The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-12-30
THE TEACHERS
Having n Good Time--GOveTn.
or Barnes Speaka


okiahoma city. Dec 90. (SpecilO .--Th'
morning session OF the Territorial
Teachers Association opened in the opera
house w. A. Delzen presiding.
The following COMMITTEES were appoint
ed:
Recetaion 49, superintendent Hopkins,
President Marrow. Professor Van Vloet,
ON Presentation Of Flag-W. A. Delzell,
Alice " Beitman. r. W. Johnson, L. +.
Cooley, J. n. Lagerwood +. L. Reed.
L. f. Eddy, principal OF the Ponca city
schools read a very interesting and In
structive paper on Teaching Of Patriot
tism." which was discussed by G E. Dali
ley Of Oklahoma City, Mrs. Finney OF
Hennessy; n. T. Pool Of Peringtoni and
others.
\ resolution prevailed for the donation
OF s. from the treasury Of the association
for the Roy b. Cushing monument
Nearly every teacner present had held
exercises on Lafayette day, Lexington
alone sending S3S for the monument. a
well arranged plan viii be devised to
permit the school children OF the Terri
tory to contribute to the Roy 3. Cushing
ing monument. Roy was a member Of the
Cushing schools when he enlisted, thus
nobly teaching by example.
j. r. Campbell read a very inter-
esting paper on v hat should be the aim
Of the connie u school work:
Probably the most philosophical paper
of the asocia ION was the one delivered
by President Amen. Of IL Northwestern
Normal school on The Fundamental
in the Doctrine of Herbart." 1ne ?resi.
dents paper IS clear concise, practical
dealing not so much with Herbartiansm
in the old world, but its application in our
our own country,
Mr.. F. n Howell the chairman Of the
nominating committee, reported the fol-
lowing schedule OF Officers for the COM
ing year. which was Immediately adopt
ed.
ficers:-Presldent, L. w Cole. RI Re
no: First Vice President John Davis.
Council; Second Vice President. l.. y.
Snyder. Pawnee; Third Vice President
]. d. McGil. Enid; Secretary j. H. Led
gerwood. Meuford; Archoist w N. I.lce,
Yukon; Treasurer, j. NJ. DeLisle, Alva;
Executive Committee-N. Il. Butcher,
Norman ]. p. Moss, Kingnsher; J. r.
Campbell. Guthrie.
This evening the teachers assembled TO
listen 10 an eloquent address on their
chosen work by Hon. c. NJ. Barnes, gov
ernor of Oklahoma Territory. Governor
| Barnes spoke as follows:
/ over eighteen hundred years ago, Di-
| onyeius. the Athenien, a Greek scholar
of great renown said: Tho foundation
of every state is the education OF its
! youth" and five hundred years before
| the birth of Christ. CONTIGUOUS, great
sage of the far east, said:
"Give instruction unto those who cau-
not procure 1t for themselves"
Many other sages and scholars OF an
cient days might be quoted in favor OF
the cause Of education; and yet II is but
few years, comparatively speaking
since free eduation became generally
recognized as a benincent institution
for the people and then only after long
| years of earnest endeavor by sages
philosophers. scholars and philanthro-
phlsts; and the free school system as
we have It today has but recently be
come firmly established IN the hearts
of the people and II is so now in No
other country upon earth than that OF
which we so proudly boast as the great
est and grandest OF all nations.
1t IS but a few years ago-well within
the recollection of all OF us here to
night-that strong effort was mad,
in the senate Of the United States TO en-
courage and assist the advancement oi
the cause in certain of our own sstate
where public sentiment I'm favor OF fre,
education was stili backward and unde
veloped and after long struggle. tn
measure failed TO receive a suficlen
number OF votes 10 enact IT into law
No doubt some Of the opposition o
the passage OF the bill referred TO. aros
from other reasons than disbelief in IN
system of free schools or in the caus
Of free education, but after all the prln
cipal cause Of its defeat was the reluc
tance OF some of the states 20 accep
the theory which now generally prevail
throughout the United States; that tn
safety ana perpetuity of the republi
lies in the education OF its people
We may now however, congratulat
ourselves that these principles have be
come firmly established throughout tn
length and breadth OF this great coun
try and n person who would oppose IN
progress and advancement OF the caus
OF free and universal education woul