The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-14
OFFICERS Of EDUCATORS.
HLECx10N HAD AZ THE NATIONAL
EDUCAT1oaAL ASSOCIATION.
lnferos4ang Ehpers Read IN the vaB1-
sas DeDertnents, 1aelaAfng One
BY SoUa. Barnard, 81 Seattle
Chavlestou Next Meetiag Place.

Los ANGELES. Cal. July 40. T.
Corson. OF Coaumbus. O., was today eject
Cd president OF the National Educzsionaa
Association by unanimous vote, the Ios-
lowing being vice presidents Tor the en-
onsDg year:
Pennsylvania; J. a. Fo=hay. California:
r n. s,auxon, Michigan; r. r. AcEiroy,
OREGON. ]. p. Hendricks, Montana: j. NJ
Creen. New Jersey. VI. II. Bartholomew,
Xentucky: w. A. Bell, Indiana: w. r.
giaytau. Georgia; l.. w. Buehoiz Flor
ida: Mfs- CASTOR BOYD. Kansas Ssofze
II. ConJey, Massachusetts.
G. q. Psasce. OF Omaha was eiee'e1
Ths directors were named for the ensu-
lnr year. Those for the Western dssazoo
Gontana--samuel D. IArgent
WyominG Esfelie Hssa
ColorsAo-I4 G. 0feeulee.
Nsw NmscO- Eaisabseh JAck1o2
Arizona-F. A. Cooley.
UtAh--F. y. Cooper.
NsvadA-J: T. esuDea
WssSinx4on-o G. whitney.
Oregoss--E. -. Eessier.
Caiiforn3a-John B. SWEET.
DisAsD nsnigonesy's ASdrsss.
psrsstosu Tor the north Atlantic. South
md western divisions were elected
Aftes the preliminary evsressss klgnt
R4v George Montgomery. Catholic bishop
q this diocese. delivered one oi tne msors
1nssrentsne addr4sses Of the entire session.
Hss subject wss The Religious Elsment
in the FormAt:.n e char na... ana voses :
funsss fcr whiee snss s,ns snsr Di T. Bari
= ~T rcS shsmse,ves conceae that the
formation OF character II the most I'M
portant feature OF edncation. Inss = So
frouKht close to the people. That ths
Welfare OF the individual and oS socisty
depends upon an enlishtened Pupac 60. con
Warrington himself He declares In his
farewell s6drsas that public ana private
welfare depend not upon extent OF terri
tory, It, fertility or its climate. upon
trnac, commerce. large armies or mighty
navics. nor upon universal and refined
education. but upon a simple. silent prin-
cipls Of shs soul. namely, religious con-
s.ouf relations arc regulated by law.
Law ID made and executed BY Legislators
and tpdges taken from the people. The
purposc Of legislator and fudge ought 10
e 70 nets out equal justice 70 all men,
d their conscientious convictions. III these
convictions are not stronger than the
temptations TO betray their trust. they
ITO form this conscience In the fndlvid-
nal. ana through the individual 20 build
up q public Conscience. man must Do
taught TO make consctence paramount to
syssy other }. ssmpen being physically
intellectually and morally. and education.
10 he perfect. must develop his whole be-
tns; abovs all. the moral must not be
wsics oraiy depends must Sc taught
the child from infancy. and must grow
with It's growth and strengthen with ifs
strenEih. They must &C taught by
Civil government cannot teach them. fer
civil government IL nonsectarian. Never
theiess civii government depends upon
them. without them I cannot protect
Therefore tho private school where
these principles are taught, along with
secular kncwiedge.. II the nations strong
est buiwurk."
other Interesting Pagers.
Prof. c. W. A. Lackey. University OF
vesopment OF Moral Character IN which
he indorsed In part the Aristotelean adsge
that The state should begin the educa-
ton of the children before the marriage
The next paper submitted was on "Evo-
luton and Ethics.' and was read by
PROF. r. skidmore. normal school. Phiia-
.'rhe Scholar and the State was the
tito OF the address delivered by Prof. II,
w, Webster, city superintendent of
schools Of San Francisco. In which he
called so soiemnly for the teachers OF
right thought. noble, pure and wise tenn
perata opinion
Prof. II. II, Wilson. president of the
University OF Mississippi read paper
On the growth of confidence between high
schoois and colleges; Mrs. J. J. Hermans.
Kansas City, one "On the Spirit OF the
Classics" and Prof. J, J. BERNARD Seat
cation Of Pupils
Progress Of Puhiic Education.
At the evening session. Or. +. LOUIS Sol
dan. superintendent ~ schools. ST Louis
address.d the convention on the sahjeet
OF "howress In Pubic Education He
sakf In part:
The progress or public education, as far
a. external growth II concerned has been
stuperdcus during the last fifty years
Schoolacsscs have been built everyw here
And have almost kept pare with the needs
OF oar rapidly Increasing population. In
the sanitation and comfort OF schssolaoussss
= steady progress toward perfect eons'i-
tons Is noticeable especially IN the las,
ten years. All the great cities take pride
In providing schools which viii give the
best opportunity for the physical as well
as spiritual welfare Of the coming sener-
alton.
''rha national investment sn schgs1lhopses
and property needed for the conduct sf
schools IL enormous. and IN increasing with
every gnomens The same progress is mo-
ttceaaae IN the development Of higher essu-
cation Tire European STANDARD 90 uni
Ncrsity appointments have not only been
reached, but surpassed both In regard TO
buildings ard IN regard to tho facility for
ire highest Kind ~ work. The work ~
teaching il conducted OF a more perr,s-
nent basis. Teaching has aseorna a pro-
fessian. II Is no longer ar avacaalos. Sut
vocation for the great mass ~ these en-
gagged tn II. II ~ less than IL u@exf 10 s>e
- stepping syouA fer yoang sgzeH ns which
they Ill oat one or TIVE wears os Their
HIVES before cntctSng thu ministry the Law
az the medical profession. many 81 the
hes: young fuen AMI wasnea take their cot
iege course as TO 4, shsfu faw teaching
The curriculum ~ the colleges toe. takes
csSntEanc@ w The profession ard PROV lsssSs
carefully aSrangssf courses gss oxitiratEenai
study, Including the Psychology % shiia-
hossf afd the philosophy Of education
In the administrative department too
~ Public exiHealssn. pE71gresS toward n
higher plane ~ evident In rsany ~ me
large cities such ms 81 Louis Cincinnati
Cleveland and New York the law gives
Ia experts trained f4T tie grorexsi.sF, ~
education voice In the raaHasssYs, nj az
school affairs. the superintendent es in
StrRgts ssH fssS 4 SulCss Az the xzsS~vTf,s> ~