New-York tribune., 1891-04-23
lTEN WHO ARE REFORMERS.
WORK OF THE INSTITUTE OF CIvICS.
FOR GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND GOOD GOVERN


MENT.
The trustees of the American Institute OF GIVES
closed their sixth annual meeting in this city yeste
day at the Offices Of Warren IIigey No 12O Broadway
Reports were made by President Henry Randall Waite,
and by La Sale A. Maynard, secretary OF the press
department 1t announced that the latter depart
ment had secured the special cooperation Of leading
journals IN the different States to such an extent as
TO make il no longer desirable for the institute 10
issue a periodical of it's
Much attention given to plans to secure the
enlarged income required by the remarkable growth
Of the institutes work. the demands OF when It's
present unsalaried officers no longer meet. The
matter Of plans for securing the adequate financial
support required, by endowments or otherwise was
referred to the executive committee with power. The
members of this committee include .. B. POtter
Cephas Branerd, c. A. Maynard, James Stokes W. A.
WheelOck, the Rev DR.. w. III. DE Puy and henry
Randall Waite. Among the trustees, besides the
above are Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Strong,
Senators Hawley, Morrin, and James F. Wilson, Theo
dore W. Dwight, Andrew Carnegie, Noah Porter, John
Jaw President Gates, Of Amherst; General w. L.
Johnston, of New-Orleans w. W. Scarborough, of
Cincinnati; Chancellor II. NJ. MacCracken, Dr. William
IT, Harris, u. 3 Commissioner of Educauon; eA-UOV-
ernor Hugh s. Thompson, of South Carolina; Henry
PelIew and a. b. Hagner, of Washington, d. c.;
and Warren Higley of New York. suitable action
taken regarding the death Of Dr. Alexander
WincheIl Of Michigan University. President Waite,
in his annual address traced the history OF the
institution and referred 10 its aims and its work as
follows:
Patriotic citizens of all parties and creeds, viii
unite In assent " propositions LIKE these
FiIst-That the maintenance Of high ideals IN
affairs Of citizenship and government, Is essential TO
the welfare of the Republic; 10 maintain such
ideals, dependence must be had not upon accidental
conditions, but upon stable ana iorceiu lhnuehGes
which shall insure that degree OF character IN
telugence and faithfulness in civic relations which
ought Characterize those who are invested with the
powers of sovereignty.
second-1hat these influences must be largely educar
tonaI in character, must include schools OF every
grade, the press and the platform; private effort,
parental otherwise, and IN conjunction with these,
Thrd-That an institution, permanent in character,
National in scope, partisan in politics and religion,
and whose aim TO everywhere energize efcicnces
1or the right training of citizen citizen, and
to promote salutary legislation, will fulfil mission
upon the sympathies OF patriotic men and women.
The institute is controlled by thirty trustees,
elect their own successors. The immediate super
vision of it, affairs Is entrusted 10 It's president and
a faculty now numbering twelve members.
1t has departments Of work follows:
l. In connection with common schools, through
which il has secured increased attention to nstruc
odioers in every state several thousand elementary
schools and according 10 The Journal of Educar
are already giving systematic instruction in civcs.
,. college and professional school department,
professional schools, Whch make anhual reports 10
the Institute seven of these have established de-
mani
ia! department of the press, which commands
the cooperation, MEMBERS OF leading newspapers
:" A department of popular work, which has
corns Of lecturers numbering y-tve, including men
~ National reputation, who hold themselves in readi-
ness 10 deliver popular addresses opportunity and
convenience shall permit, upon vital questions re-
Iatjng TO affairs Of citizenship and government:
Tie business Educators Association of America has
made Itself an active auxiliary of the Institute with
a denarsnent devoted to the realization of its pur-
poses and seeks to secure the Introduction OF studies
relating to the duties Of citizenship in all OF tle bus,
mil n wit
III directors of the Institute through correspond
ence with state officials ana p2nInentt itahs Ics
ducfed i'm 1856. urged the Importance oi s1itaDn "a @
iaion for the protection Of the ballot and II may De
reasonably supposed that Iee esion Of the se3i
tribued not little to the cryslaH]Ms6oh ar ol te f
ment which subsequently secured the enactment ol
ballot reform laws a,oD4,r ,oodo for the estah-
usbment of new department. through winch uie III
stjtute shall the co0pelallon VI lc %
lie diffcccnt states in efforts T. promo" Wae "a
j caIcniaed TO afford other needed safeguards iof
the suffrage 10 more adeqlseN ,pIltgCL t uie -
Interests Of The citizens and the state IN other rpcc
The establishment OF snch department Is IN con,
temnation and many Of the abcSt Of statesmen ana
inritts in different states nave SiPhIheu ,heIr 'p'
,@I % tho nurDose and their willingness 10 aid IN
II sccomnsbment but the directors believe It nnvi>e
to entcr uDon this work-the successful direction OF
10 en"r uP'i iipvoive not only great wisdom and
~ sndence hut great labor-until adequate provision
HhH have been made for the prosecution Of work in
The president, from the inception Of the work 10
this time has devoted himself to tle direction OF t5
e1IairS Irtbout SALARY and those who have assisted
i the management Of the various departments IN tie
same patrioc spC have rendered self sacrhcing ser
,.alnabIe and however Willingly rendered are no
longer adequate. justice to great and growing w'rl
femseivcs 10 the direction Of lis affairs, Uequips a
iareer degree of practical cooperation the part Of
Us rn his end il is recommended that efforts be now
made 10 secure meetings IN all tine great centres oi
population lor te e pfeS ss,r b anu penanency
and increase the usefulness of the Institute.