The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-06

1t more healthful. More attention could
be given to physical culture, with
out which no city school is perfect
sound and cultured mind In healthy and we'll
trained body, both controlled by an educated
moral nature, should be tee end sought by every
teacher for every pupil and every child in
city shonld be pupil in some school until the
time for him to take upon himself his life work;
and between the school and the home child's
time should be 30 completely occupied that there
would be no opportunity for street education.
But some say this will be too expensive. Is 1t
not rather true economys Is not true and lib
eral education cheaper to the community than
ignorance7 The productive power of an edu-
Gated man is more than SO per cent greater than
that of an uneducated man, and he adds that
much to the tax duplicate But in this
country the great oyerShadowlng reason for
universal education is the difference in value of
the educated and uneducated vote; here the
safety of society rests the intelligence of the
voters. Without intelligent voting popnla-
ton we can have 40 stability to our g>vern
ment and without stability property is almost
without value.
What if rich man can educate his children
more cheapy at private schools and then leaves
his chldren's properly to be voted away by an
ignorant majority2 1t were far better for his
children that he should spend ten times the
amount of money and educate all the children
with wiser and more comprehensive education
than anything yet undertaken. An education
where the body we'll as the mind shall be edu-
Gated; where the moral nature well as the in
telectual shall be cultivated where the poor
mans child stands on equality with the child
of the rich; in free schools, with free books and
free tools with which to learn the fundamental
principles of any occupation he may choose. 1t
IS far cheaper for the state, which Is only an
aggregate of families. to educate its children
than to care for them as men and women in jails
and reformatores, aid as paupers
Manufacturers who employ childlabor in cities
are overwhelmed during school vacations with
applications from parents for employment for
their children; something to keep them off OF the
street wages no object" is very often the ex-
preston. In the country steady occupation
is not so Important the child can be
more safely left to his own inclinations, while
in the city the evil is before him at every turn
and the teachers of the street system are ever
ready to fill any vacant space in his mind with
evil thoughts, and to train his eye to evil sights
and his hands to wrong doing. His education is
constantly going on in one direction or another.
1t is cheaper for the community to see to 1t that
it is moving In the right direction.
But there is higher side to this quettion than
the economic side. 1t is the duty of every
parent to see that his child has the best possible
development of oil his faculties, physical as well
as mental. Cities are aggregations of families
organized for mutual help and protection Many
families unable either by accident or in
capacity, to give to their children suitable educa
ton; hence, the organization of public schools,
free schools-the most democratic institution the
world has ever known
To you gentlemen of the Board Of School
Commissioners, is intrusted the duty of guard
ing, protecting and improving that institution,
May God give you wisdom and power to do it
wisely.
At the close of the address the board ad-
iourned, which was followed by Mr.. Bingham
taking the chair. pending the organization of
the new board All of the members were
present-H. Bramberger, j. Frenzel, Dr.
Henry Jamison, Dr. Albert Baker, j. j. Bng
ham, August Kuhn. Frederick Klein, E. l..
Williams, G. Vonnegut, j. B. Conner and j. FL.
Greenstreet; the new members being Jameson,
Baker, Williams, and Klein.
j. B. Conner was elected president on the sec
ond ballot. the first resulting, Conner g. Jameson
4, Vonnegut l; and the second. Conner T. Jane
son 2, Vonnegut l, scattering l. For treasurer
the vote stood. first ballot, John P. Frenzil g.
August Kuhn g. DR.. Jameson l, and blank l.
Mr.. Frenzel declared elected. Dr. Albert
Baker was chosen secretary, he receiving
Miss Emma Ridenour, as assistant secretary, FL.
c. Hendrickson as building and supply agent
and Misc Frances III. Martin as clerk to the
superintendent of schools, were reelected with
out opposition.
Mr.. Kuhn offered motion that President
Conner be continued the two committees
with which he did much efficient service as a
member of the old board This was carried
unanimously
Mr.. Klein moved to suspend the rules in or
der to reduce the committee salaries from six
to FIVE members This will be considered at the
next meeting. For the time the committees
will remain as they are. The board then adj
journed