New-York tribune., 1899-07-12
EDUCATORS IN SESSION.
,pIY TWELVE THOUSAND TEACHERS
IN Los ANGELES.


ANGELES Cal. July 1.-THE city is full OF
s.o,s to-day. and the music of bands is heard
VS. VS. hand The New-york delegation TO the Ma
80, rducat tional Association, the Raymond &
us,,comb party from Eastern points. the special
w., WITH the Ohio delegation. the special train
,,.~srx the Pennsylvania contingent. two Phila-
p.,nS,a special trains and special train from
..Hvshurr bringing delegates from Southern
,,.s arrived to-day. The special train that was
=, collision with the freight train in the northern
-, ~ the State also arrived bringing the Mis-
-, and other delegates except the injured per-
rs who stopped over at San Francisco. The
,,ass,es arriving to-day will number fully $500
,r,sn the last special train arrives from Chicago
.o-y,orrov II is estimated that there will be
,.,slve thousand teachers In the city.
The National Council Of Educators held its con-
,,sinr session to-day. The first business taken
=, was the report Of the Committee on Libraries
"a their relations public schools. presented by
chairman j. c. Dana, librarian OF the public
ubrary Springfield Mass.
The Board OF Directors Of the National Educa-
,,onal Association. at It's meeting to-day, unani-
,nously passed the following resolution offered by
M Nicholas Murray Butler OF New-York
Resolved That the president Of the National
association be requested TO send the following
safioS to me American deiegates to the Peace
Conference. now in session at The Hague:
delegation to Peace Conference. The Hague.
The National Educational Association. in con-
vention assembled. tenders TO Peace Conference
s,terSed the noble effort in behalf Of the principle
OF arbitration.
At o'clock this afternoon F. @ Storey. chairman
Of the local Executive Committee. called the open
ing session Of the convention to order in the pa
vilion The building seats FIVE thousand. but the
audience in excess Of that. Short addresses OF
welcome made by Governor Henry T. Gage
the state Superintendent Of Public Instruction T.
J Kirk, Mayor Eaton and j. A. Foshay superin-
tendent Of city schools, and responses were made
bv y @ Dougherty, superintendent OF schools,
peoria H.: DIT Emerson E. White. Columbus,
ono and ]. n. Phillips superintendent of schools.
birmingham. Ala. A paper on What Education
Has Accomplished" read by Professor Oran
Lyle
Or Lyle in opening his address. referred 70 the
first meeting OF the association In Philadelphia,
when thirtv-eight members enrolled ana
compared it with the enrolment of more than ten
thousand in Washington last year. He also spoke
o. the progress made in other respects Inc Ma
,,oral Educa tional Association he pointed out. Is
q, oreanization through which the educators OF tne
country can reach large bodies Of teachers
Referring 10 the late war he said:
our history has demonstrated that we have no
need FOR great standing army nS II mas oeDn arDay
ready at q moments notice to defend % our nag nag
against every foe And this army ,, Is nor ednca
iions chieftains strong nation is mede; not fo oy
esidren, not by recruiting oficers, but by % schooi
nasters not by rihed cannon and Mauser bullets
n6 Cburches That nation is strong whose clt-
;ye1s obev the law without seeing standing army
behind the 0assS sS on hs civ f' law and whose citizens
obey both divine and human laws because iheS
child obeys his teacher, who 10 him is the law
!. tse result of higher form Of thought than the
Concrete SO a republic is higher type OF govern, n
snbiueste the Philippines. but the United Ststes
Void be distinctly lowered in moral tone II II II
N.SS-fs evsr become necessary 10 maintain perIna-
D,iv within the United States a great standing
Army to secure its inhabitants the blessings OF
IEtv Of the American school teacher? Patriotism
!. in the air; It is the normal condition OF hVlhs
recognize fully the right of Others 70 dissgres
with me but ! confess that so thoronghly oeLsEe
!, ;be Institutions OF our country and in the dig
rtyipg influences that follow our nag thet re ls-
;gonousying Republic and the triumphant march OF
This Evenings session was as largely attended as as
asrrs a United States conarnissioner OF Edgeation
An Educatiohai at Sa Policy for our Sew Possessions
He1Ty rsSs s sddrsss or the Subject Ths Edu
cationai problem in Hawaii" The environment and
especially diversified. This was due largely 70 me
diversity Of races with al tnat u Implied. = me ne
was predominant IN numbers. Present indications
were that the generation next TO be o4In IN IN Ha%a Al
almost equal numbers ana lsrge nainSeI ma y,, T y
re- eieneots Of our future population and so form
one people though II was possible that the whites
and the Hawaiians would thus unite IN spite OF
radical racial differences. The problem involved az
least two races Of men In nearly eQual nun12eiL >
living side by side within narrow boundaries VIII
out uniting Hawaiian civilization sh0uld pe paseu
upon broad charity and universal goodwill -, ,
A. fhe closing session of the National CouncH OF
Education held this morning, professor LOUIS
Sedan Of ST. Louis, was elected pIesdent toT ii Ine
following wear Professor Elmer Brown. OF Call
fornia vice-president. and Miss Belle A. putton'
Cleveland was reelected secretary . .
The annual meeting OF the Board or Drectors o!
the National Educa tional Association was heid al