The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-07-12
THE TEACHERS.
Closing Day Of the National Educational
Association.

Closing Day Of the National Educational
Association.
81. PAUL, July 1l.-Durine the afternoon
the various departments of the National
Educational association met for the last
time this year. The kindergarten depart
ment elected president for the year, Mrs.
Eudora Mailman, of Laporte, Indiana. H.
8. Jones, of Pennsylvania, was elected pres
ident of the elementary schools. The gen.
eral topic of the high school as finishing
school was considered by the secondary
educational department.. II. Lee Sellers,
Of Texas, and James H. Baker, of Colorado,
read papers on the general topic, and 9TH
ers followed on special divisions. The ool-
lege department considered the question of
college administration and the matter of
raising the standard Of colleges in general.
Committee reports we're heard by the de-
partment of industrial education and man.
ual training. Lewis McLouth, of Bookings,
y. D., was elected president. Hon. Aaron
Cove, Of Denver, read a paper before the
music department., advocating music as a
and the placing of it on the same ground
with arithmetic and all other branches.
Judge Gumby. of the Louisiana supreme
court, delivered an interesting address to-
night on the race problem, which, he said,
concerns not only the south but the whole
country. 1t will not settle itself. It must
not be left alone. It demands brave thought
and determined action if We would solve it
by bloodless revolution. All troubles in the
south arise from political jealousy of the
negroes and from the fear of the whites
that the negro rule will be restored and
utterly destroy the newborn progress of
the south. The true solution of
a Sra$
basis lies in the restriction Of
suffrage and the only just restriction is an
educational qualification. If the negro was
enabled to exercise the right of suffrage in
telligently all danger and apprehension of
race trouble would cease. This qualifica-
ton should be adopted by the general gov.
erment and the same government should
give the negroes the means of education
to qualify them for the burdens and re-
probabilities of citizenship which the gov
eminent placed on them to subserve its own
ends. Public education is peculiar and the
grandest distinction of the American nation
and it ought to be put into the national
partisan in the presence of this grave issue;
should throw aside all temporary
0xpodient and adjust the question on q
basis just and fair and safe to both races.
At the last session tonight Prof. Baker,
Of Colorado, presented the report of the
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moral training in the public schools; re-
commend the investigation of the White
Cross League literature; endorse the Amer
can humane society; advocate teaching
The ethics of politics; approve compulsory
education to limited extent; commend
United States Commissioner Morgan's plans
for Indian school lands; endorse land grants
for colleges; demand the repeal Of all i'm
portant duties on books. The resolution
spelling reform was referred to
special committee, to report next year.
President J. c. Price. of Livingston col
lege, Salisbury, N. O., delivered an address
On education and the race problem. Mr.. Price
is a negro and an eloquent one. He argued
that negro freedom would never be COM
plete until the negro became educated. The
solution of the problem is the granting to
The negro of all the civil rights to which he
10 entitled as member of the human fami- |
y. The race problem is the natural outcome
If environment and change must be made
in the character of environment, while the
education of the poor negroes and poor
whites in the south should not be neglected. |
President Garfield made brief closing |
;alk, turning over the gavel to the new
president, w. r. Garrett, who spoke for
moment and then the thirty fourth annual
Of the national educational as |
|OciQtiOp adjourned |