The National tribune., 1896-11-05
nrrAnrnENr OF ILLINOIS.


State.
By the way, Department. President Mary E
McCauley has done wise thing in appointing
correspondent in her own home city, In order
that she may be in cloSStouch with Depat1
ment work.
Past President Cochenonr. of Olney, took an
orphan child to the Soldiers Home at Normal
She reports everything IN good order. win
over 400 children. She SAYS not one OF them
was sick while she was there, which SPEAKS
well for the Home.
The unyailing of the Soldiers Monument at
Galesburg took place Oct. Z. The Department
President made very affecting address.
Department Inspector, Jennie Bross, OF Chi-
cago, ILL.,, inspected Oney Corps, 20. She spoke
very highly of the Corps.
On behalf of the Corps, Department PRESIDENT
McCauley presented her with jewel box and
whisk broom. She made very impressive al
dress, followed by members Of the Post IN
spector Bross then responded She spoke prin-
cipally to the Post, but touched the heartS OF
all. Later banquet was rendered TO all pres
emf, followed by singing, and merry Time was
| enjoyed by all.
Col. John Lynch was elected Camp Master
for the ensuing year at the southern Illinois
District Reunion, held at Marion, Ill
Department President Mary E. McCauley and
Department Secretary Myrtle B. McCauley have
accepted invitations to all parts OF the Stalo on
official business The Department President
lorville, and Marion.
INDIANA DISTRICT CONVENTION.
Lou Semens Hadley, Lafayette, Ind sends
| An interesting account of the sixth annual Con-
| vention of the Second District, Department of
Indiana. W.RC, held in GAR. Hall, Lafay.
cite, Ind.
The following officers officiated: Pres, Agnes
Perry, Goodland; S. V.-P., Sarah Horn, BON
| Vile; J.V.-P, Lima Warner, Fowler; Chap, Ella
White, Lafay cite; Guard, Jennie Osborn, Mount
Lebanon Assistant Guard, Rebecca Oilar. La
fayette; Con-, Belle jenkins, Delphi; Asst
| Con-, Mrs. Goodwin, Kokomo; Treas. Jane
Harris Boswell Sec., Clara Griggs Goodland;
| Asst Sec, Kate Campbell, Frankfort; Coun-
cilor, Mary d. Travis; Press Reporter, Lu Sc
mems Hadley.
The meeting was opened by the Chaplain.
| After the reading of the 23d Psalm and prayer,
Mary A. Simms, Department. President; Me.
LISA Caylor Past Department. President ana
National Aid; Eliza j.. Crisler Past Depart
dent, were announced and received Dy Ooh-
vention with salute.
President Celia Brodwick. of Marsh Is. lay
lor Corps, Lafayette, delivered a fine address OF
welcome, which was ably responded to by Presl-
dent Maria Schlater, of Logansport.
The roll-call showed nine Presidents. IA Past
| Presidents, and 35 delegates in attendance
! Reports were made from the Corps OF CraW-
fordsville Logansport. Rensselaer,. Winamac
Kokomo, Fowler, Stockwel Boswell. Goodand,
Jerome, Pittsburg Morocco and Marsh b. lay
Tor and John A. Logan Corps, of Lafayette, each
giving encouraging accounts OF sheir work on
behalf of patriotic teaching aud the better OBJ
servance of Memorial Day.
Dinner and supper were served by the women
of the First Presby terrain Church. In the course
of the afternoon the ritn1bwas well exemplihed
by Marsh B. Taylor CoFps.
The choice of desgatesto Department Con-
venton resulted in the selection Of Agnes Per-
~, presiding officer as delegate, and Maria
Schlater, of Loganspoft, as alternate.
PATRIOTIC TEACHING.
The following extract from May Wright
Sewalps Lecture on Education gives an encour-
aging view of the growth, of the high school,
in connection with the University Extension
movement:
DR.. William T. Harris, who as student of
our educational system, has no peer, has said
that not many years ago,the high school almost
prevented higher education, BECAUSE consd-
cred as the last step in the educatien OF the
average man and woman, the average man and
woman came to consider it the highest step
and the self-conceit and arrogance engendered
i by it. shut off as it was from higher culture,
instead of being an ayss.::e to higher culture,
rendered the subjects of. high school training
almost impervious to the influences OF the
higher culture.
The tendency to relate the high schools and
secondary schools to the University has broad
ened into the tendency to carry the direct in
fuence Of the University outside Of its walls
through the establishment of University tx
tension centers. The theory of the University
Extension movement is that by 1T the resources
| of the University can in some small degree be
made available to young people who cannot
afford residence at the University. and also to
mature men and women who may indeed nave
had University training and may, through
the work of a CENTER carry on modified form
of posi-. gradu ate University work.
The tendency marked by University Exten-
sion work, though ono of the most interesting
and most significant. Must be passed without
discussion At the present time the State Uni
versities naturally receive their Chief support
from the State schools, while the Universities
which are Independent of State support and
are the result of private munifcence, are fed
chiefly by endowed academies and by private
schools
This is still true of Harvard, only two
seventies of whose students are graduates oil
, the high schools of the country. This is also
very largely true of the leading womens col
leges-colleges like Radcliffe. Barnard, and
Bryn Mawr. This naturally leads US to con-
7 slider the interesting fact that the growth OF
the high school system, far from manning
private and endowed schools has grown less
rapidly than the system of private and en-
> dowed schools.
, Nothing will help both public and private
. secondary ScnOOlS more UTAH VIC peTCeptioL
and the frank Acknowledgements by each thai
f every progressive step taken by the other helps
3 it to take the next advanced step.
ALERT PATRIOTISM.
o Past National President AMMO Witenmyer
in a recent patriotic address, Geneva, o., spoke
in part, as follows: "This Republic of ours i!
! the grandest country on the face of the earth
:. It did not come by chance. God is as much
the ruler of the universe as the glorfied master
G of the heavenly hosts. The history of nations
. shows unmistakable evidences Of Gods great
q ness and His judgments. He allowed no ont
. to break in, but hid this land under his hant
Q until He was ready to reveal it. He preserved
and gave it to the Pilgrim fathers. These
Q events were not governed by chance, but By
divine wisdom. The results have been right
: eousness, equality of men. liberty, and thu
blessing is going to the ends OF the earth
= The bonds Of tyranny in civilized nations arr
loosened, the semi-civilzed are being uplifted
s. and the entire human race has been betteret
y by America. Our country is rich heritage
o The wars that have I brG,pYght freedom will
l. last bring death to wars,,;n
D lone great diiicaItY ca1fing for alert patri
u otism in our own county at present." she said
"is the influx of paupers and criminals VIII
u land in mighty hordes on our shores ever.
l. year. They count tic children of the Puri
re tans as Pharisces, and mo4k at our reverence
!; for the Sabbath, and our desire to preserve it
~ sanctity." Jftu
81 few years ago the speaker made thoroug