BUREAU OF EDUCATION

N. H. R. DAWSON, Commissioner
CIRCULAR OF INFORMATION NO. 2, 1889

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PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENCE

OF THE

NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION

AT ITS

MEETING IN WASHINGTON

MARCH 6-S, 1889

WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

1889

CONTENTS.

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Letter of the Commissioner of Education to the Secretary of the Interior...... 5

Abstract of Proceedings.

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PAPERS, ADDRESSES, AND DISCUSSIONS.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6.

INTRODUCTORY ADDRESSES:

Inaugural address by the president, Superintendent Fred. M. Campbell, of

Oakland, Cal...

Address of welcome, by Hon J. W. Holcombe, of the Bureau of Education.

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TRAINING OF TEACHERS:

Psychology in its Relation to Pedagogy. By Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-

dent of the College for Training Teachers, New York City..

Discussion by Superintendent D. L. Kiehle, of Minnesota..

City Training and Practice Schools. By W. S. Jackman, principal of the Cen-

tral High School, Pittsburg, Pa.....

Discussion by Superintendent W. B. Powell, of Washington, D. C....

Prof. S. S. Parr..

County Institutes. By Superintendent A. G. Lane, of Cook County, Ill....

Discussion by Superintendent John Hancock, of Ohio....

Superintendent Henry Sabin, of Iowa.....

Superintendent E. E. Higbee, of Pennsylvania....

State Teachers' Institutcs. By Superintendent John W. Dickinson, of Massa-

chusetts ...

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MANUAL TRAINING:

Relation of Janual Training to Body and Mind. By C. M. Woodward, di-

rector of the Manual Training School, St. Louis, Mo..

Discussion by Professor Leipziger

Superintendent E. E. White...

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THURSDAY, MARCI 7.

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The Psychology of Manual Training. By W. T. Harris, LL. D., of Concord,

Mass..

To What Extent and How can Manual Training be Introduced into Ungraded

Schools? By Jerome Allen, professor of pedagogy in the University of

the City of New York

Discussion by George P. Brown..

Mechanic Arts High Schools. By Superintendent Edwin P. Seaver, of Boston.

Discussion by John D. Ford, U. S. N....

Superintendent H. W. Compton, of Toledo..

Debate on the advisability of defining the term “manual training"

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