The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-30
EDUCATORS OF SOUTH
ASSOCIATION IN SESSION AT JACK
 SONvILLE, FLA.
Captnin George M. Lynch, who VIII Preside, Delivers Address in Which Rowdyism at Universities
 Ia Condemned.

Jacksonville, Fla, Dec. 29.-The Southern Educational Association and the Florida State Teachers Association met tonight In joint session at the Duval Opera House. Walter B. Hill. president of the Southern Educational Association and Chancellor of the Uni versity of Georgia called the joint con vention to order and after prayer by Rev. w. A. Hobson announced that Captain George M. Lynch. president of the Florida State Teachers Association and assistant comma ndAnt of the East Florida Military Institute. would pre- side.
 William N Sheats, State Superinten- dent of Public Instruction delivered the address of welcome in behalf of the State. MT Sheats spoke of the re- markable advancement of Florida in educational lines since 1880. He quoted statistics which showed that in that year the total enrolment of the public schools approximated 39.00o with an average attendance of 27.000 and an annual expenditure of $114.0O0 while at present the attendance is 12S.000 out of total of 1S6.oO0 children of school age and the average attendance IS s4.000, and the amount appropriated for the current year is $1,07S,000
 D. U. Fletcher delivered an address of welcome fin behalf of the city.
 O. B. Martin, Superintendent of Public Instruction of South Carolina. delivered a humorous reply to the ad- dresses of welcome after which R. B. Fulton. Chancellor of the University of Mississippi, read the report of the Committee on Aims and Objects of the Association of which he is Chairman The proceedings of the first night ses- sion of the Association's closed with the addresses of their presidents
 President Hill devoted his attention to a discussion of the Morwell educa- tional bill and compared it to the Blair bill. advocating Federal aid for edu- cation, especially as applied to higher institutions. He spoke in part as fol- lows:
 Not only has Federal aid to educa- tion been recognized as a national policy for nearly half century but has proceeded upon well defined and satisfactory principles which may be summed up as follows:
 First National aid Is conditioned on response or contribution by the States. such as furnishing and repairing build ings.
 "Second-State control in manage ment is recognized, the distribution being through local machinery
 'Tbird-Visitorial power is retained by the Federal government in the TO- auirement for reports and the reser- vation Of the right to examine dis bursements.
 "Fourth-Separation of the races is accepted. but equal provisions made for both.
 "Fifth-The nature of the education provided is democratic. the emphasis being placed on agricultural and in- dustrial education.
 "Sixth-Equality of needs recognized as the basis for distribution. From this principle 1t is a just corollary that in those sections where industrial and agricultural education are most need- ed the distribution should be in like proportion"
 The most interesting and striking feature in the address of Captain Lynch was his severe arraignment of rowy- ism in colleges and universities. Cap tain Lynch said, in part:
 Tt Is the sheerest folly to appeal to business men and taxpayers in the sen timent until we can show them that we have an honest. straightforward, practical plan of making honorable self-supporting. intelligent citizens. They have not the time nor the desire to enter into scientific researches and uiscoVerles or the ufHeTent parts or a boys mental machinery. The plain. blunt. interesting question to them is: DO you know how to manage that mysterious mechanism so as to make 1t turn out solid, substantial product? . Answer this question by your school work. Let your pupils reflect in their nature and daily life subordina- tion to law and authority; habits of in- dustry; perseverance and persistent the love of whatever beautifies and expands the character; regard for the right of others-in word. make them manly men and wo- manly women. and nothing on earth can defeat your claims for recognition"