The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-23

-rhs oI5scis and Uses OF Education
Rev. Henry Mackay closed the course
of lectures before the Teachers Institute
Thursday night with very able disgust
ton on "The True Objects and Uses of
Education" The Presbyterian church,
at which place the lecture was deliver
ed. was pretty well filed with teachers,
Normal students and citizens, whose
knowledge Of Mr.. Mackay's ability TO
discuss any of the current topics of the
times, with practical and convincing ef-
feet doubtless contributed TO the excel
lent attendance. A brief outline of some
Of the points touched upon is to the effect
that the idea prevails 10 a con-
siderable extent that tolerable
proficiency in the common branches of
education, such as reading, writing,
spelling and probably arithmetic, is suf
6cient for all practical purposes, and
these aFguments are given force TO by q
few men who have attained vast wealth
and exalted positions among their fell
Iowa To one such example, though,
thought the speaker, ten thousand sad
failures may be cited, men who. but for
lack Of proper education, might have
climbed 70 the very pinnacle of tame and
fortune, and now lie helpless, homeless
fEiendless. He would not advocate the
spending Of valuable time on the &C
quirement Of the dead languages; on the
contrary, he beloved time and effort thus
expended next to valueless TO the
ordinary business or professional man.
These languages had served their mis-
sion in this era, and their requirement
was no longer of any practical benefit.
For ali 30 much time and attention had
been given TO the requirement Of Latin,
Greek and Hebrew, there were but COM
paratively few eminent men of letters
who made practical use OF their hard
won knowledge Passing from this
point, the speaker said education i'm
plies an educator, therefore we should
all strive 70 make the best of our op.
portunities and endeavor to secure thai
knowledge of men and of books which
would the best 1T US for training others
The teacher is expected to instruct the
child on many points-nOt merely wha
9 book contains, but how to use that in
strument OF knowledge as well. In THU
connection the speaker incidentally re
marked that with our present sys
tenn or policy of education, tn
child was pushed and crowded from
one branch and grade TO another with
such rapidly as 70 make thorough and
practical work impossible. The teacher
has more to do than cram the child'i
mind with book knowledge; there is a
well, moral intellect to be matured
educated and fitted for the sphere of &C
ton. and he Is the true educator WHIT
properly develops this attribute of thu
Lying soul in connection will
storing the mind with book knowl
edge. In this connection, he con
tinued, the subject of education may b
classified under two heads, VIZ: dIsci
pline and instruction. The first implie
correction, or the proper training {
the child In department, a YER
essential feature of youthful training
The second implies the imparting of
vast and varied fund of informs
ton and the knowledge OF how
use what is acquired To tho
oughlY succeed as teachC
one must possess abundant qualification
In both of these branches. The first rec
! uisite to the requirement of gooC
, practical education is health, therefol
the teacher should possess thoroug
: acquaintance with physiology, anatom
and hygiene. The teacher needs
know vast amount more than his p
1 pills and should not think (
undertaking TO instruct uni
|. he Is entirely familiar with that branc
, Of knowledge he would Impart to a
, | other.
As sources Of literary acquiremel
the speaker cited the la
guAge Of very learned En-
llsh professor, which was to the effe
II IA4ob tuO DlUlC1 OunACbpOoICS Ou0OO'
etc.. were without comparison, al
therefore he would advocate Gu
tivAtIHg closer and mo-
8 intimate acquaintance with the
II models of intellectual and Iiteral
n wealth.
: The speaker concluded by recapit
d lAting his discourse in order to mo-
IT thoroughly impress the importaI
points of it upon his hearers, and
" admonishing the teachers to give thel
a selves up completely to I heir work a
!. do what they had to do with tn
" might and desire to benefit their pupi
ts By so doing they would accompli
N great things, and in the end be regard
with admiration and affection by tho
whom they had led successfully alo
u the rugged path which lea
v 10 the pinnacle of intellectual develC
D. ment.
. The conclusion of the lecture v
" greeted with applause, AFTER which
" was announced by Superintendent Klo
70 that the institute would close to-nig
with a social at the Normal.