Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-12
MEETING OF
THE EDUCATORS.
Interesting Papers on Various Top
L, at the Teachers Convention
DR.. LYTE ON THE LATE WAR
-. N.sd Of n Great standing Army
Edueailon In Hawaii rhc Indian
question Other Matters.

n. Angeles. Cal. July ii.--Promptly
"a o'clock the National Educational
,-,,eIatIon was called TO order by Hon
o story OF the local executive CONE
rftso. The pavilion was crowded In
,,.r, part and numbers of the visitors
nnsd to gain admlttance. After an In
vocation BY ROY. Or. Clarkc-ricrce, the
-omrn'a orchestra rendered the y. II.
march. a rather unique piece ot
-usla. composed for the occasion, and
o9v. Henry r. Gage was prcacnttd and
biia the delegates hearty welcome
on behalf OF the state.
Hon. T. J. Kirk. state superintendent
Of public instruction. In behalf of the
educational interests OF the State. fol-
svoi. 10 told N the growth 81 sec
oriary and higher education IN the
Fnta Including professional colleges
i1eltad In San Francisco. the state uni-
verify has now n total enrolment OF
ses In 1859 there were but alNty-twu
f.eh schools IN the state, but today
thgre are i25. and with Increase Of NUM-
blra the standard Of work has been
raised.
Dr Elmer T.. Brown. University of
California, on behalf ~ the state man
aegment. also welcomed the Visiting
educators and then Mayor Fred Eaton,
oH behalf OF tho municipality. In few
words. told the visitors they had the
freedom OF the city during their stay.
On behalf of the city schools city Su-
rsfintrndrnt FoHhny outlined the cdu-
citIonal system here ana paid tribute
90 the excellent corps " teachers IN
charge ~ the 5000 children.
Responses 10 the welcoming addresses
were made hy y. e.. pnughcrty. super
intandent q schools N Peoria. NJ Or.
Emerson T.. White u Columbus. o..
and J. n Phillips. superintendent %
schools Of birmingham, Ala. After the
orchestra had played Mnznrt'H venture
Co Don Juan" President tlphnlct
Dram Lyle, principal ~ the FRS Penn
rylvlnlu state normal school. Nillcra-
VILE. Pa. delivered his address, speak
ms 10 part ms follows.
d. Lyle. In opening his address. re-
fHrr.ng 10 the first meeting ~ the ASSOC
citation In Philadelphia when thirty
UIrht members were enrolled N moro
than 10000 In Washington On last year.
Tie also spoke ~ the progress made In
other respects By the association. The
National Educational association IL an
organization through which the odu-
c1iurs Of the country can reach large
bodies Of teachers.
'our history has demonstrated that we
have no need OF a great standing army.
10 has demonstrated that In every State
may be found an army ready at q mn-
ment'a notice 20 defend our flag ngnlnis
every Zoe. And this army Il not mar
shaded by military. chieftains but by
educational chlcftnlnH. a strong ma
ton Is made, not by barracks for troops
but by schoOlhouHcs for children. not
By recruiting officers, but By school
maHicrs not by riiied cannon and Mnu.
ler bullets and war vessels, but by
books and newspapers and churches.
TINT nation II strong whose cltizena
obey the law without fearing stand.
ms army behind The law.
hat nation " strongest Whose laws
arr based on divine law and whose citl-
Gems obey both divine and human laws
because they are right. \ child obcya
his teacher, who 10 him IL the law. 10
IVY ehlid law must De concrete ns the
ABSTRACT N the result Of higher type
of government than % monarchy.
we may need an army to subiugnte
the fllpin0s, but the United States
N0uld De distinctly lowered In mornl
tone y 10 should ever become necessary
70 maintain permanently In the United
.sAt.s O. great standing army To- secure
lta Inhabitants the blessings OF
peace. u this n true. how great liz tho
responsibility Of tho American f.hool
teacher? Patriotism Is In the an n h
our Hng.
recognize fully tho rights OF othors
20 aislsre" with me: l confess thai ma
thoroughly believe IN the inatltutions
.i olr country ana In the dignifying in-
nlehcet that follow our flag thai 4 rc-
lllce 70 watch the onward progress OF
wv tNer-conquerlnE Republic and tho
Face" -''h''-HaN"h
lhrin was more music by tho
plhl ana then the initial session OF the
convention was at an end
mo evening session was ma lorpeiv
g9"hlnd as had boon the afternoon opS
IN ADDITION 10 the w0men'a orchestrn
we Aoedean club, under the direction
MT; q, y, Parsons. suporlntendent
o. music In the public schools. cniivs
s,ed the proceedings by the rendition
Wt.Nrfal selections. Dr. w. n. Unrris
,n'e9 states commissioner OF oiuca,
WV, delivered most npropos ana de-.
tl.liS interesting addrrsn on tho stib-
w or An Educational Policy FOR our
Nov Possessions" N"'
H'hiy s. Townsend. inspeetor-EenoraI