomas Lloyd Jones, Department of Education, University of Wi isin. Madison, Wis. Discussion—B. F. Clark, Chicago, Ill. Getting the Teacher E. C. Broome, Superintendent of Schools, East Orange, N. J. Discussion—Elmer C. Sherman, Superintendent of Schools, Englew J The Teacher’s Agency as a Form of Professional Service Joseph H. Hill, Kansas City, Mo. Thursday Evening, March 1, 6:00 o’clock Annual Dinner EDUCATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA President—Henry G. Williams, Edit I r Ol I Fried r, ““The Ohio Teacher,’’ Columbus, O] Secretary—Julia Walker, Business Manager, “‘Educator-Journal,” Indianapolis, In Wednesday Dinner—Hotel Baltimore The Educational the annual busine Evening, February 28, 6:00 o’clock Press Association will hold its customary dinner, $1] . 1 hy o1l)30WwWed DY Ss meeting. ASSOCIATION OF HIGH-SCHOOL SUPERVISORS AND INSPECTORS President—J. L. Henderson, Director, Department of School Visitation, University of Texas, Austin, Tex Secretary—L. L. Friend Charleston, W. Va 1 , Supervisor of High Schools, State Department of Free Schools, SESSIONS IN FRANCIS I ROOM, HOTEL MUEHLEBACH Wednesday Forenoon, February 28, 9:30 o’clock State High-School Conferences H. A. Hollister, High-School Visitor, University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.; C. A. Ives, State High-School Inspector, Department of Education, Baton Rouge, La. 24 2nue gh EBA BULLETIN (i Visitors’ Reports—Their Forms and Uses J. D. Elliff, High-School Visitor, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.; J, p Pearcy, High-School Inspector, State Department of Public Instruction, Indianapolis, Ind. Methods for Testing High Schools A. B. Meredith, Assistant Commissioner of Education, Department of Public Instruction, Trenton, N. J.; W. Scott Thomas, Examiner of Schools, University of California, Berkeley, Cal. : Informal luncheon for members Wednesday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’clock The Administration of State Aid for High Schools Will C. Wood, Commissioner of Secondary Education, State Board of Education, Sacramento, Cal.; E. M. Phillips, Inspector, State High-School Board, St. Paul, Minn. ; The Inspection of Each Subject by a Specialist Harlan H. Horner, Director of Examinations and Inspections Division, University of the State of New York, Albany, N. Y.; C. D. Kingsley, High-School In- spector, Massachusetts Board of Education, Boston, Mass. Business Meeting NATIONAL CONGRESS OF MOTHERS AND PARENT-TEACHER ASOCIATIONS President—Mrs. Frederic Schoff, Philadelphia, Pa. Secretary—Mrs. Arthur A. Birney, 910 Loan & Trust Bldg., Washington, D. C. SESSIONS IN BALL ROOM, HOTEL MUEHLEBACH Wednesday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’clock Round Table Conference Topic: OpPpoRTUNITIES AND Uses OF PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS The Purposes of the Parent-Teacher Association; Its Value to the Home, School, and Community From the Viewpoint of State Departments of Public Instruction Charles A. Wagner, Delaware; J. A. Churchill, Oregon; C. P. Cary, Wisconsin The Viewpoint of City Superintendents Jeremiah Rhodes, Pasadena, Cal.; Charles Foos, Reading, Pa.; John P. Garber, Philadelphia, Pa. Value from Parents’ Viewpoint Mrs. Chalmers Hutchison, Honorary President, Texas Congress, Fort Worth, Tex.; Mrs. J. B. McBride, Honorary President, Missouri Congress, Springfield, Mo. The Standard of a Successful Parent-Teacher Association; Reasons for Unsuccessful Parent-Teacher Associations Making the Programs, Educational Material Available, Choosing the Leaders Mrs. E. R. Weeks, Kansas City, Mo. Community Benefits Effected by Parent-Teacher Associations J. H. Francis, Superintendent of Schools, Columbus, Ohio Americanization of Foreign Mothers and Children Mrs. Fred Dick, President, Colorado Branch, Denver, Colo. Social Centers Teaching Thrift Mrs. F. W. McAllister, President, Texas Branch, San Antonio, Tex. Baby Saving Mrs. Walter Johe, President, Missouri Branch Helps to Erring Children re Tn fy oF. ~~ TM J.B > ublic ersity ‘ation, ersity ol In- chool, consin rarber, Tex.; 1, Mo. cessful ———— THE N. E. A BULLETIN 25 2 eee ee Services of National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations in Main- taining High Standard and Permanence M. V. O’Shea, Professor of Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Thursday Afternoon, March 1, 2:30 o’clock Round Table Conference Toric: EpuCATION IN HoME MAKING AND CHILD NURTURE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE “Fully three-fourths of the delinquencies among children are traceable directly to the lack of proper supervision, environment and companionship in the home.”