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

it, Bloomington, MS. read paper ON
Sociology for the Teacher" basing his
remarks on recent articles In the Allan
iic monthly and educational review
The piece de resistance OF the session
was the paper read by DR.. Nicholas Muir
ray Butler, Columbia university. New
York on THE Educational progress OF
the Year"
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler Of Colum-
bia university presented paper which
was In part as follows;
During the period under review there
stand out prominently In the United
States two series OF events which are
emnently characteristic of the tenden-
cies and movements which most nantes.
among as. These are the striking addt.
tions TO the literature education whieh
| have been made by the Americans aud
| the study ana constructive organizatiOA
and administration In larger cities.
/ II vii not have escaped notice that dur
ng the past twelve months. or a little
more there have been books published by
Mr. Eliot by the late General Walker,
| by Mr. Gilman by Mr.. william James.
| by Or Munsterberg. by DR.. Hinsdale, by
| MI Thomas Davidson. by Miss Blow. by
| Bishop Spaulding and by DR.. Harris
which illustrate my meaning. Even the
purely literary critic accustomed to scorn
the study OF education or perhaps Of any
thing except the speedy removal Of one
impression by another. viii not hesita {
10 call this group Of books Remarkable
/, They are 90 remarkable that the two de
, cades ago they would have been impos
sible Each book reflects the peculiar
genius OF It's writer. taken together. they
give as a true educational scholarship
ana graphing with our educational prob
LENS
Nowhere In these books Is there a not
. Of pessimism or despair; nowhere Is ther
sounded the trumpet Of revolution, no
A where b. waved tie red flag Of anarchy
Neither human nature nor democratic IN
Al sututous are given up for lost. An. D
n the contrary are creative, hopeful; an
am see a future fun Of promise. The
I'll have faith and they imp9rt H. | like {
IA think that IA this highly important res
= pect they repres nj the best thought an
A me most widespread popular insincts q
~ our time with such ma expressETAOI
u our time Wlth suoh an exposition OF edt
al cation az Is theirs, all can hardly
lost.
,e turning 10 tho second topic. / woul
II p0int out that ~ is not accidental b
M any means, that In the great cities Of Ia
,e country there is a deep interest IN Il
Z question Of school organization and a.
4 ministration. This interest. so mark'
during the past year IS a result In pa
A., OF the newly reused municipal conscien
n, which Is approaching us for inefficien
/ disorderly administration Of city's bu
"A nes and In part Of the growing impor
ance financial ss well as other OF ed
all cation as "a public interest The tax-pa
sr er's curiosity. as to how his money
oil spent. re-enforces the school reformeI
H. demand that Il be spent solely for Il
e. wlsest training OF the city's children.
N. % happens that New York Chicago. Pi
s adelpha. Boston st. Louis, BaltimoI
Buffalo. San Francisco, Milwaukee. ID
orl rolt and T0ledO-tO mention only &
"a most conspicuous instances-are all ma
n ing or have made. history on this 80
iect II Is important not 10 overlook I
ne one point IN which they are all In agrs
II. | ment. n II D. not unusual 10 attempt
al minimize the movement for city sch,
he reform by calling attensicn 10 the wi
On variations Of the detailed plans propor
es Tor oty school organization. That {
nd point Of agreement Is the demand for
acieney When a democracy earnestly
,d- mands efficiency for It's servants. n /
H., outsrown the swaddling clothes Of Il
.ed ory and is coming 10 years OF descreti
cHIcAGo's METHODS.
~ puslng the year. the storm center