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The qualities which distinguish the "Geometry"— mathematical soundness, lucidity and helpfulness — will commend the "Trigonom- etry" to mathematical teachers. Introductory Course in Mechanical Dra'wing. By John C. Tracy, C. E., Instructor in the Sheffield Scientific School of Vale University; with Chapter on Perspective by E. H. Lock- wood, M. E. With Illustrations, including Reproductions of Pliotographs of Models. Oblong Ito, Cloth, $1.sn ; by mail, .f2.00. "It is the best, most common-sense treatise of the many which I have seen, and corresponds more closely with my experience in oftice aiid school work than any other"— Ralph W. Allen. Instructor in Mechanical Braunng and Design, Boys' High School, Brooklyn. A rianual of Experiments in Physics. Laboratory Instruction for College Classes, By Joseph S. Ames, Ph.D., As.sociate Professor of Physics in Johns Hopkins University author of "Theory of Physics," and William J. A. Bliss, Associate in Physics in Johns Hopkins University. 8vo. 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NATIONAL PUBLISHING CO., PRINTERS 1S9S ■ RAND, McNALLY & CO.'S School maps and 6lobe$ ARE ON EXHIBITION IN THE Halls of the Ancients NEW YORK AVENUE (BETWEEN THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH STREETS) "JW^T Our Cine Includes: GLOBE SERIES of 8 maps, 41x^2 inches.— Political Maps with names. LARGE OUTLINE SERIES of 8 maps, 41x^2 inches.— Without names. COLUMBIA SERIES of 7 maps, 46x66 inches.— Political Maps with names, PHYSICAL SERIES of 7 maps, 46x66 inches. Also Atlases. Globes, Tellurians, etc. RAND, MCNALLY & COMPANY CHICAGO AND NEW YORK TJ?efcome! (U. (B- (^. THE citizens of Washington, appreciating the choice of this city for the convention of the National Educational Association, desire to ex- press their heai'ty sympathy with your organization, and to assure you that no effort will be spared to render your stay in the National Capital pleasant and yoi:r meeting- successful. That Washington is the center to which organized bodies of a national character tend, is indicated by the fact that already two score of them hold their an- nual sessions under the shadow of the dome of the Capitol; Our citizens esteem it a boon to greet the teachers of the country and their guests, to welcome a society whose members have so much to do in determining the character of the people and so shaping the destines of the nation. It is peculiarly fitting that this great Association of teachers, from whom the American youth receive instructions, should assemble in Washington. Probably in no other way can information as to the nature of our Government and its practical operations be so easily diffused aroong the youth of the land, or a clear conception of the character of our institutions be so readily gained. ADVANTAGES FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT. The advantages of Washington from an educational standpoint are at once apparent. As the capital and home of the nation, the city is naturally the object of peculiar pride and Interest to all patriotic Americans. Here are located the three co-ordinate branches of ovir Government, the Executive, the Houses of Congress, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Here are the departments in which the work of the Government is carried on, and within which its practical opera- tion can be studied at first hand. And here, most interesting of all to teachers, is the magnificent new Library of Congress — a veritable palace of art — \-\'ith its splendid treasure of learning. In the various public buildings, moreover, are to be found many valuable libraries of a special character, and collections and exhibits of interest and importance. Much pleasure and profit will be found also in visiting the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum, the Corcoran Art Gallery and the Universities and schools whch serve to bring all these public resources into the line of direct educational work. The natural attractions of Washington, which has been- aptly styled the "Paris of America," will be thoroughly appreciated by those who attend the convention — the magnificent avenues and broad streets paved with asphalt and abundantly shaded; the splen- did system of public parks, comprising in area nearly five thousand acres; the great public buildings; the various monuments; the zoo- logical and botanical gardens; the picturesque beauty of the suburbs and of the surrounding- country, especially along the valleys of the historic Potomac; and siich objects of National intei-est as the United States Soldiers' Home, Arlington, Eock Creek Park, Zoologi- cal Park and Mount Vernon. joints of ^nkxtst Capitol. Executive Mansion (White House), Pennsylvania avenue, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth Streets N.W. Agriculture, the Mall, between Twelfth and Fourteenth Streets N.W. Interior, Seventh and F Streets N.W. Justice, Pennsylvania Avenue, opposite Treasury Department, U. S. Post Office, E Street, between Seventh and Eighth, N. W. State, War, and Navy, Pennsylvania Avenue, corner Seventeenth Street N.W. Treasury, Fifteenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Army Medical Museum B Street, near Seventh, S.W. Arsenal, foot of Four-and-a-half Street S.W. Bureau of American Republics, 2 Lafayette Square N.W. Botanical Gardens, Pennsylvania Avenue, between First and Second Streets N.W. Bureau of Education, G Street, corner of Eighth, N.W. Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Fourteenth Street, corner of B, S.W. Bureau of Indian Affairs, 930 F Street N.W. Bureau of Ethnology, 1330 F Street, N.W. Bureau of Labor, New York Avenue, corner of Fifteenth Street, N.W. Census Office, 512 Ninth Street N.W. Civil Service Commission, E Street, comer Eighth, N.W. City Postoffice, G. Street, between Sixth and Seventh. N.W. Coast and Geodetic Survey, New Jersey Avenue, near B Street S.E. Court of Claims, 1509 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Fish Commission Sixth Street, corner B, S.W. Fish Ponds, Washington Park (formerly Monument Grounds) near Washington Monument. Geological Survey, 1330 F Street N.W. Government Printing Office, North Capitol Street, corner H, N.W. Jail, United States, Almshouse and Workhouse, near Nineteenth and B Streets S.E. Interstate Commerce Commission, 1315 F Street N.W. Marine Barracks, Eighth Street, corner of G, S.E. Marine Hospital Service, 3 B Street S.E. National Museum, B Street, opposite Ninth, S.W. Navy Yard, foot of Eighth Street S.E. ^ -x , New Library of Congress, between First and Second, East Capitol and B Streets S.E. x xr. o^ ^ * -ci Ordnance Museum, Winder Building, Seventeenth Street, corner of J^ , N W Pension Office, F Street, between Fourth and Fifth, N.W. Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Park. Weather Bureau, Twenty-fourth Street, corner M, N.W. OTHER PLACES. Center (Washing-ton) Market, Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. City Hall, D Street, corner Four-and-half, N.W. Ford's Old Theatre, Tenth street, betvi^een E and F, N.W. Francis Scott Key Mansion, M Street N.W., near Aqueduct Bridg-e. House in which Lincoln died, 516 Tenth Street N.W. Louise Home, Massachusetts Avenue, between Fifteenth and Six- teenth Streets N.W. Spot where Garfield fell (B. & P. K. R. Station) Sixth Street, corner of B, N.W.' Washington Monument, Washington Park (formerly Monument Grounds.) OUTSIDE THE CITY. [Note. — Birections and approximate distances given below are with reference to Washington.] Alexandria, Alexandria Co., Virginia, on Potomac, five miles below. Anacostia, on Eastern Branch, opposite. Arlington, Alexandria Co., Virginia, three railes. Benning, across Eastern Branch, opposite. Bladensburg, five miles northeast, on Eastern Branch. Brightwood, three miles north via Seventh and Fourteenth Streets. Cabin John Bridge, near Potomac, seven miles northwest. Chevy Chase, Connecticut Avenue extended and District line. Fort Myer, Alexandria Co., Virginia, three miles. Glen Echo, Conduit Road, six miles northwest. Great Falls of the Potomac, fourteen miles northwest. Kendall Green (Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb), Sev- enth and M Streets N.E. Little Falls of the Potomac, three miles northwest. Mount Pleasant, head of Fourteenth street, one-half mile north of Florida Avenue. Mount Vernon, west bank of Potmac, fotirteen railes south. National Rock Creek Park, extending on both sides Rock Creek from near city to District line. New Naval Observatory, near Georgetown and Rockville Road, two and one-half miles north. St. Elizabeth's (Government Hospital for the Insane), near Ana- costia, across Eastern Branch. Soldiers' Home, near Seventh Street N.W. extended, one and one- half miles north of Florida Avenue. Takoma, five miles north, partly in District of Columbia and partly in Maryland. Tennallytown, three miles north of Georgetown, continuation of Thirty-second Street. Zoological Park, bordering on Rock Creek, between city and Na- tional Rock Creek Park. RATES OF FARE FOR PUBLIC CONVEYANCE OF PASSENGERS. ONE-HORSE VEHICLE. By the Trip — Day rates, between 5 a. m. and 12:30 a. m.: Each passenger, fifteen squares or less, 25 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, 10 cents. Midnight rates, between 12:30 a. m. and 5 a. m. — Bach passenger, fifteen squares or less, 40 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, 15 cents. By the Hour — Day rates, between 5 a. m. and 12:30 a. m.: One or two passengers, first hour, 75 cents; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, 20 cents. Three or four passengers, first hour, $1; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, 25 cents. Midnight