New-York tribune., 1900-07-14
TRUE PRINCIPLES OF EDUCATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ENDS CHARLES
TON CONVENTION WITH I8IPOR~
TAST DECLARATION

TANT DECLARATION
Charleston. s C.. July AT the morning sss.,,,
OF the National Educational Association whose ar
nual convention ended here tonight Dr. Martin
G. BrumbauEh. OF the University OF Pennsylvania
was the principal speaker. DR.. Rrumbaugh who
was recently appointed COMMISSIONS OF EIuca-
iion FOR Porto Rico. spoke on "Edlcati0naI Prtn-
ciples Applied Literature Professor William
NJ Bearshar, oS the Iowa State College OF Agrf-
culture, read a paper on The Influence % Poetry
in Education from the Basis OF lFlsthetics- Reuben
r Halack- principal Of the Louisville schools.
Professor Otis Ashmore. OF Savannah. and John
z Kirk. president OF the State Normal School al
kirksvtlle, No. also spoke
Among the speakers at the Business Education
Department were Dr. Fl. NJ Rowe OF Baltimore.
and Professor William f Doggett OF the CONNER
Cial High School. BROOKLYN
Brief sessions were held by the Departments OF
Physical Education, Science Instruction school
Education and tire Deaf and Feebe-minded
Al The session tonight the report OF the Com
mtttee on Resolutions was presented II was as
follows:
In accordance with established custom and n
% peter 20 enforce nose oelEfs ana PrcLices
OF popular education and civ liza ton based on
Association. assembled in lis r6irJy-nlnJh annual
meeting. makes this declaration 0t principles
me common school is the highest hope OF the
nation In DEVELOPING character in 5rainins in
rests not upon statutory support our upon ths
a coT117on no. NOME ~ 49, 5- ne - - 4s-7 - ~ 80 -I-S FL u
individuality and for local needs and aims. while
keeping steadily IN view the common purpose q all
education In this respect it conforms 20 our
which binds together self-Soverning states n a
sponsibility for those rEinEs which most concern
school FOR the State is-
In essentials unity. in non-sssen-iaIs. liberty In
A democracy provides for the education OF all
Its children. To regard the common schools as
c0h0 and
blow at their effciencv and democrats instItu-i
lions il js 70 br+ mn ~fsss f5s----f0rs v-5fcrt
have no proper place on American soil The pur-
and 20 instruct the rich as well provide FOR
and educate the poor Within its walls ArleTt-
can citizens made. and no person safely can Dc
excluded from its benefits.
What has served the people OF the United States
so We. should Pc prollll-gLig gy tltc-- az ---1 -
vice OF those who oy the fortunes or W1r ave
the Philippine Islands is an imperative necessity
in order that knowledge NAV be generally dirrlSed
therein and that the foundations OF social order
and effective local sef-goyerumeut be laid in pop
ular intelligence and morality
The provisions OF law for The ctvl governunens
the Congress OF the United States 70 Increase me
earnestly urge upon the Congress The wisdom and
advisabitty of reorgan-zing the Bureau ot F-duca-
nnenT ~ T85o-- OF providing a proper cornpensa-
ton for the commissioner of Education and OF
so constituting the Department or A-,l11'lon lnsS
while lis invaluable function or coiatins ana g. g.
fusing information be In uowis- impaired. II may
educational system OF Alaska and Of the several
islands now dependent upon us as w-l. as 70 make
IN n me I1d{an Ts--fro-v BUT Who are without any
educational opportunities whatever
Such reorEanizatLou OF the Bureau o. Etuealion
be demanded by .1e highest interests or me PeoPs
oI tIls 1-I-'. me- - a- -, - ,l-,--f-i57 ~
such reorganization and extension at lJs neXr seS-
IN m no r5pec- ~ j5 g5,1y. ~ --57- ~ -5s Ts-i5Dsi
rI~-g-z nj tf -
control the educational inst-lnaenraIiries OF the
We note with pride the rapid extension of pro
visions for adequate secondary ana aSassr, ea-I
cation. Well as t9r -ecnllr7- l0-,l~-Elt4 aA1
commercial training National prosperity and ou5
IN n9 sIilal- ulyaS-'- Z -s -l--,sz -5ej-
people, as wei a. upon l-,t 49,, -li9-
teaching and every provision for i-z proper com
ards-5oth general and pr7,-~5,2n3 -'T enLr1I!-s entrance
upon the work OF instructor. security y. tenure
the United States. and che Marion can a1tord %
" -54 ,57,'- - ,sl-4---- in r7-1,-1lsrlra-
sion their several courses Of t---rt'--or and We
rejoice that Jhis a==1cist-7n mas constantly thrown
upon. We see i'm This movement a most inPorlan-
step toward tightening the burdens which now res
ina o-.A --- = .5,-5r ---z-- f. - b. f15-el
Ine eri3el-L.y ~ a 7i , r--,.-- - ~ IS
pupils and uo- oy -h-lr ability 20 meet series OF
technical tests The place of -He formal exan1ira-
0r I'm alr~a 1r IS distinctly subordinate 20 teach
Ing and It's the sole test OF -eae1i1g Is IN
iustidable
We renew our pledge TO carry on the work OF ed
ucation inrrusJed 20 Us in spir-r w1-c2 saal- oe
not only tartan and GC1-poil-i-aL nu- Wllcl
shall with -he highest ideals OF our National
life and character. With the continued and sItec-
tive support OF public opinion and the press Ior
the work OF the schools higher and lower a-ia@-
We shall upon the century WIN the EiSL-
hope born or successful experience and Of perfect
confidence in Aueri~a- policies and --s-f-il-
NICHOLAS MURRAY BUTLER. New Iork-
CEairunzc
EDWIN A ALDERMAN louisiana
CHARLES D. NINER North Carolina
". " b POWELL. District OF LO-u1ola-
ALFRED BATLISS. Illinois
7 A FOSHAE California
JAMES H VAN SICKLE. Maryland
WILLIAM r. HARPER Illinois
CHARLES F THNINtF Ohio
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