, 1874-09-19


Teaching is profession which tho uulversi-
tics fa'1 to recognize. They traln men for law
and nodicino aud theology. They aro beginning
to throw open their scholastic doors to "the
fourth estate" Thoy graduato students in ovory
other art and ovory other scionco. But thoy ap-
pnrontly think that teachers, like poots arc bor,1
not mado; and they therefore decline to try to
mako thon. Thia Ia Tho state Of things In Eli
gland AZ woll Oh Amorloa. Thoro. as hero, nor
NAL schools supply partfal training, and tho
great ecata Of learning do nothing. ThcHe
achools can instruct only tho lower olaaaos Of
toaohors, aud caunot do that with tloronghuess
On tho Continent Of Europe tho universities
lave chairs Of pedagogy and padoutcs. Tho
professors devote their livos to toachlng how to |
teach. Tho thoroughnoas Of German education
is doubtloas duo. Ia grcat part, to tho fact that
tho teachers are taught, as vol as tho pupils.
III tho Fo,tnighilv Rcuieo for September AIr. !
William Jolly proposes plan for training tcacl.-
era that American instructors n1ay wo'l consider.
Ho would establish, In connection with oyory
university, chair Of education, educational lec-
tstreshipu, and m experimental scloul.
Tho professor Of education would 10 expected
to, dnliver throe courses Of lccturon yoarly. Tho
frat would build up science Of education,
which would be baaed upon tho mental. physical.
mud moral organism Of a child, and Of the agen-
clos which host promote its bodily, mental,
and moral growth. Tho socoud would apply
this science to tho nrt Of education, would
consider Tho difficulties of suoh an
application in special cases and would show
wherein Tho ordinary methods Of education arc
or aro not scientific. Tho third would give q
summary Of the whole history OF oduration.
This would involve d royiew of the methods
suggested OF adopted by eminent toachcrs Of all
simcs. ''1n short" says alr. Jolly, 1.-THE pro-
fossor OF educatIon would have. on tho one
hand, to Investigate mud oxponnd to his students
al parts Of al sciouces that boar on education
| aa physiology. psychology, phrenology, mon-
| tai scie1fce, moral philosophy, the history Of
education. tho experience Of educators, aud tho
| like; and deduco ftom them tho truo principles
Of education. On tho other haud, lo would have
| to show tho bost application Of these principles
to tho various subjects OF school instruction.
| and cr1t;ciso existing methods and present and
past syatorns Of education by their light" Tnia
review covers tho whole ground, provided that
the deduction of the truo principles of education
is stated by tho professor to bis classes at tho
ouraot. Lot lin givo them hlH proofs a. ho
leads thom through science after science but lot
him givo them, ut tue beginning, ,::hs theory, in
order that they nlay have test Of comparison,
something by which they may try alt tho ideas
submitted to thom. Mr. Jolly rightly aays that
such q course would teach tho Al taoionce Of the
communication OF ideaB" and would therefore
bo valuable to Clergyman, lawyer. journalist
mud politician, as we'll AZ teacher.
Tho occupants Of tho educational lectureships
would CARY out IN grea ter detail tho second
courso Of the professional locturea They would
anow the application OF tho scienco ho laid down
to zach md every sort Of instruction.
Soma Of them would connno themselves
to tho subject Of femaIo tuition, that is, both the
instruction given by women aud that given to
girls. They would treat OF tho kindergarten
system, OF industrial work, Of domestic economy,
Of tue questions suggested by DR.. Clarko's 'sex
aud Education" etc.
Tho experimental school connected with this
department Of tho unworthy would embrace all
graacs, from tile lowest to tho highest. Tho
university students would visit this school oou-
stantly, and would. when qualified. teach III 1t
temporarily. Thoy would 30 on excursions to
other schools, and would note tho mority aud do.
merits Of each. Thus theory would bo tostoa By
practice. III tho course Of time, cducatlona
scholarships would doubtless bo endowed. Thoil
recipients would bo expected to travel in Europe
and America for tho aake Of iuBp getting fofcigi
methods OF instruction.
Such department would not only relloc
credit upon tho university TINT established it.
but it would groutly elevate profession that Il
porllaps tho most important Of a1l. gles
school OF philosophy regards education as tht
ouro-aN Of human woes. Without wholly IN
dorsing this Wow, wo may yot regard tue train
ing Of children as ono OF the moat potou
sources OF good and evil in this world. shorl'
such power DO swayod by untaught hauds7
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I THE EVIDENCES OF 8PIRITUAL1SM.
mr. Alfred Wallaco's Defouso Of Nodar7
:. SpIritualistu" which las now boon published il
@ booIz-form, cnds with summary Of tho men
: tal and physical manifestations which he re
: CARDS III proof Of the reality OF spiritual into,
t ference iu tho at1ai,s OF shls world. This s,tm
it mary may bo condensed into tho following:
0 PHYSICAL: