78 HANDBOOK OF LEARNED SOCIETIES 



Proceedings of the 2d-8th conferences (1875-81) were sent to all members 

 of the American social science association, being regarded as numbers 

 of the Journal of social science, although only the first three were 

 actually issued as "extra numbers." 



Index, 1874-92, in Proceedings 20th annual session, 1893, P- 476-498. The 

 ist part of an index covering the period 1874-1905 was published in 

 the last number of National bulletin of charities and correction, 1905. 

 (To be completed in 4 pts, and also issued separately at 25c. per pt.) 



Prices: vols. previous to 1893, 75c. each; 1893-99, $i each; 1900 to date, 

 $1.25 each. 1876, 1878, 1881 and 1883 are o. p. 



Proceedings ... at the special meeting, held in New Orleans, La., Mar. 



4-7, 1897. Ne w Orleans, [1897]. 8. 

 NATIONAL BULLETIN OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION, v. I-IX. St. 



Paul [etc.], 1896-1905. 8. q. 

 Distribution. No exchange. On sale by the General Secretary. 



National Education Association of the United States. 



Address. Washington, D. C. Secretary: Irwin Shepard, Winona, Minn. 



History. Organized at Philadelphia in 1857 as the National Teachers' 

 Association ; re-organized in 1870 under the name National Educational 

 Association to include as departments the American Normal School 

 Association (founded 1864) and the National Association of School 

 Superintendents (founded 1865) ; incorporated under the laws of the 

 District of Columbia, Feb. 24, 1886; re-incorporated by act of Con- 

 gress, June 30, 1906, under present name. It includes the National 

 Council of Education and the following departments: of superinten- 

 dence ; of normal schools ; of elementary education ; of higher educa- 

 tion ; of manual training ; of art education ; of kindergarten education ; 

 of music education; of secondary education; of business education; of 

 child study; of physical education; of natural science instruction; of 

 school administration ; library department ; of special education ; of 

 Indian education. It will report annually to the U. S. Commissioner 

 of Education. 



Ref.: History of the National educational association of the United States 

 Its organization and functions, [by W. T. Harris]. Historical sketch [by 

 Z. Richards]. List of meetings, places, dates and officers; chronological 

 list of papers and addresses; alphabetical list of authors and their papers; 

 and a classified list of subjects. Washington, D. C., 1892. 8. 



Object. To elevate the character and advance the interests of the profession of 

 teaching, and to promote the cause of popular education in the United States. 



Pub. also in the Report of the U. S. Commissioner of education, 1892-93, (Wash- 

 ington, D. C, 1895) p. 1495 ff, (with the subject and author lists revised to include 

 the volumes of the Journal of proceedings and addresses for 1892-93). 



