Journal

OF

Proceedings and Addresses

OF THE

FORTY-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING

HELD AT

ASBURY PARK AND OCEAN GROVE, NEW JERSEY

JULY 3-7
1905

UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON.N....

1905

Publisbed by the Association

SECRETARY'S OFFICE, WINONA, MINN.

(RECAP)

6501 6.66 1935.

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President's Address: Education for Efficiency-Maxwell

The Future of Teachers' Salaries-Harris

The Uses of Educational Museums-Skiff

Standards of Local Administration-McClellan

The Nation's Educational Purpose-Draper

Child Labor and Compulsory Education-Martin

The Social and Legal Aspect of Compulsory Education and Child Labor-Giddings

The Immigrant Child-Miss Richman.

Manual Training in the Grades-Harvey

The Practical Utility of Manual and Technical Training-Parsons

The Economic Importance of Trade Schools-Vanderlip .

Address-Theodore Roosevelt

Responses-Kirk, Miss Blake.

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46

52

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67

80

86

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103

III

113

121

134

141

146

150, 152

DEPARTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENCE

Secretary's Minutes

Review of the Educational Features of the Universal Exposition—

I. The Foreign Educational Exhibits-Rogers

155

161

II. The American Educational Exhibit-Lyte

167

III. Lessons from the United States Exhibit-Blewett

173

Means of Increasing the Efficiency of Our Public-School Work-

I. Providing Better Teachers-Carr

180

II. Adequate Leadership, Progressive Teachers, and Fewer Subjects-Pearse

III. Changing the View-Point-Crane

184

190

Some of the Conditions Which Cause Variation in School Expenditures-Harris

The Group Morality of Children-Vincent

195

214

Charter Provisions as Related to the Organization of School Systems-Maxwell

A Nonpartisan School Law-Eliot

214

223

Charter Provisions as Related to the Reorganization of School Systems-Soldan 231

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ROUND TABLES

Round Table of State and County Superintendents—

High-School Privileges for Country Pupils-Cary

Report of the Committee on Interstate Recognition of Teachers' Certificates

Round Table of City Superintendents—

The Merit System in St. Louis-Blewett

Outlines of Methods of Appointing and Advancing Teachers-Van Sickle, et al.

Manual Training in the Elementary School-Haney.

Child Labor-Miss Addams

Manual Training in the Secondary Grades and in Colleges-Woodward

NATIONAL COUNCIL

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262

Report of Advisory Committee on Simplification of Spelling-Maxwell

281

Report on the Educational Progress of the Year-Rogers.

286

What Are the Most Promising Subjects for Investigation ?-

I. Comparison of Modern Business Methods with Educational Methods-

Martin

320

Physical Development of the Child in Training of Kindergartners-Oppenheim

How Does the Kindergarten Develop the Child Physically?—Mrs. Hughes

Methods of Supervision of Public-School Kindergartens—Miss Mills

Current Criticism of the Kindergarten-O'Shea .

DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Secretary's Minutes

Progress of the Year, and Curriculum of the Elementary School-Miss Cropsey

The Teaching of Arithmetic in Elementary Schools-Bailey

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347

354

365

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES

A. Handwork in Primary Schools—Miss Seegmiller .

B. Right Methods of Studying History and Geography-McMurry

C. Reading in the First School Year-Mrs. Cooley .

On the Psychology of Reading and Writing-MacDougall

On the Study of English Composition-Miss Alexander

Teaching Our Language to Non-English-Speaking Pupils-Straubenmüller

DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

Secretary's Minutes

The Schoolmaster-Schuyler

Division of the Twelve-Year Course of Study-Lyttle

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424

428

Why Do So Many First-Year Pupils Leave the High School?-Halleck

Report of the Committee on Secret Fraternities-Morrison

A. Principals-

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCES

436

445

Should Entire Energy of High-School Principal Be Given to Administra-

tion?-Gunnison

B. English-

452

What Facts of Ancient History Should Be Taught ?-Muzzey

461

D. Mathematics-

E. Classics-

Individual Instruction in Algebra and Geometry-Jones

466

The College Requirements and the Secondary-School Work-Kirtland

F. Modern Languages-

470

The Direct Method of Teaching a Modern Language-Wolf

Excessive Expansion in the Course of Study-Bryan

Honor in Student Life in Colleges and Universities-Smith

Wide Election and Minute Courses-Canfield

Plans of Admitting Students to Colleges and Universities—MacLean

Should Chairs of Pedagogy Be Abolished?—Hill

481

A Statement of the Issues Before the Department-Van Liew

The Modern High-School Curriculum-Felmley

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How Can the Normal School Best Produce Efficient Teachers of Elementary

Branches?-Karr

The Co-operation of Universities and Normal Schools in the Training of

Elementary Teachers—McMurry, Maxwell

540, 542

The Co-operation of Universities and Normal Schools in the Training of

Secondary Teachers-Henderson, Snyder.

How Can Class Teachers Be Educated to the Value of Manual Training?-

McMurry

558

563

Necessity for Special Manual-Training High Schools-Keyes

570

Forms and Limitations of Handwork for Girls in the High School-Miss Dopp