Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-15

the appliances and facilities of modern
education, was not q mechanical peda-
gosue he did not care for outside appli-
ances. but struck straight and with force
The distinguished educator illustrated the
practical methods employed BY his old
pedagosue by relating how he first gave
him real knowledge Of geography, not
the dead mechanical sort that he possessed
ut the time. 1t is not. said DR.. Higbee,
appliances, methods or facilities that COM
prise the real means of instruction, but
the power of personal character. Of mind
meeting mind, Of soul looking into soul,
and of deep answering deep that arc the
true eleuleBt Of education.
Superintendent Higbcc was listened to
with attention aud loudly applauded.
PrOf. Thomas NJ. Ballet. graduate Of
Franklin and Marshall college, and nov
superintendent of Carbon county. and Col.
Copeland, Of Indiana, wcre than insroduc-
ed, she audience, at Prof. Shaub's in
stance, being put through the rather silly
performance q! rising in their seats and
bowling their acknowled2 OF the
presentation, as they had also previously
been wien DR.. Higbce was intro
ducet. Colonel Copeland m:sdo
semi-humOrous speech of some ten
minutes, in which he took occasion to pay
| deserved tribute to the teachers Of tho
land and to express his sympathy with
the great work they arc carrying for
ward.
| Dbl. COpeIand's Lecture.
7uesday Ecsning.-Fulton opera house
| was filled, tho attraction being tho
second lecture Of the Institute course
by Col. l.. IL. Copeland, of Indiana, on
the subject Of g SnObs and Snobbery."
| ~ Anc l..
aud his discourse was in humorous vein,
comprising an almost uninterrupted series
Of funny stories that kept the audience in
q aroa: Of laughter for two hours.
Wednesday, Morning. Opened with
music. Twickenham Ferry" '' WHISTLE
and Hope" ''Song Of Sevcn," 60 The Mil
ler's Daughter" after which Rev. Z.
Rcimcnsnyder read the 112th Psalm and
tho audience sang "Ah Hail tho Power
of Jesus Name.''
! Some Questions AnSwssod.
| Prof. lIeiges answered i several que
rics that had been sent up by the institute,
thrcwns: out Il number OF valuable su.-
gcstions in regard to object teaching and
subjects of kindred interest to teachers,
but was cut short before lie got chance
to take up his subject OF the " Philosophy
Of Questioning"
! Superintendent Shaub briefly addressed
. the Institute in relation 10 several inter-
ro.atories that had been sent up, one Of
them being as to legislation beneficial to
| tho teachers and how il could he best Sc
! cured. superintendent S;hsub said j: was
; i subject on which q long speech could bo
made, but with q merry twinkle added
that the whole matter had better be left
to the % Democratic legislature" and if
| additional benefits could be secured from
this quarter lie certainly would bc very
glad. Laughter and applause
Music The Miller'S Daughter
! The next period was occupied by City
! Superintendent Buehrle in answering
! questions. lie thought that teachers
; shoilld excuse pupils from the study Of
particular branches Of study only at the
request Of parents, and ordinary dccency
would require that the parents should
give q reasonable cause for wishing his
child excused the teacher might uso his
influence upon the parent to bring him to
| understand that it was best for the Child
! 20 study the regular course it so hap
| po:,s, too, that usually the trouble is with
the tcac'ier-if he does not taso the
proper degree of interest in 4 branch Of
| study the pupil will be certain to manifest
the same Indifference, and vice versa ; tho
4
| throw himself with all tho moro ardor into
:. study that he finds to be unpopular
with pupils and patrons, AMI lc is almost
| certain to overcome the prejudice exist
ing against it. Prof. Euohrle answered
also Il number of question, bearing upon
lis former remarks upon geographical
! and II 1t :.thcmatical subjects.
! Music" Let Others Dream
| Drawing.
; Prof. Little occupied the ensuing fifteen
| minute period by drawing figures upon
| the blackboard. which were copiad by tho
; teachers. Ills idea is to arouse an interest
in the subject Of drawing among tho
teachers, who may carry it into their
i schOOlrOOms and reach the masses Of the
pupis-not merely those who have n,alii-
tested special adaptabiiity in this direO-
tiOn.
Music: Shall We Meet Beyond the
Jsivcr?
slOw to Teach Heading.
Prof. Brown told his audience how the
child may be taught to think i'll English
whose surroundings have all bcen German,
which is to bring before him English sym
bOls and So lead his ideas in that direction.
At some length Prof. Brown discussed tho
subject of generalization and tho ways
buu GOOh up LuO O1
teaching The little child to read from OBJ
.jccts, by which vivid, vital, central, living
impressions are formed, and from which
vivid, vital, central, living expressions
arc called forth. Prof. Brown illustrated
and had two cf tho teachers and q little
boy to lead sentence upop the chart
hanging upon the blackboard. ~
Music-''V Vesper Hymn"
Tho Work Of tho Teacher and How to DO II.
Col. Copeland was introduced and began
his remarks by protesting against tho
manner in which tho audience ut this
institute arranged itself, with the roses
all on one side and tho thOrDs ON the
other, aluding to tho distribution of the
sexes OH separate sides Of tho room. Tho
speaker said it was not the business Of
teachers to mould their pupils and turn
them ont all alike, small editions of them
selves, but TO take the child nature and
treat each one as an individual, study their
respective bent of mind and to understand
THAT each possesses faculties that require
separate treatment it is the old notion of
m0ulling that puts SO many round pegs
into square holes and square pogs into
rouEd holes the law of differentiation is
ono OF Gods laws, and it's the business Of
tho teachers to apply it i'll their work
to SEQ to it tLat each boy and girl having
different line Of lifc before it
il fitted for that line habit, disposition
and temperament must he taken into con-
sideration. Children are plants in the