, 1874-12-31
Second Days Session Of tie State
Teachers Association.
Genepli Discussion Upon Interesting
Topics.
"Tli g Public Schools Of Prussia
liable Paper by DIR.
I Gregory.
sHATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.


noon in tho First Methodist Church, continued
tta Sessions yesterday.
Az prescribed BY the programme, tho High
Bcl,oo Section nsHotnbloa In tho leoturo-room OF
tho church. 1T $ n. m. papor was read by Prof
II. NJ. Whitney, OF Deloit College, entitled IRE
lation Of High Schools to Colleges" At 1890 n.
IN. thero was discussion on tho Bubtect "Aro
We Not Sacrificing tho Engllah Language to
Mathematics aud tho ScicncoB?" The diHcts-
sion was opened by A1eaars. T. Detano aud .. II.
Peabody, Of Chicago.
Primary Section, Chairman T. N. Haskol,
Hyde Park, aaHe.nblodfin tic church Mt a. IN,
J. T, Eyorctt, Rock Island, read paper on
" "lIalf-DAy Seasions." At 10:10 a. m.
GENERAL D1soUse1oN
took place on the question, "Dooa Any serios OF
Roadors Furnish Ua with Sufficient Heading
Alattcr for Our Primary Grades ~ Mcssrs.
Hail. Wentworth, md Kirk took part In tito dis
cusslot. Tho pnpnrs woro thoroughly practical
iu their nature, although at times there was ap~
parent greater doalro to present 4 woll-writeu
paper than to 1nale suggestions aH to tho prcs~
cut ncotls In tho uchool-aystom.
Tho attendance was tho largest assembled ut
any mooting Of tho teacllors hold thus far. The
sections Adjourned ut noon.
. TIE GENERAL ASSOCIATION
met again AZ $50 p. III. IN the church. 8lr. Hull
presided. The musical conpositfon "1ncllno
tAino car" WAS sung MS solo And chorus
by pupils OF tho Chicago High School,
under tho leadership OF Mr.. O. Dlackman,
Tho singing was as It deserved to bo, loudly
applauded. At 2:60 p. m. Martha A. Fleming, Of
Hyde Park, read papor entitled, "Shall We
Teach Our Pupils to TaEo Caro Of Themaolves?"
Tho paper vas listonea to with grent interuBt,
standing 4, misquotat!on, Of Tho Noll.known
lines-"A lttIo lcarntng's dangerous thing
otc,
Mr.. John McNrnde md Mlsa Re'ia Lime sang
tue charming duct, " Lifo's Drea,n ID 0or."
Mr.. Kc1yado already enjoys some reputation as
soloiat. and his rendering yesterday consider
ably added to tho opinion Of his vocal ability en-
tertaiued hy tloso pteacnt. Nut leaa aucsessful
waH S1fsB Lane, who possesRoB rich. lnolodions
Yotco, flexible, and With <mplo volume. MISS
Laue sang tho golo in the chorus-piece. "Daugh-
ter Of Error"
DR.. ]. N. Gregory, OF tLo Illinois industrial
University, raad paper Oil
1.-THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS or pHussrA."
obey our Executive Committee rather than my
not pratoul 10 speak from ny own observations ~
tl0y were too limited. 1udGul, am Of the opinion
tat fow travellers enough Of tho schools u nuy
conatry 10 speak of them "a cinsa. There guoh
eypsy a where paSe sehsos ess ow sta
true would 10 tho estimate Of tho public schools OF
1!ltaoia formed by foreigner who might clanco to
welliustrucseI schools Of this ciy9 Or, shouid
he as to lts researches, by brief valt to p!oong
ia raa sGe " would %
stich fair Kalpfo OF tho I'lnoia schoulsystcn
y might we'll challenge comparison With any athor iii
You will perhaps infer from what havo said that
Yoa a1e not to o inasea With angter eatogy On tae
81 no i. T.
1encies a. my Of my illustrlous predecessors hare
done. The rsports Of Horace iann Of Bachc, Of Dr.
Franco, and Of otilrra more recent, hsye multiplied
tost1nony, which, takeu with duo allowance tor Tho
u sons M ps, Il II
tn it, noe. adyaurot development. Almost s coln-
ar1son of tho actual work and resB of tho schools uf
lr'ts!a and Of our own land VIII do Injustice to tho
QUO or tue other. The sactal, tndustral aud political
circumstances Of tho two peoples 50 dcront that
must often le untitled 10 Tie other. nut tlcro arc
ccrlau grnl Fundamental facts Of otr common lntlre
wpch rensaiu unchangcd BY accidents Of nationality
tres Of educational philosophy Which will demand
recognition in all true syhems Of education. 1t will
alwaya he instructive mud Interesting to uutcc how
teas common facts uul principles ire provided for
aud met IN my system.
may mako for themselves the proud claim to having
becn the first OF tn0ern peoples to provide thorough
system Of public instruction under tho direct and
control Of TIN civil Government And PRUSSIA, one of
the first Of sla German States to estaIlui, publio
Schools as won reputation for Tic oxcocncy of her
achoolayHscm second to none. 1n 1640, while tho Ref
ornlaon was yet in ita Infancy, tho EIcctor Of pEn
denhurg tho auclcnt prussa, under thu advice Of Lii
tier aa alca.ctllon, took steps to organize system
OF public instruction. In lGG9 Prussia undo 1t cnn1-
p.slsory on parents 10 send their chdreu to school,
man States Thv terrible wars Which wasted German
life ai wealth distracted but did not destroy the zeal
for public eincat1on Several eminent tcuchera mud
educational philosophers arose who lalorcd 10 tevse
now n'ld better methods. Such waro Zotzcnlorf mud
Starn, II. the k3xeensh century; ConlNa, the fore-
runner Of restalozz born 1921 spence born IL 1635:
aud frank horn In 1908. lu l15 tho tigst regular
NAL school, Or seminary for cachora, established
III scttin Prussia was thus curly to see that to nake
schoot-sys!em effective there mint DO thor
ougn1y-.ralnrl tcacl'crs. Lot us remember That
this was forty years before tho opening Of
our Revolutionary Var lredesick the areat, 10 whose
military genius Prussia o"ca much OF thc grandsur to
which klb has attained, aso gavo now impulse 10
her educational progress. ue rendered still moro
stringent aud oective the provisions to compel lilo
attendance Of tle children, nl multiplied tic normal
or teachers' scminarics.
rnt the granaes era in tue hisory Of tho schoo1-
6yatel Of Prussia began III that dark hour when, in
1909, Pussia 10y crushed nnler tho heel of tho Frat
Napoleon. French army ef 20a.0oo mon i,ad been
Ql!arlered upun hor Inhabitants till bcggary aud
starvation s'arel thom in tho facc. Napoleon, afteF