rates, be- tween 12:30 a. m. and 5 a. m. One or two passengers, first hour, $1; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, 25 cents. Three or four passengers, first hour, $1.25; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, 35 cents. TWO-HOESE VEHICLE. By the Trip — Day rates, between 5 a. m. and 12:30 a. m.: One or two passengers, fifteen squares or less, 50 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, 10 cents; each additional passenger, fif- teen squares or less, 25 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, 10 cents. Midnight rates, between 12:30 a. m. and 5 a. m. — One or two passengers, fifteen squares or less, 80 cents; each addi- tional five squares or parts of squares, 15 cents; each additional pass- enger, fifteen squares or less, 40 cents; each additional five squares or parts of squares, 15 cents. By the Hour — Day rates, between 5 a. m. and 12:30 a. m.: One or more passengers, first hour, $1.50; each additional quarter hour or part thereof, 25 cents. Midnight rates, between 12:30 a. m. and 5 a. m. — One or more passengers, first hour, $1.50; each additional quar- ter hour or part thereof, 40 cents. When vehicles are not engaged by the hour, trip rates shall be charged. When charges for consecutive trips exceed rates per hour, charges shall be by the hour. Fare to points outside the cities of Washington and Georgetown shall be charged by the hour, but vehicles dismissed outside city lim- its may charge twenty-five cents additional. Disputes may be settled at the nearest police station. A two-horse vehicle is not compelled to carry less than two pass- engers, except when paid for two. Children between five and twelve years, one-half rates. BICYCLE RENTING. 25 cents for first hour; 50 cents to $1 for six hours; $1 to $1.50 per day. SUBUBBAN POINTS. Note. — Rates for the suburban drives given below may vary some- what, but the following prices are approximately correct: Cars. Coupe. Carriage. Arlington 10c $4 00 $5 00 Bladensburg 5 00 6 00 Cabin John Bridge 10c 6 00 8 00 Catholic University 10c 4 GO 5 00 Chain Bridge and High View 4 00 5 00 Great Falls 10 00 12 00 Oak View via Woodley Park 4 00 5 GO Soldiers' Home 10c 4 GO 5 00 St. Elizabeth's (Government Hospital for the In- sane) 10c 4 GO 5 OG Takoma Park via Brightwood 10c 5 00 6 00 Willows, The 5 00 6 00 l^ae^inc^on THE CAPITOL. THE Capitol of the rnited States is situated on Capitol Hill, one and one-third miles from the White House and half a mile from the Pennsylvania Eailroad Station. The building is open from 9 : 00 a. ra. to 4 : 30 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays. Congress goes into session during its term at twelve o'clock noon. Visitors are allowed on the floor of the Senate and House of Representatives until 11.45 a. m. during the days on which Congress meets; after that hour they are admitted to the galleries only. The central portion of the building is constructed of Virginia sandstone, painted white; the Senate and House wings are of INIassachusetts marble. The columns of all porticoes are monoliths. The entire length of the Capitol is seven hundred and fifty-one feet and four inches; width, three hundred and fifty feet; area, over three and one-half acres. The corner-stone of the main building was laid by President Wash- ington on September 18, 1793. The corner-stone of the extensions was laid by President Fillmore on July 4, 1851, Daniel Webster being the orator. Until the completion of the extensions the Senate occu- pied the present Supreme Court Room, and the House of Representa- tive the present National Statuary Hall; the extensions were first oc- cuped by Congress on January 4, 1859. The dome of the Capitol, surmounted by the statue"of Freedom, towers nearly three hundred feet above the esplanade. It may be ascended by a winding stairway. In the central building are the Rotunda, the Supreme €ourt Room, and the Statuary Hall. The Senate occupies the north wing and the House of Representatives the south wing. The Brumidi fresco on the Rotunda canopy is one of the greatest works of art in America. In the centre is the Apotheosis of Washington. On his right sits Freedom; on his left, Victory; about him float serial figures representing the original thirteen States. Around this centre piece are groups representing the Fall of Tyranny, Agriculture, Mechanics, Commerce, Marine, Arts, and Sciences. At the east entrance to the Rotunda are the famous Rogers bronze doors, illustrating scenes in the career of Columbus. The National Statuary Hall, the old Hall of Representatives, the scene of the debates by Webster, Clay, and Calhoun, is set apart for the reception of two statues from each State, and now contains the figures of nearly^ the p'»'omJnent men in the nation's history. (Text'andllllustrations KindlylFurnished by the Penna. R. R. Co.)' OFFICIAL PROGRAM. 11 EXECUTIVE MANSION. The "White House," the official home of the President of the United States, is situated on Pennsylvania Avenue at Sixteenth Street. The East Room or State Parlor is open to visitors from 10:00 a. m. to 2:00 p. m. daily except Sundays and holidays. Ordinarily the President re- ceives visitors in the East Room at 3:00 p. m. on Mondays, Wednes- days, and Fridays. These receptions are subject to change, however, at the will of the President. The building is constructed of Virginia freestone and is one hun- dred and seventy feet long and eighty-six feet in depth. It consists of a rustic basement, two stories and an attic, the whole surmounted by an ornamental balustrade. The White House was the first public building erected at the new seat of Government. The corner stone was laid by Washington, October 13, 1792. John Adams was its first occupant in 1800. In 1814 it was burned by the British, and upon its restoration the stone was painted w^hite to obliterate tht; marks of the fire. The East Room is usually the only one shovsm to visitors. From the grand central corridor, however, which extends clear through to the conservatory, other rooms lead off, sumptuously furnished, and tak- THE WHITE HOUSE ir.g their names from the predominant color of their decorations. The Gi-een Room is now used principally for a music room. The Blue Room is also used by the President as a reception room. It v>'as in this room that the Cleveland marriage took place in June, 1886. The Red Room is used as the family sitting room, and also for receptions by the ladies of the President's household. Beyond the Red Room is the State Dining Room, where the state dinners are given to thf' 13 N. E. A. CONVENTION Cabinet, the Justices of the Supreme Court, and the Diplomatic Corps. The President's Room on the second floor is reached by a stairway which ascends from the hall between the vestibule and the East Room. Opening off from the President's Room is the Cabinet Room. All of these rooms are luxurious in their furnishings and contain many valuable paintings of former Presidents and noted person- ages. THE TREASURY. The Treasury of the United States is situated on Pennsylvania avenue at Fifteenth street. It is open to visitors from 9.00 a. m. to 2.00 p. m. daily, except Sundays and holidays; but the tour of the building can be made only between 11.00 a. m. and 12.00 noon and 1.00 and 2.00 p. m. This building is constructed of sandstone and granite, and has a total length of four hundred and fifty feet and a width of two hundred and fifty feet. Its site was chosen by President Jack- son, who, becoming impatient at the long delay, stuck his cane into the ground one morning and ordered, "Build it here." This is the bank of the nation, and in it are to be seen the Cash Room, Division of Issue, the Re- demption Division, the bond and gold and silver vaults, and the Secret Service Museum. BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING. This important branch of the Treasury Department is located in a hand- some brick building in the Mall, between Fourteenth and B Streets quite near the Washington Monument. It is here that all the national paper currency. Government bonds, stamps, passports, etc., are engraved and printed. On tlie ground floor is a museum containing specimens of the old fractional currency known as " shinplasters," series of all the notes printed, besides many specimens of counterfeit notes and the tools and machinery used in their manufacture. The buildingis open to visitors between 9:00 a.m.andl2:00noonandl2:30and2:30 p. m. and upon application to the oflicer at the door a competent guide will be furnished to show the visitors through the building and explain the various processes and methods used in the national bank notes. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. The Smithsonian Institution stands in a large park in the Mall, between Seventh and Twelfth Streets, and is open to visitors daily, except Sunday, between 9:00 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. In the museum may be found many fine specimens of stuffed birds and animals of all kinds, besides thousands of unique and interesting curious gathered from all parts of the world. In the park surrounding the Institution may be seen one of the finest sylvan collections in this country, there being in all nearly two Inmdred varieties of trees. 