National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-31
EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION

EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION
PROCEEDINGS, INVITATIONS, visits
AND EXERCISES.
THE REPORTS OF TIE COMMITTEES On
THE CENTENNIAL, AIDS TO EDCCATIoN'
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.-EECEPTIoS OF THE
PRESIDENT AND GOVERNOR SHEPHERD
ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR PNILBRICK-
CLOSING SCENES.
srcoNp pAY-MoRNING SESSION.
The convention reassembled yesterday morning
ut $50 O'Clock. Divine blessing was invoked BY
Rev Or. Mitchell.
A communication was received from Hon. Mr.
French, of VT, asking that the proceeds of public
lands be devoted to educational purposes. Re
ferred to the committee on national aid to educa
lion.
Invitations to be entertained were received from
Governor Shepherd, Hon. Horatio King, and Su
perintendent Wilson.
The regular order Of business was then pro
seeded with.
General Eaton, from the committee on Centen.
nial, made the following report:
The committee on the Centennial e1hipiton
report propress, and recommend
That each State and Territory be fnyited 70
prepare representation Of its educational conoi-
2 That they be invited TO prepare historical
representation of their progress In education.
s. That the cities be requested to participate as
4 That educational institutions be similarly in
yted 70 in the o. dnef
historically theiy progress
stand point, urge the disturbances Of . United
9. That this department of the National Educa:
tiopa1 Association recommend that in addition 10
the formal invitation Of our Government to par
ticipate in tho Centennial exhibition Of 1876, the
Commissioner of Education be required, IN Dehall
Of the educators Of the United states e &c re-
world, extending to them our cordial anu probes
sional Invitation.
!. That the department approve the organiIa-
tion and assembly Of an international congress in
connection with the Centennial exhibition.
Remarks were made by Gen; Eaton, Hon MI.
Wickersham, Mr.. Philbrick ana Mr. blckneh.
The report was adopted.
Mr. Ruffner, of Va, submitted the following:
The committee on
NATIONAL AID TO EDUCATION
respectfully suggests to the convention the follow
j. That this convention strongly approves the
policy hitherto pursued by the Federal Govern
ment OF leaving the people and local government
affairs without interference, believing that the
principle on which this policy Is based is sound
educatiOnally as it is politically.
z That this convention acknowledge the great
service done to the cause Of education by Congress
in establishing and maintaining department Of
education similar in principle to that OF aErlGni
ton from all points Of the world may be gathered
digested. and distributed, and whereby number
with practical work OF education. 1t would also
acknowledge specially the only valuable service
already done BY the Bureau of Education, and
y usefHYne.s may & fnereasesp It's
3. That this convention most heartily indorses
the proposition already under consideration Dy
Congress- to set apart the public lands OF the UNI
ted States exclusively for the purposes OF free
education in the States and Territories and 1t also
Tie basis Of division shall be iiteracy existing in
the several States in the population for any ten
years old and upward, but would deprecate the
would embarrass its use in any State excepting
the sole condition needed to insure its apprecia-
ton to the objects to which 1t is given.
4. That this convention fayors such united &C
tion on the part Of the special friends of primary
andof an agricultural and their industrial educa-
ton respectively as would allow the asn
tyve per cent. Of such donated funds for the pur-
F;;ss,,:. q industrial ssnn11ction; ,,.
1&hiis the report was being fead President
Grant arrived, and was escorted to q seat beside
the president of the convention; shortly after
which Secretary Delano and Governor Shepherd
arrived and were also eseprse 10 sns
Shepherd said 1t afforded him great pleasure to
meet 50 large and respectable body OF gentle
men engaged In the great work Of education. 1t
is gratifying, he said to note the rapid progress
of education in the United States In the District
of Columbia we have endeavsred to have educa-
ton keep pace with our material prosperity. In
closing the Governor babe the members of the
department welcome and God speed in their noble
enterprise. His remarks were received with ap-
On the conclusion of the reading of the report,
It was adopted article by article; debate occurring
on the last article, which was participates in by
Charleston s. C.; Phiibrick. of Boston.
During the discussion General Hawley and
Judge Kelley, of Pa, arrived and were provided
The discussion was resumed by Superintendent
Jillson, of South Carolina, who pictured the trou
bles in his State in organizing school system
there. He reported progress, and said every
legitimate means is asked as assistance.
Secretary Delano was introduced and SAID ne
members of the department yesterday, and in .
few words had expressed the interest he takes in
the foundation of this educational organization
was laid, and had seen the interest in 1t increase
year by year: He closed by hoping that the de-
alterations of the department would be OF such q
character to induce Congress in its legislation
affecting education to put its aid. to use com.
mon expression, where it would do the most
The Secretary and the Governor then withdrew
THE CENTENNIAL.
Gov Hawley was introduced, and apologiIed
for not attending the convention before. He felt
rejoiced to see what had been ao9e. Hetl1eh gave
q assRanss ss sSs
project, and lie did not feel that there was single
man, no matter how reverend he was, who would
shooting So trecraeKers on his occasion. The Cen
tennial act was passed three years ago, and no
one connected with it had been idle since. The
States are responding nobly. Last iali while
efforts were being made to open ire all along the
line the financial crash came and cooled the
spirits Of the prime movers in the exhibition The
necessity is now to call on Congress for assist
ance He believed the exhibition, notwithstand-
ing this temporary disaster, will be success.
He then referred to the composition of the asso-
citation, and spoke Of them as being practical men,
He advocated an exhibition Of education in the
Centennial: showing all the books used, the man
ner Of instruction, &c. Austria has expressed its
int 0s h & aepsd mode OF
Judge Kelley was next introduced, who thought
the grandest eys.t in the history Of America is to
come ofr-gfe Centennial celebration will heal
chusetts and those from the sunny South will
mingle together. 1t will come to US healing
balm. 1t will educate us in many other ways.
At the Vienna exhibition we won two dipiomas-
one for education and the other for mechanism.
Our international celebration will be more In
structive than all others. 1t is to be an educa-
tional event. 1t belongs to them to make II q sue.
cess, and he hoped that no one present would fnil
to do his duty on that occasion. The exhibition
Will De the means Oh hdElllS tug yOuuS usoiuA
citizens and give to them a practical education;
then all that the world can produce will be ex-
libited on that occasion
The report was then adopted.
Superintendent Philrick. Of Boston, then de-
livcred O lengthy address, in which he discussed
all the general topics Of tree education.
Messrs. Hopkins, of Indiana, Northrop of Con.
necticut; Comfort. of New York, and Clark, oil
Howard University, made brief addresses.
The committee on statistical forms, through the
chairman reported progress, and hoped to be able
to make q full report at the August meeting.
THE GOVERNMENT AND EDUcATIDS.
The committee on the relations of the General