The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-12
TEACHERS IN SESSION
Meeting of the National Educa.
tional Association.
PRESIOENTLYLE'S SADDRESS
Militarism q Menace to Our Institutions,
More Schools Needed, Not Sol
diers-Conditions in
Hawaii!

Los Angeles, Cal, July 11.-Promptly
at 3 O'Clock the National Educational
association was called to order by Hon
F. Q. Story of the local executive
committee. The pavilion was crowd I'd
in every part and numbers of the vis-
itors failed to gain admittance After
an invocation by Rev. DR.. Clarke
Pierce, the women's orchestra rendered
the N. E. A. march, rather unique
piece of music composed for the occa-
sion, and Governor Henry T. Gage was
presented and bade the delegates a
hearty welcome on behalf of the state
Hon. T. ]. Kirk state superinten-
dent of public instruction. in behalf of
the educational Interests of the state,
followed. He. told of the growth of
secondary and higher education in the
state. Including professional colleges
located in San Francisco, the state uni
versity has now a total enrolment Of
2,438. In 1883 there We're but 81 high
schools in the state, but to-day there
are 125, and with increase of numbers,
the standard Of work has been raised.
DIR. Elmer e. Brown, university of
California, on behalf Of the state man
agement. also welcomed the visiting
educators, and then Mayor Fred Eaton,
on behalf of the municipality, in a few
words, told the visitors they had the
freedom of the city during their stay
On behalf of the city schools, City Su-
perintendent Foshay outlined the edu-
cational system here and paid tribute
to the excellent corps of teachers in
charge of the 2s.000 children.
Responses to the Welcoming adj
dresses We're made by n. c. Dougherty.
superintendent of schools of Peoria,
Ill. DR.. Emerson +. White of Column
bus, o., and j. HI. Phillips. superinten-
dent of schools of Birmingham, Ala.
After the orchestra had played Mo-
zart's overture to Don Juan" Presi-
dent El1ipalet Dram Lyle, principal of
sthe First Pennylvania state normal
school, Millersvile Pa. delivered his
address. s<
DIR. Lyle, in opening his address, re-
ferred to the first meeting of the as
ISOLATION in Philadelphia, when 3s men,
bers were enrolled, and compared it
with the enrolment of more than TO-
900 in Washing .on last year He also
spoke Of the progress in other respects
by the association. The National Edu-
catlonal association is an organisation
through which the educators Of the
country can reach large bodiesf of
teachers. Referring to the late war he
said:
Our history has demonstrated that
ave have no need of a great standing
army. 1t has demonstrated that in ev-
cry state may be found an army at a
moments notice ito defend our nag
against every foe. And this army is
not marshaled by military chieftaiils,
but by educational chieftains. A
strong nation is made. not by barracks
for troops but by school houses for
children, not by recruiting officers, but
by school teachers: not by rifle, cannon
and Mauser bullets and war vessels, but
by books and newspapers and churches.
That nation is strong whose citizens
obey the Jaw without fearing a stand
ing army behind the law That ma
tion is strongest whose laws are based
on divine law and whose citizens obey
both divine and human laws because
they are right. A child obeys his teach
err who to him is the law. To the child
law must be conCreted. As the abstract
is the result of higher form of thought
than the concrete, so a republic is
higher type of government than a mon
archy. We may need an army to sub
jugate the Filipinos, but the United
States would be distinctly lowered in
moral tone II it should ever become
necessary to maintain permanently in
the United States great standing
army to secure to its Inhabitants the
blessings of peace. If this is true. how
great is the responsibility of the Amer
lean school teacher. Patriotism is in
the air; it is in the normal condition of
living under our flag.
II recognize fully the rights of others
ITO disagree with me; / confess that
SO thoroughly believe in the institu-
tions of our country and in the dignity
ing influence that follows our flag, that
L rejoice to watch the onward progress
of our ever conquering republic and
the triumphant march Of the Anglo-Sax-
on race"
There was more music by the band,
and then the initial session of the con-
vention was at an end.
The evening session was as largely
attended as had been the afternoon.
In addition to the womens orchestra.
the Aoedean club. under the direction
of Mrs. G. b. Parsons, superintendent
of music in the public schools, enliv-
ened the proceedings by the rendering
of several selections. DR.. W. T. Harris,
United States commissioner of educa-
tion, delivered a most appropriate and
decidedly interesting address on the
subject of AN Educational Policy For
Our New Possessions.
Henry s. Townsend, inspector general
of schools of Hawaii. made a Thought
fully conceived address upon the sub
ject of THE Educational Problem in
Hawaii"
"The environment and the temper of
the children Of Hawaii" said DIR.
Townsend, "are especially diversified.
although the environment of things is
comparatively homogeneous. This Il
due largely to the diversity of races
with all that that implies. The ends
of the earth meet in Hawaii and no
one race is predominant in number
Present indications are that the gem
Grafton next to be born in Hawaii WI
consist of white persons and HawaiianS
in almost equal number and a still
large number of Asiatics. These latter
will not be assimilated with other ele-
ments of our future population, so as to
form one people, though it is possible
that the whites and the Hawaiians will
thus unite in spite of radical racial diff
ferences. The problem involves at least
two races of men in nearly equal num-
Der living side by side within our mar
row boundaries without uniting Our
Hawaiian civilization should be based
upon broad charity and universal good
will. The civiliZat ton which the active
race has developed and in which it has
been trained, based upon an assump-