Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-12
Los ANGELES In GAY ATTIRE
Thousands of Teachers Arrive from East and
Opening Session Begins,
CORDIAL WELCOME EXTENDED EDUCATOR:
Total Attendance is Estimated at
Twelve Thousand and Convention
Hall Proves Inadcauate-Peacc
Delegates Arc Indorscd.


Los ANGELES, Cal, July 1.-THE city
is en- fete today and the music of bands
is heard on every hand. The New York
delegation to the National Educational as
ISOLATION, in charge of f. S. Downing, the
Raymond and Whitcomb party from east
ern points, the special with the Ohio dele
cation, the Keystone special bringing the
Pennsylvania contingent two Philadelphia
specials, one in charge of w. w. Roche and
the other in charge of Miss NJ. Wood, and a
special from Vicksburg, in charge OF Prof
Bass, bringing delegates from southern
points, arrived today The special that was
in collision with the freight train in the
northern part of The state also arrived,
bringing the Missouri and other delegates
save those who were injured, who have
stopped over at San francisco. In all the
delegates arriving today will number fully
$500. When the last special arrives from
Chicago tomorrow 1t is estimated that there
will be near 900 teachers in this city.
The National Council of Educators held
its concluding session today. The first busi-
nese taken up was the report Of the COM
mittee on Libraries and their relations to
public schools, presented by Chairman ]. G.
lana iiui vi puDiiC ldly, SpilHS-
field, Mass. The report was very lengthy
and in some sense an enthusiastic examina-
tion into the subject.
The Board of Directors Of the National
Education association at its meeting today
unanimously passed the resolution offered by
Dr.. Nicholas Murray Butler of New York:
Resolved, That the president of the ma
tional association be requested to send the
following telegram of congratulation on be-
half of the association to the American dele
gates to the peace conference now in ses-
sion at The Hague:
Andrew d. White Chairman OF Ameri-
can Delegation to Peace Conference. The
Hague. Holland: The Natonaf Educational
association, in convention assembled. ten
ders to peace conference heartiest congratu-
lations on success which has attended their
noble effort in behalf of the principle Of
arbitration"
At o'clock this afternoon Hon. F. G.
Storey, chairman Of the local executive COM
mittee, called the opening session of the
convention to order in the pavilion. The
building seats 5000. but the audience num-
bered far in excess of that. Short addresses
of welcome were made by Governor Henry
T. Gage, State Superintendent Of Public In
struction T. ]. Kirk, Mayor Eaton and Su-
perintendent Of City Schools j. A. Fcshay,
and responses were made by N. C. Dough-
eTly, superintendent OIL SCHOOLS, feOrla, ILL.,,
DR.. Emerson E. White, Columbus. O., and
]. H. Phillips, superintendent Of schools,
Birmingham, Ala.
Convention is Formally Opened.
President oran Lyle in opening the con-
vention referred to the first meeting of the
association in Philadelphia. when thirty
eight members were enrolled and compared
it with the enrolment of more than 10000
in Washington last year. He also spoke of
the progress made in other respects. The
National Educational association, he pointed
out, is an organization through which the
educators of the country can reach large
bodies of teachers. Referring to the late war,
he said:
Our history has demonstrated that we
have no need of great standing army 1t
has demonstrated that in every state may
be found an army ready at moments no.
tice to defend our flag against every foe.
And this army is not marshaled by military
chieftains, but by educational chieftains. 4
strong nation is made, not by barracks for
troops, but by school houses for children;
not by recruiting officers. but by school
masters: not by rfled cannon and Mauser
bullets and war vessels, but by books and
newspapers and churches. That nation is
strong whose citizens obey the law without
seeing standing army behind the law.
That nation is strongest whose laws are
based on civil law and whose citizens obey
both divine and human laws because they
are right
A child obeys his teacher, who to him. is
the law. The child law must be concerted,
as the abstract is the result OF higher
form Of thought than the concrete, so
republic Is higher type of government than
monarchy. We may need an army to sub
jugate the Filipinos but the United States
would be distinctly lowered in moral tone
If it should ever become necessary to main
tain permanently within the United States
great standing army to secure to its in
habitants the blessings OF peace. II this
is true, how great is the responsibility OF
the American school today. Patriotism IS
in the air. it is the normal condition or
living under our flag.
I recognize fully the right OF others to
disagree with me, but l confess that SO
thoroughly believe in the institutions of our
country, and in the dignifying influences
that follow our flags, that rejoice to watch
the onward progress of our cver-conquer-
ing republic and the triumphant march OF
the Anglo-SaXon race.
This evenings session was as largely at
tended as had been the one In the AFTER
noon. In addition to the woman's orchestra
The Aeolian club, under the direction OF
Mrs. G.. B. Parsons superintendent OF mu-
sic in the public schools, ended the pro-
ceedings by rendering several selections.
DR.. W. T. Harris, United States commits
soner of education, delivered most ap-
propriate and decidedly interesting address
on the subject of "An Educational Policy
for our New Possessions
Education in Hawaii.
Henry S. Townsend, inspector general OF
schools of Hawaii. made thoughtful ad-
dress upon the subject, THE Educational
Problem In Hawaii
"The environment and temper of the chill
dren of Hawaii" said DR.. Townsend, ARE
especially diversified. This is due largely to
the diversity of races with all that 1t i'm
plies The ends Of the earth meet In Hawaii
and no one race is predominant in numbers.
Present indications are that the generation
next to be born in Hawaii will consist OF
white persons and Hawaiians in almost
equal numbers and OF a large number OF
Asiatics. These latter will not be assimi-
lated with the elements of our future popu-
lation and so form one people, though 1t Is
possible that the whites and the Hawaiians
will thus unite In spite OF radical racial diff
ference. The problem involves at least two
races of men in nearly equal numbers, living
side by side within our narrow boundaries,
without uniting. Our Hawaiian civilization
should be based upon broad charity and uni