New-York tribune., 1870-08-19
EDUCATION.
AMERICAN NORMAL SCHOOL AssoCIATl0N-AF-
TERNOON SESSION.

AMERICAN NORMAL SCHOOL AsSOCIATl0N-AF-
TERNOON SESSION.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 16.-The attendance
which has constantly increased equaed TINS afterhooh
tbe capacity Of the Hall. The Committee on Noihina
tons of Officers for the ensuing year reported tne MINES
NJ Prof s. H. White Of the Peoria Norman ochooi, anu
,or Of The Illinois Teacher President and Tor vice.
naai,on+, ,st Prof c. c. Rounds, Pennington, Me-. %,
No " stone. Akron, Ohio; Sd, Prof s. r. Thompson,
,,bou County West Virginia; for Secretary, Prof a.
L. Barbour Washington, ID. c. for Treasurer Proi' A. W.
novden. Bridgewater Mass. Prof. thompson from inc
Committee 10 bring teachers ana employers toSc'n o
ported arrangements, and desired teachers u seho
him names and addresses Prof Ogden here vacated the
chair 70 yicePresident J. NJ Ocott Of Illinois, who in
troduced Prof j. NJ Dickinson, A. NJ Principal Of the
stae Normal School in Brdgewater, Mass, who read an
address on he Application OF Science to Teaching, or,
plan to Teach Psychology to Normal Pupils He said
that be Of little service to the student un
Ill the subject has been taught orally by the teacher and
then they should be used only for reference words are
never the original sources of our knowledge
Much OF the teaching IN this country fails
that signs OF ideas and thoughts presented to minds
that have been conscious Of the ideas ana thoughts
signided. The normal pupil ne SAID Dhst be carefully
taught the mental processes that are involved in passing
from knowledge Of i1dyiduals, by ol-ervation, to
knowledge Of classes by reflection. He wa then know
that the ability Of the teacher TO teach his pupil OBJ
ec subject will depend upon his ability TO present
that object or subject first whole then by analysis TO
find the parts and their relations 10 one another. He
will know that elementary knowledge cannot be derived
except by actually presenting the object To the
OF the At every step or the course IN
Psychology the normal teacher should lead his pupil 70
knowledge OF the science, and the art OF teaching
fonnded upon the knowledge OF the human mind.
Mother an object science can be studied unless
they are first presented as whoes. He concluded by
savfbQ that IL all teachers derived their plans of intel
ets and moral culture from the true source the mind
itself Reaching would be reduced 10 science and
instead VI confusion of false opinions should have,
for wbas least understood OF all subjects OF thought
a true philosophy.
The discussion on this theme was then opened by Prof
w. f. Crosby, who opposed OF the views advanced
on object teaching during the morning session. Mr..
Hobbs Quaker, and Superintendent Of Public nstrUc-
ton the State of Indiana, and made Orcibe
appeal In behalf OF using the Bible In public schools He
did dot believe in denomnatiOna teaching eXbOOks,
but held that Bible the only tO which he
the tendency Of object lesson teaching and the theories
set forth In Miss LahrOps address and that OF Mr. Shell
don VI Massachusetts, setting aside the more impOr
tant Bible teaching.
Mr. Cobleigh of Tennessee defended objectteaching
though he would yield 10 man in his respect Tor the
Bible and thought there should be consideration gwen
the fact that material and spiritual teachings anu
studies two different matters.
Prof j. ii. Huse OF New York spoke on the metnods
morality -, ,earspces |
Prof. Ellis of Obern, Ohio, described the diner wbo
INTO which the meeting had fallen as or those
favored respectively, the sensation ana ,ho S a.
theories OF teaching He thought that there 10 eo "
both. ~, ehatSon IN ex- |
Mr. Richards OF Washington asked Mr sheidon % 70 au
plain his language used Ia the ihoiniNb "
ing much debate. ,,.., .,m maintained /
Mr. sheldon said that he had said ana sun naIH s aI
hat N ia Impossible to get any knovcoo through 'no