The report was discussed by Messrs. Brown, Greenwood, Harris, Soldan, White, Hinsdale, Garrett, Baker, Miss Williams, and Mr. Sheldon closing. Voted, that the report be received, and ordered printed.

Voted, that the morning session open at 9 o'clock.

The following persons were present at this session: Messrs. Allyn, Baker, Brown, Canfield, Dougherty, Fitzpatrick, Garrett, Greenwood, Hewett, Hinsdale, James, Kiehle, Peabody, Pickard, Richards, Rounds, Sheldon, Soldan, Stevenson, Thigpen, White, Woodward, Misses Conway, Martin, Nicholson, and Mrs. Williams.

Adjourned.

SECOND DAY.-JULY 5, 1890.

Council met at 9 A. M.

MORNING SESSION.

Prayer was offered by Mr. Allyn.

The minutes of the previous session were read and approved.
The following was offered by Mr. Hinsdale :

Resolved, That the President of the Council be instructed to set apart a half-day's session at next year's meeting for the reading and discussion of volunteer papers. Voted, to refer to a committee of five, to report at the Tuesday morning session.

The committee appointed was as follows: Messrs. Pickard, Hinsdale, White, Soldan, and Brown.

Ordered, that the roll be called at the close of each half-day session.
Report was made by Mr. Brown of the discussion of the first day.

Approved, and ordered printed.

Supt. J. H. Bradley, on behalf of the Board of Education of Minneapolis, extended an invitation to the Council to visit Minneapolis on a train to be provided by the Board, to dine at the West Hotel, and return in time for the evening session.

The invitation was accepted, with thanks.

Voted, that in the absence of Mr. Thompson, chairman of the Committee on Technical Education, the report of Committee on Education of Girls be now presented.

This was then presented by Mr. John Hancock, chairman.

Voted, that each speaker be notified when he has spoken five minutes.

The report was discussed by Miss Nicholson, Messrs. Allyn, Hinsdale, Rounds, Harris, Baldwin, Brown, White, Phelps, Gove, Hinsdale, Soldan, and Miss Conway.

Voted, that the report be received and ordered printed.

Notice was given that the Monday session would be held at the Assembly Chamber, in the Capitol.

There were present at this session: Messrs. Allyn, Baker, Baldwin, Brown,

Canfield, Dougherty, Fitzpatrick, Garrett, Gove, Greenwood, Hancock, Harris, Hewett, Hinsdale, James, Kiehle, Parr, Peabody, Pickard, Richards, Rounds, Sabin, Schaeffer, Sheldon, Soldan, Stevenson, Thigpen, White, Woodward, Misses Conway, Martin, Nicholson, and Mrs. Williams.

Recess taken, to meet at Minnetonka at 3 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Council met at 3 P. M., at Hotel Lafayette.

The following was presented by Mr. Woodward, and adopted:

Resolved, That the President of the Council be requested to make arrangements for printing the reports of standing committees beforehand, so that, on slips, or otherwise, the reports may be presented to the members at the beginning of the sessions at which they are to be read; provided the Directors of the Association make due appropriation for the printing.

The following was presented by Mr. Phelps, and adopted:

Resolved, That the thanks of this Council and the officers of the National Educational Association are due and are hereby gratefully tendered to Mr. F. S. Whitney, General Passenger Agent of the Great Northern Railroad, for the tender of a special train for this excursion to the shores of Minnetonka, and for the courtesies extended to us during the trip.

Resolved, That we tender the assurance of our grateful appreciation to the proprietor of Hotel Lafayette for the use of the spacious hall, in which to hold the afternoon session of the Council.

Those present were as follows: Messrs. Allyn, Baker, Baldwin, Brown, Dougherty, Fitzpatrick, Garrett, Gove, Greenwood, Hancock, Harris, Hewett, Hinsdale, James, Kiehle, Parr, Peabody, Pickard, Richards, Rounds, Sabin, Schaeffer, Sheldon, Soldan, Stevenson, Thigpen, White, Woodward, Misses Conway, Martin, Nicholson, and Mrs. Williams.

THIRD DAY.-JULY 7, 1890.

Council met at 9 A. M.

MORNING SESSION.

