SUBJECTS PRESENTED IN THE PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME 
FOR DISCUSSION BY THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 
OF EDUCATION. 
HIGHER EDUCATION. 
irawing, painting, and modeling, form a 
»art of the prescribed course for all pupils 
n secondary schools ? Discussion. 
Thesis: Should algebra or geometry 
some first in the course of study of second- 
.ry schools ? Discussion. 
Thesis : In cases where a choice should 
ye made, which should come first, Latin 
sv some modern language, in the course 
Jf study of secondary schools? Discussion. 
Thesis : Ought a distinction to be main- 
ained between collegiate and university 
nethods of instruction ? Discussion. 
Thesis : Is it desirable that universities 
should be of one type ? Discussion. 
Thesis: Should an antecedent liberal 
sducation be required of students in law, 
medicine, and theology ? Discussion. 
Thesis : Is it desirable that professional 
schools should be closely connected with 
1niversities and colleges ? Discussion. 
General subject : Colleges. 
Thesis : Conditions of admission ? Dis- 
cussion. 
Thesis : Should Greek be required for 
:he degree of B.A. ? Discussion. 
Thesis : What signs of improvement in 
she undergraduate life of American stu- 
dents ? Considered under the topics of 
athletics, morals, student organizations, 
international courtesies, relations to in- 
structors, Discussion. 
Thesis : The degree of doctor of philoso- 
phy—on_ what conditions should it be 
siven. Discussion. 
Thesis : On the relations of colleges and 
aniversities to the progress of civilization. 
Discussion. 
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. 
Thesis : Should morals, language, num- 
ers, geography, history of the country, 
vriting, and drawing be considered the es- 
entials of the course of study for the eight 
rears of elementary instruction, the pupils 
wing from six to fourteen years of age ? 
discussion. 
Thesis : What should be added to the es- 
ential branches of the elementary course 
¥ study to meet the industrial needs 
if localities or race characteristics? For 
:xample, should city schools introduce 
yranches relating to commerce or manu- 
actures, or should rural schools introduce 
.griculture, chemistry, and botany ? Dis- 
-ussion. 
Thesis : Improvement in methods of 
eaching geography in the public schools. 
Discussion. 
Thesis : Physiography as related to ge- 
logy. eDiscussion. 
Thesis : The relation which may and 
hould exist between the National Geo- 
sraphical Society and the public schools. 
Jiscussion. 
National Geographical Society. 
Address : Arctic Explorations. By Gen- 
ral A. W. Greely, U. S. A. 
General topic: Morals, religion. and 
itizenship. 
Thesis : Is it possible to separate religious 
und moral instruction ? Should religious 
nstruction be introduced into the public or 
ommon schools, and taught either by the 
-egular teacher or by clergymen ? Should 
ne Bible be read as a religious exercise ? 
1 how far can the discipline of the school 
ye relied upon to secure moral habits ? 
)iscussion. 
Thesis : How far should moral education 
SECONDARY EDUCATION. 
Thesis : The supervision of all second- 
wry education in public high-schools, pri- 
vate schools, and endowed academies, by 
he State or municipal authority. Dis- 
cussion. 
Thesis : The course of study in second- 
ary schools designed sim ly to prepare 
pupils for life (or designed as a finishing 
school)—should it be different from that 
Jesigned to prepare students for college or 
the professional school ? Discussion. 
Thesis : (a) Should the amount of time 
given to mathematics in secondary schools 
(as they are) be diminished ? (b) Should 
‘he amount of time given to languages in 
our secondary schools (as they are) be 
Jiminished, in order to make room for a 
more extended course in physics, botany, 
and chemistry? Discussion. 
Thesis : Should ‘art studies, including 
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