The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-11-14
THE DAILY BULLETIN.
W. C. AND L. ASSOCIATION COLUMN.
Edites in tho ineres. Of the Cairo Public Library
MEN, WOMEN AND BOOKS.

MEN, WOMEN AND BOOKS.
The Oldest living graduate of Harvard
College is said to he Mr.. Joseph Head, OF
New York, who graduated In 1904. To
show how primitive was tho educational
system Of the country at that tlme it is
only necessary to state that Mr.. Head is
wholly ignorant Of baseball, and has but q
superficial knowledge OF boat racing
GEORGE BANCROFT, the historian, cele-
brated bis S0th birthday at his home in
Newport, K. l., on Sunday, October 81.
The event was sigusized by the completion
Of the great literary work of his life, "The
History of the United States from the Dis
coyoyy Of America 10 the Adoption Of the
Federal Constitution in 1880" Mr., Ban
croft received presents and warm greetings
from admiring friends in all parts Of the
country Though 50 years Of age, he is in
good health, and may yet live to bring his
great work down to later epochs III Amer
can history.
WOMEN iH EDUCATION,
To-day, tho most hopeful feature of
American society is this coming to the
front Of the finest American womanhoOd in
every grade Of the American school, The
presence Of the noble army Of schoolmis.
tresses land nOblcr body was never seen
on this earth in the schoo.rooms Of the
West, more and more taking the most re.
sponsible places Of instruction and supervi-
sion, almost mOnopolizing the Sunday
school and religious work Of tho church, is
Gods bow Of promise bending above that
wild waste Of savage conflict Nc call west.
grn business and its politics New Eng.
of Education.
THE education which vas ample for our
lers is insufficient for their sons, who
a : It be better equipped for the sharper
licts and rivalries Of modern life or
e,ssellure awaits them. Men who were rela-
lively prominent fifty OF seventy years ago,
could win no success to-day, The business
and industries Of the country and of the
world involve far more application Of
science and skill than was demanded then
THE supreme court OF Illinois has decid.
cd that fifteen minutes reading Of the
Bible esch morning in public school, is
not "sectaran religious Instruction. and
not contrary to the spirit OF tree govern
ment in that vigorous commonwealth. 1t
is little difficult to understand ;hc ground
on which Mr.. Robert Ingersoll, himself,
would object TO this decision. Ii the Ten
Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount,
the Golden Rule. and the Lords Prayer,
are "sectsrian" and unsuitable reading for
American school children, the
question might come up, Is not pub
lie school in which these words can
not be read public nuisancel The people
who most thoroughly reject this kind Of
"sectarianism" are largely found inside Jail
limits. When Abraham Lincoln was told,
just after the capture of Vicksburg, that
General Grant drank too much whisky, he
said "If you can tell me what brand he
drinks I'll send barrel TO each of nv gen.
erals; perhaps with the help Of that par
ticular shmulant, they may gain victories
like General Grant" The particular thing
this country needs, just now, Is the brand
OF public and private morality that bears
the seal Oh the Ten Commandments, the
| Sermon on the Mount, the Lords Prayer,
and the Golden Rule.-London Scboolnas.
ter.
THOMAS EDISON.