The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-07-15
ARMY OF TEACHERS.
Attendance at Educational Conven-
ton Wilt Reach ~, 900.
A Great Event for,Los Angeles-Presa.
dent Lyle Delivers an Able Ad.
dreas at the ODeninEof
the Gathering.

Los Angeles. CAL, July 1.-THE city
| is en- fete and the music of bands is
heard on every hand. The New York
delegation to the National Educational
association, in charge OF f. S. Downing;
the Raymond and Whitcomb party from
eastern points; the. special with the
Ohio delegation; the Keystone special,
bringing the Pennsylvania contingent;
two Philadelphia specials, one in charge
of w. w. Roche and the other in charge
Of Miss M. Wood, and special from
Vicksburg in charge. of Prof. Bass,
bringing delegates from southern
points, arrived Tuesday. The special
that was in collision with the freight
train in the northern part of the state
also arrived, bringing the Missouri and
other delegates save those who were in
jured, who have stopped over at San
Francisco. In all the delegates arriving
Tuesday will number fully $500. When
the last special arrives from Chicago
to-day it is estimated that there will
be over $4,000 teachers in the city.
| d. Convention Opens.
At three o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Hon. F. Q. Story, chairman of the local
executive committee, called the opening
session of the convention to order in
the pavilion. The building seats 5000.
After the orchestra had played Mo-
zart's overture to "Don Juan" President
Eliphalet Dram Lyle, OF Millerville, Pa,
delivered his address,.
President Lyte's Address.
DR.. Lyle in opening his address re-
ferred to the first meeting of the asso-
citation in Philadelphia, when IS MEM
bers were enrolled, and compared it
with the enrolment of more than TO-
600 in Washington last year. He also
spoke Of the progress made in other re-
spects. The National Educational assoc
citation, he pointed out, is an organiza-
tion through which the educators of
the country reach large bodies of teach
ers. Referring to the late war. he said:
"Our history has demonstrated that we
have no need of great standing army.
1t has demonstrated thai in every state
may be found an army ready at a mo-
ment's notice to defend our flag against
every foe. And this army is not mar
shalled by military chieftains, but by edu-
cattonal chieftains. A strong nation is
| made, not by barracks for troops, but by
schoolhouses for children; not by recruit
Ing officers, but by schooina sters; not by
rified cannon. and mauser bullets and war
vessels, but by books and newspapers and
churches. That nation is strong whose
citizens obey the law without seeing a
standing army behind the law. That ma
ton is strongest whose laws are based
on civil law and whose citizens obey both
divine and human laws, because they are
right.
is the law. The child law must be con-
creted as the abstract is the result of a
higher form Of thought than the concrete;
so republic is higher type of govern
ment than monarchy. We may need an
army to subjugate the Philippines, but the
United States would be distinctly lowered
in moral tone If it should ever become nec-
essary to maintain permanently within the
United States great standing army to Sc
cure to- its Inhabitants the blessings OF
peace. If this is1true, h6M.great is the re.
sponsibility of the American school-teacher
Patriotism is in the air; 1t is the normal
condition of living under our flag.
II recognize fully the right Of others to
disagree with me, but confess that SO
| thoroughly believe in the institutions OF
our country and in the identifying influences
that follow our flag that rejoice to watch
I11o OllWdiu progress OF our eVGr-CO0Quer.
ing republic and the triumphant march OF
the Anglo-Saxon race"
The evening session was as largely
attended as had been the one in the
afternoon. In addition to the woman's
orchestra, the Aeolian club, under the
direction of Mrs. G. 3. Parsons, superin.
tendent of music in the public schools
ended the proceedings by rendering sew.
eral selections. DIR. w. I. Harris, United
States commissioner # education, de.
livered most appropriate and decided
ly interesting address on San Educa.
tional Policy for Our New Possessions
Henry S. Townsend, inspector-general
of schools of Hawaii, made thought
fully-conceived address on the sub
ject: "The Education;l Problem in Ha.
waii.'
At the closing session of the National
Council of Education held Tuesday
morning Prof. Louis Sedan, of St
Louis, was elected president for the fol
lowing year. Miss Belle A. Dutton
Cleveland, o., was reelected secretary.
HATFIELD SURRENDERS.