The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-07-11
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE
BETTERMENT OF THE TEACHER
Prof. s. Simpson, of Carroll County,
At The Teachers Association AT
Ocean City Last Week.

At The Teachers Association At |
Ocean City Last Week.
Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen:-Some one |
has said that at all times in history there has been
some fine LOFTY sentiment in the air lowering over
the heads OF the people ready to be grssped and |
utilized in lifting humanity To higher plane. The |
lofty sentiment in the air today is the intelligent
zeal, enthusiasm for universal education Toe |
work that has been accomplished in the United |
states in the last few years in organizing great |
system for free elementary instruction, IN hbeIAi
" scope and increasing effectiveness, has never
been equalei in the history of any other country |
In the peaceful halls of educational discussion, the
time has come for declaration of war,-a regular
campaign against all ilhteraey The vast sums of
money spent by the leading countries of the world
show the immense importance of the subject Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler in sn address before the
National Educational Association at Chicago, is su-
thoritv for the statement that the enormous expen
diture for free education in the United states
amounts to 500 coo 600 for common schools alone,
S2.67 per capita Of population in Great Britain
and Ireland the total public expenditure for edu
cation is more than SIS OOO0l0. or 500 per capita.
in the German Empire it is slIs 10000. or $40 per
capita and IN France the amount is more than
SIS CO., or 81 co per capita These four great
lions the leaders OF the worlds civilization at the
present time with population Of about two hun
dred and ten millions are spending annually for
education a greater than Si5o,00oOO and the
United states Is spending nearly as much IS the
other three combined. The Expenditure for CON-
mon schools in this country nearly trebbled
since the year $50 and during 'ASt PERIOD has
grow n from SD 10 Sc per capita.
Il is fair 20 assume that this immense expendi-
ture for public schools is in some sense measure
Of the worlds estimate OF the Importance Of eiuca
tou. This vast outlay expresses the value which
the nations place discipline snd trimming; 81 Is
the estimated worth OF public eiucauon
Il is safe TO say that the world has not arrived at
this estimated value % the schools by theory
or assumption 10 Is rather a decision bAssf on
facts OK observation 10 relation 10 cause aud effect
Largely the men aud women who have charge Of
public and private Affairs In this generation
werc formerly in the public schools The people |
casting VOTES the Judges. the iurics the farmers,
the ministers and The mechanics Of toiaY. in most
rlses are the product Of FIVE eiucAiionAl sys
tenn and - = % yesrs ago they were pupils in
the common schools We do not claim that the |
product Of school system meets fully the cTpoc
tAi0n OF critics but this financial AID IS maui
fest cvl4gnce that the woyld places the sal o. en-
dorssment upon ihs work Il IS Al uoequivoeAl
declaration To The public saAt the bssi money nA
tloa sPeRd the money sFeui IN thc trimming
suI dcyc opmcu, Of the brains 81 thoSc who arc TO
become citizens
NOT only docs the American nsgiou IcsA 81 the |
others in Industrial arts Sail sad mechanical in
vsailou bot in the vast peBiiiurS for ciaoA;iea
,he Jnjgcl states take the hlgh, AdvAaeSi posi- |
ton that The proper training n The oath IS daty
Imposed nos only BY tbc obligations q JaFvus&Eo |
as!i By ta, imperative deuaAads % civilization Of
scIsr81a Nud Of soricty.
hsye ssls called siieas.on 70 the enormous i'm
porLaucs attached iae Fsbllc schools IN arieE
Inst NAY emphasize shat have 10 ssy ia do
eursiak thr srsicrussat u ta teacher Tbs psiuc-
rai fzst0r getting pvzcs4as 7vsaI's oa' % ths
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