New-York tribune., 1896-11-28
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.
AN IMPORTANT GATHERING IN PHILA,
DELPHIA.
DELEGATES FROM A LARGE NUMBER OF COZ
LEGEs AND PREPARATORY SCHOOLS PRES
ENT-PRESIDENT MACKENZIE'S AD-
DRESS ON DEMOCRACY IN
EDUCATION"

ENT-PRESIDENT MACkENZlE'S AL
DRESS ON DEMOCRACY IN
EDUCATION"
pbiadspbia Nov T-The tenth annual conven.
ton of the Association Of Colleges and Preparatory
Schools Of the Middle States and Maryland began
to-day I'm Houston Hail. on the grounds OF the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania. 1t will end Tomorrow
night Delegates from over fifty colleges ana
eighty preparatory schools are In attendance. to-
gether with we'll l-known physicians and leading edu.
Gators from all parts Of the country. The gatneI.
ing Is OF such Importance that the local schooi
authorities decided to have no sessions In etner
the High or Normal schools to-day, to enable the
heads Of these institutions and the corps Oh IN
structors to attend the convention.
A short meeting Of the Executive Committee pre-.
ceded the regular session. Vice-Provost Fullerton
OF the University Of Pennsylvania delivered an ad-
dress of welcome. TO which President Mackenzie Oh
the association responded. The hrst regular
sneaker was Professor II. Morse Stephens OF Cor
nell University who read a paper entitled 'snah
Historical Studies Be a Necessary Part OF college
Entrance Requirements" The paper was ois-
cussed by Professor John B. McMaster. Of the Uni
versitv OF Pennsylvania: Professor Lucy NJ. Bal
mon of Vassar College, and {. a. Herrick' Oh the
Philadelphia Central High School.
Professor Ira Remsen, Of Johns Hopkins Cniver'
stv read q paper on High School Science Studies
as a Part Of the Preparation for Coiiese' ana II
was discussed by Professor George F. Barker. OF
the University of Pennsylvania, and u II. Ciark' Oh
the Brooklyn (N. W Boys High school. MI
Clark took issue with Professor femseh anu cliu'
csed his pa per In caustc way. AFTER saying tnat
49, .naaLer had correctly given the facts In saying
mot he knew little about the subject from personal
knowledge he added that although h'gh schoois
are often the feeders Of the colleges the latter are
NOT dependent on them for their attendance. Inc
high school as view It," he continued. rs school
where those students may attend VINO desire
Lrou,ledoe of the higher branches but who cannot
take a collegiate course. II Is with this end IN
view that the studies are arranged on the system
now generally In use
This closed the morning session. and after
luncheon the afternoon was devoted 10 conference
on college Entrance Requirements
This evening the delegates gathered in the Girls
Normal School where addresses were delivered by
DR. James c. Mackenzie on "Democrac. In Educa-
ton" and by President Charles W Eliot Of Har-
ward University on Three Years Residence for the
Il. A. Degree"
DR.. Mackenzie spoke in part as follows:
The eminent French economist. NJ Leroy Beaulieu,
has endeavored TO nd the cause OF our recent social
upheaya in our educationa condition. isc'armg tnat
culture should be given have failed because Of the
unequal qualifications OF teachers inadequate pro-
and especially because OF the limited number Of pa-
pills who reach complete the course OF study This
DO with the results deplored in Kansas where the
er,,y is only twenty in ,noG,snd and n
the economic heresy IL noticeaby bad "a
Of The ot H5 ni al ab5" S
trance examinations is to suggest ma, our H.ost
OF the Nation that these schools need heir friendly
encouragement and cornse. And fundamental TO all
imperative need Of which has been sarnsly revealed
TO all lovers Of our country. can be attained manly
rected l do not forget that here ami here college
men have already done much in ne direction sns. r.
ges,ed. A capital gain was made when In The Middle
States the colleges and schools We're united IN ins
vigorous association. whose annual meeting Al Eas.
proved such an inspiration - teachers IN our
grammar schools. high schools and acaie mics The
ties and colleges and the halfdozen chars of peda
gogy TO he found In our 400 colleges are leavenIns
petsonal ef Work and influence OF Presidents Eliot Gi-
man. Low. Angel. Hall, Schurman and Others speak
eoauently Of the possibilities OF the colleges IN the
A. the mighty cathedral needs the impulse. and
direction of the gifted archi,ec. does eiaca-
tional system need trained guidance, the unfa.ling
We see? 1t is rare that a collcge-brei man is FOUND
on the Board Of Education or IN The prnclpalsh'R .;
II looking to graduates OF our normal schools
for the supply OF principals and supcrlntenienis. we
accommodate but one-four,h OF the ooOro rhers.
What should think II similar facts existed with
regard the training OF our law. medical or heolog-
ical students? one result OF this state OF affairs
me absence. the non-cxstence OF profcSsih9onoa o
body Of teachers for the great mass OF our l'"'""
When We consider ha! our educational system - n, !:
least sixty years old the progress made IN al ihat
Is vital is disappointing and challenges very serious
SS M our or src S
! is too unfaing Of ncompetency. OF the hlsnting
sUay psn o5 po1 IN the @ lie Of u the Schools and Of
apathy on the psr' Of me Puoe 10 ,,n MS o %on fS
cent victims who have been sacrificed. meaning OK
Fortunately there is in the country single cd
ucatonal centre. our higher institutions OF lfi, ii
ing are found wherever there are people ,hey
forget that but per cent OF all school '. ~.
dren reach the high school. and but per cent tne
| Nor he
that they and all their equipment are IN saC, ,a
by tho history OF their endowments Packer. Par;
dee. Green. Rose. Stanford Low and Harrison a'cS 20
learning because they were lovers Of their coun-
Try And YET II 40 OF our 40 COLLEGES were J., 10.
Gated in Africa they could scarcely have done The
COLLEGE professors and presidents whose personal
exerted in this vast work OF educating one.fourth
o. all the population can be counted on am ne Wth
liberal education began to write and 10 speak n
and ron rsSrn sS rSs soo ona
The mere crumbs from our college lectures con. ~
the fundamental matters at issue. that labor =, -
steadily gaining more and giving less tna'; - ~ ~
a' aly than population: that after all there are
only co all told for each family IN TINS srnforn
the Wild schemes OF Anarchy impossible; that
to be Of any use 10 civilization M mus hoard
that society will always be divided by natural linsi
taste personal habits mental ra ;ba, neither man
| nor God would or could make II otherwise ,s
| An impulse to this kind OF public influence coui"
he given by tho establishment In every nign sd sda
university OF department mot chair, OF prsd pruad
| goqy with at least four or ive specially raineu.
men Statistics might be secured TO suggest ,,S ma
there lawyers and doctors tnan IN IN 6ns nscea
in the schools OF the country large numner ces ..
| them are most inspiring and quite as remunere,
| tive as the law In Philadelphia or medicine IN Wv
York The lecture courses In history ana econons
| ics and the baccalaureate sermon should ehIorcS
| The truth more frequently that In democracy
| the smagam between man and man Is not A'"'
| shin nor caste, but fellow citizen
Andrew 8. Draper. OF the University Of illinois,
| also made address.