New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-11
ON TIE FILIPLNOS
AGAIN PREDICTS INDEPENDENCE FOR
THEM-PRESIDENT ELIOT HEADS
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.

Minneapolis. July 1O-This was another busy day
for the members of the National Educational AS
ISOLATION whose convention here will be finished
tomorrow. The nominating committee gathered
early in the day and settled list of officers
TO be presented to the association. 1t was duly
ratified later on. President Charles W. Eliot of
Harvard unanimously selected for president
of the association. after eulOgistic nominating
speech by President Nicholas Murray Butler, of
Columbia. W. y. Davidson. of Kansas was elected
treasurer. and, according to custom. the outgoing
president. w. NJ. Beardshear. of Iowa. named
for first vice-president.
There was a large attendance at the general
session. which signalzed by three notable ad-
dresses. by James Wilson, Secretary of Agricult-
ure; Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman president of Cor
nell University, and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
President Schurman spoke Education in the
Philippines He said in part:
On the side of intellect and scholarship the Fill
lpinos may be expected to rival the Japanese, as
We'll as in material civilization and the applca-
Japan already presents a very American appear
The modern education will undoubtedly lead to
an intellectual emancipation of the FiipinOs- But
of American civilization that are destined to re-
produce themselves in the Philippines though these
will greatly modify and perhaps transform the
existing methods of production, transportation and
archipelago will take on a new and much improved
countenance there is one other phase of Philip
destined to be still more profoundly influenced by
al! our educational work in the archipelago.
refer to our political philosophy. which is radi-
cally different from that of any European people.
past or present. We glory in applied me-
chanics, which destined develop the physical
resources of the Philippine Islands; but far more
glorious is political philosophy. which is full
of hope and promise for the Philippine nation and
for every people and on the globe.
The kind of people We are. the way we govern
ourselves. the history have made, and
the political philosophy have given to
the world, all cJnSecrate Americans
the advocates and preachers of liberty. democ-
racy and national independence. And believe that
an Independent Philippine republic will be the final
result. as IL would be the most glorious consumma-
ton. of our great educational work in the Philip
pines.
One OF the most important and significant move
ments in connection with the present convention
of the National Educa tionaI Association was that
signalized by the meeting at a late hour this at
ternoon of representative grade teachers of the
country to form a national organization. The
movement was begun by the Chicago Grade Teach
ers' Federation and Miss Ella A. Rowe. its presi-
dent, presided over the meeting. The idea of the
leaders is to have national organization which
defend the rights of it's members from the en-
CrOachments OF school boards and secure the adop-
ton of definite and binding contracts. which shall
secure employment for fixed periods or during good
behavior for fixed salaries. The topics outlined
for discussion organization. tenure of office
salaries and pensions.