Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-05
TwlICHHLL's ADDRESS
Delivered at Commsnesm ent Exercises
OF kalnL,S Public NchnnlS.

add ,ss of Col X II, IwItchell, delivered
at the commencement exercises OF the
Ration public schools last Thursday even.
lug. lhe pauiJtlc. seIslbie aud oppOr.
tune sentiments are commended 10 the
cOnsidt ration VI every man, woman aud
child Ia the large clientsee Of this paper
They are worthy a high place In the
best thoughts vi every u who RESI- ects
American manhood snd who loyalty be-
lie,es ia American institutions:
"lhe ever dominant idea that the pub
tic school In the Que American institu
I,n which demands attention vi the pet
pie aud cutDmahds "a respeet. little les,
.hab that due tie dag Of the nation, Is
The powerful meguet which controls
pOputai teelng, sentiment aud action"
The little log school house of the
eaiiy days. built III public expense. was
he birthplace Ut that sentiment which
permits Taxation sufficient for the con
4, structiOh OI palaces devoted 10 the edu-
cation Of the youth OF the country"
The careful business msn, who shuns
a mortgage as he does a pestilencs. is
seldom unwilling 10 pledge the public
| NttNAN " NhF titNAtth VI tNhpbt uUuNtc
aud their proper equipment, lie knows
that the ultimate burden OF payment
will fall upon thUse who hrst receive the
benefits OF the expenditure"
The banner OF humanity may be
called the flag OF imperialism and yet IL
remains an emblem OF ideas. The dag
which floats over every school house is
the accepted symbol Of liberty aud not Of
conquest. IL IL u flag which knows no
compromise with ignorance. IL In nj
ensign uIon which are embin zoned those
truths declared ia the preamble Of the
tonslitu iou-the establishment Of JUS
tlce. the promotion OF the general wei.
fare. with liberty TO ourselves and nj
posterity."
The whole system OF education Is
yalueless unless the mind IL nodded 10
orderly methods. When you have ere.
ated IN the child an obedient mental
condition. you have established an Gle
ment la his character which. In the fu-
ture. will cause him TO pause and ON.
slider before violating the laws OF his
country"
Government Is not q device, q con-
yenience or q human compact. The
signing OF the Declaration OF lnde-
pendencs did not make the government
Of the United States. Ii may be Of the
people, by the people and from the peo.
PIE and still be OF divine origin. LID.
arty and law must not be confused. The
law must be respected In order that W.
may obtain and enjoy liberty"
ut IL The duty OF the public school
teacher 10 teach the son or daughter OF
the Italian. Polish, herman, French or
other Immigrant the true responsibility
OF American citizenship"
1T IL essential 10 the perpetuity OF
this nation that We erect an American
ideal-sn American model by which all
else IL 10 be compared and judged. BY
American, | mean u feeling, u senti-
ment, u condition OF individual and
national thought such as charscterizes
the German when he speaks Of the
fatherland, the Frenehman when he
speaks OF La Belle France or the Briton
when he his ancestry and
citizenship"
Language IN the strongest tie and
clings most tenaciously for foreign ideas.
by the 0bliteTatiOn OF all foreign
languages W. can the easier American.
ize everybody and In this way the
Ttuton, the Slay. the Scandinavian and
| the Italian will the sooner become ANAL
gamsted into one American people"
THE language OF our country Is the
English and no other should be per-
| mitted In the public schools nor In the
exercise OF any other public or official
| function The public school should
teach children TO love their country.
| This can not be accomplished where q
foreign tongue IL taught. The study OF
foreign languages perpstuates differ
ences that we should do all In our power
10 efface. IL keeps alive customs, habite,
prejudices and practices that are not In
keeping with the American ideal"
You cannot impress u child with the
| gi0ries OF American citizenship; you
cannot communicate TO him those ideas
OF national greatness which should be q
part OF the public education and which
create that breadth. symmetry and recti.
tude desirable In the true American
citizen and do II in any foreign Ian.
guage."
"The teacher should always aim TO In.
culcate that which IN useful instead OF
aspiring 10 impart accomplishments
which produce tastes aud habits outside
the actual home environment OF the
children
I'll would rather be a success M an IN
gine wiper than "a failure ~ Il governor
OF New Mexico. The dignity OF u man
depends upon his character aud not upon
the character OF his occupation
"One OF the greatest needs OF our
people to-day IL an education away from
the idea that We are all born with the
opportunity OF becoming statesmen, sen
stOrs and mpltimilliOnaires The state
has not accomplished Its true purpose II
II has educated the child beyond Its
sphere OF life"
What the state wants Ia men and
women. We have plenty OF ladies and
gentlemen already"
"fhe man VINO finds comparative salts
faction In his calling and who accom-
plishes what he most desires TO accom-
plish may not meet with the worlds ap
prOyal as "a successful man. but no will
nn~questioDably meet With the reward Of
a satisfied desire, which to my mind II
the closest possible approach to genuine
happiness"
The Ration Range says: The event o
the evening was the entertaining and In
structiye address OF New Mexico's popu
lar and isyorite orator, Col. Ralph II
Twitchell
His arguments as TO teaching reyer
ence to law, love of country and onl!
American customs and language In tn,
public schools are unanswerable.
No orator ever had u more attentive
apprecis,iye aud better pleased audienc
than greeted him Thursday night.
Colonel Twitchell has a warm place II
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the admiration OF Ration people.
MOkl tea positively cures sick head
ache, indigestion and constipation. A de
lighttul herb drink. Removes all erup
tions OF the skin, producing u perfec