The Washington herald., 1910-08-25
NOTED TEXAS EDUCATOR.
Prof. Alexander HOgE Talks of Pres
ent-day Problems.

eht-uay rObiems.
Prof Alexander Hogg. OF Fort Worth.
Tex. IS in the city. returning from Bos-
ton. where he attended the National Edu-
catonal Association, Of which he has
been member since 1874 He has at
tended twenty OF the summer meetings
and five Of the midwinter gatherings.
one OF his early addresses, delivered in
Philadelphia In 1873. was entitled The
equal cultivation OF the head. the heart.
the hand"
Froi. Hogg says he has seen manual
training come and 70 stay in all the
schools, bat thinks at this time we are
neglecting the education OF the heart.
that We have neglected morals and man
ners. broader patriotism, a greater love
for home and country.
The professor declares the two great
problems confronting the American peo-
pie to-day are the race question. aTect-
ing particularly the South and the
esuangement between the masses and
the classes, affecting The whole country.
tie adds. with emphasis: we must have
peace, better feeling between the en-
ployed and the employers: between labor
and capital. We must have aggresations
O. Correspondence these must
have employees, who must work In har-
mony with their employers. since labor
and capital are fellow-servants
Prof. Hogg went from the nubI,c
schools Of the city Of Montsomerv Ala
In 1875 10 Texas. and became superin-
tendent Of schools Of Fort Worth in 1Ss2
when in school property the city had
neither an inkstand nor a single The
school opened with 600 pupils and Il
teachers, four OF these being for the
colored pupils To-day the Fort Worth
schools have 1900 pupils, go teachers.
and N,0o090 Of school property. From
the beginning the woman teacher has
held the same certificate. taught the
same classes. and received the same re-
muneration as the man teacher. More
over. the cOlOred teachers instructipe the
colored pupils in the same subjects re-
ceiVe the same pay as the white teachers
Prof. Hogg believes in the education of
The masses. Give the boy and the girl
the foundation. he says. and thew will
md their way into the colleges and mil
Versities- The perpetuity Of Mr.. Jeffer-
sons republic, "a government Of the peo-
pie by the people. and for the people
must rest upon the proper training Of the
youth OF the country, for from these
must come better governors, better Sen
ators. and better officials generally, both
State and Federal"
Besides his school work. Prof. Hogg was
the first to make a public plea for deem
water at Galveston. which has the
second position to-day in exports. New
York being the first out Of an address.
The Railroad in Education. pamphlet
OF 10 pages has been evolved, which has
TO- its text: What Steam and Steel. Sci
ence. and Skill Have Done for the World. i"
Prof Hogg, while living in Texas since
1876. is a native Of York County, virginia:
was educated at the University Of yir-
ginia; was a fellow-student OF Prof
Thomas r. Price. late OF Columbia Uni
versity: Bishop Thomas L. Dudley. late
OF Kentucky; of Ham Chamberlaine.
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