, 1877-12-28
ILLINOIS,
TnH STATE rEAcngns' ASSOCIATION.


ePAtdoEtfLp. ILL.,. Dccs 3f.-ihc exercises Of
sho Htate Teachers Association opened this
morning with nrayer hr Or. T,ohcrt ALIEN. m
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Na1ponoa'c' aner mhacu discussion Was com.
meneeas 'ne n1st MicsfoEatosy DOING, SHOULD
Our usgh Schools Give Instructions In tho Elc-
meuta Of Political EconomYitf Tic discussion
vas onencl hv prof. A, II. nronlks Huneru.
"a y g,.,.a,.,. ."' - ~. H. D sups..ns
otns'.t VI tne eptiakhc1u e'1y sc"ools. uo gave
some Interesting statistics regarding tic high
schools of Illinois, lie referred to the late
strike AZ showing that tho relations Of eaoitat
and i,,,or oro nn+ ,r,o-.to,;1 h., ~, .,,,s.s.
~. ns.u 'aoo' wv wv uaaele ~ 'as nIaeese'
1he currency quess'on WIS also one o. 'ho ao-
sorb!ng topics Of the day, and there was
Grent diversity Of opinion OIL the subject.
In,cynni tmnrnvemcnt. hv the C,nrcrr,,cnt
4us~."S. t"p'o "'s ., NV oo'''"ne's =.
, aIe alseu s'' upo" .ne pfesen. ea"gfss.. aao' II
carried out az proposed, inust add hundreds OF
millions OF dollara TO tho PUBLIC Debt. Now
call Tor spreading ot Intelligence concerning
thcui amopE TIC massee.
to effect tia, i rssait ~ e Sss speaker. md
Narpol " .elf.intrrcst., S.w, 1t must be ad.
t1teu taat TIC pubic ssI'ool aEorls the fcaltcat
nenns of acerss 70 the HIasses. 1t To- evident.
therefore, that II ali the high schools taught
something Of tho science OF pnlltIcal economy
nitch practical GOOD must resnlt, ani wlero It
las been Introduced thc study das proved ons
teacher OF political ceouuEny should not, how
ever, take partisan stand. Tbs rcsstlt OF such
instruction must benefit tho school and tho
YlloP. uLopogrr, or lsocKfoRD, Followed.
He utFed numerous reatons why Wo sslould
not tlasttly reply III tic affirmative 70 this Inter.
fo9aiofys although Il IS very desirable Tor every
citizen in . Ncpulsc to understand political
economy. II u quite a. IcAlraLle that every
husband and vile should UNDERSTAND un,neat!c
economy, yet Lew high schools would thlnk of
introducing domestic economy as bruuch of
The difficulty would bc aaong 20 many to select
thu ,the best aud most unparttsan textbooks ou po-
ltt'sai ccohotnY. But q further and stranger OBJ
lection u, that political economy, considered as
science, belongs to maturity wtici. pupils DO
not reach while In tue high school. Tho effect
Of forcing such study must By disastrous up
on tho schools, Il tic ilt.aIsfsed tounses of tue
siu our high selaools should prevail.
NOT DAD IDEA.
Prof. J. II. Ely, Of st. Carroll, discussed
What ean b. dona t. develop III our students
Bollwood, Ut Princeton, took much tle sauic
gr0sind in urging the NECESSITY for higher
nlu bettrr &rale of l!teratuEeth schools aud QUO
speakers urged t!lxf drill In tcaAtnR was it9ecI.
sary before thu larter Use of text-boOks. These
were not sufficient 10 quantity and 4uaaey, and
ho urged that tue daily newapaper cnuld With
EFcat sdvanta2e antl should 30 introduced !pto
Wv FAohtA 4<A0As9 aOA t0AabAk bGboNu4s
PROG. j. ": harley,
formerly Of 4!lackb9rn uniyurslty, Carltnvtle,
now Of Lake Forest uuiVesslty, read nn exrsl'
lent paper on
'MANsKRs AND NohALs
In Our schools." lit uFErt spiritual culture ~
NECESSARY for tht Wellafe Ut society. Tbs run-
troll Ut splsltua| forces constitutes al important
fartor III education. Mornts and nahuers wero
70 intimately related that what promotes ono
must necessarily promote the other, mud tho
e,torts Of educators should W wlaclY directed
10 incu!catinG higher standard of moral cult
Vra and excellence.
sPaLLtNo.,,
After bFlsf intvEmisaion, during which one
Of tbs teachers sang fur the Association. Mr, E.
A. Halghs, of Alton, read M css4y III favor VI
reform In spelling, W a. to simplify tho sulne.
a general discussion Ut tho subject followed,
.uAnLoW oxIs is Ills WORK.
Just prior lo tho noon al ulournment, Secretary
Of State Harlow addressed ths Convention. ~.
thu btate-Iiouse, assuring them that It wAA well
and honestly built, anil censuring the atstc-
msnts to the contrary WHICH resulted tn the d.
feat Of tho StRte-liouae appropriation. Tic
members then dtvtdCd In grouus, au1 Inspected
tIlA hrtt,ttnn thrnurhn.,t.