, 1872-12-28
SPRINGFIELD.


SPRINGFIELD.
| State Teachers Association-C4osing
Exercises
Special Despatch to The Chicago T4tbuus
SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 27.-The State Teachers
Association came to close this afternoon, after
profitable session OF three days. It is to be
regretted that the programme Of to-day, like
that OF the tzTo preceding days, was not carried
out, in consequence Of the Absence Of gentlemen
who had been allotted parts in the days. exor-
clseB, but with all the drawbacks much good will
be accomplished by this meeting.
The first business OF the morning Was the re-
port o. the Committee previously appointed to
further the interests OF the County Superintend-
ency, which consisted Of the submitting Of two
resolutions, as follows:
i. That County Superintendent should be reoufred
to hold Stae certificate to be granted after proof Of
good moral character and competency to teach all Of
the branches required BY law to BE- taught In the pub
p That Committee Of three bo appointed, who
should prep2re and present to educators and mebers
Statistics and experience why qualified cnd efficient
County superntendency should be maintained in
every county in the State>
Hon. Willard Woodard, ). Blodgett, and E. 4.
eastman we're appointed by the Chair.
". ". Patton, LII. D.. Of Chicago then read
paper on 1.-The Relation OF Public Schools to the
Religious Elements Of Education as its Subject"
Commencing with & comparison between the
attitudes Of the different Governments Of the
Old World and our own towards the question Of
ei,s.on, he went on to state that although he
believed in religious as well rs intellectual cu1-
ture, get he considered the former as the duty OF
the parent while the State should claim the
latter The State should inculcate
to. teach doctrines and theories. In his
opinion, there was but little difficulty in drawing
in advanced stages of education this WA ali but
impossible, and, as consequence, High Schools
and State Universities ysereno legitimate objects
for the care Of the people at large, since many,
by their f ra obgd to p for tho
These should be otherwise supported, both
for this reason and also because they
still do not fulfil the mission performed by tie
academies and colleges Of old
Richard Edwards, LII. D., Of Normal, follow
ed this speaker with al essay entitled, t'Shall
the Public Schools Teach More than the Alpha
bet ?" which, although under q different lead.
covered nearly the same ground as that travelled
over by the preceding speaker. 1Gr. Edwards
things. It WAS good thing for Instructors to
be obliged to refrain from teaching sectarian
ideas as they were forced to do on account Of
the diversity OF belief among the pu-
pills: Our system, as it stood, was one
desire for change arises from the wish Of par
tlcular secta to gain entire supremacy. To his
mind, the whole system could be defended on
the ground Of public policy, As he WAS very Ger
tain that the results could not be obtained in
any other way. Ignorance would increase to an
alarming extent il the High Schools were abol-
lshed and the work left to be done by private
corporations, Is the majority OF parents wonld
not pay tuition bill. In conclusion, these
Cnl, r1G ~ I,,tA
must be supported and improved.
The first hour Of the afternoon session, owing
to the absence OF the lecturers who were to have
occupied the time, was devoted to business, the
Of resolutions expressing commendation of the
action OF the General Assembly in introducing
the new branches into the public school; anxiety
for the fate Of the great number Of idle youths
throughout the State, and desire that the present
Reform School system might be SO changed Is to
reach these children before they actually become
criminals. Besides there, thanks to the School
Board Of the city and other parties Of Spring.
field for kind attention received and motion
electing the ofSors for the coming year, in &C.
was appointed President. The Vice Presidents
are For the First District, J. A. Brownen;
Second, George Howlanu: Third, J. Mahony;
Fon5th, J. a. Blodgott; Fifth, J. =: freeman
timer; Tenth Thomas H. Cienahan; Eleventh,
Joseph Dobbina: Twelfth, E: Il
son; Fourteenth, ". r. Smith; Fif-
eenth, Alfred Harvey; Sixteenth, Thomas Y.
Hyne; Seventeenth, A. A. sappeser; Eighteenth,
David A. Hoge; Nineteenth, F. II. Youngblood.
as Secretary, John ". Cook, Of Normal Treas
urer, E. A. eastman, of Decatur; Executive
Committee, John Hull, OF Blooming gton; E. l..
Wells, of Oregon; Rev. Robert Allen, Of Leba-
non.
Mr.. Q. 8. Weetcott, of Chicago, gave disqui-
sition upon entomology, which occupied some
thing like m hour, and was q source Of much in
terest and some information to all, at the con-
clusion Of which the Association adjourned sine
die.
The mine owners attempted today to raise
the coal blockade by holding conference with
the miners, but the lattor refused to attend.
The Slatc Journal having stated that the Lin
coin coat mines were paying tho advance, the
following letter may prove useful to those in
torested in the matter:
LrscoLS ILL.,, Dec. 27.-We not paying one cont
more than did, toseit: four cents per bushcl We
said to miners, when they struck after they heard
your miners were on strike, that We would pay them
exactly what you paid yours, afcr the strike
and not before The Journal lies about it.
{Sigucd) LINCOLN Coal MINING COMPANY.