New-York tribune., 1903-08-29
TBODY OF TE4CHERS
Over 10000 Enrolled IN National
association.

At the recent meeting OF the National Educa
tonal Association in Boston the forty-second
nUal meeting OF the body. there reported
total enrolment of 2.l17 active members and OF
3o,s40 associate members. This great body OF per
sons engaged in the work of teaching represents
all the States and Territories. New-York is at the
head OF the LIST of active members. with Massa-
chusetts second and Illinois third. while Massa-
chusetts leads with over seven thousand associate
members and Illinois has about half many
There were Ic13 new active members added ar the
Boston convention. which was emneatly successful
in every respect.
President Eliot Of Harvard presided. The com
rnittee on resolutions composed of Nicholas Murray
Butler, OF New-York. chairman: Andrew s Draper,
of Illinois. James NJ Green. OF New-Jersev; Bette
"A. Dutten. OF Ohio. and H r. FrisseH of Virginia
reported the following:
DECLARATION
,t, tlrsJ-The United States Bureau Of Education
publications are standard works OF reference for
Bureau .: EducaTion 1 should be made s1 nde ne
pendent administrative department such as were
the Departments of Agriculture and Of Labor be
appropriations should be made by the Congress- 70
enable the Commissioner of Education 70 extend
the scope and add 70 the usefulness OF his work
Territory. where fully three-quarters OF the popu-
t5i GH gEG [Spor{so as oelhg wlIhonL schools tor
Of the Congress. Provision should be speedily
viii have power to estabsh and carry on system
o1 public schools so that all classes OF citzens in
opportunities which are enjoyed by their fellow
II 95ffT parts an Sb o. {h eogPtTy gHd3 m not
a suitably attractive and permanent career. nor
country as it should, until the teachers are properly
compensated and are assured OF an undistqrhed
tenure during efficiency and good behavior large
part OF the teachers reward must always be the
pleasure IN the character and quality OF the work
done: but the money compensation Of the teacher
should be sufficient maintain an appropriate
support 20 these principles deserve the approval
OF the press and the people.
people whom it irnnledateiy serves @ and in their
willingness 70 make sacrifices for it, For this
reason a large share of the cost of maintaining
by the county or by the town in which the schools
are State aid IS 10 be regarded as supplementary
70; and not as substitute for local taxation for
school purposes. In many parts OF the United
States large increase in the amount OF the local
tax now voted for school purposes or the levyng
OF such a tax where none now exists. is pressing
teachers
FIfth-The highest ethical standards Of conduct
and OF speech should be insisted upon among teach
1t is not becoming that commercialism self
perance Should mark their utterances 4 code Of
professional conduct clearly understood and rigor-
developed and win, doubtless. one day control all
sixth-It is important that school buildings and
school grounds should be planned and decorated so
only the children but the people as a whole in
matters OF taste The school is becoming more and
more community centre, and its larger OppOr
should be attractive as well as heaithfuI and the
with appropriateness and beauty -
modes Of procedure is as serious a danger as can
respect for " is distinguishing mark OF civilized
beings. To throw OF that restraint. whether by
a law OF nature which is superior 10 the laws OF
man, Is to revert to barbarism- Il IS the duty OF
in the young that they will grow up with rever.
% e5Se foE tae nalesS{ oi {ae AN any any system OF
Is harmful the child and dangerous 70 the State
a democracy .which would endure must be as law
abiding a Il Is liberty loving