Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-07-30
woMAN's DEP ARTMENT.
MABEL H. poMERoY, EDITOR.

There are certain critics who have
asserted that the God Of the Ameri-
can people is their common schools
In a republican form of government,
the influence Of such schools must OF
necessity be great and their msinten-
ance and improvement matter OF
national Importance. 1t is also true
that the mass Of people have been
more sentimental than practical on
the school subject. The newer ten
dency to substitute investigation for
oratory on the subject is a most pleas
ing "slgn of the times" to the optl-
mist, 1t has been largely an Illus
tration of the old Athenian worship OF
an unknown God" and the idol has
received some rough handling as a
result of the searching interest OF the
last five years. During this month OF
July there are countless schools IN
session with hundreds and thousands
of teachers in attendance Almost
every college of note now throws its
doors wide open during the summer
months, and at other places teachers
gather for study and discussion along
the lines Of pedagogy. 1t is because
they feel the demand of the public
for better work, for professional train
ing. The great city of New York
was at last drawn into the current OF
popular sentiment and executed radi-
cal changes and reforms in its public
school system. 1t gives the public
schools standing when a salary OF
$4,000 is offered for an educational
expert, and when an educator like
DR.. Gilman Of Johns Hopkins would
contemplate leaving the classic heights
of a University presidency for the
position of a school superintendent.
We have taken too much for granted
in regard to our schools, and wave
of popular interest that Is practical
IS we'll as progressive should sweep
over every town in the lsnd.-E@.
NV
"The Biennial Terror Of it's own
constituents" has again made its ap-
pearance with the presidential cleo
tion, it is accompanied with an I'M
usual nervous strain augmented by
the excitement in regard to our re-
lations with England and Spain, AL
80 another event that is quite as
momentous to our country is the
coming Pan American congress.
Ecuador has issued a call for such a
congress to meet in the city Of Mexico
on August 10. 1t is to be great
assemblage Of all the republics Of
North, South, and Central America.
The circulars issued, call, and puts
great stress on the Importance Of
sending suitable delegates in these
words. 'By so doing greater respec-
liability shall be acquired; conflict
shall be avoided; and peace between
republics and the other nations Of the
world shall be secured" The United
States by virtue of its power and i'm
portance as the first republic not only
of America but of the world, will nat
urallY be leader in such gathering,
and the doctrine of arbitration has
been very thoroughly discussed in
the United States And this meeting
is vitality important to the business
interests of the United States, and af-
fords us a moral and political oppor-
tunltY that is not to be neglected,
NV
The coming Presidential campaign
will be one principle, and the business
of the rascally politician will be sus-
pended, they will not catch and "fool
the voter non essentials and distract
his attention from what is lmportant."
"Our money and our tariff" are two
things that cannot be lightly thought
Of, and the struggle of the coming
campaign will pass into history with
dates never to be forgotten.