THE dresses and Journal of Proceedings OF THE IONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. SESSION OF THE YEAR 1876, IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND. PUBLISHED BY THE ASSOCIATION. SALEM, OHIO: PRINTED BY ALLAN K. TATEM, OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL TEACHER, 1876. The Committee on Publication take pleasure in sending o tenary Volume of the Proceedings of the National Educatio tion, held in Baltimore July 10th, 11th, and 12th, 1876. T notwithstanding the fact that four or five papers and so were not furnished for publication, is larger than any of viously published. The ability and variety of the papers an were a marked feature of the proceedings. The presence of di foreign gentlemen added to the interest of the Centenary me address in Japanese by the Hon. Fujimaro Tanaka, was f Japanese characters to the Secretary, and he had determine photo-lithographed for publication in this volume, but the might be published upside down deterred him. The unexpected size of the volume has delayed the time of somewhat; the sheets however were sent to the bindery befo dle of December, being more than two months earlier than the last year. If those who shall read papers, addresses, and re next meeting will have the matter ready to deliver to the the meeting, the next volume could easily be ready for deli the first of December, 1877. Although no proofs have been sent to authors for want of believed that this volume, notwithstanding much bad copy, is mistakes as any of the preceding ones. Some of the copy, it to say, was excellent, several papers being sent in print. The Secretary has advanced all the funds necessary to pay f lication of this volume, and hence it is hoped that those wh themselves as life-members, who have not yet remitted to the or Secretary will soon do so, that the indebtedness of the may be cancelled at the earliest possible date. The price of this volume by mail postpaid has been fixed in quantities of ten or more, expressage or freight to be paid chaser, at $1.25 each. This volume is cheap at two dollars; fully twice as much matter as an ordinary coarse-print two-dol Only 1000 copies having been printed, early application shou to the Secretary, W. D. HENKLE, Salem, Ohio, or to the Treasurer, WILSON, Washington, D. C., by those who wish to procure vol December 8, 1876. Com The Discussion of Mayo's Address... PROCEEDINGS OF THE GENERAL ASSOCIATION, Address of Welcome to Maryland, by Gov. John Lee Carroll.............. 5 Address of Welcome to Baltimore, by Mayor F. C. Latrobe..................................... Appointment of Committees, etc........... 6672 The Demands of the Coming Century on the American Common School. By the Rev. A. D. Mayo............................... Amendment of the Constitution........... The Normal Schools of the United States;-Their Past, Present, and Newspapers in Japan, by the Hon. Fujimaro Tanaka........ Appointment of Committee on Dr. Nelson's Resolution on the National Educat o in the Argentine Confederation. By Senor Dorna....... The Lacks and Needs of the South Educationally-The Development of her Natural Resources-the Remedy. By Alex. Hogg.. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER INSTRUCTION. A Notice of the History of the South-Carolina College. By Prof. W. J. Resolutions offered by Dr. Nelson and Major Rollins..... The Course of Study from Primary School to University......... Adoption of Prof. Raddatz's Resolution on German Orthography........128 Position of Modern Mathematical Theories in our Higher Course of |