The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-14
Strong Plea Made for More Lib
eral System ii Educa-
ton.
OUR DUTY TOWARD OUR WARDS.
National Teachers Association Pc
titions Congress for an Exten-
sion az The American School
for Molding Citizens.

Charleston. : .. July The National
E5ucat.--s: Assocla-:c-. -.->-. - c-.vs--
tic- here tonight
During The 5ay w. SCISSORS = - gen
eral s. s@.5-S o.: re c'nT------ were A-.i-
TIE following pap=-s wee read The -
f.sr-e q Poetry II E1a,2-i5- F---- re
BASIS q AeS5.c..-s" William - Tf-'s-
hear. .-,s.5s-: Iowa S-a;- A=.-.-i--4-a.
College
Ire vai.s q E-e,-sA Literature II
E;:.!c4. Training" Reuben ?-s; si---z-k
Louisville. ~
-E5uca-,c-zI Values Il L!-s-a--re.'' D7'-
1cr y. 9. B-1-aha-Eh. Taive-s.-y . i's--';-
sy,vs-is. recently ---ss- C1-.--.Ss. ---- .
E5G.-z-i-- :o- Porto 2!-o-
VIA; Manner q CEI5 S-aE --is Be
George = Gem. St2-s S';.c----e--2s-t G.;
Pubic IlS-rl-ci.0. - Georgia
The S.a-u- c: P=h!:- S-r--. E5s-ati01
T. IRE south George 2 cox. S9q.-I--
-e-ls:i- q High Scs0-l. Hot Sing. AK
P-csi5s-- s.s-c Green Vzs ;---ac,--s-. and
spoke tEisfy - tie -.s-- session
Revolution. Adopted.
Tbs .:o.ieSiag declaration q FF.1'i.,ss
IN s;r5rdzrce With es:at.:s.ss custom
AID practices which tend ms pa --:'---E
20 advance The cause q P?r--sr e---lt- =.
democracy. ne National E1uczt.,-zl A.
so-iz-5o-. ass 1s..4 = - t-.--y--.-t1 a.
ma! meeting. makes tbs declaration O.,
TIE co--non scEoo, Sc ire highest hope
o. he -z-t5-- i c-Tslos-.S cESrs -t--- :!
training !r-si.igerc-. 81 G.--s.-g ..:7---la-
SOFT TIE common school rests 20: upon
s'1.U;.-y support BIT upon t-s c11Fte,ioi:S
seeks 70; % cas-. ta@ youth C.: re country
81. = common mold IL; rather 10 a.: = f-s.
ana aims. While E-ePi-E sz-i-E = NV re
common purpose 0: 81 e-l-a-!cr. j. ms
r.sPec; /: conforms % clE Io!.iica! i1eas
and - cu- political 5-Ee-.z.-:c-. v-i-a
bind together s.,t-gcver-.-g States II
- -.srH-sfisi;-v - 49, :As-rs uljrE
most concern is welfare sa+ is comfort \
sete motto tu- tEe sct2o. q :o- -. S-at@
Is, II .sssI;,':.s. si:iy. n E1Hesseh'.a.S'
4 eSt11 5-zcy 1EoE2fs to- me e-E-a;'ii
q a.! IS Children 70 regard re common
schools a. schools fo- ne unfortunate ard
s.eh IS % strike = Tara. t.cx :: ,h-i-
efficiency sEG democratic institutions, = :
= r,.i.1 u class eis;ac;io1> which have
TO proper pace q American soil The ru--
pose q re American common school : %
attract and e instruct re ~ - vel a %
IN Us walls A-is-.cz- CITIZENS ar made.
en- 10 person safely c.2 = exclC--1 from
is benefits
Extension of school system.
Vas; Eas serye3, TIE Pesgls Q: the
y placed al .he Ssrvics q those Who. ~
ne fortunes q Wsr, have oeGor-1S CIR
wards The extension Of ,he American COM
mon schoo. system to cuba, Porto Ri-5 sad
tie PhApTiEe Islands s az imperative
1850 2 2IaeF u. sHo~:e1se Ia4 =
tcG-ds-.cls ot sociA! order and Elective
iuca. ss,s-ECv--r-r--t Il laid II popular -
te..seCcs and morality.
The provisions y .ax :o- the civil gov
eminent g to:tc re Indicate that = : ,as
ir;ertioE q TIE Congress g: tie U2.te3
States - Increase The responsibilities Ct tl-
upon the Congress TIE vision aud zsv.sa-
e..:-y Of reorEanizlEg the Bureau 9: E-G-4-
important Department CT Z plane WIZ sc
Li-r--.-IsL. q Labor. :. - vi-i-S 4 -rrr.-T
compensation :o- Ire Cgmrnissioser q Eli
uc4uoH. =-- q - CONSTITUTING the Depart
IE.-t c: E---at;-- that- Will. - .-Tz.:-
able function 0: coliat!.g aIt dirGS.-s n
formation = = .-S.s= !-;lSzl-eS. e Elay
e1-cstSr1z- system cE Alaska arl % re
several isla-1s row dependent upon -. -
-c2i;ca .; the children q ~ tens = thou
sans Q: white people aornicile'i n ~ II
st1czr:crai opportunities whatever
Such Reorganization 4 The Bureau q ? -
-ca---- ard such @N--csi-r ct - functions
Ne believe 20 l. demanded By the highest
ac- sc respectfully 6-t earnestly ask -h-
congress - MAKE provision t-r such --r--
= Z
sion. Ire action - strongly recommend: Z
Will IT 70 respect contravs1- Ire principle I
hat = = ere q The recognize: tr-c-i61s
q ths Material Government : e-c1u-ass
ard % aid but not % control the e+.E-.-
Ii0oa. iHs;-u-nenrsli;!es z th- country
We asie Yin p-.-e TIE rapid sx'e1sia3
g provision :-r a SEPARATE secondary ard
higher -1E-z-i-C, a. Ne. a. ~ technical /
iriustr.s. and commercial training NJ
tioral ryc-T %ri.y and our economic w=-<-- - (
II re years 70 come Will d-pA-. - 20
sr7al measure y 2 t:e t-zlDe2 al. q or /
people. as vell 50 upon tEe;- iuyer..v-ussS |
thei- persistence and their general iutorrr.z a.
tor.
Every safeguard -h.ora about re- -
fsss.1- q teaching and every provision for |
rs proper compensation have CIR cordial .
approval P-pfe- Srar1arGs-b1rh general /
snd professionalism entrance UPON the I;
work q Instruction. security O.. tenure e. I
cent salaries ard a systematic :er~.-- syS- 1
ZEN s-= .-i:soF.s y. :: the schools az % I
attract ard 70 bold the service - re best
r,-l and women ~ the United State. a-z 1
tke nation can sN0-- 20 Pace St. children /
Il the care q none hu- TIE tss,