St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-21
GOV. RUSKS RECEPTION.
Fourth and Last Day Of the Educa-
tionaI Convention.
The Crowd Diminishing, but the Interest
Z Unabated

aotteu 10 the national association for Its annual
meeting is surely exceptional in the month OF
4 July. But Providence has smiled broadly and
benehcently on. the association during its entire
session, and Lowell's lines must be changed SO
/ as to read
/ Nv nat is so rare as a week in July!
Then, if ever, come perfect days.
Although many of the teachers have packed
their comb, brush and tooth brush in thin, little
grip sacks, and reluctantly departed from the
gem city of the northwest yet enough remain
TO maintain the interest and to fill the halls and
churches where the closing meetings are being
held
woMAN's EVENING.
Two immense meetings were held last evening
devoted exclusively to woman's work in educa-
ton, and addressed by women only. The assem-
bly, hall was packed to its utmost capacity with a
brilliant and cultured audience to hear Miss
Francis Willard and Mrs. May Wright Sewell.
1t was magnificent gathering and did honor to
the occasion of the womans evening. Many
were turned away unable to gain an entrance or
to get near the door. Presiden. Bicknell intro
duced the ladies with few happy remarks con-
corning their interest and aid in educational work
and the fitness of devoting evening of the
association to the eminent women who now occu-
| pied the platform.
Miss Dora E Doyle, of Rhode Island, acknowl-
edged the courtesy of the president in very
| brief address, and introduced Miss May Wright,
of Indiana, synopsis of whose address is given
below:
l. The first visible effect of woman.s entrance
into the profession of teacher was to ameliorate
the discipline of the school.
| 2. This ameioration Of discipline was itself
the result in part of womans inferior physical
strength, which compelled the teacher to replace
former physical agencies by spiritual.
/ 3. Spirit kindles spirit. By bringing to bear
upon the pupil her own moral nature, the teacher
discovered the moral powers of childhood.
4. The discovery of these moral powers was
made by almost unconscious means. The dis
covery was followed by their conscious and
studied development. 1t has been woman's
work in education to thus transform methods of
discipline and discover the teachers moral rela-
lions to the child.
.. Women have worked out in detail unknown
! to the exclusively masculine system of pedagogcs
which preceded their entrance into the field the APP
pfication of general principles. They have done
| this practically in their methods of instruction
Miss Louise Hopkins, of Mass, was the next
speaker and her address related to the part which
|
| held woman to be the conserving eleme MT of hui
manlty. in her stored up the results of knowl-
| edge and habit. She may not produce in the
| realm of science and art so much as man; but she
| transmits knowledge into instinct, which is its
| transmissible and unconscious form. Truth in
| herbecomes organic, her moral and mental intu-
| itions are surer than mans. He most effectual
force. therefore, is an sihfiuence on atmosphere
and her educational province is nurture.
/. Nurture includes harmony, the moulding of the
| whole being ;woman's work therefore is harmony,
to develop unconsciously, to supply an atmos-
phere Of culture and sympathy in which the hui
man being shall grow as the lilies grow, sym
metrically, beautifully, completely. This is a
work for which her certainty of intuition, her
instructive forms of mental and moral activity
peculiarly fit her; it begins with life itself, and
is SO clear and heaven inspired as to be the pat
| tern of education, to lead to unconscious and
| fertile bloom the young generation of man.
| Such work demands complete .womanly cul-
ture; it requires the highest development Of in
| tellectual and moral power.
Miss Francis Willard, the well known temper
ance advocate, was then introduced and en-
tranced her audience with an eloquent address.
The large audience room and galleries of the
Congregational church were also crowded to
listen to Miss Eva Kellogg, of Boston, and Miss
Clara Conway, of Memphis, Tennessee.
| Miss Kellogg. spoke on Needs IN American
/ Education"
/ She opened the subject by considering wholly
the character side of educational needs; the
training of individual character as representa-
| tive American citizen AS nation we are par
ticularly sensitive to criticism from other peoples.
4 The defects of national character were viewed
! from three points; the lack of the average Amer
lean pupil in docility, teachableness and rever-
| ence, the locomotive speed of American living
and its results upon the character, and the ten
dency to national conceit.
| One cure Cor the national conceit is found in
| teaching the child the exact grounds on which
| the American pride should rest, and in credting
| to every other nation their greatest achieve
ments.
! Pupils should be made to feel that it is no de-
| traction from the greatness of America that we
are in infancy in literature and
the arts; that the fame of old masters could no
more be expected from US, than the richness of
| age from the immaturity of youth.
| Children must be fought that they have some
/ thing else before them than ofiee-seeking or
| office hodng, if America is ever to show to the
world q consistent republic that need fear no
| criticism.
The speaker disclaimed any attempt at com
! parison between the shadow and sunny side of
| our beloved country. There was no comparison
! to be made between them. Americas position
among the nations Of the earth is too proud to
have that greatness marred by any national faults
| that it is in the power of her people to correct
| Miss Conways topic was'sThe needs of South
ern Women She said that woman needs a full
rounded harmonious development, the best that
can be given her physically, mentally and spirit
ualy She should be placed beyond the reach
! of want or dishonorable marriage In the
| south the great need of woman is a university
She appealed to the north for help in this direc-
| ton. Miss Conway made favorable impression
on'her audience and was frequently interrupted by
applause.
THE GGvERNoR's RECEPTION.
The elegant reception given by the governor of
the state to the National Teachers association,
at his residence last night, was one of the most
brilliant ami magnificent affairs of the kind ever
known in the state, if not in the entire north
west 1t was fitting elimination of this
| grand educational convocation and notable eli
max Of the courtesy and hospitality which the
governor and the citizens have manifested to-
ward the teachers all through the convention
| Elaborate and thorough preparations had been
made for the reception, both at the executive
mansion and throughout the neighborhood. The
park and capitol we've again brilliantly illumnat-
| ed. In fact the whole city was blaze of light,
through the generous public spirit and hospitable
nature OF large number of private citizens, and
beautiful vista Of swaying colored lanterns
lined the streets round the park and those lead
/ ing to the governors residence,
! the ample lawn of which was bril-
liantly illuminated by means of locomotive
/ headlights and lanterns ingeniously arranged.
He received his guests In the east parlor. assist
| ed by Mrs. Rusk, Misses Ida and Mary Rusk and
! General John Eaton, United States commissioner
OF education, OF Washington, ID. C. The crowd,