The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-08-24
NATIONAL EDUCATION,
The Convention at st. Louis.

In continuation OF the proceedings o.
the Educational Convention Yesterday
President Pinkerd introduced Mr.. Tap
pan, who in the absence of Prot. Elliott
Of the Harvard College, spoke in hchal
of the department Of higher education
After few general remarks, he turned
to Coy. Brown, who was on the stand
and said no part Of the human being Is
forgotten in our scheme Of education, Is
forgotten above all we know and feel us
the maxim OF our work; that moral cdu.
cation Is the most important thing Of all
moi only do we recognize It's importance,
but we discuss the methods TO carry Il
out we recognize that the education of
every child in the land, should be based
upon the love Of his fellow being. A few
remarks was then made A. c. Shortridge,
Vice President oi the elementary section,
who was followed by s. X. White, Presi'
dent Of the normal section, who cOnsid-
cred II Gminently proper that this Con.
vGntiOn should he held in Missouri, A
State which has within0 few years eStah.
lishcd such comprehensive system oil
common school education, and which has
inaugurated such an extensive system Of
normal school, and but the other day, laid
the corner stone of one of the most Gle.
giant building of the kind In tho country.
And especially proper did he regard
u that that the Convention should be held
in st. Louis, city known through.
out the country for It's comprehensive
and. thorough system of public instruction
aud which contains one Of the most cello.
brated normal schools In the Union, and
which also has recognized the praCtlca.
bility in that advanced idea which Is be-
ginning to prevail in tho educational
world on the equality 0l woman with man
as an educator. -.......
W. u. IIenklC, President of the super.
intepdCnt's section, stated that Hon. Mr.,
Garfield, Of Ohio, who was to speak on
the subject Of tho relations OF tho General
Government with education, had been un.
eXpGCtelly called TO Washington on an
errand OF mercy, and could not be pres.
Gni.
The general session then adjourned and
the various sections met in different rooms
and transacted the business before them.
In tho department Of higher education II.
X. Edison, OF iowa, read an essay on Clas.
siCal study and the means of securing 1t
in the West, in which he took strong
ground In favor of classical study, and that
no means Of discipline have yet been dis.
covered so effective and thorough Re.
ferrlng to the means to secure attention In
this direction, he said that In COnsid.
cring the divisions Of. education into
the three departments Of primary,
secondary and higher, we find a
deficiency in the supply Of institutions of
tho second grade, especially in the West.
The State makes ample provision for the
first class For the third class the State
provides only incXceptiOnal cases through
the Normal School. Tho State praIIaFes
the teacher for his work In the primary
school, The want Of similar facilities for
the training Of classical teachers for our
schools has been q serious
hindrancc TO the prosperity of our col.
leges TO supply those facilities to establish
schools that shall In the rural districts
enlist the youth and initiate them In a
course Of classical study. We consider
that the immediate and pressing want oil
the times direct that efforts should be made
in favorable locations for the establish.
mont OF Independent training schools for
classical teachers, or TO form departments
In existing schools, sufficiently ample to
tlt the youth for college, and the Clamor
against the study of the languages would
cease. -.''a7 -''. ''''