The record-union., 1899-07-14
Officers Elected to Serve During
the Ensuing Term.
0. I. Corsen Of Columbus, Ohio, Unani-
mously Chosen National President.
John SWEET Of San Francisco Elect
ed Vice President for California
charleston, South Carolina,
Decided Upon by the Board OF
Directors for the Next Meeting
Place.

Place.
LOS ANGELES, July 13.-Despite the
fact that much of the departmental
work of the National Educational AS
sociation convention is severely technl-
cal and not of general interest. the at
tendance in all of the sections con-
tinues.
O. T. Corson of Columbus, O., was
to-day elected President of the Ma
tional Educational Association by
unanimous vote, the following being
the Vice Presidents elected for the en-
suing year: First Vice President, E
Dram Lyte, Pennsylvania; Vice Presi-
dents, ]. A. Forshay, California; E. M
Slauson, Michigan; E. B. McElroy, Ore
gon; ]. P. Hendricks, Montana; j. nj
Green, New Jersey; w. H. Bartholo-
NEW, Kentucky; w. A. Bell, Indiana;
w. F. Slaton, Georgia; L. w. Bucholz
Florida; Mrs. Castor Boyd, Kansas;
George H. Conley, Massachusetts.
c. G. Pearce of Omaha, Neb., was
elected Treasurer. and the following
directors were named for the ensuing
year:
North Atlantic Division-Maine, John
Folsom; Vermont Mason S. Stone;
Massachusetts, Will S. Munroe; Rhode
Island. George E. Church; Connecticut
c. N. Kendall; New York, A. S. Down
ing; New Jersey, H. Brewster Willis.
South Atlantic Division-Pennsylva-
MIA, H. W. Fisher; Delaware A. H
Berlin; Maryland. H. B. Prettyman;
District of Columbia, w. B. Powell
Virginia, E. C. Glass; West Virginia, E
N. H. Deal; South Carolina, E. A. AL
derman; North Carolina. F. c. Wood
ward; Florida, w. N. Sheats.
South Central Division-Kentucly
McHenry Rhoads; Tennessee, K. c.
Webber: Georgia, w. M. Slaton; Ala
bama, ]. H. Phillips; Mississippi, r. B
Fulton; Louisiana. Warren Easton
Texas, Alexander Hogg; Oklahoma, D
r. Boyd; Arkansas. ]. r. Rightsell
Indian Territory, c. w. Goodman.
North Central Division-Ohio, J. A
Shawan; Indiana. ]. w. Carr; Illinois
j. H. Collins; Michigan, D. w. Spring
er; Wisconsin, L. ID. Harvey; Iove. w
NJ. Beardshear; Minnesota F. V. Hub
bard; Missouri. w. G. Darlington,
North Dakota. w. S. Hoover; South
Dakota, Frank Crane: Nebraska, ]. H
Miller; Kansas. Frank r. Dyer
Western Observation-Disclosures, Samue
D. Largent: Wyoming, Esteele Reel
Colorado, L. c. Greenlee; New Mexico
Elizabeth Jackson: Arizona, F. A. Coo.
ley; Utah, F. D. Cooper; Nevada, ]. E
Stubbs; Idaho, ]. w. Daniels; Wash.
1ngton. Q. c. Whitney; Oregon, E. D
Ressler; California, John SWEET.
AT meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors held this afternoon to decide
upon the place for holding the conven.
ton in 1900, Charleston was strongl,
in the lead when the matter was put
to vote. Charleston received 90 vote.
and Boston IS, Montreal, Cincinnati
and several other cities receiving only
a few scattering votes. Charleston
will be recommended to the Executive
Committee as the next place for the
annual meeting, but a decision will MOI
be finally arrived at until the matter
has been fully considered by the Exec.
utive Committee, which will not be un
til some time in the fall of the year.
After the preliminary exercises, Righ
Rev George Montgomery, Catholic
Bishop of this diocese, delivered one o
the most interesting addresses of the
entire session. His subject was "Ths
Religious Element in the Formation o.
Character" and it was treated with al
the eloquent forcefulness for which
this ecclesiastic is noted.
Bishop Montgomery spoke in part a.
follows:
Teachers themselves concede tha,
the formation of character is the mos
= important feature of education. Thi.
is especially true where government /.
brought close to the people. That tn,
welfare of the individual and of so
clety depends upon an enlightened pub
lie conscience we have no less an All,
thority than Washington himself. H.
declares in his farewell address tha
public and private welfare depend no
upon extent of territory, its fertility o.
its climate. upon trade. commerce. larg,
armies or mighty navies, nor upon uni
versal and refined education. but mo,
a simple silent principle of the soul
namely, a religious conscience.
Our relations are regulated by Ia "
Law Is made and executed by legisla
tors and Judges taken from the people
The purpose of legislator and Judg,
ought to be to mete out equal justic
to all men. The only guarantee tina
tACS Will 0O 81 ID tIiclI COuScltIlliOu
convictions. If these convictions ar
not stronger than the temptations t,
betray their trust they will betray It,
To form this conscience in the indi
vidual, and through the individual t,
build up public conscience, man mus
be taught to make conscience para
mount to every other characteristic
Man is complex being, physical
intellectual and moral and education
to be perfect. must develop his who'll
being: above ALL the moral must not b
neglected. The religious principles OIL
which morality depends must be laugh
the child from infancy, and must grov
with it's growth and strengthen Will
its strength. They must be taught b,
a Divine authority with a Divine sane
ton. Civil government cannot teacl
them, for civil government is non-sec
tartan. Nevertheless, civil government
depends upon them. Without them /
cannot protect property, reputation ant
1ife
saTheref fore, the private school wher,
these principles are taught along wit,
secular knowledge is the nation'
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