The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
GERMAN-AMRICAN EDUCATION.


SPECIAL SCHOOLS FOR REFRACTORY SCHOLARS
AND DULLARDs-coRPoRAL PuNIsHMENr-
SEP RATION OF sExEs--ExPANsIoN OF KIM
DEaGARTENs-G RMAN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The third days sessions of the Convention OF the
German american Teachers Association commenced
yesterday moraing at n:nc O'Clock in Liedsrxrans
Hall. Fourth street, President Keller IN The char.
Mr. Klemm. Woo president. appointed editor Of
the associations organ in place OF Mr.. Hailmann.
resigned. committee appointed to make ar.
rangemeuts to publish TRANSACTIONS English OF the
addresses made during tho sittings Of tho conven-
tUn. M A Schnek, Of Detroit, read elaborate
paper on 'proposei change In The ARRANGEMENTS OF
public schools IN America" No said the present
time demands special schools adapted the condition
OF children who by nature constituted so unfor-
tunatsly that, be II in consequence OF weak eadsw.
ment lack OF will power, the source OF slugg,shnoss
of bad behavior or OF any other abnormal peculiarly
they not only prove hndrance to the Of schol.
ars but danger OF falling into mental and moral
decay. Under the existing school regulations in.
dividual treatment Tor these unhappy children is
quite impossible The lecturer argued that children
are by nature differently constituted, and require
different mode of treatment 10 the great mass in
dead the OF the school offer advantages not
TO be lost sight Of but 1t Is otherwise WHOM individual
peculiaritss are considered. The naturally feeble
luded canno. keep pace with their class. This
point was considered At lenRth. sss
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
at is the common OPINION" said Nj. Schnek,
sthat corporal punishment in schools 10 not expe
dent. Not only children need protection from quick
temper teachers but teachers from The acts OF vi
cous children who even many are insticated
at homo 10 reiract6riness The only remedy would be
the removal OF the OF tho rod. As soon az
IN hur tla
with refractory CLONE the vital question, regards
corporal punishment, will be solved" lilo advocated
the establish OF special schools for those children
cannot Keep pace with the present school yegime
and considered such schools necessity to the PERIOD
if society would sec tho number Of candidates for
psni.ens'ares esseued Tne advantages Of suca spe-
proved usefulness OF the high schools do concluded
by asserting thai tho SPECIAL school was not only de-
raole, but essential, aud demanded by the peculiar-
tics OF the present system vi education.
SEPARATION OF THE SEXES. ese
Director NJ. Schroeder, of Hoboken, next delivered
an essay on ..Tne separation OF the Sexes in
Schoo,s.n The following are It's leading poinls:-l
Grls In the common schools can and should be in
sruclcd in the same way aud In inc same studies
boys 2 Inc recuAaritias OF mind and character OF
both sexes are not Injured, buI, on tae contrary,
ton. 3. Tho highest PERFECTION OF human
character and intelligence can be achieved
tivity Of the psculisritles Of botn Sexes 4. Co:
education OF the sexes the best and surest natural
ton Of Inc imaginative 20 era s. Separation OF the
sexes in nstrucIion, a. the expense OF proper grad
ing, 10 Objectionable aud Injurious
EXPANSION KIyDERGARTENs.
In the afternoon Mr.. W. N. haiimann, editor OF the
kindergarten Messenger, made verbal report OF tho
stated that n the New Eagnd States the nigh prices
asked by the Undergraduates, as well as the NOR
sea!S to nuSsr p.
West kindergarens DO said arc spreading with greet
rapidly and IN good form. cnaraetsfisc iea.srs
Ru.to In
st. Louis Mo-, public kindergartens have been sue
cessiuy introduced that Wisconsin 70 about 10 make
Il parI of popular educstion; that OHIO Is ABOUT "a
change ner laws with reference school aye for the
same purpose and That several otner States win soon
Follow Ha then offered and advocated resolutions
ipaors,ng the labors OF tho American Froebe Union
OF Boston, recommending tho establishment OF onil.
urens .sylams tsatks dastel In larger cues ana o.
and welcoming the Introduction oi kindergATtens INTO
the pubic schools In regard TO the last point ne
warned. however, against the growing practice Of
mschaniylng k,ndsrsartsn work by excessive astsn.
tion 70 manual skill.
Vice President klemu,, assistant superintendent OF
public schools NJ cleveland, reported on behalf oil the
COMMITTEES on German IN me raolS S0nSo.s nst M.
been dropped Tor ec6uomy's sakc that on tue otnes
hand several other CITIES u has ooen introduced
ant still In others the German department has beer
greatly enlarged. The report states, aso that where
ever German been gwen sufciens time and atten
eic,ept the oxissencc and value OF German instruc
ton Ia tho common schools have not been called 10
These statements are toiioWcu ny
OF the different systems ~ vogue IN Eastern and
Western States Frat, Tho system OF special teachers
supernumerae the report objects 10 strongy on ac
count Of the great expenditures incurred by L. The
second system is That OF coiiscting the German IL
specially assigned schools, ike the schools for
colored people in tho South In which schools instruc-
ton IN German does not cause any extra EXPENSE oui
in which the nationalities arc Separated Ino tuiro
system 10 that OF Cleveland and CINCINNATI, which mas
the advantages OF the scc0ud-namey, not causi 3
extra expense and avoiding the disadvantage cou-
nected with IT, It's the establishing OF parallel Ger
m. Nv Eng
or diArc schools when are taught ny GLASS teachers
who are able 10 teach English a. well ss German
There being tcacners there - no extra cosi,
the time given to German In such primary grades
beng two-nfths OF the Day, In the higher one-nfth
Tho report concludes ny objectng TO the employment
OF SPECIAL teachers for educational ANA, economical
reasons. and recommends tho empseymen' u class
teachers as mentioned above.
CULTURE THE MOTHER TONGUE.
In tho evening Professor A. j. Schem, Of new Jcr-
soy delivered lecture 10 Turner Hal on the "Cuture
OF Inc Mother Tongue In Famiies." IL was listened
TO with marked attention.
PARA DEPAk MINT.