The report of the Committee on Nomination of Officers was called for

and given as follows:

For President-J. D. RUNKLE, of Massachusetts.

For Vice President-L. S. THOMPSON, of Indiana.

For Secretary-CHAS. Y. LACY, of Minnesota.

These officers were elected by acclamation.

The Department then adjourned.

DEPARTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENCE.

(SPECIAL MEETING.)

First Day's Proceedings.

MARCH 1, 1877.

The Department met in Washington City. The following named persons were present:-National Officer, the Hon. JOHN EATON; State Officers, the Honorables CHAS. S. SMART of Ohio, J. P. WICKERSHAM of Pennsylvania, B. G. NORTHROP of Connecticut, J. W. DICKINSON of Massachusetts, M. A. NEWELL of Maryland, and S. M. ETTER, of Illinois; City Superintendents, A. J. RICKOFF of Cleveland, Ohio, GEO. J. LUCKEY, of Pittsburgh, Pa., J. O. WILSON of Washington, D. C., H. S. MCRAE of Muncie, Ind., E. A. WILMER of Hagerstown, Md., CHAS. NORTHEND of New Britain, Conn., R. L. CARNE of Alexandria, Va., J. H. LEHMAN of Canton, Ohio, H. S. Jones, of Erie, Pa., and H. E. SHEPHERD, of Baltimore, Md.; also J. W. HoYT of Wisconsin, M. R. LEVERSON of Colorado, G. Y. ATTER and ZALMON RICHARDS of Washington City, and the Hon. THOS. W. BICKNELL of Massachusetts.

The Department was called to order by the Hon. JOHN EATON and in the absence of the President, C. S. SMART, M, A. NEWELL was called to the chair. The Secretary, the Hon. H. S. TARBELL, of Michigan, being absent, H. S. JONES was chosen Secretary pro tem.

The Hon. JOHN EATON, National Commissioner of Education, then stated the object of this special meeting and, among other matters, suggested the importance of a national representation of education at Paris, in 1878.

On motion, the chair appointed special committees as follows:

I. The Organization of an Educational Museum-Messrs. BICKNELL, NORTHROP, and WILMER.

II. On Plan for Publication of Educational Reports, etc., growing out of the Centennial-Messrs. NORTH END, DICKINSON, and JONES.

III. On Promotion of Popular Education in the South-Messrs. ETTER, NEWELL, BICKNELL.

IV. On Teachers' Salaries-Messrs. DICKINSON, ETTER, WILSON.

V. The Importance of High Schools as a part of the public-school system; the same committee as on No. IV.

On motion of Superintendent LUCKEY, it was voted that the forms of city and State school statistics be considered. On city statistics the chair appointed Messrs. LUCKEY, RICKOFF, and WILSON; and on State statistics, Messrs. WICKERSHAM, SMART, and DICKINSON.

The remainder of the session was devoted to business of minor importance, and the Department adjourned to meet on Friday, at 9 A. M.