New-York tribune., 1870-08-18
THE NORMAL SCHOOL CONVENTION.

oRJEcT TFACBING-yIsIT OF PRESIDENT GRANT
RELATION OF NORMAL SCHOOLS TO THE
NUMBER OF TEACHERS EMPLOYED.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 1G.-At the morning
session, to-day, the following gentlemen were appointed
Committee introduce TO each other teachers seeking
employment and those seeking teachers Profs Thomp
son. Fernley, Ohio; Deano Illinois; Coblegh, Tennes-
see and Sheldon OF NewJersey. Miss Della A. Lathrop,
Principal Of the Cincinnati Normal School, read very
excellent paper The place and value OF object les
sons" Such lessons are given primarily Tor the purpose
OF encouraging children and secondary for the knowl-
edge OF the facts to be discoveredthat Is, first dis
cpine: second instruction. The exercise must be con-
yersational Children must not only DO encouraged 10
see but must be allowed TO tell what they see, or they
will TO look. There Is 30 much detigh IN teihg'
says Miss Lathrop that half the world will search long
and aborously for something to tell for no other re-
ward than the Measure OF communicating 1t to the other
half when found. Object lessons, she said lead
into new fields Of inquiry, special abilities are diseov-
cred Men are often blacksmths or cergynen not be-
cause they have special adaptation to these eaihgs'
rather than to others. starving minister Is often
sboemaker gardener or livery keeper, and does not
Lnov IT. He only knows he loves good horses, enjoys
his Garden or his COW more his commentator or his
sermon She thought schools should have the power OF
discovering and abjuring special abilities oeet les
sons afford variety TO school work Little children are
driven In flock over the threshold OF the schooiroom
leaving behind them every precious thing they Know
he showed from statistics now So
the upper primary grade and that two Grammar schoo
suce for the Is pupils enrolled in the City OF Cncn
natl Such figures should appall those to whom the eau
caona interest OF the land committed Any teache
whether Normal graduate or not, who has thoroush
Lpoledee OF the philosophy of mind and the principles
of education teaching tact and earnestness IN her "oA
can learn and give object lessons successfully
A. the moment Miss Iathrop closed her address, Pres
Aant Grant arrived in the hands Of committee prev
ouslv appointed to invite him to the hail. The Conven
ton cn rose and proceeded pay their respects 10 the
president The Commissioner OF the Bureau OF Eduea-
ton Gen. John Eaton, jr., introduced eaeh member VI
the large audience personally to the ou
spv set epeech expressed 20 many MS interest ~
tona matters in the country: In feGrn nlat;nn One
nteman had not met Gen. Grant since the Durlay ol
bis son who fell while in Gen Grants comnan1: ~
praidenfs sympathies evident ana giaillylhe ~
ne stricten parent One lady desired 10 SHAKE tne
Generals left hand. Some cOiorea PcVpeb Itare Of
rassed to him their sncerest thanks IN the "ehaio Va
After the President took his leave the Convention
TOOK up ns Me- atbrop Mr. Henke state suPerntend-
emf Of Ohio advocated special prePd.a@non @ G5 % NJ
easang 81 in eSeS great the EeV Mr.
chusetts f. Il. White OF The ono ASnny, y.d "a hY Mis-
atbran and her subject Prof. George LOOMS OF in-
dianapolis, Indiana, read paper on 'ooai ""9'0 40
Normal schools -.
Al the afternoon session Of yesterday Mt o. a. me,
prnrjpai Of fhe Normal School at PEORIA lhol7 rean
nHr On the Means Of providing the mass OF teacners
with professional Instruction Among suS Of
Common schools In Pennsylyania reports that ~ & i
cent OF the teachers In bis State IN '6y mao no %
~ ' cJpersnce From other State superintendent
be had learned that from 10 10 90 per cent OF he
Concludes the average o be about per cent The olal
nnnher OF normal pupils attending State Normal schools
,n 'h tbase az E,st conneicng il win sill leave ~ per
cent Of the experienced teachers OF the country ca