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TIIE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1908.
NATIONAL EDUCATION
- ASSOCIATION SESSION
School Teachers Gather at CleTeland to Discuss Ways
and Means of Bettering Educational Conditions :..
All Over the Country. , .
I1K1 SCHOOL
IK CELT
Receive Unique Report From
" Newly-Created Board
of Visitors. .
OPMO STILL
DESIRES TO D!.:
GRADUATING CLASS, HARNEY COUNTY RIGH SCHOOL
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Br FREDERIC J. HASKIX.
'is (Copyright 109 by Frederic J. H&akln.)
Washington, D. C, Juno 29. The
biggest "convention of the year will
meet In CleTeland today. Greater In
terest may be excited by the national
conventions of the two political par
ties, but tbe real significance of the
annual meeting of the National Edu
, cation association' Is not measured
, by the newspaper space devoted to
It. School teachers to the number of
50.000 from every part of the union
will gather In the Ohio metropolis to
discuss ways and means of improving
the mental, moral and physical con
dition of the 18.000,000 public
Bchool children of the United States
Some good old-fashioned folk are in
cilnsd to look asicanee upon me ntw-mn
aled and blfalutln methods of the- mod
rn school, but theyjwUl be pleased with
the crowninr feature of this particular
B-atherlnr of the advanced pedaog
For Cleveland Is to bars the blffKest
old-fashioned spelling- bee ever pulled
off in the history - of Webster's . blue-
, back spelling book. Selected teams of
16 -pupils, ; representing the common
school grades from first to eluhth. will
come from a dosen of the principal cities
. K MA.mtvw Th.a: will linn nn ft AT
the manner of their grandparent and
they will spell against each other and
against the perversity of the Kngllsh
. dictionary until but on remains- the
master of syllables and the pride of
some city. - S -
, From "ba-ksr" and "a-er-lal to the
labyrtnthlan mases of those Jaw break
ers In the back of the book, teachers of
the National Education association
will follow their favorites through the
most exciting contest of the school
year. It will be a notable battle, and if
some little girl from Boston shall win.
It is not Impossible that she may whls
per to the lad from Atlanta, last, of the
vaiuiuisnea:
Tm sorry -that I spelt the word,
I hate to rn above vou.
Because" (the brown eyes lower fell)
"Because, you see, I love you."
Such things will be the fun of the
N. E. A. convention; its business Is
more serious and more important. The
most remarkable educational develop
ment in the history of the human race
Is that of the growth of the publlo
school system of the United States In
ine pail 4 0 years. - .
Meet at ClsrsUuUL
. . For (1 of these years this national or
sanitation, which will hold Its forty'
elath meetlnar at Cleveland, has been at
the head and front of the educational
advance. It was ' organised under
1857 at Philadelphia under the name
"National Teachers Association." in
171 the name was changed to "National
Educational - Association." In 1906.
when , reincorporated by congress, the
name was again changed to "National
Education Association. Meetings have
been held annually ever since the civil
war; with the exception of 1817, 1878.
1898 and 1906. The meeting of 1883
was merged into the world's congress at
cnicago, ana mat or iu .was not neia
on Account of the San Francisco earth
quake, the convention having been
pallAti in mM( In that ntrlrken cltv.
The membership of the N. E. A. (the
organisation la usually designated stm
?iy by its Initial letters), includes school
eschars, schools, school boards and rep
resentatives of every class which has to
do with the actual work of managing the
great educaVtcnal system of the country.
The association Includes the National
Education council and 17 departments
These sub-divisions are at work all the
time, and their reports to the annual
meeting are of great value. Everythlnc
that is sold and done is preserved in
permanent form, ine proceedings of
the Js. ts. A. for the past so years rorm
a complete history of the growth of ed
ucatlon in the United States.
Maay Schools Join.
When the organisation was first
launched there were only 69 publlo
hiarh schools In the country. The pri
vately conducted academ- was still the
main dependence for secondary educa
tion Boys, and sometimes sir Is. were
given the advantages of the study of
jLatin ana ureeic, a little history, little
mathematics and a little English. The
physical and vocational training of the
modern nign acnooi was not dreamed or.
the very Idea that education was a good
thing rcr practical purposes was
frowned upon.
