The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14

music by the band of the Boys Indus ] trial school at East Lake MT. Striplin Fthanked them for the many selections so well rendered. He then introduced Dr. l Puchner of the University of Alabama, who. with appropriate remarks, presented Prof. P. P. Claxton of the University of 1 Tennessee, the speaker of the evening. i His subject was Education, A Problem of Statesmanship." In part Professor l Claxton said:
 "The modern state is like the state of all times; 1t is made of rocks. not of oak trees.
 tThe modern statesman thinks of the past and from the past he builds for the future. Those statesmen who have eyes to see know that more than half of the people they represent are children, and 1t Is for them that he should work For us who are in the evening of life, who have only fey more years to live, q mis- take for us. means just a matter of few years. But for the young, who will follow us a mistake In Legislation is grave and serious thing.
 i Ordinarily our representatives think i first of the material wealth and welfare of the community, and he is right, for in large measure we hold him responsi- ble for this. I have heard preachers preach against money, but did you ever see one who refused his salary?
 ''I believe the southern people will never have money enough until they can re- place for school purposes the hovel and the hut by buildings like this one, until our roads are improved and we are no longer surrounded by a sea of mud and we bridge all of streams-until we have the power that wealth gives-untii we pay public servants better.
 Factors for Statesmen.
 "There are three factors for the states man. The first of these is what we know as natural wealth, physical geography resources. call it what you will. Posi- ton, situation, whether it be on the sea coast or bound round by mountains, min l eral wealth dug out of the ground, water | powers, rivers tumbng down mountain sides turning the wheels of manufactnrer- these things are known as natural wealth.
 And another fixed factor-natural abil- ityi Whether your ancestors have sapped 1 your abilties-whether you are low-row- ed and low in your natures, your legs- latlire can not change 1t. We of the south have the best climate in She world, mag nificent water power ard every natural wealth. But 1t remaine true that with the best people of thef world we are rel l atively poor.
 The third factor, tle education of the people. is an acquired ability, ability to 1 control the forces of nature. This Is a fac l tor not fixed It varies all the way from | zero to one hundred and this the legis- | lature can change. Be II enacted that child have a good education
 "In my own state of Tennessee be 1t l enacted that in two years from now we | shall have as good a school as this one. | Another question Is that of citizenship. l People must be self-governing Modern democratic state demands it. There was | A time when Louis the Fourteenth | could say. I am the state. Educate me- I am the state. Who Is the state of Ala bama, the states of this union The boy | born on the mansion on the hill no more than the boy born in the hovel. "Who governs the state-the people, No man in any position has the hardihood to enforce any law that Is not backed | up by the people.
 we should give more liberally to the | noblest cause--the cause of education. A little of our land, a little of our timber, A. little more of our material riches put l into the minds and souls of our children. I believe this is the problem of states manshp and in a democratic country like this all citizens are statesmen. Let us keep up the work until we have freed the south from ignorance.
 Memorial Services.
 After the address of Prof. Claxton ox ercises were held memorial of Miss Mary | A Cahaan.
 C. w Daugette, president of the State | Normal school of Jacksonville, presided. Beautiful tributes were paid to the mem ory of Miss Cahalan by her co-workers | in the educational field who knew her we'll and loved her. The following mem bers of the association were called on: H. P. Burruss. Superintendent I. W. Me- Adory Miss Julia Tutwiler, Miss Eliza beth Haley Miss Nmo Green and Dr. J. II. Phillips.
 c. A. Brown read the following reso- lution which was adopted as A fitting | testimonial:
 The death of Miss Mary A. cahalan has taken from our membership one who has been identified with the work of the association for more than twenty years | She has contributed to It's success from | time to time from her rich store of know ledge and wide experience gained from many years of successful teaching Her last service to the Alabama Educational | association was in planning for the pleas ure of those who were to be in attend l ance at this meeting.
 | Miss Cahalan was a woman of re- fined sensibiities and noble virtues, al- ways ready to lend helping hand to those in need. Her kind and ronsideratc