Minutes of the second day's session were read and approved.

Communications were received from the following, expressing regret at their inability to be present at this meeting of the Council: Messrs. Coy, Irwin, Draper, Morgan, Hoose, Sprague, King.

The report by Mr. Dougherty, of the discussion of the report on Educational Literature, was presented, approved, and ordered printed.

The report of the Committee on Elementary Education, upon Essentials in Elementary Education, was presented by Mr. N. A. Calkins, chairman.

The report was discussed by Messrs. Brown, Sheldon, Harris, Richards, Hailmann, Hinsdale, Greenwood, Fitzpatrick, Allyn, Hancock, White, Pickard, Rounds, and Calkins closing.

Voted, that the report be received, and ordered printed.

The following persons were present at this meeting: Messrs. Allyn, Baker, Baldwin, Brown, Calkins, Canfield, Dougherty, Fitzpatrick, Garrett, Gove, Greenwood, Hancock, Harris, Hewett, Hailmann, Hinsdale, James, Jones, Kiehle, Parr, Peabody, Pickard, Richards, Rounds, Rickoff, Sabin, Schaeffer, Sheldon, Soldan, Stevenson, White, Woodward, Misses Conway, Martin, Nicholson, and Mrs. Williams.

Recess until 3 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The Council met at 3 P. M.

Minutes of the morning session were read and approved.

A supplementary report on City School Systems was presented by Mr. Hinsdale.

Mr. Parr was appointed to report the discussion.

The report was discussed by Messrs. Richards, Harris, White, Hancock, Woodward, Greenwood, Brown, Folwell, Gove, Sheldon, and Hinsdale.

Voted, that the report be received, and ordered printed.

The following persons were present: Messrs. Allyn, Baker, Baldwin, Brown, Calkins, Canfield, Dougherty, Fitzpatrick, Garrett, Gove, Greenwood, Hancock, Harris, Hewett, Hailmann, Hinsdale, James, Jones, Kiehle, Parr, Peabody, Pickard, Richards, Rounds, Rickoff, Sabin, Schaeffer, Sheldon, Soldan, Stevenson, Thigpen, White, Woodward, Misses Conway, Martin, Nicholson, and Mrs. Williams.

Adjourned till 9:30 Tuesday.

FOURTH DAY.-JULY 8.

MORNING SESSION.

Session opened with prayer by Mr. Schaeffer.

Proceedings of the afternoon of July 7th were read and approved.

Report of a part of the discussion of Mr. Calkins's paper on "Essentials in Elementary Education" was read by Mr. Gove, who asked further time to complete the report.

It was determined that the report be referred to Mr. Gove to be edited and prepared for publication.

Report of the discussion of Mr. Hinsdale's paper on "City School Systems" was read by Mr. Parr.

It was voted to approve, and the report was ordered printed.

The address in memory of Elnathan Elisha Higbee, late State Superintendent of Public Instruction for Pennsylvania, was read by N. C. Schaeffer, of Pennsylvania.

Supplementary remarks were made by Messrs. Peabody, Hancock, White, Jones of Pennsylvania, Hinsdale, Greenwood, Harris, and Richards.

On motion of Mr. White, the address of Mr. Schaeffer was approved, and ordered printed.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

Report of committee on Mr. Hinsdale's resolution to make provision for the reading of volunteer papers was made by Mr. White, as follows:

Your committee, to whom was referred the subject of providing a place on the Council program for the presentation of volunteer papers, has had the same under careful advisement, and reports as follows:

1. The proposition strikes your committee as one worthy of more mature consideration than can be given it at this session, if it is to become the settled policy of the Council. Your committee therefore recommends the appointment of a committee to consider and report next year what changes, if any, should be made in the plan of organization of committees and of work of the Council, to the end of increasing the usefulness and the power of the Council as an educational force.

2. As a year's trial will aid materially in the settlement of the question which has called for the appointment of your committee, we recommend that a place be given in next year's program for voluntary contributions from members of the Council outside of the regular committee work, under the following conditions:

(a) Papers must not exceed fifteen minutes each in time for reading. (b) No paper will be placed on the volunteer program, which has not been presented to the Executive Committee one month previous to the time of meeting of the Council, and which has not received the approval of said committee. (c) No paper thus approved and read will be printed in the volume of Proceedings of the Council, except by vote of the Council after the paper has been read. (d) This recommendation, if adopted, is to be of force only for and during the next meeting of the Council.

