The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-09

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lunbia college, was unanimously re-
elected a member of the board of trus.
tees.
At $50 President Elmer Brown
United States commissioner of educa.
tion, called the National Council to
order in Beeran Hall. He announced
that OF the fifty-fve living members of
the council. thirty had indicated
their intention of being present at the
convention, Of which number twenty
Six had given notice of a desire to
speak &C verious topics assigned.
la his address to the council, Mr..
Brown expressed the hope that "whilc
tins convention is meeting ON the East
ern. edge Of the Pacific, 1t will do all
IN its power TO aid that great gather
ing, the second Hague peace confer
cnce, now assembled on the Eastern
shore Of the Atlantic, IN accomplishing
the peace of the world. He recon-
mended the appointment of a commit
tee. with DR.. Harris as chairman, TO
confer with the teachers of other
! lands, with n view of arranging a
worldwide. cooperation, for the com
mon good -
To Aid Work for Peace
The matter of appointing a commit
tee TO bring about a worldwide co
operation among educators, the speak
! er asked to be referred to a depart
ment committee for a full and careful
investigation of the idea involved. The
matter will he taken up later and the
| special committee appointed.
Iha death of three active and three
honorary members of the national
council was noted with appropriate re-
marks by President Brown. Members
who have died since the last meeting:
William E, Harper and Wilbert G.
Lane of Illinois; Charles D. Molver,
North Carolina: John Eaton, District
of Columbia; Albert P. Marble, Ken
lucky; William II, Payne, Michigan
Following the address of Mr. Rob
erts discussion of ''public school
finance was participated in by the
following:
Jesse D. Burke, principal teachers
training school, Albany, N Y; B. G.
Chicago; +. A. Fitzpatrick, Boston,
Mass; w. T. Harris, Washington, D.
c.; George c. Pardee, ex-governor of
California, Oakland j. II. Greenwood,
superintendent of schools, Kansas City,
Mo: C., G.. Pearse, superintendent of
schools, Milwaukee.
The first general session of the con-
vention began at 2:30, President Ma
than c. Schaefer, superintendent of
public instruction Of Pennsylvania,
called the meeting to order After a
pipe organ recital by Bruce Gordon
kingley, Rev. Frank Talmage delv-
cred the invocation Rev. Robert J.
Burdette of Pasadena, Cal. delivered
an address of welcome, which was re-
sponded to by W. r. Harris Of Wash
ington, d. G. President Schaefer then
began the delivery of his annual adj
dress,
Address of President
President Nathan c. Schaefer, in his
annual address, answered the question
"What can the school do 10 aid the
peace movement He said in part:
The greatest problem of the twentieth
century Is the boy. with one exception
the girl; As soon as the girl takes up
the study OF history, she begins to wish
that she had been born a boy Her text
book magnifes the achievements of men
and devotes very little space TO the deeds
conviction that everything great and he
roic belongs to the other sex that life
is not worth living unless one can at
tain military glory. and that her great
est misfortune is 10 have been born a
girl
The boy is apt tc form similar ideals
from the teXI-bo on history and the
methods Of teaching the subject. The
names Of sdmirals and generals the bat
ties they fought and the Victories they
won. the causes and the effects Of the
wars in which they were engaged. con
sttute very large part OF the material
OF instruction. The examination ques-
tions which are supposed TO emphasize
the most important portions OF the
school curriculum. brstle with wars and
the things OF war. The boy loves power
and admires every exhibition of personal
and national strength; he adnires the
heroes whose names are immortalized
upon the pages Of history: he gradually
conceives the notion that the wearing OF
uniform, the carrying of a. sword or a
gun. the shedding OF blood and the ac-
QUESTION OF military renown are essential
TO a life worth living.
IL seems TO me that our text books.
our examinations and our instruction
should glorify the arts OF peace above
the art OF war. In other words. his
tory should be taught from a more ra-
wrong TO rob the soldier OF just share
of glory, whilst II would be a mistake
TO minimize the sacrifice and services OF
the army and navy. IL will nevertheless
be wise to emphasize the victories Of
peace above the victories OF war and
pupil will write the name of the poet.
the orator, the artist. the inventor, the
educator, the jurIst. the statesman, the
philanthropst, In a place as conspicuous
In the temple of fame as that occupied
by the name of the victorious general
or the successful admiral
Should Change Ideals.
How can this be accomplished? In the
hrsr place, let US instil proper Ideals of
NE and OF ,heroism. The pupil can be
led 70 see that Pasteur. the scientist, has
done more for humanity than Napoleon.
the destroyer Of thousands; that Carne-
gle, the; philanthropfst. has done more