The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-07
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of instruction, Boston; J. L. Holloway,
superintendent of public schools, FIT, Smith,
schools, Denver, and A. G.. Lane, superin-
tendent of schools, Chicago. The soldiers
chorus, from Faust was then sung by
President Charles F. Skinner, superin-
tendent of public instruction of the State of
New York, then delivered his address on
THE Best Education for the Masses" He
said in part:
"A little more than two centuries ago
Governor Berkeley said of the conditions
then existing in Virginia.: 1 thank God
there are no free schools nor printing
presses. and hope we shall not have them
these hundred years; for learning has
brought disobedience and heresy and sects
into the world, and printing has divuged
them, and libels against the best govern
ment. God keep us from both.
To-day as nation we spend two hun
dred millions of dollars ($200, 00O upon
our free common schools. To-day the print
ing presses against which Berkeley uttered
his philippe furnish every year on an
average, two weekly newspapers and a
printed book for each family In our land
and daily newspaper for every two fam
lilies
THE United States, to-day the youngest
of all, is the only great nation of the world
which expends more for education than for
war France spends annually 81 per capita
on her army and 70 cents per capita on ed
ucation; England, S.72 for army and 62
cents for education; Prussia, S2.04 for her
army and so cents for education; Italy, 81. 81
for her army and Sc cents for education
Austria, $136 for her army and 62 cents for
education; Russia, $2.04 for her army and
cents for education; the United States,
$099 for her army and $l.35 for EDUCATION;
England to for war. Russia. Il to l
for war. The United States to l for ed
ucation. The United States spends more
per capita annually for education than Eng
land France and Russia combined .
THE best education for the masses is an
education which will teach boys and girls
their capabilities, and which will give them
power to grasp opportunities, to accomplish
results, to realize worthy ambitions-to
know themselves-to appreciate their linn
itations as we'll as their capacit1es-Whlch
will give them courage to endure adverse
fortune should it come, and wisdom TO en-
joy prosperity-an education which will
help people to help Reconsideration will
diminish suffering and discomfort, and In
crease happiness; which will encourage
thrift and discourage shiftlessness; which
will lead people to enjoy that which they
possess without envy; which teaches the
dignity of labor, the value of money, the
proper relation of labor to capital and how
they can be made to work together for the
highest good of the state; which teaches
how to earn living honestly and satisfac-
torily; the necessity for diligence and econ
omy; how to live within their income; how
to accept life as they find 1t; to know that
poverty is neither a crime nor disgrace
if an honest life stands near 1t, and that
riches alone cannot bring honor and hap
piness or make men great and good.
Such an education would seem to be that
which develops the noblest manhood and
womanhood, gives the best equipment for
lifes duties, its pleasures and it's hardships;
common brotherhood of man; which gives
attention to good morals and good manners,
which leads children TO be honest temper
ate and virtuous; which exalts pure think
ing and places the highest value upon pur-
ity of life and conduct.
Let us provide education first of all for
those who can never go beyond the common
school. Let us make the instruction there
so sound, so strong, so complete that
pupils whether they go afterWard to acad-
envy or college, to the counting house or
the engine house, to the farm or the shop,
to the mill or the factory, will take with
them a life long love of study, and en-
thusiasm for learning for learnings sake.
The frmer the foundation of our common
schools the more prosperous will be the
schools above them, for the success of our
secondary schools. our colleges and univer-
stiles must always depend upon the
strength of our common schools. The ambi-
ton to be realized in the university must
be inspired in the lower schools. desire
for knowledge, made strong and constant
in our common schools, will tend TO keep
our secondary schools and colleges full. The
state should give every encouragement to
higher institutions of learning, but we
should build upon the right foundation, and
this aid should come only after the best
education has been provided for the masses.
THE best education for the Masses from
my point of view, is that which will give
the greatest amount of mental power; that
which will best fit each one of our millions
of people to perform his individual share of
the worlds work in the best manner posi-
BILE; which will fit him for the greatest de-
gree of usefulness, helpfulness and happi-
ness, WHICH Will Give INN tilC HOpiCSl Nheil
acter; which will enable him 10 meet with
courage and fortitude whatever Of good or
i'll may come; to do justly, to love honor
Such an education will eXalt home, dig
nifty the citizen ennoble the community and
magnify the state. We, who have the re-
sponslbility of leadership in this great
work must, in the noble words of Canon
Farrar, do our duty, and pray that we may
do our duty here, now, to-day; not in
dreamy sweetness but in active energy; not
in the green oasis of the future, but in the
dusty desert of the present. not In the
Vaccinations of otherWhere but in the real
tiles of now
Newton c. Dougherty, superintendent Of
public schools of Peoria, spoke on The
Study of History in Our Public Schools"
The annual meeting of the board of dt-
rectors of the National Educational AsSo-
citation took place to-day. President Skin
ner was in the chair. Treasurer l. c. Nc
Neil read a report showing a total income
in 1896 of 500, 540.S7, and total expenditures of
$40 GAS 16 OrVille #. Bright, chairman of the
board of trustees, submitted his report,
showing total permanent fund July l, 1897,
of $50 Isl. Is. officers Of the National Coun-
ell of Education were elected as follows
President Charles Degarmo, of Swarth-
more, Ia; vice president W. f. King, Mt.
Vernon, Ia; secretary, Miss Bette A. Dut-
ton, Cleveland.
Several cities have opened headquarters
and commenced campaigning for the next
national convention of the National Edu-
cational Association. Salt Lake City,
Omaha, Los Angeles, Washington and Bos-
ton are in the race Boston has not opened
headquarters but its advocates are hard at
work The duty of selecting the place rests
with the board of directors.