The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1906-06-29
Address Of Prof. simpson, President State
teachers Association. 0ceau City. Nd.

Address Of Prof. simpson, President STATE
teachers Association. 0ceau CITY, Nd.
Ladies and Gentlemen cr this the seth Asso-
Cia'Eun
T. gives ule very greet pleasure % see present
ihl, e.r-lus - snany fsiihlul men and women
aha are drysiinE she best energies, and the
brightest DAYS OF their lie, TO the csuse Of
psrlis education. ! express the hope that the
lea dag, spent here In tu's meeting fasy bs
tall of ral.i cheer, health producing pleasure
and l5.uus benefit Thuakh humble nv part
and f,...i, ms efforts ser 'n the promotion If
this -s.i / shalt give ulv H~>t yudravsr, Nlis
strong guu,s-iina thai I nay ,uont ng yaar
Indulgence auJ c1 opvrsliun-
F'r,,-a sA.- r4s.I-st practical tr'lEiaa' tnr 'r-
creased -lhti-4c sad better av'uE. etHcailuR
as . Prerequisite ,a is'sE cue 8 daily bR, o.
c.,4-d uguf, ~ ., niirnt'su ia All civilizations
- th- pass. The ksnd sc education in e'vh
a... Ezs 5s--a controlled. modified sud partly
determined bt .u- ,minauf idea "' hie ln
thstas-. The Gfesk. bowed Zoe hrs,u.1iuI aad
,h~ Athletic; brpc,. = training that pointed 'n
iitr afl raIi~r, suI she Olympic sports, The
Roman iis7. rni.i,as,zai she growth 81 AN aud
the tr5umi.h. ~ the soldier; hence Al education
under - hts-r irsa discipline the l-staus march.
"a aroauJ ihr Mediterranean sra, and drdt
Gated ,ts rlsssie walters ,o Abe siories at the
Seven lIJlls In ia,er times when cbtyalry
raptiysirE $50 tlAssrJ With as ttscina'iouS.
sell nigh sG cducalion pointed to the d-liuc
,,ua ui gallant knights. or the tronhsInurs.
h . nation ~hoss oasis aud titles aud ranAs
and crowns are controlled by herediiy. etiaca
iiau w,l be- restricted and shoru ot lis richest
fsnitasr There ia always an ideal. aud Il the
aim te nul the mosi worthy, then The system
% usblle education will not give the best re
suits.
IN recent wears has any dominant idea 50
Hinged eiucaIsys effort as 70 impair rs eth
CHENEY Ii -. what - the nature OF such
bl4zg IL the opinion Of your speaker, a Is
abe spjrit Of auIoCracy and cammerelaisn; the
idea tha, she living Is better than the life; that
rhisfainship IS better than character; that
power Is better than purity; that wealth Is
better than wisdom. although very high au
tturitv has affirmed that wisdom Is the prn.
cipsl thing
The most pressing duty Of educators today
IS the duty binding apou the makers OF curu-
cglS aud the leader, of scholastic thought To
sound the note OF warning, and TO hold up a
birb.r criterion in dominating incentive. We
must revise. c0rrec, aud reverse the inducing
motive. and create new condition of cause
and sequence We have not completed our
vork uf reform ia education uuul we shall
have added a higher incentive, under which
,,a.r, Kind everywhere will be- taught that the
Itf. Is better than the liVingi that character i
D.i.qr lhau craftsmanship; that purity Is better
tbap power, and that wisdom Is better than
wealth
have called attention 10 the fact tina, very
often In past civilizations. educauoul>ts have
been handicapped by some bias or motive less
than The highest Tbs iiea-thIs higher
motive that should be brought to the front, rs
the moral element. The more inspiring IN
,.sutiyr that should outweigh all other and less
worthy motive. is the ethics OF duty and obj
,r.,liou. This higher purpose as our aim and
Standard will bring in lis train all things else
com nciye to usefulness aud power. Not only
VIII il leach our boys aud girls 10 be success
f,I aud efficient doors OF things, but 1t will
lead 10 that purity of life aud rectitude OF con
1rcf essential to entrance IN the sanclnm
sapctorum above. The ouly way to meet sue
cessfuly an age of graft, an age of corruption,
N, ag,. Of iusgtiale lust for power, is to tram
~, IN the publIc schools an army of boys and
Girls of iucorrupiible integrity OF character
We should watch, control aud direct the
training of pupils until the millions who go
out from our discipline vii! be so thoroughly
schooled in The practice OF uprightneSs ana
Justice. that each will imagine he carries a
banner inscribed with truth. With a business
cr,.ad inns inwrought in the youth of the public
schools, Cur boys and girls will enter the world
with such devotion TO duty, that under the
inspiration of truth, they will conquer or die.
Our educators have thought and planned
wisely in the past; We have been climbing the
ladder of civilization; the public schools, Ike
the fauna and fora of the globe have come up
,brough the different stages of evolution. The
grnyth has been rs satisfactory as we couId
expect. perhaps, under the circumstances, aud
of course the public schools today lead. and
tbey lead successfully, to mental Development,
tn skill aud to knowledge which is power. and
they do much in building good character but
adncotion falls short of the high end, aim and
purpose of life unless it leads up to The best
hat Is in bumanity-to what shall call auto
matte rectitude. This plea for training that
leads to undertaking uprightness is not that