The old order has passed swav. b
the -new order la not established. It
must make way for the Improvements of
progress, 'in teachers or the country
are not conservatives; they believe in
doing things the new way. If the new
way is better. It is through the In
fluence of the N. E. A, that the discov
ery of new and better methods in one
section of the country Is made the com
mon heritage of the whole country. Not
one of the thousands of teachers who
attend , this year will leave Cleveland
without new Ideas to put in practice
back home, despite precedent and despite
conservative acnooi noaras.
The most remarkable features of the
progress of the publlo schools systems
of the states are the extension of the
rural nigh school territory; the increas
ing attention being given to the physical
training , of the children; and the In
creasing emphasis on vocational educa
tion. In the large cities the high schools
turn out boys and girls thoroughly
'equipped iot ousiness or noma maKlng,
not only with a good academic educa.
tlon, but further fortified with a knowl
edge of "business Vmethods and domeatio
science.
Tot an AdTantae. : ;:
The city lad does not have the edu
catlonal advantage over his country
cousin which he once possessed. Tho
ancient and classic Hoosler Bchool Boy
would not recognise the township high
school of a prosperous Indiana com
munity of today. Such high schools as
inese teacn sienocrraDnv ana hanirinv.
so that the ibov mav aro to th itv
ready for the battle with business; they
1 teach soil chemistry and scientific agri-
eunurs, bo mm mo ooy may stay on
the old farm and make twice as much
off the same land as rather did; they
men tne girie ma science oi coOKlng
and the philosophy of keeping the body
clean and well. They are the enemies
of sloth and dirt, the agents of in
dustry and cleanliness. , One can find
such rural schools In California, in
Georgia, in Oklahoma, in the Dakotas.
The day will come when they will
cover the face of the country. .
The Cleveland convention will devote
much attention . to the discussion of
f the part the school must take in the
pnysical training and care oi pupus.
New York city found that out of 78,000
publio school pupils, one third had de
fective eyesight. . The correction of vis
ual defects by adjustment of proper
? lasses means the quickening of mental
acuities, or at least, an Increase in
the power to acquire knowledge. New
York Is solving the problem of defec
tives, Incorrigible and unusual chil
dren, by providing special schools In.
which the physical supervisor has a
great deal, to do.
Boston ths Pathfinder. -Sixteen
years ago the Boston schools
biased the way for medical inspection
of children In the schools. Early this
year the Massachusetts legislature en
acted a law requiring that all school
children in the state be tested for
defective hearing and eyesight Bos
ton has gone farther, and has ' em
ployed a corps of 21 school nurses.
These trained nurses are assigned to
districts, .and they go Into the homes
and take care of the sick school chil
dren. Boston 'will tell about Its ad
vances at Cleveland; the teachers will
leave with the advantage of Boston's
progressive experience.
There will be earnest discussions of
the relation of the public schools to in
dustrial problems, to agriculture, to the
immigrant, to play, to the abnormal and
defective child, to the state, and , to
the movement for ' the prevention of
disease, In all, of these' discussions
the leaders will occupy ground so ad
vanced that the ordinary middle aged
voter would be shocked to hear the
soeeches. But. ' for some reason or
other, the ordinary parent and voter
Knows more aooui tne woraings ox. me
Russian duma than he does of the
school system where bis boys and girls
are being educated- It Is only when
the school progresslvlsts need money
that they encounter the force of the
conservatives. For that reason their
actual progress is limited In some sec
tions of the country, but they believe
it is only lor tne time oeingr
Jack and His Flay.
Perhana no one feature of the school
work which will be dlacuesed at the
Cleveland convention is more maraeaiy
representative or the contrast Between
thai education svstem of the Dreaent
day and that of 60 years ago than that
or piay. ' in ine oia uay s, wis cuu.
dren were permitted to amuse them
selves as thev saw fit. and much play
was considered quite as bad for Jack as
"all work and no play." wow tne lax
payers hire men and women to teach
their children how to play, and the
work ia looked upon as one of the
most profitable branches of publlo
school education. How we do get on!
