The sun., 1900-09-07
ODrLL Ov orr PUBLIc SCHOOLS
Receives a Hearty Greeting at the Meeting OF
the State School saperintendents.

NEvBURGH Sept e-Benjamin B Odel
Jr.. the Republican candidate for Governor
who came home Inst night 10 rest and look after
some OF his business matters was invited this
afternoon before the State School Commits
sioners and Superntendents who are holding
their forty-sitth annual meeting hero Mr..
Odel complied and received hearty ovation.
The President came down from the platform
In the City Hall and greeted MIR Odell warmly
and the whole assembly joined in the greeting
When the chairman of the committee intro
Iuccd Mr. Odell as "a gentleman who COM
bincs tho true Tyre Of American citizenship. /"
applause followed. As II ceased Mr., Ode
spoke briefly. II was warm. aud after pleas
antly saying II was never too hot nor too cold
either TO fry ont OF freeze the enthusiasm Of
the average Newburgher," he raid
You are engaged In a work which Is more
important than that OF any other department
Of tho state Government, Upon you rosts tho
direction and the responsibility for the efficiency
OF our school system. and as ye r. after year goes
by and aiyancements are made IN tho system
OF public education, 1t must be souIon Of pris -
for you 20 know that such progress is tho ful-
fillment Of your own work lam drm believer
In tho public school system Ct tho state. and
by that 40 not mean a system which would
make Of tho common schools academies or coll
leees ! do not wish 10 be UNDERSTOOD. how
ever. "a being opposed to the higher inst tltutoDs
of learning. because am a. firm a believer IN
those a am In orr public schools. but because
of the fact that the majority Of the children
never go beyond the common schools of our
country. believe that they should be- made
as efficient as possible 10 IT mon for business
life and that the e+ucation should bc along
these lines rather than along the academic
branches | congratulate You and I con-
srattu%,c sG S"S ot SGw York upon 9ayg
Mr. skinner believe that the policies which
he has inauguratai are Of great vantage,
and that unf or his wise and controlling hand Tho
efficiency will grow In the future az IL ha, in the
past
address on what the Department expects Of
School Commissioners. said; One splendid
feature OF the meeting in Nevburgh Is that
YOU have had the pleasure Of looking in the
face and shaking the hand o. an honorable
nous standard bearer Of n great political party
Il makes no difference just now 10 which po-
litical party he belongs, because believe there
Is a kind Of politics which is best compre hended
in tho term good citizenship. and believe our
common schools are the foundation, of good
citizenship. We are sometimes told that the
once Of School Commissioner is a political
ofice So is every Office. my friends. and 80
every ONCE should be Every man and every
woman OF intelligence in the State ought 10
ought 10 be an honest man. believe you
have looked in the face this afternoon of tho
man who Ia not only an honest politician
but an upright citizen and an honest man
next Governor Of the State Of Now York"
The Superintendent Of Public Instruction
then delivered his act address 10 the conven-
ton. This evening the convention closed its
business of the session and adjourned sine die
Prior to doing 10 {, Edward Jones Of Pulaski
was installed as President, and the place OF
next meeting named as Lakewood, Chautau-
qua county,