The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-12
EDUCATION IS BETTER THAN THE
SWORD, SAID PRESIDENT OF
EDUCATORS
SCHOOL HOUSES and BARRACKS
THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF THE
FORMER AND FEWER OF
THE LATTER BUILT
PROBLEMS OF EDUCATION

ana Other New Possessions of the
United states-work of the Peace
Congress IndOrsed-NatiOnaI Ed
ucatfOnaI Association Gets to
Work In City of Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 11.-This aft
ernoon the National Educational associa-
ton was called to order by Hon. F.
| G. Storey, of the local executive commit
tee. The pavilion was crowded in every
part, and numbers of the visitors failed
| to gain admittance. After invocation by
Rev. c. Clark Pierce, the woman's orches-
ira rendered the N. E. A. march, a rather
unique piece of music, composed for the
| occasion, and Gov. Henry T. Gage was
presented and bade the delegates hearty,
welcome in behalf of the state.
Hon. L. Kirk, state superintendent of
public instruction, in behalf of the educa-
tional interests of the state, followed He
| told of the growth of secondary and high
| er education in the state. Including col
| leges located in San Francisco, the state
university now has a total enrolment
Of 24S. In 1889 there were but sixty-two
high schools in the state, but today there
are 126, and with increasing numbers the
standard of work has been raised.
DR.. Elmer Brown, Of the University of
| California, on behalf of the management
also welcomed the visiting educators, and
| then Mayor Fred Eaton, on behalf of the
municipality, in q few words told the
visitors they had the freedom of the
| city during their stay.
On behalf of the city schools Superin-
tendent Forshay outlined the educational
system here, and paid tribute to the
teachers in charge of the $4,000 children.
| Responses to the welcoming addresses
We're made by N. C. Dougherty, superin-
tendent of schools of Peoria, Ill; DIR.
| Emerson E. White, Of Columbus, O., and
j. H. Philips, superintendent of schools
| of Birmingham, Ala.
GROWTH OF ASSOCIATION.
After the orchestra had played Mozart's
| overture to Don juan President Flip
halett Dram Lyle, of MlIlerville, Pa, de-
I livered his address DR.. Lyle, in opening,
referred to the first meeting of the as
sociation in Philadelphia, when thirty
eight men were enrolled, and compared it
with the enrolment of more than 10000
| In Washington last year. He also spoke
| or the progress made in other respects
The National Educational association, he
| pointed out, is an organization that
through the educators of the country, can
| reach large bodies of teachers. Referring
! to the late war he said:
"Our history has demonstrated that we
| nave no need of great standing army
1t has demonstrated that In every state
may be found an army ready at a mo-
| mentS notice to defend our flag against
every foe. And this army is not marshall
ed by military chieftains, but by educa-
monal Laoda n chieftains EFT 4 strong nation is
made not by barracks for troops but bv
school houses for children; not by re-
| crult1ng officers, but by schoolmaSters:
NOT by rl11ed cannon and Mauser bullets
and war vessels but by books and news
| papers and churches That nation is
! strong whose citizens obey the law with
out out 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
There was more music bv tho hand
and then the session of the convention
| was at an end
EVENING SESSION.
This evenings session was as largely
attended as had been the one in the
afternoon. In addition to the woman's
| orchestra the Aeolian club under the
direction of Mrs. G. B. Parsons, superin-
| tendent of music in the public schools.
ended the proceedings by rendering sew
| eral selections.
DR.. w. T. Harris, United States com.
missioner of education, delivered a most
appropriate and decidedly interesting ad-
dress on IAN Educational Policy for Our
New Possessions
Henry S. Townsend, inspector general
| of schools Of Hawaii, made a thought
! fully conceived address on the subject
THE Educational Problem in Hawaii
''The Environment and the Temper of
the Children Of Hawaii said Dr. Town.
send, ARE especially diversified. This
| is due largely to the diversity of races
with all that it implies. The ends of the
earth meet in Hawaii, and no one race
is predominant in numbers. Present in
dications are that the generation next to
| be born in Hawaii will consist of white
| persons and Hawaiians, In almost equal
numbers, of a large number of Asiatics
| These latter will not be assimilated with
the elements of our future population
and so from one people, though it is pos
sible that the whites and the Hawaiians
will thus unite in spite of radical racial
difference. 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 universal good
will
NATIONAL COUNCIL.
AT the closing session of the national
council of education, held this morning,
Prof. Louis Soddan, of st. Louis, was
elected president for the following year:
Prof Almer Brown, of California, vice
president, and Miss Belle A. Dutton, Of
Cleveland, o., was reelected secretary.
The report of the relations of public
| libraries to public schools that had been
| prepared by committee composed of J.
c. Dana, A Hutchins, c. A McMurray,
Sherman Williams and Miss M. Louise
Jones. was presented and read.
The annual meeting of the board of
| directors of the National Educational
| association was called to order by Pres
ident Lyle, at noon today, the following
officers being present: First Vice Presi-
dent J. G. Greenwood, Kansas City;
Treasurer I. c. Mcneil, West Superior,
Wis. chairman of the board of trustees,
A. NJ. Lane, Chicago.
The treasurer's report showed a total
amount during the year of SIS, SCI. 10 in
Guiding a cash balance of 81, POI. The ex-
penditures amounted to $26,010.90, inciud-
ing 600 transferred to the permanent
fund The available cash on hand is
$2,55616. Treasurer McNeal also reported
that between $1,000 and $4,000 in addi-
ton was available this year for trans
fer to the permanent fund.
The thirteenth annual report was pre-
sented and read. 1t showed the assets