Next to the arreat national snelltag-
bee, a revival of the elder day, the
most interesting reacure ox tne Cleve
land convention will be the great play
festival. Four thousand school chil
dren of Cleveland will be In Rockefeller
Park next Friday afternoon to snow
their elders and the teachers of the
country how to play according to sci
ence. They will be under the direction
of ths Cleveland publio school super
visor Of physical training. The main
feature of the play festival will be
the folk-dances, in wmcn tneae tnou
sands of Ohio lads and lassies will go
through the poetic motions of the na
tional dances of tbe peoples of the old
apM ntintrlfM- and Incidentally dem
onstrate the cosmoDolitan caDaoltv of
the, Americans to ccmoine run, geogra
phy, ethnology ana exercise.
School Construction.
I Every body's
' Mouth
Onct Formerly called V
aUdl Elijah's Manna
ToasSies
. The most delicious of all
Corn Flakes.; v .
' Th Taste Lingers."
" Made by ::
Postura Cereal Company, Limited.
v . Battle Creek. Mich..
Annthor and a most Important, mat
ter-will receive earnest attention. It
Is the question of school house con
struction. Within a few miles of the
scene of the awful disaster at couin
wnnri. the National Educational Asso
ciation will take steps to abolish the
lnswingtng door, the unsafe furnace and
chimney,! the three-story schoolhouse,
and all the other agencies of the fire
demon. All In all. the Cleveland con
vention means qulto as much to the
boys and girls or tnis great nation
as the Chicago and Denver conventions
mean to tne grownups.
GRANTS PASS WILL
CHASTISE
MARR
nun
"Expense Paving Taxation
Too Great," Company;
"Pave Anyway," Council.
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Joornil.)
Grants Pass, Or.. June J9. Pleading
extreme poverty, the Southern Pacifio
Railroad company is making a vigorous
kick against the paving of the bus!
ness streets of Grants Pass. As the
rallrload company has its yards and
depot in the heart of town. It necessar
ily Is assessed more heavily than any oth
ef single property owner for street
paving, and the company has entered
a "remonstrance against the passing; of
tne paving eramance. '
Through its right .of way officials,
the company states that It cannot af
ford the expense, as It has been taxed
heavily this year "for improvements
made on tne iiarriman lines eisewnere.
Thou eh the company would be given
10 years to meet its assessment, in reg
ular yearly installments, it nas aeciarea
thrmia-h Its local attorney - that the ex
pense Is too great The city council,
proposes, nuwever, w ku nuenu wii.ii
the paving, and will take a lien upon
the abutting property owned by the
company should it refuse to meet Its
payment.
Hlghtops at Cut Bate Prices.
14.95 for men's -17.50 genuine horse-
hide hlghtops; I3.9& xor men's ia.bs ana
to hlghtops; Z.Bfi ror men s 4 and &
hlghtops, . Everybody : come for high
tops. Sample Snoe Store company. First
and Madison. Also Morrison street,
between Front and First. .;,-.
, Carolina Day" In' Charleston. 7
(United Press Leased Wire.) . "
Charleston. & C!, June 29. This is
Carolina Day," the -lS2d anaiversary
of the repulse of the British, fleet by
the patriots, under command of Colonel
Moultrie. Though the anniversary is
but little observed nowadays It was
In former years an occasion for big
celebrations in Charleston. One of the
largest and most notable of these cele
brations was that held In 1876, when
the citizen soldiery of several states,
including- a number of famous Massa
chusetts commands, paraded ths streets
of Charleston.' , ;y , '
. - Negro Business League. .
(United Press Leased Wlrs.t -
Vicksburg. Miss,. June t. The state
association of negro teachers asembled
In annual convention in Vicksburg to
day. Meetings of . the state federation
of colored women and the Mississippi
Negro Business league are also sched
uled to be held in this city during tho
present week, and it is expected the
several meetings will attract a large,
number of negroes from all parts of
Mississippi. v - , .-
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'Salem, Or, June 19. The annual
meeting of ths board of normal .school
regents,' will convens tomorrow, June 0.
Tuesday will mark the end of .the first
year of the supervision of -Oregon's four
normal schools under the board of re
gents consisting of nine members and a
secretary. ' - -
A brief but interesting report has been
eubmltted to the board of normal school
visitors. . This board was created by
legislativs action in 1807. J. M. Powers,
city- superintendent - of the Salem
schools, Is chairman. Tbe members are:
J. A. Churchill, city superintendent of
Baker City-publio schools, and K. R.
Turner, superintendent of the schools at
Grants Pass, all superior school men.
