The herald., 1895-07-12
The National Educational Asso-
citation Hard at Work
THE ETHICS OF PATRIOTISM
The Battlefield Not the Place for Its
Display
Of the Theory Of Evolution on
Education

DENVER. July 1.-THE National Ed
ucational association today elected the
following officers:
President, Newton O. Dougherty OF
Peoria. Ill. FIRST vioe-president, Nicholas
Murray Butler Of New York; second vice
president, Mrs. A. J. Peavey, of Denver
third vice-president, W. H. Bartholomew
Of Louisville; fourth vice. president, N.
@. Schaefer of Harrisburg; fifth vice.
president. W. N. Sheats of Tallahassee,
Fla; sixth vice-president. Henry Saoin
Of Des Moines. Ia; seventh vice-presi-
dent. E. E. McElroy, Of Portland. Ore. ;
eighth vice.president Z. q. Pierce OF
Beatrice. Neb.: ninth vice-president,
Henry r. Pattengill of Lansing. Mich. /;
tenth vice-president, r. n. Halsey of
Oshkosh. Wis.,; eleventh vice. e-president.
I. A. Lewis of Ogden twelfth vice-pres-
dent, Estelle Reel of Cheyenne; secfe-
tary, IRWIN Shepard Of Winona, MINI j.
treasurer. I. G. Mcneil OF Kansas City,
Mo.
Ethics OF Patriotism was the title of
an address delivered in the forenoon by
A. p. Marble, of which the following is
a synopsis:
First-The word patriotism is derived
from root that signifies to protect and
in its secondary sense to feed. To protect
and to provide was at first exercised by
the patriarch or father Of the family.
Second-Wiith the growth of families
this fundamental idea was extended to
the triSe or gems; and
Third-After further extension the idea
embraced the several peoples OF the same
origin and language; till finally,
Fourth--The idea has come to embrace
great nations with a common interest.
FIfth-With the spread of civilization
with this idea of patriotism has taken
broader meaning. From families OF in
dividuals or races we now consider fami-
lies Of nations; and what first embraced
only people of one family, now embraces
humanity. The original idea was essen
TALLY selfish in a narrow sense. Gradu-
ally the idea has broadened, but it has
been and still is essentially selfish. The
extended notion of patriotism has grad
ually become more altruistic and its
future development will still further de-
velop the altruistic idea.
Already there is community OF edu-
Gated. enlightened. broad-.ninded men.
whose patriotism embraces the whole
world of man. while holding warmer
place in thir hearts for the country in
which they live 1t is the duty of schools
to cultivate this broad, all com pretending
patriotism.
The paper was discussed by W. H. Bar
tholomew. Louisville; G. B. Gilbert, st.
Paul. Mimi, and J. r. Preston. state
superintendent Of Mississippi. All agreed
that the battlefield was not the place for
q display of the truest patriotism, and
that one OF the highest moral duties ofthe
teachers was that OF intoxicating love of
home and native land. School house
patriotism was uniting all sections of the
nation. The morning session closed with
the singing OF America by the audience.
In the afternoon the departments held
sessions at the different churches and
school buildings. Distinguished. educators
read papers, amongst whom was Earl
Barnes of the Stanford university, on
Child Study.
Professor w. J. Whiteman, Denver with
a class OF fifty little children. entertained
the various departments with an exibi-
tion of chorus work.
The educational press association fwas
organized here today with the following
officers: A. 4. Winship. New England
Journal Of Education. president; William
G.. Smith, School Education. secretary !;
George r. Brown, Public School Journal
treasurer.
The next regular meeting will be in
February at Jacksonville, Fla.
The evening session opened with music
by the. choir Of the Broadway Christian
church, Vice-President W. H. Bartholo-
NEW occupying the chair. @. W. Badeen
presented the report OF the COMMITTEES on