New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-17
EDUCATORS ELECT OFFICERS.
AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION !
PRESIDENT GATES, OF AMHERST.

AN ADDRESS BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION by
PRESIDENT GATES. OF AMHERST.
Toronto ont July l6-The International Educa-
tOnal Association resumed its general meeting this
morning. The principal business was the election OF
officers, the following being chosen president Z. III.
Cook, Of New York secretary, II. w. Stevenson of
Kansas: treasurer j. VI. Greenwood, of Missouri;
first vice PRESIDENT W. r. Garrett Of Tenn ssec second
vice president, C. IL. Cemcr, of North Dakota; thiId
vice president, T. a. Ftra of Arkansas; fourth vice
president Z. O. Lye. of Pennsylvania vceprsldentS-
atlarge G. L. Osborne of Missouri J. H. Preston, OF
Mississippi Z. B. McIlroy, of oregon; W. H. Barthol-
omew, of Kentucky: Miss Nebraska CrOpsey OF In
diana William Beardshoar, of Iowa; Irwin SHEPPARD
of Minnesota, and A. p. Marble, Of Massachusetts.
Directors also elected to represent the different
States
In the evening President Merrill F. Gates, of
Amherst delivered an address on "1he Profession of
Teaching for Light and for Power" lie said in part:
The interest Of American life lies not in the bloody play
n war in piles Of architecture, nor in social iorms
bequeahed soried antquity-but In the noble strife
everywhere evident educate TO upft the m3sses we
believe in :he everyday people With Lincoln
ready 70 say: "GOd Almighty must think great
deal Of commonplace people or He never "Ouu nave "ue
many Of them 20 With us in the States and In Can
ada the industrial organization has replaced the military
We build railroads operate factories by .he help OF
those millions whom Europe keeps in arms ana
trains enforced ideness But in this peaceiul NE there
stn heroic contests be waged And this body OF
teachers represent :he assembled forces Of our party Iho
ultimate question between every two human beings says
Carlyle, sis, l Kill thee, canst Lou XII me-
Carried Of ideas this IS striking descrp
tion that energies The struggle
between ideas and righteousness on the one SIDE ana
stupidity and sin the other IS waifae mat never
ceases. Unless the Of ideas Kill stupidity into
higher life, stupidity viii Kill ideas.
II try the teachers work by economic tess, It's
value is manifest and is immcasuISb.e. When we take
into the educational system here represented
meeting that assemblies the continent this year repre-
sents 20 productive force does this assccat on
The difference worth society, 10 the STATE between
the stod unskilled. ignorant labofer who has known
pothing OF the up Of education, and the most inel
gent and p0bc.sped Of our citizenswho estimate
due credit the influence Of home and family
II st the school the system of education from lowest
grades highest Institutions which works this difference
There producers Of values teachers
Practically and manfestly to-day the question OF popular
education Is the all-nportsnt question The only hope
Tor the world in which popular government 10 prevail
lies In popular Intelligence and popular virtue
md goodness and In emboiyng these results Of cduea
ton In institutions, laws and governments To form IA
true highest object Of all teaching Since "duty
" the be daily praetsed since Professor
HUXLEY object Of education TO be 1.-THE ability
70 do the thing have 10 do when ought 10 be done.
SAether like DO 1t notthe Strengthening Of the