languages, through translations into English, he printed and published thirty-one volmes of the American Journal of Education, containing nearly one thousand pages each, with the result of sinking his own private fortune and embarrassing himself in his old age by debts and mortgages to a vexatious degree.'

This circular further informs us that in March, 1891, Dr. Barnard “had on hand at his home in Hartford volumes of the Journal and special treatises derived therefrom, to the amount of at least $20,000, counting at half price, together with stereotype plates of the Journal, which alone would cost $30,000 at current rates.

Dr. Barnard having thus exhausted his resources and arrived at an age when the further prosecution of the enterprise was impossible, many individual efforts were made to aid him, but they have all proved inadequate. The printed matter was in danger of being sold for waste paper, and the stereotype plates in danger of being sent to the melting pot. To save this valuable material as the nucleus of a standard library for all who are now or in time may become interested in the cause of education or in any department of human culture from the Kindergarten to the University, but one plan seemed available, the formation of a stock company to purchase the entire plant of the American Journal of Education.

In the circular of December 1, President Harris formally announces the incorporation and complete organization of the Henry Barnard Publishing Company under the Laws of the State of New Jersey. "The amount of capital stock is twenty-five thousand dollars, which is divided into shares of $100 each, FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE. Certificates of

stock are ready for delivery on receipt of $100 by the Treasurer."

In this circular he also publishes the fact that "the Company has purchased of Dr. Henry Barnard, of Hartford, Conn., the plates, stock, and entire plant of the American Journal of Education, to and including Volume 31, and all the special publications derived therefrom, and will continue the publication and sale of these works and of other treatises on psychology, pedagogy, and schools; and that, to facilitate the accomplishment of this object, a contract has been made and entered into with Charles W. Bardeen, Esq., of Syracuse, N. Y., whereby the latter has become the general agent of the Company for the purpose of publishing and selling the works named."

The circular of Dec. 1, 1891, also announces that at the meeting of the Board of Directors held July 2d, action had been taken to establish the Henry Barnard Society, the object of which is to make known and promote a general circulation of Dr. Barnard's publications.

The management of the Society to the end of the year 1893 is in the hands of the officers and general agent of the Henry Barnard Publishing Company, and its business and correspondence will be conducted through them.

The certificate of membership, handsomely engraved by the Homer Lee Bank Note Engraving Company, "bears on its face a portrait of Dr. Barnard, from a daguerreotype taken when he was about to begin his educational publications, and a second, from a photograph taken fifty years later, when about to close his educational activity." On the back of these certificates will be printed the rates of discount allowed to members, as follows:

1. A member paying one dollar for a certificate of membership is entitled to a discount of 25 per cent. on the retail price of any of the Henry Barnard Publications that are kept in stock by the Publishing Company.

2. The payment of five dollars or more for a certificate of membership entitles to a like discount of one-third of the retail price.

3. The payment of fifty dollars or more entitles to 40 per cent. discount. 4. Any number of members having paid, in the aggregate, one hundred dollars for membership in the Society are entitled to appoint a representative to act as a member of the Publishing Company.

5. Any club or other association may in its associate capacity become. a member of the Company. In this way the National Educational Association has taken five shares of stock at one hundred dollars per share, and also ordered and paid for five hundred dollars' worth of the publications of the Company, exchangeable for capital stock at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.

Allow me to recapitulate briefly the means by which you may aid this enterprise.

1st.

You may secure memberships of either the Society or the Company from the attendants at State, County, City or Township associations. The names, addresses, and fees of all members of the Society should be promptly sent to the Secretary or agent of the Company for certificate and record.

2d. You may procure the sale of publications of the Company. Complete sets of the Journal should be placed in every public library.

3d. By becoming a member of the Company you will help to forward its purposes not only by your financial contribution but by your personal influence.

Finally, permit me to express confidence that by the means proposed the teachers and friends of education in the United States will not fail to lift the burden from the shoulders of Mr. Barnard, who has struggled under it for forty years, and who by old age and by the exhaustion of his own private fortune is now compelled to relinquish any further prosecution of an enterprise which from the beginning was designed, in the language of Dr. Harris's first circular, "to provide easy access for teachers to the great works on education in all languages through translations into English.

The President declared a recess until 2:30 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Department was called to order by the President at 2:30 P. M. Mr. Charles W. Hill, President of the Massachusetts Schoolmasters' Club, read a paper on the subject: What can be done to bring Children on further in their Studies before they leave School to go to Work.

The question was further discussed by Hon. J. H. Shinn, State Superintendent of Arkansas; Mr. J. H. Blodgett, of Washington, D. C.; E. O. Vaile, Editor of Intelligence, Chicago; and Mr. C. W. Hill, who closed the discussion.

President E. H. Cook, of the National Educational Association, made a number of important announcements in relation to the Saratoga Meeting. Judge Draper extended a cordial invitation to the members of the Department and teachers generally, to attend the N. Y. State Teachers' Association, convening this year at Saratoga, and also the University convocation at Albany early in July next.

The report submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Statistics, Hon. W. T. Harris, National Commissioner of Education, will be found on page 000.

The report as submitted was unanimously approved.

The matter of the selection of the next place of meeting was then brought up by Mr. W. E. Sheldon, in accordance with the action taken on Tuesday. Superintendent E. P. Seaver extended a cordial invitation to the Department to meet in Boston next year. Hon. J. H. Shinn urged that Little Rock, Ark., be selected as the next place of meeting. On motion of Superintendent Gove, Boston was selected.