14 N. E. A. CONVENTION STATE, WAR. AND NAVY. The State, War, and Navy Building is situated west of the White House, on Pennsylvania Avenue. It is open to visitors from 9.00 a. m. to 2.00 p. m. daily, except Sundays and holidays. It is con- structed of granite, four stories high, with a frontage of three hundred and forty-two feet on Pennsylvania Avenue and a depth of five hundred and sixty-five feet, and is regarded as one of the most magnificent office ■ buildings in the world. It has five hundred rooms and two miles of marble halls. The War Department occu- pies the west wing, the Navy Department the east wing, . and the State Department the south. The main entrance is on Pennsylvania Avenue. The offices of the Secretaries are on the second floor, and are accessible only for business, but the richly-furnished anterooms may be inspected. Many interesting relics may be seen in the State Library, such as Wash- ington's sword and Franklin's staff, a fac simile of the Declaration of Inde- pendence, the Great Seal of the United States, and numerous metlals and manuscripts. THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. Closely adjoining" the Smithsonian Institution is the National Mu- seum the most perfect building for the purpose in existence. Its architecture is Romanesque, and the building is adorned with many fine groups of statuary, chief among which is the group representing Columbia as protectress of Science and Industry. Within the walls of this great building are many curios of interest to both old and young. The United States Centennial exhibit has been placed here, besides the relics of America's greatest generals, Washington and Grant. The ethnological, metallurgical, and geological exhibition is especially large and complete. Chief among the curios and ex- hibits in point of interest are groups portraying the hardships inci- dent to explorations in the extreme North, gold mining, fishing, and life on the plains. In this building is the original John Bull locomo tive, which attracted so much interest at the Wo/Id's Fair, being loaned by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. This building Is open daily except Sunday between 9:00 a. m. and 4:30 p. m. THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY. This magnificent building is situated just east of the Capitol at Pennsylvania Avenue and B Street. It is open to the public from 9:00 a. m. to 4:30 p, m. week-days. The material used in its construction is the purest white New Hampshire granite. The order of architec- ture is the Italian Renaissance. The building covers about three and one-half acres, and is the most elaborately adorned edifice in this OFFICIAL PEOGRAM. 15 CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY country. In its frescoes and friezes, its statuary and paintings, its bronzes and bas reliefs, it bears comparison with any of the public buildings of the world. It has forty -three miles of shelving, and its present capacity of one million eight hundred thousand volumes could easily be increased to four million five hundred thousand volumes. The largest library in the world, outside of this building, that of France, contains only two million two hundred and fifty thousand volumes. THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT. mr^ fl- V li OUBTLESS one of the inost interesting objects at the National Capital is the Monitment. This greatest of memorial shafts, rising to a height of five hundred and fifty-five feet, is situated in AVashingfcon Park, near Fourteenth Street, and is open to visitors daily from 9.00 a. m. to 4.80 p. m. The foundations of the Monument were laid in 1848, and it was not until 1885 that the completed structure was open to the public. The lower part of this imposing edifice is built of New England granite, faced with crystal marble. In the construction of the upper part of the Monument white marble exclusively is used. The top is reached by an elevator running every half hour, or by a flight of nine hundred steps. The view from the toj), embracing Washington and its environments, the wind- ing Potomac, and the heights of Virginia, is most magnificent. The total cost of the Monument was $1,300,000. 16 N. E. A. CONVENTION THE NEW CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART. The new Corcoran Art Gallery, recently completed, is situated on Seven- teenth Street, occupying the entire square between New York Avenue and E Street, N.W. Visitors are admitted free on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturdays, froni 9:00 a. m. to 4:00 p. m., and on Sundays from 1:30 to 5:00 p. m. On other days an admission fee of twenty-five cents is charged. The building is constructed of Georgia white mar- ble, in the Neo-Grec style of architecture. The collection o f paitings, sculpture, and bronzes is very large, embracing works of the most eminent artists of the world, mostly con- temporaneous. THE PATENT OFFICE. The building of the Department of the Interior, in which the Patent Office is located, is a massive structure of freestone, marble and granite in the Doric style, and is bounded by Seventh and Ninth, and F and G Streets, covering two large squares. Visitors are admitted to the building and Museum of Models from 9.00 a. m. to 2.00 p. m. The Museum of Models, the chief point of interest to visitors, is located on the second floor. f^j Here may be seen models of all the inventions patented by American genius. Among the two hundred thousand or more models is the original ~" printing-press of Benjamin Franklin. A part of the models are on exhibi- tion in the Union Building, on G Street, between Sixth and Seventh Streets. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The Agricultural Buildings are situated,in the Mall, a short distance west of the Smithsonian Institution. They are open to visitors from 9.00 a. m. to 4.00 p. m. In the Museum may be seen a complete exhibition of the agricultural, horticultural, pomological, and bo- tanical productions of the country. The building also contains an elaborate library, besides a large, miscellaneous collection of trees, shrubs, and plants. THE WEATHER BUREAU. The interesting little building occupied by the Weather Bureau is situated at the corner of M and Twenty-second Streets. Visitors are admitted between the hours of 9:00 a. m. and 2:00 p. m. Here are kept in active use instruments for measuring the velocity of the vsdnd, del- icate barometers, and curiously-devised instruments for determining the volume of rainfall. OFFICIAL PKOGRAM. 17 THE PENSION OFFICE. The Pension building is situated in the northern part (if Judiciary Square, on G Street, between Fourth and Fifth streets, X.W. Visitor^ are ad- mitted between 9.00 a. m. and 4.00 a. m. It is an immense fire-proof structure, built of brick and ornamented with a border of terra cotta bas relief. Here is kept the record of the one million two- hundred thousand pension applicants . This build- ing is the largest of its kind in the world, over fifteen million bricks being used in its construc- tion. The estimated cost was $1,000,000. THE LINCOLN MUSEUM. In a small three-story house at 516 Tenth Streee, N. W., may be seen the room in which President Lincoln died on the morning of April 15, 1865. The building is open daily to visitors, and a small fee is charged for admission. In this house is a large collection of Lin- coln relics, among which are over two hundred portraits. Directly opposite this building is the site of Ford's Theatre, in a box of which Lincoln received his death wound. THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT. On F Sti'eet and directly opposite the Patent Office is the huge granite- structure in which the business of the Post Office Department is transacted. It is opea to visitors between the hours of 9:00 a. m. ,. , and 2:00 p. m. Probably the most interesting sight to the visitor is the Dead Letter Office and its museum stocked with all sorts of curious objects taken from the unclaimed letters, which are received at this departmeni in numbers varying from fifteen to twenty thousand daily. THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. This building is located at North Capitol and H Streets, N. E., and visitors are admitted from 10:00 until 11:30 a. m., and from 1:00 to 3:00 p. m. It is an uninteresting building to one who is not engaged in the same art,' and the ordinary visitor prefers to spend his time in some of the other buildings. It is said to be the largest printing establishment in the world, and in order to successfully handle the enormous amount of printing re- quired by the Government the building has been divided into four parts. The first floor contains the press and reading rooms, the second the composing rooms and offices, the third floor the binding depart- ment, while on the fourth floor all of the folding is done. 18 N. E. A. CONVENTION THE NEW NAVAL OBSERVATOBY. The new Naval Observatory is situated on Georgetown Heights, in West Washington. A^isitors are admitted freely by - . day, but- night visitors are restricted to Tues- 7-- ^ days and Thursdays, when admission may be gained by permit from the Superintendent. On these nights the Observer is present to give visitors an opportunity to view tlie heavens through the large telescope. The meridian of Washington passes through the center of the dome of this building, and the large time ball is dropped from the mast every day at 12.00 m. and instantly noontime is transmitted by tele- graph to all parts of the United States. One of the largest telescopes in the world, a twenty- inch equatorial, costing $56,000, is located here. SOLDIERS' HOME. The Soldiers' Home is situated oij a hill three miles east of the Capitol, and may be reached via the Seventh Street cars. It is open to visitors from 9:00 a. m. until sunset, daily except Sundays. The grounds cover some five hundred acres of diversified lawn, slope, and ravine. It is an institution for the benefit of soldiers who have been honorably discharged from the regular army after twenty years' service, or who have been disabled by wounds or disease. It was at this picturesque spot that President Arthur spent his summer vacations. MT. VERNON. This historic spot, the home of