Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-29

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ment-considering it disgrace to engage
in honest labor.
After a FOCAL selection we'll rendered, by
Miss Whitney, an address Oh
CHARACTER IN THE COMMON SCHOOLS
was delivered by Prof. A. H. Pearson, of
Carleton college.
not more carpenters but better ones; not
more plumbers but better ones; what
was wanted was conscience
behind the soldering iron and jack
plane; the matter of character was
one Of quality, and not of quantity;
not how much work are you doing, but
what kind of work is it.; out of 100000
pupils in the United States, 100000 were
in attendance at the public schools; each
one of these represented vote. This
was the idea; character, then, must be of
he utmost importance in the public schools;
every man struck the key note of his life
before he reached twenty -one; the germs
of life which are to be expanded Into
ideals are formed in these public
schools; SO far as the scholar was
concerned there was this law: like
stimulates like; many teachers forgot
this and taught precept instead of example,;
in dealing with the scholar the teacher
manifested individuality; this meant force
of character; it meant that the pupil be-
fore him represented a living soul; with
this knowledge came the will power to i'm
press himself upon the student; these five
millions were in the hands of lady teachers;
this was significant. as they e1erted the
moral influence over mankind.
The impression of early training was
then alluded to with reference to higher
education. All development depended on
each teacher putting her best efforts on the
pupil while in her charge and by SO doing
she gave him a guide and rudder through
life.
The chair announced the following con-
mittees:
Committee on Elections Wright,
st. Paul; Supt. Moore, Minneapolis; Miss
Lawrence, st. Cloud; Supt. Levens, Albert
Lea; Prof, Hotaling, Moorhead.
Committee on Resolutions-President
Soaring, Miss Sanford, Supt Corning.
Committee on Exhibits State Supt.
Kiehle, Prof. Niles and Prof. Whitman.
Erentss5 Session.
The exercises last night commenced at
O'Clock, the session being opened with
a musical selection by a quartet.
The attendance was the largest of the
session showing that the interest increases
as the session progresses.
REV. A. D. MAYo's ADDRESS.
The principal feature of the evening
consisted in an address by Rev. A. D.
Mayo, D. D., of Boston, who ad-
dressed the meeting on the
subject of "The Educational Outlook -
The address was unusually long, only
space being found for an abstract. The
speaker was introduced by President OPP
penheim, of the board of education. In
commencing his address the speaker al
luded to the address of w. II. Seward
twenty two years ago in st. Paul; the re.
mark of Seward regarding the irrepres-
sible conflict, s'the battle is won," was al.
luded to by way of eulogy.
In this memorable declaration Seward
had only uttered the belief of the philo-
sophie thinkers of the country; the. battle is
always won when the argument is con-
cluded; when the leading hand and mind
is put to the pillow never to look back;
In the conflict of ignorance between light
and darkness, the battle is already won.
If the majority of the American people
abided in ignorance then indeed might
every generation bring forth argument for
dismemberment. This was q bloodless
revolution; when it was said the battle
was won, there were yet lurking dangers
to be conquered.
The leading heart and mind of America
was bent on the subject of universal edu-
cation; no thoughtful observer believed
the battle would be lost, even in the
south; illiteracy was peculiar type Of
barbarism and its complete downfall
was only matter of time.
The only hope rested with the people.
No other power could contend with the be-
setting dangers.
public had decided that its 100000 of
then referred to the system of education in
/
He then proceeded to outline the charac-
teristics of the public school system of
America; the Americans did not ignore the
finest results of all other methods of edu-
cation, but it held all other systems subor-
dinate to the peoples common school.
The system was the blending of pecu-
liar form of instruction for the purposes of
American citizenship. The training of the
mind was only one feature of the sys-
tenn, back of this was the building up of
chara ter and nat o,mm n o Eel of polit-
zeal morality without which there could te
no true education or right citizenship
The Am srican school is what it is b.
cause it had been made as the American
people; they were not educated by the
state bus by the people themselves.
1t was the influential majority of the peo-
pie that built the school house, made the
curriculum and established the system;
every child could receive qualifications to
launch him on the tide of American citi-
zenship. It was settled fact that every
American child should in some way be
given an equal chance. He then proceeded