New-York tribune., 1902-07-01
ADDRESS OF DIR. BUTLER.


ADDRESS OF DIR. BUTLER
Mr. McKelway then introduced Nicholas Muir
ray Butler. president of Columbia University
to make an address on Fundamental Principles
of Education in the United States" President
Butler was welcomed with hearty applause He
said:
1t was my good fortune to hear one Of General
Carfeld's most eloquent speeches. From the gal
lery of great hall looked down upon scene
str9ggling for Expression in the national
ton OF powerful politics! party candidate for
The walls had trembled at the mighty cheers that
leaders o. their choice Finally. amid perfect
silence. General Garfield his place among
the platform to put before the convention the
name of the man whom he preferred above al
had been greatly moved bv the tempest of cheering
already in nomination, and he sought to lead the
convention away from the passionate feeling of
standard Of Judgment with solemnity and de-
liberation. General Garfield opened his speech with
Il have Witnessed the extraordinary scenes of
touches my heart quickly than a tribute of
honor 10 a great and noble character; but
sat in my seat and Witnes: ed this demonstration,
TINS assemblage see ned to me human ocean in
and tossed into spray and its grnndeur r'o orr
the soul OF the dullest man: but remember that
from which all heights and depths are measured
80 When ". the storIr has passed and the hour Of
bathes bat Its peaceful surface, then the astronomer
measure all terrestrial heights and depths
, Not here. In this brilliant circle. where fifteen
thousand men and women are gathered is the
destiny CT The republic TO be for the next
tic faces Of 756 delegates. waiting to cast their
ballots into the urn and determine the choice OF
hresides where the thoughtful voters. with Wives
ingb,red b oI ahout them with the calm thoughts
@ nistory OF the past the hopes OF the future. and
ana blessed our nation in days gone by burning
III chelr ,, heatts-there God prepares the verdict
,S Wnch VIII determine the wisdom of work to-
niGftr 6ftcr n ,,s,on,no - ,.,.....
matters far removed rom bne 1pd OF
counsel Of Garfeld's has REQUIRED to me 1t seems
20 me pressure of momentary feeling or temporary
eeXpedency ard I? lose sight of the deep underly-
ing principles which should. and in the long run
must mus control our action and our policies that we
are Therefore, in accepting the invitation TO- adj
Dress the convocation OF the University Of the
fore you, though with necessary brevity. some
our american educational system and policy.
LEADING PRINCIPLE OF EDUCATION,
First and foremost name this proposition and
noid @ IL 10 be fundamental to our American educa-
While all forms of education may be under gov
ernment control. yet government control OF edIica-
education in United States incudes a6 Ef
institutions carried on without direct governmental
Iaintahed by public tax and administered by gov
To get at what the people of the United States
are doing for education. and TO measure tho fuii
IeBth ana breadth Of the nations educa tional sys
tenn, we must add to public tax supported edl-
caIon an activities of similar kind that are car
Citations and by individuals The nation is renre
Sented partly by each of these undertakngs wholly
/ y no one of them The terms national and tsnt,
ernmental happily not convertible in the tinted
states whether IL be of universities OF morals ar
OF efficiency that we are speaking.
has become part of the political iarg1n of o,,r
time that any undertaking to be representative OF
control Should this VeW ever SmaeF command s9TeTn
me me delibeIate assent OF majority OF the Ameri-
can people, our Institutions would undergo radical
cnange and liberties and right Of initiati,,e
would be only such as the government Of the mo-
meht might Youchsafe to But we are still
GEAR sighted enough to realize that our national
ioeas s and our national spirit find expression in
the benefactions to letters science and arr The
spontaneous uprisings in behalf of stricken hu-
similar forms, quite truly as they 1nd exnres-
son in and through legislative acts and arpronria-
The latter are COVER lmentaI in form and in efferf:
the former are not Both are national in the
national life and character. Vi '''
The confusion between the nations life and
pernicious that may be permitted a few words
, concerning IT. wins
THE LIBERTY OF THE STATE.
When Hegel asserted that morality is the uIti-
mate end for which the state-that is politica lIv
organized mankind-extsts. he stated one of the
profoundest moral an political truths But II is
pointed out TO us ~ political science that before
any such ultimate end can be gained the nroximot re-
end of the development of national states must be
cipe OF nationality which exists among persons
knit together by common origin common sneech
ana common habitat, through creating and perfect
ing TWO thlngs-goVernrnent and liberty. The first
step out of barbarism is the establishment of a
erGeT strong enough to preserve peace and
from without. This accomplished, the state must
liberty II does ih,s hv ~ H1eih oi thhdyidua
witAin which Individual Initiative and autonomy