New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-21
ENDING THEIR CONVENTION
NATIONAL AID ASKED FOR COMMON
SCHOOLS.
TUE DEPARTMENT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF
REFLECTS ITS OFFICERS.


The closing day Of the Convention of the Depart
ment Of Superintendent Of the NaDnal Education
Association was MARRIED 10y earnest discussion OF some
important subjects. The mornings paper was on
" The General Government and Public Education
Throughout the Country 1t read by William I.
Harris, United states Commissioner OF Edueatlon who
said in part as follows
The Government should do nothing for the indi
yidud that does not lead and stimulate seif-help
From per cent Of our population living III eucS We
have come 10 80 per cent IN c!tIcs or suburbs IN
rural life small groups Of people are collected around
mon Of ar-o will power. The head farmer rules his
lie lnOws thoroughly the limitations ana powers "a
~ heBchmcn. lie furnishes them al theH dl'ecu I've
nwer for the management OF their lives. On the
oher hand the city lie isOlacs the Individual from
Tin direct personal control OF sT0ng-"llled part
arcial form TO the urban life makes strain on me
ndtdual which leads TO crime and INSANITY. 10
maxi the wcalug in moral or ntellectual power an
ndcendent person responsible for all his acts Is to
strait his powers of nervous energy. lie must COZ
stant rcadjust himself TO new circumstances. II
break town nerVously and become insane. IL wets
morally he is liable TO become criminal II nc
able TO stand the nervous training ne de'cioPo ~.
help and strength Of character. II IS evident tlal UP
most tmlortnt problem In education IN our country a.
present, IS die education of the raral population
Next 70 tie question % rural education II the dues
ton Of precision for The weaAlinS' ana liliatlI
people who lock 10 orr pucs ~ recruit NC 'riu,lai
and The insane cla.,c, and swell the paurer class.
The ruaf schools can be- improved only Nv more ilhdS
from the stat. "a, a whole. or nom the National ',oV
ernmcnt or rrom both. The wealth oi th" cites
must assist i the education OF the rural popHlallV
The states wi' thc largest rural population namely
most az the southern ~ltc-. aud f'w OF me Noferh
states. are nw collecting diproporuonaug . 80
state taxes III education. schools III ms 80
Nation Even lie states Themselves would nor GO
well to have a centralized direction over educaliVh.
They would do ven 10 leave the al nln''ral.o 1r Wv,
schools TO tle towns and local authoritc- ucrrV re-
tanning a por;lm Of the supervision. Ana ana rn,
rcrdic,nry A. orrc have feared: on the contrary
education /, the ,lv infllllbc medicine - Prevent "
Education produces solthrg' scI-icSPc''' '''' ''''
enterprise and FREE citizenship.
Superintendent j. W Dickinson. Of Massachusetts,
in beginning The discussion on Mr.. Har'is' paper
said in substance -
The true idea o. the state is that OF moral person y,
endowed with supreme civil powers 10 be eNcrc!-9d III
Ir0trtir tl cl,e iu the enjoyment ~ their natural
right, and IN establishing insutu'I'.o - trn state
their development a- citizens. The urj 81 inc o1svo
a. eyiS, is rscpar,hlc from it's .oycrcen'y in-utl
tions privaicy supported have o limited ana ever,
ancr, lfa ,,hu. no., ~ jlc state NAV be Immortal
and Change orly a. thcv Improve. 1t -hon.d be !lo
soyce.eatv Ok tac safe Another ady9ntaee Of uni M
To,Tn ~ tom Of pubic instruction In TIE common DC
voopmcnt OF d." p'up' ana o." Wel'.i' 81 scbonls
mn, thrr,. A trainiur o. TIE mind So e. THINK a. 20
discover tie truth, pcr 'puon OF tNc supreme ~,
90 GOOD The last oblcr VIII be accomplished by me
attainment a. the lr- two. WIN -h'h u''.I.e
,oed npul.ary good citizens assured 20 the state
General Thoma, j. Morgan, United states Commits
sloncr OF indian Affairs spoke Of the relations OF to
,.,.-,,r,cot 10 Indian education. in substance rs
follows
The cnrolmcn, OF these schools or the lat sch E
year Wa over Loco i4 s'ig pa, in ,hr rll,ary
schools. rhl- rr0cc-. -hpuH go ou and spread hy
Government or!cr an American nag J., nyns 4't ~
every Indian .choolA0uc e.. The pupils are 'autil W
consider Themselves american c.ulene, al Trey A'c
lately celebrated with great cnilu.I ISM ''' ~. H
y y. Of 'Hr Itc'e .,@ e" X,a hoitays when
the new tc,o-1pacd that Oh" lhdIan' al p''.4
Lalc were starving. thc bows Al Carlisle appropriated
Gff If isIr a.