The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-12
WELCOME IO.TEACRERS
Is Extended by the Hospitable
City of Los Angeles.
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
DR.. Lyle on the SChoOIteacher
Behind the Gunner.

| charge OF MISS N. nOoQs anu q Specla
from Vicksburg, in charge of Professo
Bass. bringing delegates from southern
points, arrived today. The special tina
was in collision with the freight train Fl
the northern part Of the state Also ar
rived, bringing the Missouri and othe
delegates, save those who were injured
who have stopped over at San Francisco
IN all, the delegates arriving today vii
number fully $500. When the last specia
arrives from Chicago tomorrow 1t is esti
| mated that there will be nearly 1900
teachers in the city.
The National Council OF Education helC
its concluding session today. The frs
| business taken up was the report Of thu
committee on libraries and their relations
| to public schools, presented by Chairman
J. c. Dana, librarian public library
Springfield. Mass. The report was verI
| lengthy and in some sense an exhaustive
examination into the subject.
The board of directors of the Nationa
Educational association at their meeting
today unanimously passed the resolution
| offered by D. 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 behalf Of the association to the Ameri-
can delegates to the peace conference now
in session at The Hague:
Andrew D. White, chairman of Amer1-
can delegation to peace conference, The
Hague, Holland. The National Educa-
tional association in convention assembled
tenders TO peace conference heartlest con-
gratulations on success which has attend
ed their noble effort In behalf OF the prin-
ciple Of arbitration"
Promptly at o'clock this afternoon the
association was called to order by Hon.
F. Q. Storey, of the local executive COM
mittee. The pavilion was crowded IN
every part and numbers Of the visitors
failed to gain admittance. After an In
vocation by Rev. G. Clark Pierce, the
women's Orchestra rendered the IN. L.
A. March," a rather unique piece of mu-
sic composed for the occasion, and ov-
ernor Henry T, Gage was presented and
babe the delegates a hearty welcome on
behalf Of the state. Hon. L. Kork, state
superintendent OF public instruction, In be-
half of the educational interests Of the
state followed. He told of the growth OF
secondary and higher education in the
state. Including professional colleges To-
Gated in San Francisco, the state univer-
sity now has an enrolment OF 2,4SS. In
1889 there were but So high schools in the
state, but today there are 125 and with
increase OF numbers the standard OF work
has been raised. DR.. Elmer Z. Brown OF
the University of California on behalf or
the management also welcomed the Wis
iting educators and then Mayor Fred
Eaton, on beholf Of the municipality, in
a few words told the visitors they had
the freedom of the city during their stay.
On behal of the city schools Supertntend-
ent Foshay outlined the educational sys-
tenn here and paid tribute to the educators
of teachers in charge Of the 5000 chill
dren.
Responses to the welcoming addresses
tendent of schools of Peoria, ILL.,; DIR.
Emerson E. White OF Columbus, O.. and
]. II. Phillips. superintendent OF schools
OF Birmingham, Ala.
After the orchestra had played MoZarts
overture to Don JUAN" President Ell
phalet Dram Lyle Of Millersvills, Pa, de-
livered his address. DR.. Lyle, in opening
his address, referred to the first meeting
OF the association In Philadelphia, when
thirty-eight members were enrolled, and
compared 1t with the enrolment of more
than 10000 in Washington last year. He
also spoke OF the progress made in other
respects. The National Educational asso-
citation, he pointed out, Is an organization
81, Of ha
try can reach large bodies OF teachers.
Referring TO the late war, he said:
''Our history has demonstrated that we
have no need of a great standing army.
1t has demonstrated that in every state
may be found an army ready at mo-
ment's notice to defend our flag against |
every foe And this army is not mar |
shalled by military chieftains, but by ed |
ucationaI chieftains. A strong nation Is |
made, not by barracks for troops, but by |
school houses for children; not by re- |
cruiting officers. but by school masters; |
not by rified 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 seeing a strong army behind the law. |
That nation Is strongest whose laws are /
based on civil law and whose citizens |
obey both divine and human laws be- |
cause they are right
a child obeys his teacher, who to him /
Is the law. The child law must be con-
crete. as the abstract Is the result OF |
higher form Of thought than the concrete, /
30 a republic Is a higher type OF govern
ment than a monarchy. We may need an l
army to subiugate the FilipinOs. but the /
United States would be distinctly lowered /
IN moral tone If 1T should ever become /
necessary 20 maintain permanently with
n the United States 4 great standing
army 20 secure to its inhabitants the
OF peace. II this Is true. how
great is the responsibility OF the Ameri-
ian school teacher. Patriotism Il in the
air; Il is the normal condition OF living
under our flag.
Il recognize fully the right OF others 20
itssgree with me. but confess that ! 50 |
thoroughly believe In the Institutions OF |
1ur country and in the d;gnifyiag infu-
snces that follow our fag. that rejoice
% watch the onward progress Of our ever !
republic and the triumphant
march OF the AngiO-Saxon race"
There was more music by the band and
hen the session OF the Convention was a,
IN END.
This evenings session was As largely
Intended as had been the one in the after
loon- In addition % the wOman's Or
,hestra, the ooedan club. under the dsrec-
lon Of Mrs G. b Parsons. superin;end-
ut Of music In the public schools. ended