Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-09
URGES REFORM
IN TEACHING
Of HISTORY
TOO MUCH ATTENTION
TO DEEDS OF BLOOD
of President of N, E,
A. DepreCateS Aggrandize-
ment of War at Expense Of
More Useful Achievements,

HUH ! Al %AROltOG-
u--
wore US6Iul Achievements
iBy Morning Journal spech'l Lease" IRE
Los Angeles, July y Nofie
peace was the rallylng cry at the
opening session of the fiftieth annuaI
convention OF the Natlohal Edued'Ilh-
al association which convened in Los
Angeles today. The -four thousand
delegates listened intently to the ad-
dress of President Nathan C.. Schaef-
fer on the subject of How can the
schools Aid in the Peace Movement
and applauded vigorously his strong
denuucfation Of war. At it's conelu-
.i,n the convention. received and re-
tarrpd ia Inc committee on resolutions
ranoiv ,vordad resoh,tinn ~favorInp
laati|nal ,rh rotion disarp,a-
IH'vi ''a1'9''4 49, IT, r.fnrt"s
mem am ~. aeop,tio,- -
Two sections %. lue iV9"'1l'"lS W..
cahied 20 the American At
The hague.
The three most important matters
To come before the National Educa-
tional association during its 1907
convention. and which will be finally
voted upon Wednesday. were prac-
ticallv settled tonight. c.. Cooley. SUI
nerintendent Of schools of Chicago.
yuI he tbo next president of the as
. s,-,aoandrnn Nothan .
s,haafcar wbo r~eti.eg
NJ ~, nai,noi convention of tbe
me ueNt "'t,'i"' YIN - ~
1s~socialioh wiz <" t" DleNtlaHu M
1908. Denver mas MADE some small
effort TO arouse sentiment l ils IA
Vor. but its adherents VIII not De able
to muster enough votes to make a
showing.
Lastly, the new constitution and
by-laVs will be adopted by a large
foritv.
NJ n,aetipq is onp nf the most inn
nortant i'm NE history of the organi-
1afion Matters Of highest conse-
n1,ence IN The educational work Of
tba association. including its re-or-
Stri1,ftnn odnntinn ~ a new constjtu-
,ian ana by-lous ana on olectfon nf
,.4iaore ,Viii enn,e befora H.
rbe hoard of directors TODAY elected
raIgnai fr,,stne "a q pearse an
nerintendent of schools of Milwaukee
s,ie.ae5 n - Dnugbartv of Paorfa.
illg raefoned mr. II r Rrovn. pres-
~ - ~ Vatnaraiso TnivsTsttv
V,i". IL rp1 80 n ercrcsa i
IN Cbicago deceased In. Nfeh-
- -, p,tIor nrasfd,nt az C,I-
''".5Iv rnlelartsd as member Of The
-, trusta.s
Nathan r. saboenor II,
btl spnuai addrees answered tbn.
,,,ostian auvbot can he rhool da 10
aG1 ~ paora Nfoysnent He said.
CIV. tn aNnatast robfar1 Of Tho T,pen-
ttoth - ,rv ia t,be NM vim on ~
IentinnGtba yiri As soon "a fIe girl
taxes nm The stndv nj history. she be-
gins to wish mai She had been born a
hoy. Her Textbook magnihes the
ocbfavaments al men and devotes very
UttIe snace to the deeds of women.
CraduaTfv she reaches the conviction
that EVERYTHING great and heroic be,
longs to fhe other sex. that life is not
worth living unless one can attain
military glory. and that her greatest
misfortune is 10 have been born a girl.
"The hoy Is ant TO form similar
ideals from the textbooks on history
and the mathods of teaching the sub
iecf. The names of admirals and gem
erals tho hattles they fought and the
victories they won. the causes and the
effects of the wars In which they were
ENGAGED constitute "A very large part
of the material of instruction. The
cyamination questions which are II %
nosed To the most IMPORT
~ rortfons ~ ~ srhooI currirubnn
bristIe with wars ana the things of
war The boy loves power and adj
mires every evhihition Of personal aud
rational strength he admires The he
roes whose names are immertaIiz4d
unon- the pages of history. he gradu-
sity concefS.s tho notion thar tho
wearing Of a uniform. the CARRYING lfl
n sword or a gun. the shedding OIL
blood and the ACQUISITION of military
teno,yn are essential To- "A life worth
living
..If seems to mo that orr text-books.
cur examination and our instruction
sbouId pIorifv .he arts of peace above
no art of war In other words. his
torv -b,uId H., Taught from "A more fr-
tinnal noint of view. Whilst IT would
10 wrong 10 Toh me soldier of "a lust
ebara ~ gIor, white il Nortd
mistofe 10 minimize The sacrifices and
1s,vf.ss IN the army and Inc navy. irI
win revertbeIess he wise Ia emnha-I
sfze Tho victnrins of neace above the
virtories of war. and To- teach history
Ia surh a way thar the pupiI-wiu Wrli.I
fbe name of the noet. me orator. The
mist tbe Inventor the educator tn. .
i1rist he statesman the philauthro-
uf.t in q Mace as conspicuous in The
i.ppf. of fome as that nccuniad bv Tho
nam. ~ tho victorious general on tho
4-uccessful admiral
How ean mis- he accomplished Ia
Tho arst Mace ia ne iustill nropcr
deals ~ ne and hcroism The pupfl
ran h.. lea To Soc that pastour. the
.ri.nfist has dome moro ION humanity
fbsn Naublrou mo destroyer 81 tbou-
IL. NJ .rn.9i, fbr milan
shropfsf has done more for civilization
rb,n tbe .dmiraI Nh, sinks "A hostile .
&c.. tbat he mon who hv exuffI-