Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-29
BRUMBAUGH URGES
SPANISH IN SCHOOLS
Governor-elect Points Out Social
and Economic Values of Study
ing Neighbors' Language
STATE EDUCATORS H e r E
Many Departmental Groups Dis
cuss Various Phases of AS
sociation's Work
STATE EDUCATORS HERE

Study of Spanish in the schools of
the State was advocated by Governor
elect Martin G. Brumbaugh in his ad-
dress this afternoon before the session
of the siXty-fifth meeting of the Penn
sylvania State Educational Association
in the Technical high school audi
torium. Dr. Brumbaugh declared
Spanish highly important. 1t is the
language of the an-AmeriCa south OF
us, the language of one-tenth of our
own people, the language that opens
to us the doors of honorable trade in
q hundred harbors: the language that
may, and probably will, because of the
present war, become, what II once
was the language of diplomacy
throughout the world.
DR. Brumbaugh's address was part
of the program of the formal opening
of the general sessions OF the asso-
citation. The meeting was the largest
attended first-day gathering in the
history of the association. At least
. 900 members of the association are
in the city.
Big Educators Throng City
The most prominent educators or
the State are in the city, as wen ds
hundreds of teachers, school superih-
tendents and college professors repre-
senting the 10000 state memperS VI
the association.
In his address, ITO the PennsyiNa-
- ~,
MIA State Educational Association Dr'
Brumbaugh spoke of his former meet
ings with the association, OF Whlch
he is life member. He spoke OF the
associations record of services TO eau
cation in PENNSYLVANIA and praised IL
as being concerned with the most vital
thing in public life, the public school'
and pointed out the association oDn-
cation to the public in advancing new
and timely needs of the community:
In the last analysis said Dr.
Brumbaugh. IAN education that does
not put a larger loaf on workman
table is scarcely the kind of education
the people should be asked to support.
And this can and must be done WITH
out any lessening of that liberal cul-
ture which gives tone and character
to our people and insures the leader
ship essential to a progressive de-
mocracy.
Must Produce as Well as Enjoy
I'VE have trained our people TO
enjoy and this is well. We must also
train them to produce the things they
now know to enjoy. Thus we give the
complete equipment that rightly or
ganized society requires for its per-
petuity and for it's progress.
There are many men OF many
minds voicing educational hopes and
helps Let us. in this great State,
teach our children what it means to be
a PENNSYLVANIA. a citizen of a COM
monwealth whose contributions to the
civic. economic. educational and re-
ligious development of our country is
second to none.
There are new things to be done,
vastly important ones. We shall do
them one by one as they press for
consideration. We can never be a
static people. The best of yesterday is
but hint Of the ordinary of to-mor-
row. The call always has been, always
will he, for men and women of great
hearts and broad vision, who shall
speedily lead our people into all wise
and worthful things. The best is none
too good. TO YOU the Commonwealth
turns to make actual for each up