General Washington, is situated on the south bank of the Potomac, and is reached via the Washington, Alex- andria & Mount Vernon Railway Company's electric line from 13^2 Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. In the mansion the rooms will be found just as they were in the time when the "Father of his Coun- try" lived at this beautiful spot. The old family vault, in which Washington's body lay until 1837, may be seen in the beautifully-wooded park surrounding the house. The body now rests in the handsome marble sarcophagus. ARLINGTON. The Arlington National Cemetery is situated on the Virginia side of the Potomac, on a hill overlooking the Capital. It is reached by the cars of the Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway, starting from 13yo Street and Pennsylvania Avenue. The cemetery is open daily, including Sundays, from sunrise to sunset. INTERIOR NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY 20 OFFICIAL PROGEAM. At Arlington rest sixteen thousand soldiers who gave up their lives in the War of the Rebellion. It is historic ground. The mansion, one of the old landmarks, was built in the early part of the century by a foster son of Washington. On the 22d of April, 1861, Robert E. Lee went out from this, his home, to fight for the Confederacy. The view from Arlington Heights is most beautiful. Below flows the peaceful Potomac; on the farther side, with its towering monu- ment, its parks, and its imposing buildings, lies the Capital of the Nation; beyond rise the encircling hills, rolling gently away to the dim, distant horizon. chairmen of Bocaf CommitktB* N. E. A. Convention, Washington, D. C, July 7-12, 1898. HENRY F. BLOUNT, President Local Comnilttee. B. L. WHITMAN, D. D., President Columbian University, Chairman Executive Committee. CHARLES J. BELL. Treasurer Local Committee. AUTHUR A. O'NEILL, Secretary of Executive Committee. THOS W. eMITH, Chairman Finance Committee. MRS. SARA A. SPENCER, Chair. Com. on Educational Exhibits. W ■^L B. POWELL, Superintendent Public Schools, Chairman Hall Committee. ARCHIBALD GREENLEES, Chair. Com. on Transportation. RrnOLPH KAUFFMANX. Chairman Press (Jommittcc. PKRCY S. FOSTER. Chairman Committee on Music. JAMES W. WIIELI'LEY. Chairman Cum. on Memliership RAYMOND A. PEARSON, Chr. Hotel and Pub. Comfort Com. \VILLIAM A. HUNGERFORD. Chr. Com. on Printing and Badges. ;8;ocaP ^x^ani(iatxon. NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. In charge of arrangements for the annual meeting of the Associa- tion, to be held at Washington, D, C, July 7 to 12, inclusive, 1898. GENEBAL COMMITTEE. President, HENEY F. BLOUNT. Treasurer CHAELES J. BELL Secretary ARTHUR A. O'NEILL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Chairman.... B. L. Whitman, D. D., President Coltimbian University MEMBERS. Archibald Greenlees, Thomas W. Smith, William B. Powell. S. W. Woodward, John Joy Edson, Beriah Wilkins, James W. Whelpley, Edward M. Gallaudet, Ph. D., LL. D., Ellis Spear, Rev. J. Havens Rich- ards, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Albert M. Read, Marcus Baker. A. T. Stuart, Bernard T. Janney, S. B. Hege, Colin Studds, L. S. Brown, Miss Anna Tolman Smith, George M. Bond, J. H. N. Waring, H. P. Montgomery, Raymond A. Pearson, Percy S. Foster, Rudolph Kauff- mann, W^m. A. Hungerford. FINANCE COMMITTEE. Thomas W. Smith, Chairman. S. W. Woodward, Frederic L. Moore, Isadore Saks, Ellis Spear, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Charles G. Dulin, S. B. Hege, A. T. Stuart. James W. Somerville, James W. Whelpley, Dr. F. R. Lane, Jesse H. Wilson, George M. Bond, L. S. Brown, G. F. T. Cook, Rev. H. T. Stevenson, John T. Freeman, Bernard T. Janney, Ellis W. Brown, J. G. Falck, Miss Lucy E. Moten, Mrs. Mary C. Terrell, Colin Studds, Charles E. Howe, C. S. Clark, Miss H. M. Reynolds. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE. Archibald Greenlees, Chairman. S. B. Hege, Albert M. Read, Colin Studds, L. S. Brown, Levi Wood- bury, John Callahan, George M. Bond, E. G. Lockwood, A. S. Allen. COMMITTEE ON HALLS AND MEETING PLACES. William B. Powell, Supt. of Public Schools, Chairman. Marcus Baker, C. S. Clark. W. H. Rapley, Stilson Hutchins, IVIiss Anna Tolman Smith, Rev. T. S. Hamlin, D. D.. Rev. Samuel H. Greeno, D. D.. Rev. Frank Sewall, Rev. S. M. Ne^\'man, Rev. E. Bradford Lea- vitt, Rev. Lucien Clark, OFFICIAL PEOGRAM. 25 HOTEL AND PUBLIC COMFORT COMMITTEE. Raymond A. Pearson, Chairman. H. H. Burroiighs, G. F. T. Cook, John T. Freeman, Miss Flora Hend- ley, F. H. Hitchcock, E. G. Kimball, H. T. A. Lemon, E. R. Levy, Miss Mabel Robinson, M. M. Shand, Mrs. C. B. Smith, Miss Sarah E. White, Emory M. Wilson, W. W. Tuckey, Court F. Wood. COMMITTEE ON PRINTING AND BADGES. W. A. Ilungerford, Chairman. John II. Small, Jr., Colin Studds, Percy S. Foster, Mrs. Mary C. Ter- rell, W. H. Rapley, L. S. Brown, S. B. Hege, D. S. Hendricks. COMMITTEE ON BOOKS AND SCHOOL APPLIANCES. Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, Chairman. Hon. Charles Lyman, S. W. Woodward, Brainard H. Warner, Henry Wells. COMMITTEE ON MUSIC. Percy S. Foster, Chairman. Josef Kasper, Charles S. Clark, Francis J. Woodman, Miss Aly E. Bentley, Miss Amy C. Leavitt, Miss Katie V. W^ilson. PRESS COMMITTEE. Rudolph Kauffmann, Chairman. H. L. West, Angus McSween, Louis Garthe, Arthur A. O'Neill. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE. James W. Whelpley, Chairman. N. P. Gage, Bernard T. Janney, Dr. F. R. Lane, W. B. Patterson, H. M. Johnson, John T. Freeman, Miss Edith C. Westcott, H. P.Mont- gomery, Mrs. 1, G. Myers, Miss Lucy E. Moten, J. R. Keene, Mrs. S. E. W. Fuller, J. H. N. Waring, Miss Annie Scammell, Ellis W. Brown, Miss E. S. Jacobs, C. S. Clark, Mrs. M. W Cate, A. T. Stuart, J. A. Chamberlain, Isaac Fairbrother, Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, James H. Hill, Miss S. E. Syphax, W. S. Montgomery, Rev. B. L. Whitman. (TlaftonaP (&J)ucafionaf (^eeociatxon. Thirty-seventh Annual Meeting at Washington, D. C. July 7-12, 1898. a Brief 1biritor\>, The National Educational Association was organized at Philadel- phia in 1857, under the name of the National Teachers' Association, by leading teachers from various sections of the country. James L. Enos was chairman of the first meeting, William E. Sheldon its first Secretary, and A. J. Rickoff its first Treasurer. The name was changed in 1S70 to National Educailonal Association. The Association has held thirty-six meetings as follows: Two at Philadelphia, 1857, 1879; one at Cincinnati, 1858; Washington, 1859: Buffalo, 1860; Chicago, 1863, 1887; Ogdensburg, 1864; Harrisburg, 1865; Indianapolis, 1866; Nashville, 1868, 1889; Trenton, 1869; Cleveland, 1870; St. Louis, 1871; Boston, 1872; Elmira, 1873; Detroit, 1874; Minne- apolis, 1875; Baltimore, 1876; Louisville, 1877; Chautauqua, 1880; At- lanta, 1881; four at Saratoga, 1882, 1883, 1885, 1892; Madison, 1884; Topeka, 1886; San Francisco, 1888; St. Paul, 1890; Toronto, 1891; with International Congresses of Education, Chicago, 1893; Asbury Park, 1894; Denver, 1895; Buffalo, 1896; Milwaukee, 1897. There were no meetings in 1861, 1862 1867,. 1878. Its presidents have been Zalmon Richards, A. J. Eickoff, J. W. Bulk- ley, John D. Philbrick, W. H. Wells, S. S. Greene, J. P. Wickersham, J. M. Gregory, L. Van Bokkelen, Daniel B. Hagar, J, L. Pickard, E. E. White, B. G. Northrop, S. H. White, William T. Harris, William F. Phelps, M. A. Newell, John Hancock, J. Ormond Wilson, James H. Smart, G. J. Orr, E. T. Tappan, Thomas W. Bicknell, F. Louis Soldan, N. A. Calkins, W. E. Sheldon, Aaron Gove, A. P. Marble, James H. Canfield, W. E. Garret, E. H, Cook, Albert G. Lane, Nicholas Murray Butler, Newton C. Dougherty, Charles E. Skinner. It was incorporated February 24, 1886, and has a permanent fund of sixty thousand dollars. ITS OBJECT. — "To elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of teaching, and to promote the cause of popular education in the United States." OFFICIAL PROGKAM. 27 MEMBERSHIP. — There shall be three classes of members, namely, active, associate, and corresponding. Teachers and all who are actively associated with the managemen:; of educational institutions, including libraries and periodicals, may become active members. All others who pay an annual membership fee of two dollars may become associate members. Eminent edu- cators not residing in America may be elected by the Directory to be corresponding members. The number of corresponding members shall at no time exceed fifty. Any person eligible may become an active member upon applica- tion indorsed by two active members, and the payment of an enroll- ment fee of two dollars and the annual dues for the current year. All active members must pay annual dues of two dollars, and will be entitled to the volume of proceedings without "coupon" or other conditions. If the annual dues are not paid within the fiscal year, naembership will lapse, and may be restored only on payment of the enrollment fee of two dollars and the annual dues for the current year. All life members and life directors shall be denominated active members, and shall enjoy all the powers and privileges of such mem- bers without the payment of annual dues. Associate members may receive the volume of proceedings in ac- cordance with the usual "coupon" conditions, as printed on the mem- bership certificate. ■Corresponding members will be entitled to the volume of proceed- ings without the pajonent of fees or other conditions. The names of active and corresponding members only will be printed in the volume of proceedings, with their respective educa- tional titles, offices, and addresses, the list to be revised annually by the Secretary of the Association. Biecuttvc Com. of