3. Your committee suggests that the last morning session of the Council be assigned to the reading of such volunteer papers as may have been approved by the Executive Committee as above provided.

Respectfully submitted.

J. L. PICKARD,

B. A. HINSDALE,

E. E. WHITE,
G. P. BROWN,
F. L. SOLDAN,

Committee.

The report was discussed by Messrs. White, Brown, Sheldon, King, Hinsdale, Soldan, and Harris.

Mr. Harris moved that the word "last" (section 3 of the report) be stricken out, and "first" inserted.

Mr. Harrris modified his motion to leave the time of presenting the papers to the President. Carried. Mr. Harris further moved that instead of one month (section 2, condition [6] of the report), three months be substituted. Carried.

The report, as amended, was adopted, and the President was instructed to appoint a committee of five, as recommended in the report, to consider and report what changes, if any, should be made in the organization and methods. of the Council. The President appointed Messrs. Sheldon, Brown, Calkins, Soldan and White, as this committee.

Mr. Rounds offered the following resolution, which was adopted:

Resolved, That at the next meeting of the Council the reports presented be discussed, point by point, in the order of presentation, before the subject be treated in general debate.

Mr. Hinsdale, from the Committee on Accounts, made the report found in Treasurer's book, page 31.

Mr. White moved that the Treasurer be instructed to make a detailed report for the volume of Proceedings, which report shall be first submitted to the Auditing Committee for report to the President.

Mr. White, on behalf of the Committee on Membership, presented the following report, which was adopted :

To the Council of Education-Your committee appointed to nominate members to fill vacancies begs leave to submit the following report:

The terms of the following members expire by limitation at the close of this meeting:

1. Members appointed by the Association: Edwin C. Hewett, Illinois; Andrew J. Rickoff, New York; W. R. Thigpen, Georgia; George Howland, Illinois; John S. Irwin, Indiana.

2. Members appointed by Council: Daniel B. Hagar, Massachusetts; H. S. Tarbell, Rhode Island; E. W. Coy, Ohio; John Swett, California; J. W. Stearns, Wisconsin.

Mr. Swett has been absent from two meetings, including the present, and Mr. Stearns from three meetings, including the present.

3. It is recommended that the following persons be appointed to fill the last five vacancies, terms to expire in 1896: Daniel B. Hagar, Massachusetts; H. S. Tarbell, Rhode Island; E. W. Coy, Ohio; Ella C. Sabin, Oregon; W. D. Parker, Wisconsin. The following members, having been absent two meetings prior to the present meeting, and also this meeting, in accordance with article II, section 5, are placed in the list of Honorary Members, to wit: Thos. W. Bicknell, Massachusetts, 1893; David N. Camp, Connecticut, 1891; John W. Dickinson, Massachusetts, 1891.

It is recommended that their places be filled by the appointment of W. H. Bartholomew, (A) Louisville, Ky., term expiring in 1893; J. E. Bradley, Minneapolis, Minn., term expiring in 1891; Lewis H. Jones, Indianapolis, term expiring in 1891.

It is further recommended that the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. E. E. Higbee, of Pennsylvania, be filled by the appointment of E. O. Lyte, principal of the State Normal School, Millersville, Penn., term to expire in 1893.

Mr. Allen presented the report of the Committee on Nomination of Officers, which was adopted. The report is as follows:

To the National Council of Education --The undersigned, the Committee on the Nomination of Officers for the ensuing year, beg leave respectfully to report the following names of persons to be elected to the offices, as follows:

For President, Selim H. Peabody, of Illinois.

For Vice President, Andrew J. Rickoff, of New York.

For Secretary and Treasurer, David L. Kiehle, of Minnesota.

For Executive Committee: Charles C. Rounds of New Hampshire, Joseph Baldwin of Texas, Lillie J. Martin of California, Henry M. James of Nebraska.

With respect submitted.

ROBT. ALLYN,

CLARA CONWAY,
JAMES H. BAKER,

Committee.