The herald., 1894-09-25
partisan PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Mrs. Galpin's Address at Unity
Church
On the American System of Ed
ucatiOn.
Tho Single Takers Devote an Evening to
the Confederation OF Popular
Education-rax Dis-
cussioD.

On in gitation of the Single Tax club
Mrs. Kate Upper Galpin spoke last
night at Unity church on the Public
Schools.
The single takers turned out in full
force, and the other citizens appeared
in number sufficient to fill every avail
able seat.
In introducing Mrs. Galpin Ralph E.
Hoyt, president of the club, said:
Much has been spoken and written con-
cerning the proper sphere of woman. Phlloso-
pliers and statesmen of all ages have widely
differed on this question. But TO my mind IL
is very easily so,yed. And without presuming
to speak for anyone but myself, will take oc-
casion to sny that the proper sphere OF woman
is whetever she can do the mott good for her
self and for the human race. Applause
Therefore no legal obstacle should ever be
paced in the way of her moral, social and in
tsllectual advancement. She should be free to
compete with man in every field of enterprise
and usefulne s for which she is adapted, and
that, too. without reference to the cold con-
ventionslsms of society or the i'm pertinent
mutterings OF Mrs. Grundy Yes; woman
should be as free as man to think and act and
to win prizes in the battle OF iife-even though
her ambition may sometimes rise as high as
the superinendency of public schools. APP
paese. Thit audience wlu be addressed by q
gifted lady, who appears not as Democrat,
Republican, Popu. ist or q partisan under any
other name, but simply as an educator; one
whose heart and head and hands have for
years bean devoted TO the cause OF education.
And whatever may be her views upon he
special phase of education advocated by this
organization, she Will entertain you with gems
of thought expressed in language pure aud
forcibe. ! Ia Ike gseat pleasure in Introducing
the non -pactlsan candidate for county super
inteDuent of schools.
Mrs. Galpin began with brief refer
ence to the old-time school and short
discussion of the place which the pub
lie school occupies in the American
system.
The public school, she insisted. is not
q charitable institution, and it's aim is
not, as is go frequently insisted, to give
educations to boys and girls too poor to
pay for the benefits conferred upon
them. The aim of the public school is
to make good citizens; and with q clear
understanding Of his duty to the state,
and an honest desire to do that duty
will show himself or herself not an OBJ
ject of government charity, but Q most
earnest and competent supporter of the
government of which ne or she is the
product.
Speaking OF the things to be taught in
the public schools, the speaker depre-
Gated the teaching of partissnism or
sectarianism. Party issues are tempo
rary by the time the pupil of today is
ready to enter political life, most OF the
questions now agitating statesman and
politician will be settled, and new ques-
tions will be pressing for solution.
Questions OF sect and doctrine will
never be settled in the minds of men.
Therefore, such questions must be left
to the pupil himself to decide. and the
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training and that teaching will en-
able him to think clearly. Give TO the
public school pupil that power of clear,
accurate and fearless thought. unbiased
by bigotry and undistorted by partisan
chip, and the conclusions to which that
pupil will arrive when he or she shall
come to take part in community life.
will not be inconsistent with the perpe-
tuity OF the government whose great
ness depends altogether upon the intel
ligence OF her citizens.
Mrs. Galpin was listened to with close
attention, broken only by the hand
clapping by which the audience ex-
pressed its appreciation OF especially
telling points. At the conclusion of the
address, when the applause had SUBJ
sided, the audience enthusiastically ten
dered the lady q vote of thanks for her
present tation of the subject.
After the lecture OF the evening the
single tax came in for lively discus
sion. A number OF questions were asked,
and answers came from every corner of
the room by single takers; among them
were Clarence A. Miller, I. B. Woods,
Marvin W. Conkling, Ralph E. Hoyt. 6.
Byron Welcome, A. ]. Gregg, candidate