The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-25
ST. LOUIS.
The Educational COnventiOn-An
Interesting Session - Meeting of
Ey-COnfeIeratcs.

ST. Louis, August 24.-The sessions
OF the Educational Convention were re-
sumcd last evening. The Hon. Newton
Bateman, Of Illinois, read an elaborate
paper on the subject "How far may
the State provide for the education Of
her children at the public cost. He
took strong grounds in favor OF the
largest provision by the State for public
instruction. A portion Of the address
was devoted to the consideration Of the
High Schools, which he considered as
but step in the scheme of education,
which should be provided by the State,
and which should culminate in na-
tional university. He summed up as
follows: II believe the question for
American stat esmen is not how little
but how much can the State properly
do for the education Of its children. |
believe that the one thing most
precious in the sight Of God and Of all
good men is the welfare and growth Of
the immortal mind, and that to secure
this, on the largest scale, Legislatures
should 90 to the verge of their constltu,
tional powers, courts to the limit of
their lberality OF construction, and
executives to the extreme Of their
proper official prerogatives. | believe
that an American State may and should
supplement the district school with the
high school, and the high school, if
need be, with the university, all at pub
lie cost, exhibiting to the world the no,
blest fruitage Of the century-a model
free school system-and when there ls
added to all this, as | believe it is writ
ten in the future there will be, an edu-
Gated National University, standing at
the head Of all, then will we indeed
have perfect system Of American pub
lie education, one that will be 1otuc
teres atque rotundus.
Mr.. William Harris, of Missouri, fol-
lowed with a paper on the subject OF a
National University, in which he re-
viewed the whole question, and claiming
that such an institution was among the
designs OF the founders Of the Govern
ment, and that it was clearly consttu-
tional
DR.. Hoyt, OF Winconsin, presented
elaborate report OF the committee of the
National University, which recon-
mended the appointment OF a perma-
nent committee Of thirteen to concen-
trate the best thought Of the country
upon the various important questions
involved in the perfection OF plan for
the institution, and TO marshal the
strength OF the country in the systematic
and potential support OF the measure
when at last formerly brought to the
attention of Congress. The following
committee were appointed for this pur'
pose: DR.. J. W. Hoyt, Madison, Wis.
DR.. Thomas Hill, Waltham, Mass, E.
L. Godkiu, New York city, Hon. j. P.
Wickersham, Harrisburg Penn, DR..
Barnes Sears, Virginia; Col D. F. Boyd
Baton Rouge, La; DR.. Daniel Reed,
Columbia, Nd; W. F. Phelps, Winona,
Mimi; II. C. Gibbs, Portland, Oregon
Hon. Newton Bateman, Springfield,
Illinois; Ex-offico members OF the
National Educational Association
John Eaton, Jr., United States Com
| missioner of Education; DR.. Joseph
Henry, President of the National
Academy OF Science; DR.. J. Lawrence
Smith, President ofthe American Asso
citation for the advancement Of Science;
DR.. Samuel Elliott, President Of the
American Social Science Association.
Mr.. Wickersham proposed the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
"Resolred, That this Association
will look with favor upon any plan o
giving pecuniary aid to the struggling
educational system Of the South that tn.
general government may deem judici
GUS"