Albuquerque morning journal., 1921-04-11
ANNIVERSARY Of
BIRTH Of MANN
To Be OBSERVED
Was Born May a, 1896; the
Modern Movement in
Education Is Due Large
ly to His Efforts.
EssEelAL olssAreA 70 aonnlna IouaAAL,

ESPECIAL eisPArcH TO MORNING IouaAALi
Boston, Mass. April l0,-The
125th anniversary of the birth of
Horace Mann will be celebrated On
May 4, and no subject can more
profitably engage public attention
today than the life, the work, the
imperishahle influence Of this great
educator and beDefactor of the last
century.
The modern movement in educa-
tion may be dated to a national
convention of teachers called by
Horace Mann to assemble in Phil
adelphia in August of 1850. There
was generated there power whose
momentum has not yet died away
Since then many eminent educa-
tors have arisen in America, hut
1t Is not to be forgotten that Hor-
ace Mann was the great pioneer In
this most important field of hu-
man endeavor.
Horace Mann was born at Frank
lin, Mass, May 4, 1896, His father
was small farmer and his death
when his son was but 13 years of
age caused still sterner experiences
to surround the lad. The town of
Franklin had been incorporated
when the name of the philosopher
was at the very zenith of it's fame.
In acknowledgment of the honor
he offered TO give the town a bell,
but after consideration changed
the gift to a library, saying he
thought the people would prefer
sense to sound. This library con-
sisted mainly of old histories and
theologies, on which Mr.. Mann
wasted his youthful arior, as he
afte-ward said.
Saved Money TO Buy BOOKS.
The lad earned money to huy his
schrol books by plating straw. In
1876 he entered Brown university
as a sophomore. graduating IN 1919
with a thesis on Tho Progressive
Character of the Human Race" in
which he touched the Keynote Of
his life work. He was for Il time
tutor in Latin and Greek at bis
alma mater. AMI ratar studied law
and was admitted 10 tho h6r.
Returning to Massachusetts,. he
was elected to the general assem-
bly, of that state. Then he was
appointed by Governor Everett as
the first secretary of the board of
education, an office that all his
friends and acquaintances, except
DR. Claiming. urged him to refuse,
as they said, TO drop an honor
able and exalted station into COM
parative obscurity and from a
handsome income to mere sub
sistence," was too great sacri-
flee for any man to make" In this
sacrifice, however, he found his
great opportunity. 49,.
Elected to Congress.
In 184S Mr.. Mann was elected to
congress, filling the vacancy caused
by the death of John Quincy
Adams. He also had d reelection,
but with the close Of the thirty
second congress he definitely ended
his political life. He was nomi-
mated for the governorship of
Massachusetts,, but declined. and
on the same day was chosen presi-
dent of Antioch college. at yellow
Springs O., and accepted the place.
Horace Mann continued in the
presidency of Antioch college from
later. His term of service was brief
but II was great in results The
words with which he closed his last
baccalaureate address "Be asham-
ed to die until you have won some
victory for humanity We're the
keynote of his own life.
He was a fellow of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences, and
received the honorary degree OF
Ii. D. from Harvard in 1S49. In
the selection of names for a place
in the Hall of Fame Of New YORK
university in 1900. his was one OF
fifteen among educators submitted
Ms eligible for a place, and the only
one in this class to secure n place,
receiving sixty-one votes. the next
highest being Mark Hopkins with
votes