The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-31
DAWNING OF A NEW ERA
SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
PAPER PREDICTS IT
Result of War With Spain VIII
Have Radical Effect Upon Future
Legislation in America - Ire
mendOus Responsibilities As
sumed by the United States-Ad-
vance in College Education.

SARATOGA, N. Y. Aug. sO.-This
was the second day Of the annual
meeting Of the American Social Science
association. At the mornings sessions
subjects were considered in the depart
ment Of education and art. After
brief address had been made by the
chairman, Rev. DR.. Joseph Anderson,
of Waterbury, Conn.,. papers were read
by Mrs. Daniel Epulkmar, Of Milwau-
kee, on 1.-THE Short Duration Of School
Attendance; It's Causes and Remedies"
DR.. Henry Leipziger, Of New York, on
1.-THE Educational Value Of the Popular
Lecture" and Prof. w. F. Blackman of
Yale university, on 'Is Society an Or
ganization?" Discussion followed each
paper.
At the evening session Of the Amer1-
can Social Science association Prof.
Raymond presented a paper on Art
Prof. Raymond's paper was intended TO
show the connection between the prac-
tice and knowledge Of art and devel-
opment of the minds full possibilities.
The second part Of the paper was de-
voted to showing that religion, intel
lectually considered. was concerned
with powers Of reflection, constructive
thinking and mastery, mainly Of that
which comes, not from the external
world as science, but from the internal
world Of mind. Without the methods
Of art applied to thinking, science stops
at the brink Of the material with no
means Of crossing into the realm Of
faith, and religion stops at the brink of
the spiritual with no means Of ground
irg it's differences upon fact. Art not
only holds the mirror up to nature, but
can make all nature mirror and hold
it up to the heavens.
NEW ERA DAWNS.
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation William e. Harris, Of Washing
ton, also presented a paper upon "The
Significance Of the Recent Advance in
College and University Education in
the United States" He said in part:
1T has been a question Of time only
during the past twenty years when we,
as a nation, should take our actual
part in the management Of the affairs
OF the world; when we should be count
ed with the others as a sixth great
power in the government of Asia, AZ
RIGA and the isles Of the sea. This very
summer we have entered upon our new
epoch as an active agent in the collect
ed whole Of great powers. This new
era is one Of great portent to the
statesmen Of America. All legislation
hereafter must be scrutinized in view
Of it's influence on our international ac-
lions. We cannot any longer have that
sense Of security and isolation which
has permitted us to legislate without
considering the effect of our action on
other nations. Hereafter our foremost
national interest must be the foreign
one. and consequently the highest
studies must be made of the character
inclinations and interests of foreign
powers. It is obvious that this study
requires a greater breadth of educa-
ton, more careful studies in history
and in the manners and customs of
European nations; their methods of Or
gapizing armies and navies. We must
even master foreign literatures, and
see what are the fundamental aspira-
tions Of the people who read them. All
this study concerns the systems of ed
ucatfon in this country. 1t indicates
the function Of the schoolmaster in the
coming time"
L.