The morning call., 1890-07-11
STATE And SCHOOL.
Papers Read Before the National EduCd-
tiOnal Association.

ST. PAUL, July 10.-The third days ses-
sion of the Educational Association was
called to order promptly. Another i'm
mense crowd was present. The Committee
on Nominations reported in favor of Will
lam R. Garrett of Nashville as President
Among the Vice Presidents are J. NJ Baker
of Denver and E, S. McElr0y of Salem,
Oregon. The Secretary is E. II. Cook of
New Brunswick. n. j., and Director is
chosen from each State represented in the
convention.
Archbishop Ireland Of St. Paul read the
first paper on the topic State and
Schools Union Between Them Impossi-
ble?" In the opening speech he declared
his loyalty to the Constitution. He said he
upheld the parish school, but would have
all schools State schools. The imparting
of instruction to the child primarily was
the function of the parent. The State in
tervenes whenever the family could or
would not do the work needed. He uDre-
Servedly favored State laws making in
struction compulsory. Instruction was so
much needed by each citizen for his own
sake and for that of society. That
father who neglected to provide for
his child's instruction sinned against
society, and it behooved the State
to punish him. OF course, he said, a
parent enjoyed the right to educate his
child in manner suitable to himself, pro-
ylded always the education given in this
manner sufficed for the ulteriOr duties of
the child toward himself and society. The
compulsory laws recently enacted in cer-
tain States Of the Union were Objectionable
only in a few Of their individual clauses.
The State school, he said. tended to the
elimination Of religion from the minds
and hearts OF the youth of the country.
This was his grievance against the State
schools OF to-day. There could be no re-
ligious teaching where the principle of nom
Seetarianism rules. 1t followed then that
child would grow up in the belief that re-
ligiOn was of minor Importance and re-
ligious Indifference would be his creed. The
State need not teach religion, but for the
sake OF its people and for its own sake it
should facilitate and permit the action of
the church but 1t hindered this action. As
a solution of the difficulty he would per-
meate the regular State school with the re-
liginn of the majority of the children of the
land, be 1t as Protestant as Professionalism
could be, and would do as they do In En-
gland-pay for secular instruction given in
UNCONVENTIONAL schools according to the
results; that is. each pupil passing eXamn-
alton before the State officials, and in full
accordance with the State programme,
would secure to his school the cost OF his
tuition of the pupil in the State school. In
conclusion, the Archbishop protested
against the charge that the schools of the
nation have their enemies among Catholics.
The Catholics were loyal to the country and
demanded Christian State schools.
Oscar II. Cooper, State Superintendent of
the Schools of Texas. read the next paper
on the same general subject. Cooper held
that compulsory education laws contravene
the fundamental idea which is dominating
the development of American institutions,
viz: the minimum of the law thoroughly
enforced with a maximum of freedom,
rather than compulsory laws. be favored
better schools.
general discussion on the subject of
compulsory laws was participated in by
Hon. Aaron Cove of Denver. Hon. James
o. Pierce of Minneapolis, Superintendent
McElroy Of Oregon and STATE Superintend-
ent Thayer of Wisconsin. This afternoon
Commissioner of Education Paris deliv-
cred an address to the Normal Department
Oh the difference between normal and high
school methods.
The Art Department elected Mrs. Hannah
d. johnson Carter of New York President
for the coming year; Mrs. Lillian Jacobs of
Rockford. H.. Vice-P President, and Pro-
fessor Collins of Denver Secretary.
Professor Alexander Nlnchell OF Mlchl-
gan University advocated an early educa-
tion in geology before the Department on
Elementaries Education, and Gustav Gut
tenburg of Pittsburg followed with paper
on the science of training in the primary
and grammar departments, while Miss Tut
willer of Alabama told of prison schools in
mining camps.
The main topic at the evening session was
"The Place and Function Of the Agricul-
tural College" Papers we're read by d.
l.. Keihle OF Minnesota and Lewis Nc
Louth Of South Dakota.
While this meeting was in session, the
alumni of many of the colleges and uniVer-
sites were meeting in social reunion.