The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-28
9aitg 80 Eagle
Kansas and Its History.
VI. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

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History, writ is little than chronicle the
exploits of killing of men for
living coupled the blood that was split All
history are but incidents in the
of life, principal of which was death The
histories involve and embrace the his
nations including that of ancient Egypt
Europe and these are but end
repeons slaughter Only within the later
centuries has history peaceful pursuits
of humanity, victories in the arts and sciences
George Martin lately secretary Of the Kansas
Society who came to Kansas Terri
STRIPPING Of boy taking great interest in his
work his spared the future genera
Of Kansas will gamers this choosing No
the more entertaining and
instructive history than Kansas fraught with
greater consequences to republic and for the principles
upon which was no man among
all her citizens thoroughly appreciates truths
than George w Martin, who in contribution to the
State Normal Monthly, forth cOnzti-
history. He goes on to say:
History is statement Of that which people
commonwealth The prevailing history seems
be that pertains only politics. Office holding and
Leaders public very useful and
occasionally direct great factors but it would
be very poor they make if it were not for the
material religious development carried
along every day The teaching of
history facts of history as they
appear book SO the impression prevails
history something DID, whereas history is daily
action children should be taught that that which is
going history that they and their
be Interested Kansas has
history fact that she was sngulary
settlement Of the greatest political and
moral that the nation the inspiration
of which has people exceptional things in all
since; foresight energy and enter
prise characteristic lines her history would
have ended with the storm gave birth The new
farm opened, the house. the church. roads the
bridges the increase and changes population
proved stock the methods cultivation should be
impressed the children history really as interesting
at least likely be in the future given other
people in the books through they labor This
might be extended to the county seat railroads. the
new court house and what it is for and through
lines of public and Individual action every feature
of life in the state history been
made in Kansas by established schools and
churches, built railroads. farms improved
our cattle and hogs who established large
trial plants. What bright page Kansas history the
Wichita made who developed horse better
than Kentucky horse. Start his own section
township and county, and he more rapidly ex
banding interest in started with some
Roman emperor and brought down; least he will have
greater interest in the immediate the Kansas State
Historical Society"
He closes his instructive with that
1T is an idea that only old men
and old things inhabit rooms in the state
house Scores of high school pupils men, teachers
politicians newspaper writers public officers call every
day for some modern, very practical information
which they all deem essential people of Kansas have
made great history and it will stop. They must in
crease their interest the history should
teach with the facts of history in history and
especially in the collection preservation of their own
history"