The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-11

bring TO problems OF school policy and &,
"a cong srauon Of the recommenda-.oul
Of thu professional officers Of the board
mature well balanced judgment ana al
unbiased care Tor the public's highest IN
tercst such men VIII no. serve for pas
nor Will thry-nor should they-give all
their time to Tho business of the schools
| The San francisco Innovation Is. I Il
sure. bad one 10 ls 90 be fog' erted too,
That the adoption of "a new charter has
not made .he occasion Tor doing away
with tho custom OF eiccung the superln-
tendents or schools by the voters OF O.
| municipal election. a custom pecu ar 90
| san Francisco and to BudAl. anl one
| which OF necessity introduces into the
| choice of a superintendent influences and
| considerations which snould nnyc. have e.
place there
Despite these important Exceptions.
however the general movement far m-
proved city school Administration has
gone forward rapidly aud in iho right de
recton The tendency b cn.rast profess
iousl duties TO professional men ana wo-
men and e. protect Them from p3iticai
or personal influence m their exercise
Is uppermost That notbsd 1f poh,ics aud
robbery the local coumt.ea aystcm is
being done away WI The principle i8
emerging as a school o1ncer whose pow
ers should be increases aud ns influence
recognized. The gret body nf The teach
ing force. always suspicious OF change
and usually opposed 80 il. ara sraduaus
coming TO see that the new almnis,ra-
tive scheme means FOR chem increased
freedom from deadeniug routine. from cut
sIGe pressure and indueace and that 81
makes for them power, the dignity ard
the professional upbu 'd.ns of the teacn-
er himself In uu these respects the
year has been one OF progress.
I am struck by the nc, that ,he Au,es-
lean college. as now constituted with .t5
classical and IT'S cient'pc pursc8 side 0y
side is the type toward which there s
well developed movement Boo tns ana
am easily recognizable one m France 'ut
"a noticeable though as Sc. blinl lod ur-
organized one n Germany THIS is the
meaning Of the municipal coueg which
are rapidly Increasing n strength n
England and attracting 70 thsmtslV,s 8.
new sources OF support or these. owens
college. Manchest r. is the best lgUplcd
but University college, Liverpool, claims
attentiau. particularly TO America. be-
cause of It's brilliant effort % wn.S GU,
the problems OF an academic otganiza-
Jion ina close relationship to tal aeed4 II
great modern Municipality
1t seems on the whole apparedt that
the year has been one not OF cLsuge
only but OF progress The couvcfi1l OF
the Importance OF education ia aurong
er chan ever before and the efforts 20 at
tain il are more widespread aad more
earnest That questions OF educational
organic lion ana administrator should
be- everywhere most prominent. lus- now.
Is slgnihcent of the importance & the
demand for efficiency and effectiveness,
as we'll as of the readiuatment Of thc en-
tire educational scheme to ,ne present
needs and capacity OF tho public. These
matters are as important in their way
as topic touching education on the more
! philosophical side are in theirs. The CON
ception OF education as "a process based
ON the history OF civilization and making
demands upon the whole power OF tho
community as well as upon the entire
capacity OF the child, s not now serious
| ly challenged. This conception OF educa-
| tlon stands alone the test both of exper-
| ilnce and of philosophical scrutiny 10 ta
| the characteristic insight ot the ciosins
| years OF the nineteenth century. II re-
| mains for the twentieth TO apply 1t In iu
fullness.
There will be one session Of the Nat
ional council on Tuesday morning and a
8 o'clock in the afternoon tie Nauona
Educational association convention prop
er Will open.