The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-14

lieve you call it, and then went down
to Branner, because we wanted to see
the class of schools in you less
wealthy districts. They are all beyond
criticism; the buildings are magnih-
cent, and the pupils and teachers seem
to be above the average. 1 believe that
one of the secrets of American success
is the close relations which are cult
waited between the school and the
home"
WHAT'S THE NATTER WITH
ENGLAND?
Mr.. Cockburn was asked to explain
the reason for the appointment of the
investigation commission. He said:
There is a very general feeling in
England that we, as a people, are de-
teriorating. We feel that we are being
surpassed in the competition for trade
and business. The Germans, the French
and the Americans are all getting
ahead of us. We are trying to find out
what is the matter with our country
This commission was appointed ana
nance by Mr.. MOsley, a wealthy eng
lishman, as his contribution to the solu-
ton of the problem. 1 believe that 1t
will be found that the difference in our
educational systems is at the bottom
of our deterioration.
"What a different attitude o Amer
leans have toward education than that
taken by the English! Here everybody
is in favor of schools; rich and poor
alike agree that nothing is too good for
the schools, and you gladly pay out
money to get the best. In England we
have a large class of the wealthy peo-
pie who are actually opposed to educat-
ing the lower classes. They propose to
keep the poor in ignorance. AS a result
our industrial classes are inferior to
yours.
I'VE must teach our people their mis-
take. When we go back to England,
each member of the commission will
write his own report, and they will all
- - -,,AIfShaI fn@afhnr n
immense number of copies of the re-
port will be printed and circulated
throughout the educational people of
England"
LIKES ROOSEVELT AND BAILEY.
Mr.. Cockburn would make a very
good sort of an American if he should
come over here to live, and quit pro
~nouncing his name "Coburn" according
to the English system. He seems to
like everything he has seen over here,
and is brim full of enthusiasm about
Roosevelt.
mendous over" said Mr.. Cockburn OF
Roosevelt. He has so much warmth;
he is so full of his American fire and
energy. He makes you feel that he is
real and honest clear through and
through. We were received by tbs
president one evening at the WHIT
House. The reception commenced at
and lasted till II p. m. The president
made us a speech of about % minutes
, length. right there in his own drawing
room-talked ~off-hand, you know. Il
was about education. and was excel
lent"
Yesterday the party visited Governor
BAILEY and State superintendent Day
| hoff at the state house. Governor BalleS
!, escorted them through the building
Speaking of this visit Mr.. ckpu
Your governor is a fine man, and
! should Judge him to be a very able one
t though our meeting was short. he wa
: very cordial to US; showed US his per
sonal apartments, and the rest OF INT
: building. We enjoyed him
! THEY'RE ENGLISH, ALL RIGHT
There is no doubt hat the FIVE com
! missioners are simon-pure EnEnsn
men. This morning they We're taking
about going out to see All
I one of them said:
"Oh. we can go out there; there is
tram all the way"
yes" asserted another, but the.
r saw the tram is in bad shape and w
b might not get back in time to arrang
5 Supt. Davidson solved the tram
for the entire party, and taking Their
out to the college.
The commissioners carried ava
s with them from Topeka a large as
e sortment of Kansas books. Sewers Q
them expressed a desire to read up o
a the early history of the state, and the
8 were supplied with a lot of Crane
Il Twentieth Century Classics. GOVERN
,e pretty near everything from jon
a Browns raid to IronquilPs poem:
Il They were also presented with a mum
Der of other valuable books of refer
lie ence, but so far as known they wer
allowed to escape without copies of tn
. last Journals of the house and senate
we have so many books" said on
of the commissioners that we wi
have to charter an extra steamer whe
we get to New Yawk."
They would need a whole squadro
to carry away the house and senat
journals.