The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-24
EDUCATION.
TIE NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AS
ISOLATION AT NASHVILLE.
The Subject Of UNCONVENTIONAL Schools
ELECTS Warm Debate-Methodso Of the
Catholic Church Denounced-Sishop
Keane Participates in the Discussion.

ELECTS Warm Oebate-Metnodso Of the
Catholic Church Denounced-Sishop
Keane Participates in the Discussion.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 1.-THE
second days session of the National
Educational Association was called TO
order at 9 o'clock this morning by Pres
ident Marble, with very large attend
ances of teachers and educators.
Henry A. Wise of Baltimore, read Il
paper upon the introduction of manual
training at the present time into the
public schools.
The question of denominational
schools was taken up, and Bishop John
J. keane of Washington was intro,
duced to the audience. He extended
the regrets of Cardinal Gibbons at his
inability to be present, and :rcad a pa
per prepared by the Cardinal on this
question: s'Shc uld Americans educate
their children in deaominational
scSoolSs''
Bishop Keane followed in an able
paper on the same subject, taking the
position that Christianity was the basis
of all true government and should be IN
culcated during the period when chill
dren were attending school. If the in
fuence of the church was beneficial IN
the family, it was also in the school.
Edwin D. Mead of Boston followed in
a alengthy paper, in which he said that
the arguments advanced by Cardinal
Gibbons in the magazines IN favor OF
non-interference of the State with the
family in the matter of education was
only a device to damage the States
authority in public opinion, to the end
that the Roman Catholic Church espe-
cia!ly could take charge when possible.
He said the plan Of the
RomiSh church vas to compel all Catho-
lies to withdraw their children from the
public schools 10 the parochial schools,
where they would be taught the doc
trines of the church. Such system, he
said, would not be tolerated ia Amer
ica
Bishop keane replied, and denied
Mead's assertion that the Pope or the
Roman Catholic Church was seeking tenn
poral power and control of the govern
ment.
Both addresses were forcible and
heartily applauded.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 1s.-Secre-
tary Garfield aroused much enthusiasm
in an appropriate speech informing the
Educational Association and President
Marble that a great-grandson OF old
ssHickory Jackson" was yesterday born
at The Hermitage, and the child had
been named "Albert Marble Jackson, ;"
in honor of the president of the associa-
ton. A committee composed of dele
gate from each State and Territory: and
Canada, was appointed to call upon Mrs.
James K. Polk and convey to her the re-
spects, congratulations and compliments
of the association. They will be re-
ceiyed at 4:30 this afternoon.
a committee was appointed to con-
slider the needs of the United States IN
the Bureau of Education and to memor-
ialize Congress on the subject.
The fifth session of the National Edu-
cational Association was devoted to the
further consideration of UNCONVENTIONAL
schools and the history Of education.
Hon. John Jay of New York submitted
a paper. He quoted Professor Dwight,
president of Columbia College law
school, s'that it was we'll settled, By de-
cisions of the leading States of the
Union, that Christianity is part of the
common law of the State.
B. A. Hinsdale of Michigan Univer-
sity said that the education of youth IS
more important as an element of clvili-
zation than the punishment of criminals;
that educational Institutions have ,1 been e.!
less studied than penal institutions oy
Others than professional educators.
W. A. Payne Of Nashville said that
education has become the function of
the State, and the general tendency is
toward universal education, supervised
and controlled by legislation.
S. G. Williams OF Ithaca, n. Y, read
an instructive paper on the history of
education and its value to teachers
W. q. Venable of Cincinnati traced
the growth of the schools in the Ohio
Valley.
George Rowland of Chicago read a
paper illustrating the value of oral reel.
tatioa in school instruction. Adjourned
till s p. %.
Secretary Garfield has been rendered
an important government position,
which he has declined in favor of his
work in the State University of Kansas.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 19.-The sew
enth session of the Educational AsSocia-
ton was opened at the Theatre Vendome
this morning with prayer by the Right
Rev. Bishop Keane. The committee on
Honorary members of the National As
sociation added the following names to
the roll: Mrs. President James K. Polk,
Gov. Robert L. Taylor of Tennessee;
John NJ. Lea, president of the HiStori-
cal Society of Tennessee; Hon. G. N.
Foggs, president of the Nashville Board
of Education, and Col. A S. Colyar of
Tennessee.
A paper on ssSound Blindness" de-
fined the term to be any disorder Of the
ear. The in6rmity was as universal as
color blindness and quite as important
to Be cured.
Charles Foster Smith of Vanderbilt
University condemned the ''promiscuouS
bestowal of honorary degrees by Ameri
can institution" There has been but
one honorary degree granted by Wander
bilt University.
Alexander Hogg of Texas said the
problem of the hour is to secure uni
versal suffrage and universal education.
He advocated national financial aid to
education in the South. A per capita debt
of $13 will not permit the South to meet
tho requirements of the hour. He also
urged absolute sectarianism in any
system of public instruction. The fam
;ly and the church, with SiX-sevenths Of