tbe IWational B&ucational Association, 1897*98. JAMES M. GREENWOOD, President. IRWIN SHEPARD, Secretary. I. C. McNKILL, Treasurer. ALBERT G. LANE, Chaiiman Board of Trustees. CHARLES R. SKINNER, First Vice-President, PROORAM OF THE national educational Association Thikty-Seventh Ankual Meeting, Ulashinfiton, D. C,, 3uly 7-12, m$. National Council, July 6-T. General Association, July 7-1 2 Officers for mi-'n. General Association. James M. Greenwood President " Kansas City, Mo. Irwin Shepard Secretary Winona, Mmn. I. C. McNeill Treasurer West Superior, Wis. UicePrcsidcnts. Charles R. Skinner, Albany, N. Y. L. D. Harvey, Milwaukee, Wis. Geo. J. Ramsey, Clinton, La. W. W. Stetson, Auburn, Me. J. L. Holloway, Fort Smith, Ark. Hiram Hadley, Albuquerque, N. M. E. Oram Lyte, Millersville, Pa. W. H. H. Beadle, Madison, S. D. James M. Ralston, A sbury Park, N. J. John H. McCahan, Baltimore, Md. MissM. W. Sutherland, Columbus,0. S. T. Black, Sacramento, Cal. @nnouncemenf0» The Committee on Books and Scllool Appliances, Mrs. Spencer, chair- man, will give a reception to the National Council and the officers of N. E. A. and to local committees on Wednesday evening-, July 6th, 8 to 11 p. m., in the Halls of the Ancients, Nev^^ York avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets. The Committee wnll be assisted by the publishers, artists and scientists, under whose direction the educational exhibits have been prepared. The Committee on Physical Education, Miss Stoneroad, chairman, will give a reception to their Department and frfends on Friday even- ing, July 8th, 8:30 to 11 o'clock, at the Strothmore Arms, 1101 K street N.W. The Committee on Business Education, Mrs. Spencer, chairman, will give a reception to their department and friends in Spencerian College Halls, Academj^ of Music Building, Ninth, corner of D, N.W., on Sat- urday' evening, July 9th, from 9 to 11 o'clock. Col. and Mrs. Henry F. Blount will give a reception to the Council officers of N. E. A., at their residence, the Oaks, 3101 U street N. W., during the week at a time to be announced. The Committee on Secondary Education, Dr. F. R. Lane, chairman, will give a reception to their department and friends at the Central High School Building-, O, between Sixth and Seventh N.W., at a time to be announced. The Committee of the Kindergarten Department, B. Pickman Mann, chairman, will give a reception and lawn party (kindergarten games and refreshments) at the grounds of Mr. John R. McLean, corner 19th and S streets N. W., on Friday evening, July 8. A complete registry of kindergartners will be kept. Headquarters at La Fetra's, northwest corner 11th and G streets N. W., where kindergartners may rest, make appointments and write letters. The Committee on Art Education, Mrs. S. E.W. Fullef, chairman, has arranged for a private view of the interior decorations of the Con- gressional Library Building, accompanied by a talk from Mr. Bernard E. Green, architect and superintendent, on their art naotives and adap- tation to the architecture of the building. A social reception will be given to this department in the drawing rooms of the Central High School, Monday, July 11, at 8 p. m. The Committees on Child Studj^ and on Primary Education, Edith C. M. Westcott, chairman, will give a joint reception at Belmont, the home of Mrs. A. L. Barber, Monday, July 11, 5 to 8 p. m. The Committee on Manual Training, J. A. Chamberlain, chairman, will ailnounce reception later. Bicycle trips to various points are under consideration. Educational Press Association will meet in Mt. Vernon Methodist OFFICIAL PROGRAM. 31 church, 9th and Mt. Vernon square. The Remington Typewriter people, as in former years, will furnish, exclusively and gratuitously, all typewriter services needed by the National Executive Committee at their headquarters in the Banquet Room of the Arlington Hotel; and, in the adjoining parlors, similar service will be offered to the members of the N. E. A. for correspond- ence. Like service will be provided also at the headquarters of the Treasurer in Willard Hall. Sanders & Staj^man will furnish, gratuitously, the use of musical instruments needed during the Convention. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the N. E. A. will be held in the Assembly Hall of the Cosmos Club, opposite the Arling- ton Hotel, at 3 o'clock p. m., Thursday, Jvily 7th. IRational ©eograpbic Society). 1. In compliment to the National Educational Association, a field meeting of the National Geographic Society will be held at Cabin John Bridge, the great stone arch, through which flows the water supply of Washington, on Saturday afternoon, July 9th, at 3 o'clock p. m. Addresses will be delivered on (1) the work of streams in geo- graphic development, (2) the efPect of climate in geographic develop- ment, (3) time as a factor in geographic development, and (4) geo- graphic teaching in common schools. The place of meeting may be reached either by the Great Falls Electric Railway, by the Chevy Chase and Glen Echo Railways, or by bicycle or carriage over the Conduit road. Cars will leave Washington terminus of the Great Falls railway, on High street, Georgetown (terminus Metropolitan and Capital Traction Company lines) at 1:00, 1:20 and 1:40 p. m.; fare, four car tickets for the roimd trip, six tickets for 25c. Refreshments may be obtained at the place of meeting. The meeting will be open to members of the Society and of the National Educational Associa- tion. 2. It is anticipated that a meeting of the Society will be held in the National Theatre on Saturday evening, July 9th, at 8 o'clock. The meeting will be devoted to a symposium on geographic teaching, in which the leading geographers and educators of the country will par- ticipate. It will be open to members of the Society and the Associa- tion. 3. A geographic exhibit illustrating the physiography, geology, ethnology, climate and industries of the United States will be pre- pared and maintained at the Central High School, corner Seventh and O Streets, N.W., July 7 to 12, inclusive. The exhibit will be explained by custodians, as well as by a special number of the National Geo- graphic Magazine, which will be free to visitors. The above arrangements are in the hands of a committee, appointed by the National Geographic Society, of which W. B. Powell, Superin- tendent of Schools, Washington, D. C, is chairman. (Erecuttt?e anb ^iaic ^eabquartetB. National Executive Committee The Arlington, Banquet Room. Local Executive Committee 1410 G Street. R. R. Joint Agency and Treasurer N.E.A. Willard's Hall. Arkansas Riggs House, Room 23. California Riggs House, Room 52, Colorado Riggs House, Room 22. Florida Ebbitt House, Rooms 48-19. Illinois ' The Arlington, Ladies' Parlor. Indiana The Arlington, Room 207. Iowa The Arlington, Room 206. Kansas Hotel Lincoln, Parlors. Kentucky Hotel Normandie, Rooms 122, 124* Maryland Ebbitt House, Rooms 7, 8. Michigan Hotel Normandie,Rooms 126, 128. Minnesota Riggs House, Room 56. Missouri Hotel Normandie, Rooms 1 36, 1 38. Nebraska Hotel Gordon, Rooms 7, 8. New England States The Regent. New Jersey The Arlington, Room 209. New York The Arlington, Ai't Gallery. North Dakota Riggs House, Room 26. Ohio ■ Hotel Normandie, Rooms 116, 118. Oklahoma Riggs House, Room 58. Pennsylvania The Arlington, Parlor A. South Carolina National Hotel. South Dakota The Arlington, Room 200. Wisconsin The Arlington, Room 205. Parlors on the Pennsylvania Avenue front of Williard's Hotel have been tendered for the use of delegates and their friends as Resting Rooms. 'Can be reached through main entrance, or Williard's Hall, F Street. (TXationaf (gbucattonaf (^BBoctation. OF THE UNITED STATES. OFFICERS FOR 189r-'98. GENERAL ASSOCIATION. James M. Greenwood President Kansas City, Mo. Irwin Shepard Secretary Winona, Minn. I. C. McNeill Treasurer West Superior, Wis. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Charles R. Skinner, Albany N. Y. L. D. Harvey, Milwaukee, Wis. Geo. J. Ramsey, Clinton, La. W. W. Stetson, Auburn, Me. J. L. Hollowav, Fort Smith. Ark. Hiram Hadley, Albuquerque, N. M. E. Oram Lyte,' Millersville. Pa. W. H. H. Beadle, Madison, S. D. James M. Ralston, Asbury Park, N.J. John H. McCahan, Baltimore Md. MissM. W. Sutherland,Columbus,0. S. T Black, Sacramento, Cal. BOARD OF TRUSTEES. {See Art. 7T'., Sees. 9 and 10, of the Constitution.) Albert G. Lane Chairman Chicago, 111. Nicholas Murray Butler.. Secretary New York, N. Y. Nicholas Murray Butler. .New York, N. Y Term Expires July, 1898. Albert G. Lane Chicago, 111 Term Expires July, 1899. J. Ormond Wilson Washington, D. C Term Expires July, 1900. F. Louis Soldan St. Louis, Mo Term Expires July, 1901. James M. Greenwood . . . Kansas Citj% Mo Ex officio. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. {See Art. IV., Sec. 2, of the Cunstitutian.) James M. Greenwood . . . .President Kansas City, Mo. Charles R. Skinner First Vice-President Albany, N. Y. Irwin Shepard Secretary Winona, Minn. I. C. McNeill Treasurer West Superior, Wis. Alb.'rt G. Lane Chair. Board of Trustees.. Chicago, 111. