FRANKLIN SCHOOL BUILDING (13TH AND K STREETS N. W.) WASHINGTON, D. C. tels have been taxed to their utmost ca- The headquarters of Department has been named from an Italian philosopher, Allesandro Volta, who was born at Coma in 1745, and died in 1827. He was distinguished for his study of electrical phenomena. During the reign of Emperor Napoleon I, the French government originated the plan of giving prize money to any discoverer or inventor whose work proved to be of exceptional value and interest. This prize, amounting to 50,000 francs (or a little less than $10,ooo), was to be given only when some NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION MEETING. invention or discovery was brought to the attention of the public, and it was to be known as the Volta prize in honor of the philosopher referred to. Its object is to encourage research and invention for the benefit of humanity. It has only been awarded three or four times since the custom was established. In the year 1880 the prize was voted to Dr. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, as an appropriate acknowledgment of the great value of his invention and electrical 23 illustration, is one worthy of a visit from every instructor or teacher in the land. Another special feature of the N. E. A. meeting will be the delightful side trips from Washington. On July 9th to 16th side trips will be run to Baltimore, Gettysburg, Norfolk (Va.), Ocean City (Md.), Old Point Comfort (Va.), and to Harper's Ferry and points in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, along the line of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. A little pamphlet descriptive of the scenic and historic interests of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad will be found in FOR THE INCREASE AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE DEAF. 66 researches. Dr. Bell, being already in affluential circumstances, upon receiving the prize, set it aside to the benefit of the deaf. in whose welfare he had for many years taken a great interest, and with it established the Volta Fund," in the organization of the Volta Bureau, which collects all valuable information that can be obtained with reference to deaf mutes. The bureau contains almost everything pertaining to the edu cation of the deaf. The handsome and substantial office building of the Volta Bureau, as shown in observation cars. There are two of these pamphlets issued-one covers the line from Cincinnati to Washington en route from St. Louis, and the other from Pittsburg to Washington en route from Chicago. The Baltimore & Ohio has two beautiful scenic routes through the Alleghenies, meeting at Cumberland, both of which are as distinctly beautiful as could possibly be imagined. Any information that teachers may desire will be cheerfully furnished upon application to any official of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. RO CONDENSED SCHEDULE ROYAL BLUE TRAINS OF THE B. & O. EAST AND WEST. B. & O. ROYAL BLUE TRAINS FROM WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE, PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK. B. & O. ROYAL BLUE TRAINS FROM NEW YORK TO PHILADELPHIA, BALTIMORE AND WASHINGTON. B. & O. ROYAL BLUE TRAINS TO ALL POINTS WEST AND SOUTHWEST, Through Pullman Sleepers to all points. NOTE On Sundays leave New York at 1.45 p. m., Philadelphia 4.20 p. m. |