National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-05
TIE BURs1 D OF sDuoAT1oK.

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Monroe, Of Ohio, explained the scope and objects
Of the Buresu Of Education In regard to which 50
much confusion seems 10 exist in the minds OF cur
newspaper eorrespondents He Rid:
/ had no desire, MT. Chairman, to make o
speech on this subject, bot as my friend from
Maryland (Mr. o. Bnen) has offered some objec-
lions Of general nature to the Bureau Of Educa-
tion, It ID perhaps proper that In word or two 1
should notice them. understood the gentle
mans objections TO be Of two kinds. In the first
place he considers that the bureau has grown be-
yond its proper dimensfonss he thinks that we
have come to Q point where more money 10 ex-
pended upon Il than 10 necessary for the objects
proposed to be accomplished And In the second
place, understand him to object to 1T on the
ground that either improper use has been made
politically, or that such Improper use 10 very
liable to be made. These two objections, II un-
derstood him amid the confusion prevailing In the
House, come nesr covering tn ground Of what
the gentleman had to offer In the way Of opposi-
tion. -sf-fE1 riEFgF "-E =
Now, sir, I do not know that there is any better
way TO answer both Of these objections than to at
tempt In few words-which will be very difficult
In the few minutes allowed me-to explain to the
committee Just what the sphere Of that bureau 10
what the necessity for Il Is and what is the work
which It does. I think that when this Is under.
stood these objections viii be removed, and can
not but consider that gentlemen In this Honss,
whom 90 much respect and who know must
feel deep sympathy with the cause Of education
in this country. are Directing to this bill merely
because they have not examined It. They have
not visited the once Of the Bureau of Education;
they do not understand the grest and useful work
that is accomplished. II they did, I an sure that
their objections would be Withdrawn.
Now, sir, look ut the facts There ere thirty
seven States In this Union; there are ten Terito-
ries; making forty-seven Commonsealths In all.
Now, take, for instance, the item Of common.
school education BY itself, land that 10 only one
i OF the items Of work which this Department IN
dertakes to attend to- and Just look at what this
Bureau Of Education does In that respect. Twas
about to remark that In these forty-seven differ.
emit Commonwealths, common-school education 10
| at every stage Of development. In some Of the
| newest there Is no proper common-school system,
as the census report showst In some they are fur
| Their advanced, the germs Of q common-school
system exist; In other States It IL veil advanced;
| and there are still other States In the Union
| where good common-school system has been
maintained for several generations, and where
| there are large results IN the way Of experience
| in connection with such system.
q 1t will strike every member Of this committee
| at once that when there Is such an immense va
riety Of experiences and Of development In the
common-school system OF the nation, It is Of the
snr,sda -, oai1sSy. 1865 - ..,..i.ra.
III 80 e, -. 1921 a. a. CO.. - a., ,
sv.,a-. .. o,Sest snd hs., dsvs,onsd th., ,ha-s
| should be some agency which can gather up these
fruits Of progress and lay them at the feet Of the
citizens who are endeavoring to establish common
school svstsms IN those States tbat nave mnas
az -: rSa...s. q. .dnoa,,on A. - -
sss oS h,t ,rnnor,ancs ,n,s a.,snc, ms,
~ ISin .o-n. Sts,a r. M. Ir,,o, . oc,,r,oa
,cbooI sv,ten- "a about n hs ,nt,odu.aa . ,nnr
sand onss,Ions AT once occur 10 ali the osntIsmsn
Who are engaged An suc,-a vort. IN tba copntv
srna-jntsndents 20 the ,cboo, dI,sc,o-, A. an
tsacbsrs IN ths ci,,zsns who .-s tnsa,ss,sa ~
aducation 'There are thnusand onastions chs,
viii occur In than AT ones IN reyard 10 ths huIId.
inc of scbool:bou,ss and THAR ysntIIation Iiuht
inc h.ot,no ,a.tino e. q, ,ae.ra 20 ~. a.,
Mine and Grading schools and the traIning ~
teanhers. which thew vould he clad IN a,t AZ
somebodv and hsvs int.II,oan,Jv ansvarsd
~ i. ~. p,,.oo,, - rd,..,I.,, a. a. ,.-
OF Washinxton ia A treat educational exchange
hs ,., o,,on,,I, a. h,,,sa,, -. =, a. 80,
Of that bureau to gather up knowledre from every
sa,...- .S.s~Ss - -
use the eynression srrnIns Of a. ayJs,s and ths.
dIfuses II abroad in all those States WHARF n "a
most needed. think the mara statement M iris
fact shows that we must have an agency of that
sort We nnsth.vs somahodv ~ Ana an, al ,hn
older State9
transmit them to parties interested in the States
where thu systems of edueatton ara nav
Mr. Chairman. n gentlemen vouId 90 in.o the
ONCE of the Bureau of Education and see how
much Of this work Is actually being done. think
their objections would be removed win stats a
single fact. The CommIssioner Of Education has
at the present moment seven thousand reonInr
corre,pondents IN the vsrIous States. and vsrv
large pronortion Of than are gen.leman son.
nected With ths ORGANIZATION M the .chool. IN ~.
r.rnnsl .xS.ffa5 S,.s.y ~ HyfK N
g.~ed a. ,ha 80 ~ saa,i.. .,.sas aa. 81.
oortai,ta,, -. ,.s.,..,s- - =. P..a. stS '
and n the ~orr ~ ..ndin. " ,a,,p.s a sIJe'ss,
ali tbe co--asno,aa,oa -, :. - ~ W
the dcvsionmsnt ~ somr,on, ,sSooI 800. ~.
the nsver States Th,s is,bo vorS =, -. So.
and of the aosnc,s. ~ IN. h,,,aon s,SI.n,Nro
UantIenen MI a, onoa ..o that tho,a ~.
he a more tmno-tant ~ a NO. 1850. ~
for ths rson1a ~ ~. rrn,.sa So, .Sa., "oi1
thint tbsS c.nno. fs,t 80 80 .bs, M, 'nI,.
which nssds - he sI,sS Wv 'A@' '''' 10 spnsle
Sor,a asn,,s,,o, Iii
os r,s,,,ts I'll, a.. s.enu
that wsnts n rorr.a,ioo vr,: ~ a. .S S S.a.e
IN gst n, w Wv ''A'f s'A'e
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rnsnt dosIra - -, u.snu WI aLio" me mo
lection To This hrra ~ =. I'm .nat p.lncpai Cd
Jeosou W ms bureau NOT 70 us functions as at
Pteseut duulnietereuf Out look upon IL as the