—T. J. Cleeton, Juvenile Judge, Portland, Ore. Some Neglects in Home Education of Children From Experiences of a Juvenile Judge From Experiences of a School Superintendent Jeremiah Rhodes, Pasadena, Cal. From a Kindergarten Standpoint Mary C. McCulloch, Supervisor of Kindergartens, St. Louis, Mo Federal Recognition of Parents as Educators P. P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. Educational Helps Available for Parents Friday Noon, March 2 Luncheon—Hotel Muehlebach. Tickets $1 per plate. All welcome INTERNATIONAL KINDERGARTEN UNION President—Catherine Watkins, Supervisor of Kindergartens, Washington, D. C. Secretary—May Murray, Editor, ‘“‘Kindergarten Review,” Springfield, Mass. Chairman—Cora L,. English, Supervisor of Kindergartens, Kansas City, Mo. BALL ROOM, HOTEL MUEHLEBACH Wednesday Forenoon, February 28, 9:30 o’clock Topic: INITIATIVE AND SELF GOVERNMENT From the Kindergarten and Primary Viewpoint Edna Baker, National Kindergarten College, Chicago, Ill. In General Henry W. Holmes, Assistant Professor of Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. Self-Control of the Kindergarten Child Charles H. Judd, Director, School of Education, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. Discussion—Charles E. Chadsey, Superintendent of Schools, Detroit, Mich.; Elizabeth Harrison, National Kindergarten College, Chicago, Ill.; Alice Temple, Schoo! of Education, University of Chicago, Chicago, III. Wednesday Evening, February 28, 6:30 o’clock Annual Dinner NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATE SUPERVISORS AND INSPECTORS OF RURAL SCHOOLS President—Neil C. Macdonald, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Valley City, N. D. Secretary—L. J. Hanifan, State Supervisor of Rural Schools, Charleston, W. Va. SESSIONS IN BANQUET ROOM, HOTEL COATES Wednesday Forenoon, February 28, 9:30 o’clock Greetings Robert J. Aley, President, National Education Association, Orono, Me. A State Program of Rural School Education N. C. Macdonald, President of the Association 26 ee ON EB Ae BOB LSP IN SSS RPRRae$>®@aoaee———s—ss—sSs —sSSs49 90RD )— = A National Program of Rural School Education P. P. Claxton, United States Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C., The Consolidation of Rural Schools C. C. Swain, State Commissioner of Rural Schools, St. Paul, Minn. Discussion—J. L. Bond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Little Rock, Ark.; Julia M. Stone, State Rural School Supervisor, Topeka, Kans.; W. B. Mooney, State Rural School Visitor, Greeley, Colo.; U. J. Hoffman, State Supervisor of Country and Village Schools, Springfield, II. Wednesday Afternoon, February 28, 2:30 o’clock Rural School Development in the South C. J. Brown, Chief State Supervisor of Rural Schools, Baton Rouge, La. Rural Community Center Work L. J. Hanifan, State Supervisor of Rural Schools, Charleston, W. Va. Discussion—J. A. Woodruff, Inspector of Rural and Consolidated Schools, Des Moines, la.; J. B. Brown, State Rural School Supervisor, Chattannoga, Tenn.; Mar- garet Schallenberger McNaught, State Elementary School Commissioner, Sacramento, Cal.; T. J. Walker, State Rural School Inspector, Jefferson City, Mo. Thursday Forenoon, March 1, 9:30 o'clock Training of Rural School Teachers In County Normal and High Schools C. P. Cary, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Madison, Wis. In Normal Schools T. A. Hillyer, President, State Normal School, Mayville, N. D. In Colleges and Universities J. G. Crabbe, President, State Teachers College, Greeley, Colo. Teaching Vocational Work in Rural Schools Lester S. Ivins, Organizer of Extension Work, State Normal College, Kent, Ohio Discussion—J. C. Muerman, Specialist in Rural Education, U. S. Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C.; J. T. Calhoun, State Rural School Supervisor, Jackson, Miss.; A. V. Teed, State Rural School Inspector, Lincoln, Nebr.; E. A. Duke, Assistant State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Oklahoma City, Okla. Friday Forenoon, March 2, 9:30 o’clock Round Table Conference Harold W. Foght, Specialist in Rural School Practice, United States Bureau of Education, Washington, D. C., Presiding EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION President—R. K. Row, Chicago, III. Tuesday Evening, February 28, 7:00 o’clock A dinner will be held at the Hotel Baltimore NATIONAL COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATIVE WOMEN Secretary—Margaret Jean Calvin, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, N. Y. Wednesday Forenoon, February 28, 8:00 o’clock There will be a breakfast Wednesday morning at the Hotel Muehlebach, under the auspices of the National Council of Administrative Women. Speeches will be made by prominent women educators. All women interested in educational administra- tion and supervision are welcome. Plates may be reserved by addressing the Secretary, Hotel Muehlebach. oma ! (rk. ; oney, visor ines, Mar- oner, 2rson Ohio ation, kson, Juke,