National Republican., 1877-08-06
NATIONAL EDUCATION.

The seventeenth annual session Of the
National Educational Association will be
held at Louisville, Ky, commencing on the
18th instant These conventions have here
lofore been attended by the most enlight-
ened educators in the country, and their
deliberations have done much to advance
the interests OF education in America and
towards elevating the profession Of teaching
10 . very high rank. The next meeting
will be one Of special importance, from the
fact that it will be held in the South. The
subject OF popular education is attracting n
1rest deal Of attention In that section OF
she Republic, and its educational needs
fsill receive large share of the attention
% "a. association.
u ,mong the other topics which should bs
considered by the association we regard
I,one rs 40 important as the discussion Of
some means whereby more attention may
Ds gwen to the moral training OF the youth
of the nation. intellectual culture is now
,utrunning moral in this country, and ia
this one-sided development of our national
character we must attribute many Of the
evils from which we are now suffering. II
tne separation of Church and State results
in the destruction of public and private
morality, il will he taken as ceNclusive
proof that this great experiment is u failure,
and sucn u result cannot but affect the
cause OF free government most disastrously
This subiecS should therefore engage the
earnest attention OF all friends of free insti-
tutions. since their perpetuity depends upon
the virIue as well rs the intelligence Of the
peop-e
The Nationa4 Educational Association has
severh times declared in favor Of the estab.
lishnenb OF university mt the city Of W ash
tngton, to he endowed Nv the nation in such
liberal manner M would render it an honol
10 the Republic and Inferior to no other in
nitution Of the kind in the world. Thi'
measure has Deen ao loved by the most en-
lightened eaueators the country, and
lhould be pressed npor the attention of tn,
uext Congress. W.-as.Iope, therefore, that
The Louisville cono ention will again cal
tbs attention of the .sti,lic to this importan,
vubject. This pro:ece was u favorite ont
with WASHINGTON an. other founders ol
the Republic. The S,ountry has been toe
tardy in carrying into effect their wise sug,
gestions, and We consequently find othel
nations far in advance OF us in higher edu
cation.
'-he social and political dangers from
which the country Is now suffering ART
largely the result OF ignorance and immor
ality. No work can be more patriotic thar
that Of devising such Improvements in th'
educational system of the nation as vii
render it better adapted tor the work OF $,
rrnining the youth Of the nation that the,
may become moral, law-abiding citizens
We cannot too highly honor and respect tn
men engaged in this great work. The pro
Tession of teaching has grown vastly in re
sspectability and remunerativeness within
;he last few years. It is now one OF tn
earned professions, and inferior to no othe
IN dignity and responsibility. The meeting
Of the Louisville convention is, therefore, Al
event of national importance, and the pub
lie will watch its deliberations with in
terest.