The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-12
Lessons in National Pride
Urged as a Feature of
School Work.
PROF. LIE CoNTE ON EVOLUTION
Effect CT the Theory on Education
Ably Demonstrated by the
Californian.

session of the convention OF the National
Educational Association was devoted to
patriotic addresses. The general subject
under discussion was 1.-The Duty and OPP
portunity of the Schools in Promoting
Patriotism" and it provoked many en-
thusiastic expressions from the teachers,
which were warmly applauded.
The business of the day opened with the
report of the nomination committee, which
was unanimously adopted, the officers
chosen being: President, \. c. Dougherty
Of Peoria, H.; secretary, Irwin Shepard OF
Winona, Mimi; treasurer, |. c. McNeill
of Kansas City, Mo-; first vice-president,
n. NJ. Butler of New York. E. E. McElroy
of Portland, Or, was elected one of the
vice-presidents, and Earl Barnes of Stan
ford University the California director.
George H. Martin, supervisor of schools
of Boston, read paper on "New Standards
OF Patriotic Citizenship" He said:
The American idea of patriotism is the out
growth of centuries OF struggle for personal
and political freedom. Men have fought and
died to secure and defend what they have
called their rights.
So it has come about that our idea of g patriot
is Of man with sword, who loves his coun-
try and is willing to die for it. Recently there
has been a great revival of this sentiment. 1t
is important to know what is to become of this
sentiment. The idea that the only field for
patriotism to exhibit itself is in war or civil
CONFUSION, must give way. To educate youth
up to the new standard, we must study the
historic patriotism to learn the spirit which
underlay and prompted the deed-the spirit
of sacrifice of self for the public veal.
The first requirement for the new patriot is
sound manhood, personal integrity, righteous
ness. Independent and self-supporting pro-
ducers are needed from the top TO the bottom
of society. We need Il revival of the old sense
of personal responsibility. Men need TO feel
that to vote, to serve on juries and to hold
public Office at sacrifice OF personal interests
is to-day the highest patriotism. Personal in
terest and partisan prejudice must both give
way to the demand for clean, business-like adj
ministration of all public affairs
Joseph Baldwin OF Austin, Tex, followed
in brief address on Patriotism in the
Southland" He said that no section of
the country felt more love for the Republic
in its entirety to-day than the South. The
Southern people recognize that the cause
of the Confederacy is lost, and are glad
that it is so. They have problem before
them, the most serious that any people
ever had to solve. 1t is the education and
elevation to citizenship OF race degraded
by many generations of slavery and ignor-
ance. The people of the South have as
sumed the duty and are carrying it out.
He defended the restrictions put upon
the political liberty of the colored people,
asserting that as fast as they become edu-
Gated they are accorded their legal rights.
A. P. Marble, Superintendent OF Schools
of Omaha spoke on the Ethical Element
in Patriotism" Discussion was led by w.
H. Bartholomew, principal of the Female
High School, Louisville, KY, who spoke
the warmest love for his native land. He
did not want to be anything but an Ameri-
can citizen, and called upon the teachers
to make lessons in National pride promi-
nent in their schools.
C. B. Gilbert, Superintendent of Schools
of st. Paul, thought the schoolroom a
proper place to inculcate the lessons of
patriotism, and congratulated America on
the fact that her schoolteachers were her
most patriotic citizens.
]. r. Preston, State Superintendent of
Schools of Mississippi, made a thrilling
speech in regard to the patriotism of his
people. The schoolteaeher, he said, was
wiping out the differences and prejudices
between sections.
The session closed by the audience sing
ing America"
Work in the departments was continued
this afternoon. In the kinderga rten de-
partment a Comparison of the Educa-
tional Theories of Froebel and Herbart'
was discussed by Mrs. Eudora L. Mailman
of Washington and Frank NJ. McMurry of
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paper on 1.-The Faculty and Ministry of
Song; B. G. Gregory on "a knowledge
of the kindergarten indispensable to Pri-
mary Instruction"
Papers read in other departments were
as follows:
Elementary-"The Next Step in Our
Elementary Schools" DR.. J. NJ. Rice of
New York; discussion" James McGin-
Miss of Greensboro, KY.
Secondary department - First Year
Science in High Schools, Its Possibilities
and Difficulties" two papers; Biology"
o. S. Scott of Chicago; Physical Geogra-
ply" Edward L. Harris of Cleveland;
ethical instruction Through Sociology"
B. G. Mathews of Newark, n. j.
Higher Education-"O Organization of the
University of Toronto" W. H. Fraser of
Toronto; "The Future Organization of
Higher Education in America" Richard
T. Ely of the University of Wisconsin.
Music-"The Mechanics of Music and
the Brain of Music, " Theodore H. Johnson
of Cleveland, Ohio; Vocal Harmony-a
plea for an oral language with which to ex-
press our thoughts in music" H. e. Holt
of Boston, Mass; "obligation of boards of
education and of the State to provide for
the best development of children in the
public schools" w. T. Townsend of
Pueblo, Colo. "a lesson in time, tone,
lengths showing methods of teaching and
drill" n. L. Glover of Akron, Ohio.
Manual and industrial-"A plea for the
systematic extension of industrial work
from kindergarten to grammar schools"
Miss NJ A. Pinney of New Haven, Conn. !;
industrial Training as Applied to Indian
Schools" r. II. Pratt of Carlisle, Ia.
Child Study-President' address, W. L.
Bryan, Bloomington, Ill; report of State
committees; addresses by NJ. v. O'Snea,
Mankato, MINI. Earl Barnes, Menlo Park,
Cal.
Herbart Club-Papers: "The Problem
of Concentration, Frank Nj. McMurray,
Buffalo: ga proDosed co-ordinate