The report deals not only In conditions
and courses of study but also ths quali
fications of ths Instructors. 1 ,
'.:- . riaia-Bpoksa Bspori.
i 'Of one instructor the report states
that he "is no addition to tne teaching
force; has little to do and ; does that
poorly." Of another it says, "takes no
Interest in his work: . seems tired and
hwieepy." Some are only "very poor,"
others are "lair" ana stm otners are
highly commended in the report.
The board of visitors spent several
days at each of the Institutions during
April. - The members of the board en
tered quite enthusiastically .into their
wora and were anxious to make a report
that would be of value to the board of
regents In Improving tbe schools and
electing new instructors. The board of
visitors has also recommended improve
ments of various kinds at the different
institutions. At some of the schools
there is absolutely no firs protection.
Facilities are poor at others and some
courses of study are recommended
obanged.
Kormal Presidents Meet.
The three presidents of the normal
schools meet today and will make some
recommendations. Radical changes In
the course of study will probably be ad
vised It Is thought by ooth the board
of visitors and soma of the presidents
that bookkeeping and stenography
should not be - taught in the normal
schools and that the time could be spent
more profitably In other branches.
A uniform date of opening and clos
ing will be advised, also the Issuing of
quarterly bulletins telling of the work
of the normal schools. . The number of
Instructors will undoubtedly, be de
creased. The entrance requirements will
be raised, too, it is expected
One of the most important duties of
the board will be to elect a new presi
dent for the Ashland normal school.
Applications have been received from
many able school men In all parts of the
United States. It is not likely there will
be any recommendations made for abol
ishing one or more of the schools.
Scandinavian Worklngmen
(United Press Leased Wlrs.l
Minneapolis, Minn. June 29. Dele
gates from Wisconsin, Minnesota and
the two Dakotas were present In con
siderable numbers today at the opening
of the annual convention of the Inde
pendent Scandinavian Workingmen's
association, a fraternal organization
with a large membership In the four
states named. The meeting is to con
tinue four days.
A number of Important matters are
to be brought up for consideration
and action at the present meeting.
Among these are the questions of ad
mitting women to membership, dividing
tne order into state grand lodges, adopt
ing the English ritual Instead of the
Norwegian, and removing the general
headquarters of the order from Eau
Claire, wis;, to tnis city.
95o for hundreds of pairs of women's
black and tan Oxfords and strap slip
pers, worth up to 12.60, on sale now at
S5c. Sample Shoe Store company, First
and Madison. Also Morrison, between
Front and First
THAT EXTRA
PAIR OF TROUSERS
Is what keeps a man looking creased
and comfortable all the time.
We will include an extra pair of
trousers with your suit order thia
week for the price of a suit alone.
Sniland ExlraTrooscrs $25 (o $45
INICOLL'S SPECIAL!
Full black or blue cheviot or Thibet
Sdit with extra Trousers of for
same or striped material ytLD
Satisfaction guaranteed In all cases.
Garments to order In a' day If required.
Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits a specialty.
WlLLTArarj ER ON i
108 Third Street
TEETH WITH OR
WITHOUT PLATES
ovr or Tomr rxorxa '
Ws ean do your entire Crown, Bridge
sad plate Work In a day if necessary.
Positively Painless Extracting rree
when Plates or bridsea are ordered.
sensitive teeth and roots removed with
out tae leas pain. Ten chairs. Only
the. most scientific ' and careful work. .
80 TEAJtS XV POSTXWUTX.
WA VVK1T AJT1 ASSOCIATES
IOC yalalsss Dentists. .
railing Bldg, Thtxi ' and Washingtoa
t a m. to t p. m.; Sundays totll.
Painless Extraction. SOc: Plates, lfi.00.
Both Phoaaa. A and Vain 202ft.
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Reading; from left to right Seated Mary Neal, Raymond 81zemore, Frances King. Standing -Lea Rob
inson, Agnes Sayers, John 8ayers, Gertrude Barnes. Jeannette Gowan, Harry Buck.
Goyeraor Orders Stay, That
Pardon Board May Decide
as to Commutation.
v (United Press Leased Wlrs.l
Boise, Ida, June 29 Next Wednesday
is the date ; set .for the execution of
Harry Orchard., On the same day the state
board, of psrdons will meet to consider
the application made by- the prisoner's
attorney, , without tht consent of the
prisoner, for clemency, and Governor
Good leg has-directed -Warden Whitney
to delay - the .execution until after the
meeting of the board. Orchard con
tinues to express the hope that his sen
tence will not be commuted.
