New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-28
Or. McKeIway's Address.

Or. Mckelway said among other things
The multitude Of our people is great.
ne coin2ieNltN Of the psychological condi-
uons OF that great population is remark
able The problems and duties arising
from both facts are constant and deman nd
ing In truth. We have several cities, each
W.. Ml1n a population equal 70 or exceeding
mat OF any one Of several states, and we
nave a great city far exceeding in pOpula-
uon mat or not A few Of the sma ller
states combined. II has been difficult to
make all OF the population Of these cities
realize that the state is their educational
master. monitor and fountain head: but the
themselves when conditions cross their
ideals. are glad 10 claim that the state Is
just that
This Is MARKEDLY the case when the
coarse hands Of political Interference or
IOiitical greed or political patronage would
seek ont the schools in urban or metropoli-
tan centres for the purpose Of construction
or control ~ perversiOn- Then the city
officers of the so-caIed city boards are
glad 10 consider themselves as the repre-
sentatives Of state-delegated power only,
and as the wards Of the state, whose desig-
nation by state power is delegated to local
Observation-Disclosures for local convenience, but
rot for local control
After speak king the words referring to
new nationalism already quoted. DR.. Nc
helway continued,
When you note the many educational
needs and the many more educational as
Of IT'S inhabitants, YOU may not be con-
1inced of the wisdom of the warming
lately indirectly served on our people, that
the nation viii not interfere with or super
sedA the states in regard 10 certain mat
ters. II the states will only attens TO Such
matters themselves. BY the implication
from this guarded warning or yelled threat
there would seem TO be a something CaIled
a nation which is not composed OF states
To some of us that is an unthinkable propo-
sition. veritab BILE contradiction IN terms
L is r1u-biukahIe 70 some Of us in the
University Convocation Of the state OF
New York. state whose adoption OF tne
Constitution insured the Inception OF the
MON and suggested the amendments Wh1ch
have preserved both the nation and the
states ,,,;
deutiaIly as others here believe, AleNdIl-
dor Hamilton secured the Union by SeCur-
ing our states ratification Of the Con
stitrrion He also inspired the crea ton
of the State Board of Regents Al nrsI
to our board was given conrol oHlS %
011r higher education. so called me state
has since consolidated under our BOARD all
the Observation-Disclosures of pubic unsi ! uSLlJ a.,
whatever our obligation to Harnlltoh II
NOT small Our obligation 10 the consul
tuition and 10 the state Is large. ~
C1Iigarior to make education mean ano
secure all the voters may choose CoIsuLu-
+fonaIlv to make il signify is mandatory
an Ia,IiIrorians are We all in our educa,,
-ICral herita &c. JeffersonlanS are We al,
IS state men in an indlssoluole mon % %
iDdeSr-uctible COmmOnWedlthS- Ileli : o.
- oil Of the State University OF New oTh-
os+a bIished by Hamilton long Deiore :IeiieI .
son esta bhshed the state nlEeaSiiIS If
Virginia. our university IS eIlI ie a. u,i+T,i,
IN IN ir7s-rlmentalities of learning WitlIlLi
- sra+e or within any Of its Su oolslslIoIi.s'
1af4erscu's comprised single ms ms ~ ~ - -
PIT neither as HamiltOnlans nor az 5Ia5
-,-;a,rs 10 we lack devotion 10 StaIe!o 70.
and education, now and forever one anu III
coma hlp.