Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-11-18

reading them. Jean Paul Richter has said
that Wit should only fill up tho chinks of
this world, wisdom its great places" Tho
speaker thought that one hundred care
fully selected books were sufficient
library for lifetime.
The great principle of success in life is
to do everything thoroughly. Graduation
at college is not essential, but tho sweat
Of the brain is necessary to open the realm,
of knowledge. Circumstances do not make
men. Il make circumstances. said Napol.
con. Circumstances oaly reveal men, they
have no power to make them. Put your
heart in what you arc doing and yOu will
assist those whom you are instrncting in
climbing the heights Of true knowledge.
Music-''Let Others Dream"
Parker ON the Teachers Responsibility
As the tester must occasionally bs used
to ascertain the safety Of tho car-wheel, so
We must now and then take retrospective
glance at tho past to see il our methods Of
education admit Of improvement. The
school which brings all classes together is
tho only school for republic. The inheri.
tance Of this system must not be despis .d.
Tho speaker referred laushingly to the
teachers who without experience think to
master tho whole art in three months.
The fearful responsibility Of taking upon
themselves the eternal welfare Of SO many
scholars should make them tremblo.
The thought of man put into machinery
has revolutiOnized the world. Is there IL.
science for the Development Of the
thought Is it not the science of sciences =
There is q vast difference between bring
ing about changes in the world Of science,
and variations in the methods of teaching.
The science Of teaching must be discov
cred and there is no readymade machine
for tho teacher. Every teacher must be
great inventor. This is why educational
progress is slow.
The great pIrpn'r y. school life is I"
teach the child h,s: ~ work, to do thing
by doing it. Work is the foundation OF
the republic. and the idea of manual
labor as degrading, is the result of false
education. College men, armed with .
full panoply Of ''wortis, words. Words" fall
before the first thrust OF the world, simply
because they have not learned how t.
work by working. A school should be u
workshop, where the pupil is taught /"
fashion with his brain. The secret Of all
teaching is that tho things must BE- learned
before the words. and facts must b. taught
before generaliZatiOns. lC mus: bc re-
membered, too. that the mind grows oni.
by its own activity, and that the ;cachs.
can merely assist. Let 4 child work ont
its own salvation. Athletes are not trained
by having their hands Lift ed, and obstacles
removed by others from their path.
The teacher should teach pupils things
which arc near at hand, for out OF the
seen We learn the essence Of things un
sky, earth and water, are tho last things
In nspr oh Al M.
man that ever lived achieved I great suc-
cess unless he really loved his work.
Drudgery there must be, but the love
that prompts tho worker will pass by that.
Substitute for compulsory truant laws,
tho law Of attraction which will make
the pupil love his school. There arc ~
such things as bad boys under sncl,
a regime. These results can be brought
about by tho application Of tho smph'
principles alluded to. We are preparing
tho way for glorious future and Penn
sylvania is not behind in this great work.
The chief Obstable lies in the teachers
themselves on account Of their stern grasp
of tradition. The art of teaching cali
never be fully learned We can simply do
our best and then hope that our efforts
will be crowned with success. The
Importance Of having capable sn-
aud progressive direc-
tors was forcibly commented upon,
The highest prices are paid for tho best
mechanical skill in every department Of
tho worlds work, but tho most ordinary
talent suffices for the teachers of our chii
dren. Elec: whom you will to Congress,
let bosses run your civil pOlty, but do not
stand in the way of the progress Of y"ur
child.
In conclusion he asked the teachers 4.
be fearless in the discharge Of what they
believed to be their duty and thanked
them all for their attention and kind SYM
pathy during his addresses.
After fine rendering of the beautiful
hymn "Shsll We Meet Beyond the River.
Prof. Shaub declared the inst titute finally
adjourned.
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