$5.96 for men's $10 and $12.50 sample
suits, nil size and colors; ,75o for men's
$l.v dross shirts, Cluett brand; !c for
ineq's ouc and 'too work sniris; ba pair
for men's lOo and 15c black and 'tan
sooks; 6o for any style -Arrow brand
15c collars. Sample Shoe Store com
pany Morrison street, i between Front
and -First . , ;.!':?';.,(? .. t
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Red Cross shoes at cut rate prices on
sale this week. Women's $3. SO and $4
Red Cross Oxfords, tans, blacks and
patents, all sixes, now (2.86 pair.
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i MAILORDERS iad OUT-OF-TOWN INQUIRIES GIVEN CAREFUL and PROMPT ATTENTION
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SUMMER rURNITURL RLSITUL PIE,CE,S
FOR PORCH, LAWN AND SUMMER COTTAGE
We are showing this season a most complete line of attractive as well as restful
outdoor pieces Arm Chairs, Arm Rockers, Settees and, Porch Swings in the
natural and other" appropriate finishes; Garden Seats in 4, 5 and 6-foot lengths,
in red and green; substantial solid oak pieces in the malachite 'green and weath
ered finishes; also many other outdoor pieces for various purposes Steamer
Chairs, Camp Chairs, Folding Camp Cot's, Launch Chairs, etc. In the linen fiber
we are showing many artistic pieces in several pleasing finishes.
FOLDING
GO-CARTS
SPECIAL $1.95
Today and Tuesday we offer
this regular $3.00 pattern at the
above special price. It has de
pendable folding construction
and gear, wheels having rubber
tires ; seat, back and footboard
of maple.
v?R PORCH BLINDS
Four sizes in Imported German Blinds, in artistic
effects, fast colors. The best made for porches and
sleeping balconies. Complete with all attachments
ready for hanging. :
4 feet wide byS feet long, each. .$3.00
6 feet wide by S feet long, each... . .' .$4.50
8 feet wide by 8 feet long, each. .$6.00
10 feet wide by 8 feet long, each. .$7.75
The McCRAY RLFRIGLRATORS
Built under the McCray patent system, giving an absolutely perfect circu
lation of pure, dry, cold air, always keeping foods in perfect condition. So
dry is the interior of the McCray that salt and matches can be kept without
becoming damp. These widely advertised and scientifically constructed re
frigerators are being used in America's finest and most modern residences.
We are showing several sizes and styl es wood and opal-lined. Orders taken
for specially constructed refrigerators under the McCray system.
FERRIS LAWN
SWINGS
For young and old
alike these swings af
ford genuine comfort
and pleasure ' during
the summer months.
Today and Tuesday
we offer the regular
$15.00 pattern at the
special price.. .$9.75
BISSELL'S SWEEPERS
STANDARD PATTERN FOR
$1.90
On sale in the Carpet Department today at the above
pattern of the well-known
"Bissell" make, in the golden
oak or mahogany finish.
Sells regularly for $3.00. A
popular household size.
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GRANITEWARE SPECIALS
Today and Tuesday, in the Basement Department, the fol
lowing utensils in the Gray Enameled Steel Ware.
Basting Spoons, 12-in. and 14-in. size ; special, each 5-10e
Dipper, No 9 size ; special V
Milk Pans, in four sizes 2-qt.4-qt., 6-qt. and 8-qt.; special
each . , .lOtf, 20, 25 and 30
Pudding Pans, in four sizes 1-qt., 3-qt., 6-qt. and 8-qt.;
special, each . . . 10, 15, 25J and 30e
Preserve Kettles, in two sizes No. 22 and No. 27; special,
each . . . ... .:, .15 and 25t
Berlin Kettles, in two sizesNo. '6 and No. 10; special,
each . . . . r .30 and 35
WOOD BLDS
FOR $1.35
This regular $125 full-size pat
tern offered today and Tuesday
at the above exceptionally low
price. Is made of select stock
fir and finished golden, both
head and foot being built up in
panels. Head has ornamental
top. Mail orders will receive
careful attention.
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