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Directors Ex Officio. (See Art. IV., Sec. 2, of the Constitution.) J. M. Greenwood. Kansas Citv, Mo. Irwin Shepard. AVinona, Minn. Charles R. Skinner, Albany, N. Y. I. C. McNeill, West Superior, Wis. Albert (4. Lane, Chicago, 111. LIFE DIRECTORS. {See Art. IV., Sec. 2, of the Constitution.) Bicknell, Thomas W., P^o^^deTlPe, R. I. Marble, Albert P.. New York, X. Y. Brown, Leroy D , San Luis Obispo, Cal. Marshall, T. Marcellus, Glenvilie. W. Va. Butler, Nicholas Murray, New York, N. Y. Packer, Chas. I., South Chicago, 111. Canfleld, James H., Columbus, O. Phelps, W. F., St. Paul, Minn. Cook, E. H., Yonkers, N, Y. Pike, J., Jersevville, 111. Day, L. W., Canton, O. Pickard, J. L., Iowa City, la, Dougherty, Newton C, Peoria, 111 Richards, Zalmon, Washington, D. C. Fairchild, George T., Manhattan. Kan. Rickoff, Andrew ,T., Berkeley, Cal. Garrett, W. R., Nashville, Tenn. Sheldon, W. E., Boston, Mass. Graham, H. A., Mt. Pleasant, Mich. Skinner, Charles R., Albany, N. Y. Greenwood, J. M., Kansas City, Mo. Smart, James H., Lafayette", Ind, Gove, Aaron, Denver, Colo. Soldan, F. Louis, St. Louis, Mo. Hall, Caleb Gt., New Berlin, N. Y. Stratton, C. C, University Park, Ore. Harris, "VV. T,, Washington, D, C. Taylor, A. R., Emporia, Kan. « Hunt, Marv II., Boston, Mass. Wliite, Charles G., Lake Linden, Mich. Jewettf A. v., Alielene, Kan White, E. E., Columbus, O. Lane, Albert G., Chicago, 111. Wilson, J. Ormond. Washington, D. C. 34 N. E. A. CONVENTION «4 U O O a a 8 O -' "^ ^ -* - 1 ?q -< H » r ct'Op^; • Sh ^ +^ o r^ ! 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Ross, President of Board of Commissioners, Washington, D. C. 4. Address — B. L. Whitman, D. D., President Columbian University, Washington, D. C. 5. Address — Dr. Wm. T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. 6. President's Address — J. M. Greenwood, Superintendent of Schools, Kansas City, Mo. 7. Address — Hon. Webster Davis, Assistant Secretary of the De- partment of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 8. Address — Hon. Charles R. Skinner, Superintendent of Public In- struction, Albany, N. Y". FRIDAY^ MORNING, JULY' Sth, 9:15 O'CLOCK. GRAND OPERA HOUSE— Presiding, Hon. Charles R. Skinner, First Vice-President, Albany, N. Y. 1. Prayer. 2. Address (30 minutes) — The essentials in United States history to be taught in elementary schools — Principal W. F. Gordj^, Hartford,. Conn. 3. Address (20 minutes) — The essentials in United States history to be taught in secondary schools — President H. H. beerlej', State Nor- mal School, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 4. Music. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — . (a) Of Principal Gordj-'s paper by U. G. Palmer, County Ex- aminer, Oakland, Md. (b) Of President Seerlev's paper by W. C. Lansdon, Principal of High School, Fort Scott. Kan. (c) Of Principal Gordj^'s paper by W. S. Sutton, Professor of Pedagogy, State University, Austin, Texas. 6. General discussion (5-minute speeches.) In all general discus- sions, persons desiring to speak must send their names in writing to • the chair. NEW NATIONAL THEATER — Presiding, President George J. Ramsey, Vice-President for Louisiana. 1. Prayer. 2. ^lusic. 3. Address (30 minutes) — The essentials of Engish composition to be taught in elementary schools — Edward R. Shaw, Dean of Peda- • o-ogy. New York University, Washington Square, New York. OFFICIAL PROGRAM. 37 4. Address (20 minutes) — The essentials of English composition to be taug-ht in secondary schools— C. C. Thach, State Polytechnic Insti- tute, Auburn, Ala. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — (a) Of first paper by P. S. Hafford, Superintendent of School.s, Prescott, Arizona. (b) Of second paper by H. S. Hartzog, President Agricultural College and Experiment Station, Clemson, S. C. (c) Of first paper by A. W. Rankin, State Inspector of Graded Schools, Minneapolis, Minn. 6. General discussion (S-minute speeches.) FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 8th, 8 O'CLOCK. GRAND OPERA HOUSE—Presiding, Superintendent J. L. Hollo- way, Vice-President for Arkansas. Address (SO minutes) — American universities and the national life — Dr. A. S. Draper, President University of Illinois, Champaign, 111. NEW NATIONAL THEATER— Presiding, Principal E. Oram Lyte, Vice-President for Pennsylvania. 1. Music. 2. Address (40 minutes) — Our educational exhibit at the Interna- tional Exposition in Paris (1900) — Hon. Wm. T. Harris, U. S. Commis- sioner of Education, Washington, D. C. 3. Address (40 minutes) — The educational outlook — Hon. W. W. Stetson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Auburn, Me. SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 9th, 9:15 O'CLOCK. GRAND OPERA HOUSE—Presiding, Hon. W. W. Stetson, Vice- President for Maine. 1. Praj er. 2. Address (30 minutes) — Influence of topography and climate on the historical development of the United States — Prof. Jacques VV. Redway, Geographer, Mount Vernon, N. Y. 3. Address (30 minutes) — The Geospheres — W. J. McGee, Vice-Presi- dent, National Geographic Society, Washington, D. C. 4. Music. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — (a) Of first paper by George T. Murphy, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, St. Louis, Mo. (b) Of second paper by Hon. Wm. Stryker, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Topeka, Kans. (c) Of first paper by David W. Hoyt, Principal English High School, Providence. R. I. 6. General discussion (5-minute speeches.) NEW NATIONAL THEATER — Presiding, Superintendent James M. Ralston, Vice-President for New Jersey. 1. Prayer. 2. Address (30 minutes) — The latest practical discoveries in biologi- cal science and their bearing on education — Stanley Coulter, Profes- sor of Biology, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 3. Address "(30 minutes) — The mental disintegration in children oc- casioned by certain erroneous school methods — Dr. W. O. Krohn, Psychologist, Eastern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, Kankakee, 111. 4. Music. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — (a) Of first paper by N. A. Harvey, Professor of Natural Science, State Normal School, West Superior. Wis. 38 N. E. A. CONVENTION (b) Of second paper by J. G. Halland, Superintendent Public In- struction, Bismarck, N. D. (c) Of second paper by L. C. Greenlee, Superintendent of Schools, District No. 2, Denver, Colo. 6. General discussion (5-minute speeches.) MONDAY MOENING, JULY 11th, 9:15 O'CLOCK. NEW NATIONAL THEATER— Presiding, President Wm. H. H. Beadle, Vice-President for South Dakota. 1. Prayer. 2. Address (30 minutes) — The educational and culture value derived from the study of the higher mathematics — Prof. W. B. Smith, Tulane University, New Orleans, La. 3. Address (30 minutes) — The educational and culture value derived from the study of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry. 4. Music. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches \\athout manuscript): — (a) The constants in mathematics. Edward Brooks, Superin- tendent Pubic Schools, Philadelphia, Pa. (b) Is the science of mathematics qualitative as well as quanti- tative? Frank H. Hall, Superintendent State Institution for the Blind, Jacksonville, 111. (c) The practical value of the study of mental arithmetic. A. S. Downing, Supervisor Teachers' Institxites and Training Classes, State Department of Public Instruction, Albany, N. Y. 6. General discussion (5-minute speeches.) GRAND OPERA HOUSE — Presiding, President L. D. Harvej^ Vice- President for Wisconsin. 1. Prayer. 2. Address (60 minutes) — Social basis of conscience — Professor Josiah Eoyce, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 3. Music. 4. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — (a) A. C. Millar, President Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. (b) Henry E. Sanford, State Institute Conductor, Penn Yan, N. Y. (c) H. E.Kratz, Superintendent of Public Schools, Sioux City, La. 5. General discussion (5-minute speeches.) MONDAY EVENING, JULY lllh, S O'CLOCK. GRAND OPERA HOUSE— Presiding, Hon. S. T. Black, Vice-Presi- dent for California. 1. Music. 2. Address (60 minutes)— The duty of the State in education— Dr. E. E. White, Author and Lecturer, Cincinnati, O. 3. Eeport of the Committee on Necrologj\ NEW NATIONAL THEATER — Presiding, President Hiram Hadloy, Vice-President for New Mexico. 1. Music. . 2. Address (20 minutes)— The deaf and their possibilities— Dr. E. M. Gallaudet, President College for the Deaf, Washington. D. C. 3. Address (20 minutes)— Education and gold in Alaska — Hon. John Eaton, Ex-U. S. Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. 4. Address (20 minutes) — Lessons from American educational his- tory— Eev. A. D. Mayo, Washington, D. C. 5 Address (20 minutes)— J^ian as the symbol-user— Hon. N. L. Schaeffer, State Superintendent Public Instruction, Harrisburg, Pa. OFFICIAL PROGEAM. 39 TUESDAY MOENING, JULY 12th, 9:15 O'CLOCK. G-UAND OPERA HOUSE— Presiding, Miss Margaret W. Sutherland, A' ice-President for Ohio. 1. Prayer. 2. Address (30 minutes) — The duties and privileges of the super- visor — Miss Sarah L. Arnold, Supervisor of Schools, Boston, Mass. 3. Address (20 minutes) — Women's clubs as an educational factor- Miss Margaret J. Evans, Principal Women's Department, Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. 4. Music. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — (a) Woman as a supervisor of women teachers— Miss Bettie A. Dutton, Principal Kentucky Street School, Cleveland, O. (b) Teachers' course of study — Miss Sara J. Walter, State Normal School, Williamantic, Conn. (c) The teacher as a traveler — Miss Lillie A. Williams, State Nor- mal School, Trenton, N. J. 6. General discussion (5-minute speeches by ladies). NEW NATIONAL THEATER— Presiding, Superintendent John H. McCalian. Vice-President for Maryland. 1. Prayer. 2. Report of the Committee on Normal Schools (30 minutes) — Z. X. Snyder, President State Normal School, Greelej^ Colo. 3. Address (40 minutes) — Democracy and education — Edwin P. Seaver, Superintendent Public Schools, Boston, Mass. 4. Music. 