Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-11
TEACHERS HAVE BUSY DAY
President sohurman Of Cornell Talks Of
Education in Philippines.
COMPARES NATIVES WITH JAPANESE
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
speaks on "Education for the
Farmer aud Offers some
Timely suEEestions.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 10.--Today was
another busy day for the member Of the
National Educational association, whose
convention hers will be finished tomorrow.
The morning was given up to a general
session Of the association in the exposition
auditorium, while the afternoon was de-
voted to meetings Of the various depart
ments.
The nominating committee today settled
on the list OF officers to be presented to
the association. 1t was duly ratified later
on. President Charles W. Eliot Of Harvard
was unanimously selected e for presi-
dent of the association after an euloglstic
nominating speech by DR.. Nicholas, NJ. But
Ter OF Columbia university. w. N. David
son Of Kansas was selected for treasurer
and, according to custom, the outgoing
president, W. NJ. Beardshear of Iowa was
named for nrst vice president. Following
are the other vice presidents:
o 7. Br ght. Illinois. Charles F. Reeves,
Washington; Joseph Kennedy, North Da-
kots; DIT. Charles f. Thwing, Ohio; w. N.
sheats, Florida Miss Marian Brown,
Louisiana; j. B.. Pearcy, Indiana; Mrs.
Helen Grenfell, Colorado; n. r. Sanford,
New York; j. B. Francis California; w.
g. Nye, Minnesota. SO
Among those who addressed the associa-
ton were Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt Hon.
James q. Wilson and President Schurman
Of Cornell.
Mrs. Chapman-Cat spoke on Home and
Higher Education"
EducatiO in the Philippines.
President schurman Of Cornell university
spoke about education in the Philippines.
He said in part:
n - - - GL4st-A~ - zahzra..Lf-
the Filipino" ma be expected to rival the
Japanese, as, we'll as in material ciViliza-
ton and the application Of the sciences to
Industrial life, wherein Japan already pre-
sents a very American appearance.
The modern education will undoubtedly
lead to an intelligent emancipation of the
Filipinos. But II Is not only the scientific
and material elements of American %civiiiza-
ton that ore destined to reproduce them
selves In the Philippines, though these will
greatly modify and possibly transform the
existing methods of production, transporta-
While economically and industrially the
archipelago will take on a new and much
improved countenance there is one other
Vital phase, that is destined to be stiil
more profoundly Influenced by all our edu-
c%ational work in the archipelago. IL Amer
lean civilization diners from European, not
by the greater excellence Of its literary and
scientific productions, but by the superior
bodies laws and principles in machinery
that nature operates, thus increasing mans
economic efficiency, 1t also differs from
which n but have monentous conse-
Quencea when .traDsplantedi so the Philip
pines, l refer to, our political philosophy
any European people, past or present. We
glory In our splendid mechanics, which are
Of the Philippine islands; but far more
glorious is No1r" political philosophy, which
Is full of hope and promise for the Philip
pine nation and for every people and race
on the globe.
The kind OF people we are, the way we
govern ourselves, the history we have
made and the political philosophy we have
given to the world all consecrate us Amer
leans as the advocates and preachers OF
liberty, democracy and national independ-
enceSt And L believe that an independent
Philippine republic will be the final result,
nation OF our great educational work in
the Philippines.