On motion of Mr. Winship, a vote of thanks was tendered the people of Little Rock for the very cordial invitation extended to the Department to meet there next year.

Adjourned to meet at the Pratt Institute at 8 o'clock P. M.

EVENING SESSION.

The evening session was held in the auditorium of the Pratt Institute, President Sabin in the chair.

Superintendent John E. Bradley, of Minneapolis, Minn., read a paper on the subject: The Influence of Manual Training upon Habits of Thought.

Superintendent W. B. Powell, of Washington, D. C., read a paper on the question: Is there a Place for Manual Training between the Kindergarten and the High School?

The question was further discussed by Mr. W. E. Sheldon, Superintendent Hailman, Dr. E. E. White, of Ohio, Superintendent A. P. Marble, of Mass., and Superintendents Bradley and Powell, who closed the discussion.

Adjourned to meet at 10 A. M., Thursday.

THIRD DAY.-MORNING SESSION.

Thursday, February 18, 1892.

THE Department re-assembled in the rooms of the Brooklyn Art Association at 10 o'clock, President Sabin in the chair.

Supt. W. H. Maxwell extended a cordial invitation to the members of the Department to visit the Brooklyn city schools on Friday.

Dr. G. Stanley Hall, of Clark University, Worcester, Mass., read a paper on the Health of School Children as affected by School Buildings. The subject was further discussed by means of running questions and answers, many members of the Department participating.

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia College, New York, offered the following resolution:

That this Department deprecates most strongly the tendency in this country to make the political opinions of school officers a condition of their retention in office, and asks the sympathy and support of intelligent public opinion in wholly divorcing school administration from party politics.

Adopted by an unanimous rising vote.

The Committee on Resolutions, through the Chairman, Hon. A. S. Draper, of New York, submitted the following report, which was unanimously approved :

Resolved, That the thanks of the Department are hereby expressed to the President, Hon. Henry Sabin, and the Secretary, Supt. L. W. Day, for the good judgment and indefatigable effort which have resulted in such complete and excellent preparations for this meeting, as well as for the satisfactory manner in which they have discharged the delicate and exacting duties of their respective positions during the sessions. Their conscientious labors have largely contributed to the great success of one of the largest and most profitable meetings ever held by the Department.

Resolved, That we likewise extend our appreciative thanks to the Mayor, the School Board, the Superintendent of Schools, his assistants, and innumerable citizens of Brooklyn, for the courteous attention and generous hospitalities which have been manifested at all times and on every side, and which will cause every member of this Department to hold this city and its active and generous people in pleasant and grateful recollection.

Resolved, That the Department reiterates the declarations of the National Educational Association in reference to the importance of co-ordinating the Kindergarten with the Common School work of the country, and expresses satisfaction that the movement in that direction seems to gain strength and headway in the succeeding years. The Kindergarten has unquestionably passed the experimental stage, is not only entirely practicable in connection with the Common Schools, but will greatly promote their efficiency and greatly facilitate their work in preparing parents and children alike for the duties and responsibilities of citizenship.

Resolved, That we commend the policy of the General Government concerning the education of the Indians, and urge upon Congress the increase of appropriations for that purpose until schools are provided for all.

Adjourned to meet at 2:30 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Department met at 2:30, the President in the chair.

Mr. W. H. Brett, Librarian of the Public Library of Cleveland, Ohio, read a paper on the Relations of the Public Library to the Schools and Workingmen.

The question was further discussed by Dr. A. E. Winship, editor of the N. E. School Journal; Supt. Whitcomb, of Lowell, Mass.; Dr. W. A. Mowry, of Salem, Mass.; Hon. D. H. Kiehle, of St. Paul, Minn.; Dr. H. M. Leipziger, of New York City; Hon. N. B. Coy, of Denver, Colorado; Miss Elizabeth Harrison, of Chicago; Hon. E. B. Prettyman, of Baltimore, Md.; Dr. Brooks, of Philadelphia; Supt. Greenwood, of Kansas City, Mo.; Mrs. Rebecca D. Rickoff, of New York; Dr. Houston, of Philadelphia; Supts. Powell of Washington, Lane of Chicago, Day of Cleveland; and Mr. W. H. Brett, who closed the discussion.

The Committee on Nominations submitted the following report, which was unanimously adopted:

For President, Supt. Edward Brooks, of Philadelphia.

For Vice-President, Supt. John E. Bradley, of Minneapolis.
For Secretary, Supt. J. H. Phillips, of Birmingham, Ala.
Adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock P.M.

EVENING SESSION.

The Department re-assembled at 8 o'clock, the President in the chair. Dr. Max Hark, of Lancaster, Pa., read a paper on the Life and Characteristics of Comenius. .

Supt. W. H. Maxwell, of Brooklyn, N. Y., read a paper on the TextBooks of Comenius, illustrated by stereopticon views.

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbia College, New York, read a paper on the Place of Comenius in the History of Education.

Dr. Brooks, the newly elected President of the Department, was introduced. He accepted the responsibilities of the Presidency in a neat but brief address.

There being no further business, the Department adjourned to meet next year in the city of Boston.

L. W. DAY, Secretary.