5. Discussion (10-minute speeches without manuscript): — (a) McHenry Rhoads, Superintendent of Schools, Frankfort, Ky. (b) Richard Hardy, Superintendent Public Schools, Ishpeming, Mich. (c) Charles D. Mclver, President State Normal School and Indus- trial College, Greensboro, N. C. G. General discussion (5-minute speeches.) TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 12th, 8:00 O'CLOCK. CONVENTION HALL— Closing Session. 1. Addresses. Educational Review (10-minute speeches, without manuscript): — (a) Some fundamentals in teaching^L. D. Harvey, President State Normal School, Milwaukee, Wis. (b) Sociology's demand upon the schools— J. F. Millspaugh, Sup- erintendent of Public Schools, Salt Lake City, ITtah. (c) The public school of the South— Hon. A. A. Kincannon, State Superintendent Public Instruction, Jackson, Miss. (d) Between day school and reform school — C. G. Pearse, Super- intendent Piiblic Schools, Omaha, Neb. (e) Education out of school— E. Oram Lyte, Principal State Nor- mal School. Millersville, Pa. (f) The proper education of an American citizen — G. N. Gresham, Principal Lincoln High School, Kansas City, Mo. (g) Industrial education, the hope of the nation— Hon. G. R. Glenn, State School Commissioner. Atlanta, Ga. (h) The school of the future— A. E. Winship, Editor Journal ol Education, Boston, Mass. ^ . . , (i) The personality of the teacher— James M. Milne, Prmcipa. State Normal S^chool, Oneonta, N. Y. 40 N. E. A. CONVENTION (j) The larg-er university idea — Elmer E. Brown, Professor of Pedag-ogy, University of California, Berkeley, Cal. 2. Keport of Committee on Eesolutions. 3. Introduction of President-elect. 4. Music. Zbc IRational Council of lEbucation, Sessions in Auditorium of Columbian University, 15th and H Sts. Charles DeGarmo, Ithaca, N. Y President. Wm. F. King, Mt. Vernon, la Vice-President. Miss Bettie A. Dutton, Cleveland, Ohio Secretary. The sessions of the Council will be held July 6th, morning, after- noon and evening, and July 7th, morning and afternoon. The first two sessions on July 6th will be upon the subject of School Hygiene as follows: WEDNESDAY, JULY 6— MOENING SESSION, 9:30 O'CLOCK. 1. School Hygiene — What it is and why we need it — Dr. Edward M. Hartwell, Secretary Depai'tment Municipal Statistics, Boston. 2. Literature — Bibliography, with explanatory remarks on contents (for reference and printing — not to be read) — Prof. Wm. H. Burn- ham, Clark University, Worcester, Mass. 3. School Architecture — Heating, ventilation, lighting, and sanitary arrangements — Superintendent F. Louis Soldan, St. Louis, Mo.; Dr. D. H. Bergey, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 4. School Furniture — Seats, baths, blackboards, maps, etc.— Super- intendent Albert P. Marble, New York City; Superintendent Charles B. Gilbert, Newark, N. J. WEDNESDAY, JULY 6— AFTEKNOON SESSION. 2:30 O'CLOCK. 5. School Anthropometry — Test of the senses of children — Superiii- tendent James M. Greenwood, Kansas City, Mo. 6. School Diseases and Medical Inspection— Prof. Delos Fall, Al- bion College, Mich.; Prof. Severance Burrage, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 7. Hyg'iene of Instruction — Including the subjects of reading, writ- ing, arithmetic, etc., and studies of fatigue — Prof. G. W. Fitz, Har- vard University, Cambridge, Mass.; Prof. Edward R. Shaw, School of Pedagogy, New York Citj^ WEDNESDAY, JULY 6— EVENING SESSION, 8:00 O'CLOCK. Eelation of Psychology in its Various Aspects to Education — 1. Introductory Paper — Prof. Josiah Eoj^ce, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2. Eational Psychology — Dr. Wm. T. Harris, U. S. Commissioner of Education, Washington, D. C. 3. Experimental and Physiological Psychology — Prof. Lightner Witmer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Discussion, by Members of Council. THUESDAY, JULY 7— MOENING SESSION, 9:30 O'CLOCK. Discussion of the Eeport of Committee of Twelve on Eurai Schools — - I. School Maintenance— Theses found on pages 53 and 54 of report- President Andrew S. Draper, University of Illinois; Prof. Euler B. Smith, State Normal School, Athens, Ga. OFFICIAL PROGEAM. 41 II. School Supervision — Theses found on pages 75 and 76 of report — Superintendent N. C. Dougherty, Peoria, 111.; State Superintendent N. C. Schaeffer, Harrisburg, Pa. III. Supply of Teachers — Theses found on pages 93 and 94 of report — President John W. Cook, State Normal University, Normal, 111.; Superintendent Charles B. Gilbert, Newark, N. J. THURSDAY, JULY 7— AFTERNOON SESSION, 2:30 O'CLOCK. Discussion of Report on Rural Schools concluded — IV. Instruction and Discipline in Rural Schools. Theses: 1. The advantages arising from grading small country schools are more than counterbalanced by the disadvantages of teaching together pupils widely separated in ability and acquirements. 2. Whenever practicable, the pupils of small outlying districts should be transported at public expense to the town center; this plan may embrace all the pupils of the school, or only the older and more advanced. 3. With the limitations suggested in the Report the monitorial sys- tem can be employed to advantage in rural schools. 4. Where rural schools are maintained, written examinations for the older pupils should be held at stated times in town centers by the county superintendent or other competent officer, adequate records of the results of the examination being preserved for future refer- ence. 5. For those Avho have left school, "school extension" in the form of recommended home-reading under the care of the teacher of the district should be organized and directed by the town or county sup- erintendent. Discussion opened by President R. G. Boone, State Normal School, Ypsilanti, Mich. THURSDAY, JULY 7— EXECUTIVE SESSION, 4:30 O'CLOCK. 1. Rejjort of Committee on Reorganization — Chairman, Superin- tendent F. Louis Soldan, St. Louis, Mo. 2. Election of officers. Local Committee, C. S. Clark, Chairman. Department prooranis. IRin^erciartcn Department. Sessions in Cavalry Baptist Church, Eighth and H Streets. Miss Mary C. McCulloch, St. Louis, Mo President. Miss Jenny B. Merrill, New York, N. Y Vice-President. Miss Mary F. Hall, Milwaukee, Wis Secretary. FRIDAY, JULY Sth, 3 O'CLOCK P. M. Subject — Kindergarten Ideals. 1. Address of welcome — B. Pickman Mann. Washington, D. C. Re- sponse by the President. 2. Froebel's Mother-Play songs; the ideals suggested by them — Miss Elizabeth Harrison, Chicago, 111. 3. Children's gardens — Dr. Jenny B. Merrill, Kindergarten Supervi- sor, New York City Public Schools. 4. A child's song — Miss Mari Ruef Hofer, Chicago, 111. 42 X. E. A. COXVENTION 5. The kinderg-arten games — IMiss Susan Pollock, Washington, D. C. 6. Eeport from the International Kindergarten Union. 7. Business — Appointments of Committees. MOjVDAY, JULY 11th, 3:00 P. M. Subject — The Influence of the Kindergarten Idea. 1. The development of the inner life of the child — Mrs. Maria Kraus-Boelte, Ncav York City. 2. A kindergarten message to mothers — Mrs. James L. Hughes, To- ronto, Ont. 3. The influence of the kindergarten idea upon the schools — F. Louis Soldan, Superintendent of instruction, St. Louis, Mo. 4. Business — Eeports of committees, election of officers. Local Committee, B. I'iclcman Mann, Chairman. JElcmcntarv? Education. Sessions in First CongregationrJ Church, Tenth and G Streets. Wm. N. Hailmann, Washington, D. C President. R. H. Halsey. Binghamton, X. Y Yice-President. Miss Harriet E. Smith, Milwaukee, Wis Secretary. MONDAY, JULY 11th, 3:00 P. M. 1. President's Address — W. X. Hailmann, Washington, D. C. 2. ^alue of the hand in the acquisition of knowledge and expression of thought — Miss ilary F. Hall, Supervisor of Primary Work, Mil- waukee, Wis. Discussion led bj- Superintendent George Griffith, Utica. N. Y. ?,. Play as a means of idealizing and extending the child's experi- ences — Miss Allie M. Felker, Critic Teacher, State Normal School, San Jose, Cal. Discussion — Miss E. Y. Brown, Principal Normal School, Washing- ton, D. C. 4. Business — Appointment of Committees. TUESDAY, JULY 12th, 3:00 P. M. 1. X'ecessity of stimulating and utilizing spontaneous individual purpose on the part of the pupils — Superintendent W. H. Elson, Su- perior, Wis. Discussion led bj' Suj)erintendent Clarence F. Carroll, Worcester, Mass. 2. Desirability of fostering social effort on the part of the pupils — Inspector James L. Hughes, Toronto, Ontario. Discussion led hy Supervisor B. C. Gregory, Trenton, X^. J., and Princi]jal Richard Waterman, Jr., Chicago, 111. 3. Successive differentiation of subjects of instruction — Dr. Z. X. Snyder, President State Normal School. Boulder, Col. Discussion led by Superintendent T. A. ISIott, Richmond, Ind. 4. Business — Reports of committees, election of officers. Local Committee, Miss E. A. Denny, Chairman. Secon^ar\^ ]E?ucatton. Sessions in Central High School. Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets. George B. Alton, Minneapolis, Minn President. Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Indianapolis, Ind Yice-President. E. G. Cooley, LaGrange, 111 Secretary. OFFICIAL PROGRAM. 43 FRIDAY, JULY Sth, 3:00 P. M. 1. English, the core of a secondary course — John C. Hanna, High School, Columbus, O. 2. The presentation and defense of three printed syllabi for litera- ture and composition-rhetoric in secondary schools, with a statement of the principles of choice and arrangement follo'wed in the prepara- tion of each — By Samuel Thurber, Master in Girls' High School, Bos- ton, Mass.; Miss Charity Dye, Department of Literature, Central High School, Indianapolis, Ind.; W. F. Webster, Principal of the East Side High School, Minneapolis, Minn. 3. General Discussion. 4. Business — Appointment of Committees. MONDAY, JULY 11th, 3:00 P. M. A joint session with the Department of Higher Education. TUESDAY, JULY 12th, 3:00 P. M. 1. Business — Reports of committees, election of officers. Round Tables: 2. Composition-Rhetoric — Leader, Ernest R. Clark, Instructor in English, Colorado Springs, Colo. 3. History — Leader, Shepard, Bovs' High School, Xew York City, X. Y.' 4. The High school as a social factor — Leader, C. H. Thurber, Dean of Morgan Park Academy, Morgan Park, 111. Local Committee, F. R. Lane, Chairman. Ibigber HDucation. Sessions in Columbian University Hall, Fifteenth and H Streets. R. H. Jesse, Columbia, Mo President. A. T. Ormond, Princeton, X. J Vice-President. Henry Wade Rogers, Evanston, 111 Secretary. MONDAY, JULY 11th, 3:00 P. M. Joint Session of Departments of Secondary and Higher Education. 1. Are there studies that, as constants, should be pursued in sonie measure in everj' course in the secondary schools, and in the fresh- man and sophomore 3-ears of the college? If so, what are these con- stants, and what should be the minimum requirement in each in these six years. (20 minutes). Dr. James M. Green, State Normal School, Trenton. X. J. 2. Discussion (10 minutes). Prof. Frank Thilly, University of Mis- souri, Columbia, Mo. Discussion (10 minutes). Dr. George E. Mac- Lean, Chancellor of University of Xebraska, Lincoln, Xeb. 3. The better preparation of instructors for secondary schools. (20 minutes). Prof. M. V. O'Shea, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 4. Discussion (10 minutes). Prof. Walter B. Jacobs, High School, Providence, R. I. TUESDAY, JULY 12th, 3:00 P. M. 1. Should the undergraduate curriculum of four years in colleges and universities be shortened: — 44 N. E. A. CONVENTION (a) By reducing it to three years? (20 minutes). Dr. Albert Shaw, Editor of Review of Reviews. New York City. Discussion (10 minutes). Prof. A. T. Ormond, Princeton Uni- versity, Princeton, N. J. (b) By allowing such freedom of electives in the junior and senior years that a bachelor degree and a professional degree may be obtained in six years? (20 minutes). Discussion (10 minutes). Prof. J. H. Penniman, Dean Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. General discussion, (5-minute speeches) twenty-five minutes. 2. Is it possible and desirable to form a federation of good colleges and universities in the United States similar to the National Federa- tion of Medical Schools? (20 minutes). Prof. B. A. Hindsdale, Uni- versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. Discussion (10 minutes). President A. S. Draper, University of Il- linois, Champaign, 111. Discussion (10 minutes). President Charles W. Dabney, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. General discussion (5-min\ite speeches). 3. Business — Election of Officers, etc. Local Committee, Dr. B. L. Whitman, Chairman. IHormal Scboole. Sessions in All Souls Church, Fourthteenth and L Streets. H. H. Seerley, Cedar Falls, la President. Miss Rose C. Sart, Oshkosh, Wis Vice-President. F. B. Palmer, Fredonia, N. Y Secretary. Tojnc — The Formulation of a Course of Study setting forth xiit minimum requirements for graduation from the State Normal Schools of the United States. FRIDAY, JULY 8th, 3:00 P. M. 1. The New England State Normal Schools (15 minutes). A. G. Boyden, Bridgewater, Mass. .2. The Southern State Normal Schools. (15 minutes). Miss Ma- rion Brown, New Orleans, La. 3. The Middle State Normal Schools. (15 minutes). N. C. Schaef- fer, Harrisburg, Pa. 4. The North Central State Normal Schools. (15 minutes), R. G. Boone, Ypsilanti, Mich., 5. The Pacific Slope State Normal Schools. (15 minutes). E. T. Pierce, Los Angeles, Cal. 6. Business — Appointment of Committees. TUESDAY, JULY 12th, 3:00 P. M. 1. The West-Mississippi Valley State Normal Schools. (15 minutes). H, H. Seerley, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 2 "The Training School," "The Model School," "The Practice School" in the United States. (20 minutes). Z. X. Snvder, Greeley, Col. General discussion. 3. Business — Election of Officers. Local Committee, Mrs. Ida G. Myers, Chairman. OFFICIAL PROGRAM. 45 art :6&ucation. Sessions in Luther Place Memorial Churcli, Fourteenth and N Streets. Miss Harriet Cecil Magee, Oshkosh, Wis President. D. R. Augsburg, Salt Lake City, Utah Vice-President. Miss Florence Browning Himes, Albany, N. Y Secretary. FRIDAY, JULY Sth, 3:00 P. M. 1. President's address. 2. The supervisor of drawing in the public schools — Fred H. Dan- iels, Supervisor of Drawing, Buffalo, N. Y. Discussion by Mrs. S. E. W. Fuller, Supervisor of Drawing, Wash- ington, D. C, and Miss Gertrude Stoker, Supervisor of Drawing, St. Paul, Minn. 3. Some pedagogical principles which should govern the teaching of drawing — Prof. M. V. O'Shea, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Discussion by Ernest L. Major, Normal Art School, Boston, Mass., and Dr. Langdon S. Thompson, Jersey City, N. J. 4. Report of the committee on the relation of the library to art education — Chairman, W. M. R. French, Director Art Institute, Chi- cago, 111.; Prof. W. H. Goodyear, New York, N. Y.; Miss Ruth J. War- ner, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Miss Emily H. Miles, Denver, Col. 4. Business — Appointment of Committees. MONDAY, JULY 11th, 3:00 P. M. 1. The function of art in the education of the American citizen — William Ordway Partridge, Sculptor, Milton, Mass. Discussion by John S. Clark, Boston, Mass., and E. C. Messer, Artist, Washington, I). C. 2. The province of art in the high school — Miss Roda E. Selleck, High School, Indianapolis, Ind. Discussion by J. S. Ankeney, Supervisor of Drawing, Carthage. Mo. 3. Business — Elecion of Officers, etc. Local Committee, Mrs. S. E. W. Fuller, Chairman. iTibanual an& lln&ustdal EDucation. Sessions in Masonic Hall, Ninth and F Streets. Edward 0. Sisson, Peoria, 111 President. William R. Lazenby, Columbus, O Vice-President. Judson E. Hoy t, Menominee, Wis Secretary. MONDAY, JULY 11th, 3:00 P. M. 1. President's address. 2. Education for the industrial classes — Prof. J. L. Snyder, Michigan Agricultural College, Lansing, Mich. Discussion — Led by Superintendent E. Mackey, Reading, Pa. 3. Domestic science as a synthetic study for girls — Mrs. Ellen M. 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A splendid view is atforded of all the points of interest on the Potomac River, Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads, with an opportunity to enjoy the tinest salt water sea bathing on the Atlantic Coast either at Old Point Comfort, Virginia Beach or Ocean View. For tickets and stateroom reservations, apply at the following offices : B. & O. Offices, No. 707 15th St. and Penna. Avenue N. W. C. &. O. Offices, Nos. 1421 and 511 Penna. Avenue N. W. S. A. L. Office, N. Y. Avenue and 15th Street N. W. General Ticket Office, 817 Penna. Avenue N. W. At the Company's Office, foot of 7th St. or on board of steamers. JOHN CALLAHAN, Gen'l Mgr. Telephone 750 Special 1RatC6.,» Account of National Educational Association Convention., w«....«.o., .. o. t t/ivj 4/IV» .J i|« JULY 7-12... For the benefit of delegates and visitors attending the convention a special rate of $3.00 for the round -trip will be in effect from July 7 to 12, inclusive, limited to return three days from date of sale, between Washington and Norfolk, or Old Point Comfort, Steamers leave Washington from foot of Seventh Street every day in the year at 6.30 P. M., arriving at Old Point Comfort next morning at 7.00 A. M., and Norfolk at 8.00 A. M. At short ride from the latte place will bring you to Virginia Beach and Ocean View. Returning the steamers leave Norfolk daily at 5-45 P- M., and Old Point at 6.45, arriving in Washington following morning at 7.OO o'clock. ■ 5(?* ^^ t(?* At the request of a number of delegates a special daylight trip will be made leaving Washington at 7.00 A. M., Saturday, July 9th, arriving at Old Point Comfort same day at 6.00 P. M., and Norfolk at 7.00 P. M. Passengers will thus be given an opportunity to spend Saturday night and all day Sunday at any of the above well-known resorts, leaving Nor- folk returning at 5.45 P. M., July 10, Old Point at 6.45 and arriving in Washington Monday morning at 7.00 o'clock. The Rate for the Round Trip will be . . . ^^ ^3.00 Meals served on the Europ'^an Plan at City Prices. Staterooms, 2 Berths, $1.00 and $1.50. Statero3m5, with large double bed, each room easily accommodating 2 or 3 persons $2.50 and $3.00. Telephone 750. Norfolk and Washington, D. C. Steamboat Co. 1864 1898 bourse of training Rapid Writing Rapid Calculations Thorough English Bookkeeping Correspondence Civics; Laws of Business Commercial Geography Science of Wealth Shorthand and Typewriting Art of Expression (Delsarte) Moral and Social Culture Spencerian Business College -^i-ii IN ACADEMY OF MUSIC BUILDING NINTH ST., CORNER D, N. W. ENTRANCE, 403 NINTH STFIEET new ana Beautiful l^alls on the Site of the former fiome of the College, i$$m$$6*«« GENL. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Superintendent of the Ninth and of the Tenth Census, said : "The presence and skillful work of the graduates of this institution distinctly raise the average of the quality and speed of the work of an office. On behalf of the public service I would not hesitate to accept an applicant without further proof of efficiency than a simple certifi- cate of his graduation from Spencerian Business College. HON. ARTHUR MacARTHUR, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, said : "The education given in this college does far more than enable one to make a living. It means making a life." FRANK B. NOYES, Treasurer of Evening Star, says: "The bone and sinew of the business life of Washington are largely made up of those who have been trained in Spencerian Business College.'' For further information, address Mrs. Sara A. 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