St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-21

Hon. e. E. White, president of the National
Council of Education, submitted report on the
proceedings Of that body during its very success
full meeting, which closed on Tuesday, the 18th.
Reports had been submitted by the following
standing committees:
On 'Hygiene in Education;'' on s'Recess or
no Recess" on elementary Educa tion;' on
"Oral Teaching on 'City School Systems;' on
supervision of City Schools, and joint report
on Preparatory Schools" "Higher Education
and secondary Education
An interesting feature of the morning meet
ing was the impromptu address of Monsignor
Capei, distinguished Anglo Roman divine The
Monsignor is a co-founder of one of the earliest
normal colleges in Englend--that of st. Mary's
at Hammersmith, London For twenty years
past he has been taking part in elementary and
higher education in England and is now on q
tour of inspection through the chief American
cities.
After expressing his appreciation of his recep-
tlon by the association, he said it was remarka-
Die fact that the English and English speaking
people have always neglected one study which
every other nation insists upon as the foundation
Tor all other studies, viz the study of their
mother tongue. He criticised some methods of
eiocution, and made allusion to the american
tWang. The monsignor has remarkably clear
enunciation, speaks i'll cordial, good humored
manner, and was frequently applauded for his
clean hits
Prof. Stanley Hall, Phi. D., next spoke on
principles in Education
Most of the address was devoted to the expo
sltlon. First OF the principles on which appeals
to the eye and ear of children, should be made
in the primary school. Second Only those
things should be taught which are to become
second nature, as opposed to smatterngs Third.
Later, and chiefly in the very dawn of those radi-
cal transformations known as adolescence, the
child is ripe to see the wide conversion of things,
and the art OF questioning was characterized as
the chief agent to this end
A clear logical paper prepared by Hon. j. W.
Dickinson, of Massachusetts, on methods, :"
was read by E. W. Sheldon, Massachusetts,
Supt. j. NJ. Greenwood of Kansas City, spoke
on"'Results,' during wuich he took occasion to
give trenchant review of the observations made
by Prof Stanley Hall concerning the general
knowledge of children in the primary schools
This report of DR.. Hall was published in the
Princeton RsUseW for 1888, and has been widely
copied in the journals of the country. Supt.
Greenwoods observations with small children
had given him different results, and he con-
tended that to form q true estimate of the ability
OF children in primary schools. the occupation of
their parents, together with their opportunity for
gaining information were materially essential.
DR.. Harris, of the Concord school of philosophy,
and Col. Park, of Chicago, and Prof. Mailman, of
La Porte, participated in this interesting discus
sion.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the industrial meeting in the assembly
chamber this afternoon, Prof. John NJ. Ordway,
of Boston, spoke on 'sHandicraft in the Public
Schools" The different kinds and phases of
industrial education were first considered. AL
fusion was made to manual labor schools, to the
industrial schools in charitable and reformatory
institutions, to the theoretical trade schools of
EtIrNr To fhn an4r,n ID h4N1, ~
schools of art and design. Then the schools of
mechanic arts or manual training were more
fully treated Of
After this Introduction, the Importance of
training and using the hand in connection with
the head work was taken up. Frebel appreci-
atod the advantage of employing the hands of
little children in variety of exercises, and in
the most successful and progressive of the high
er scientific schools. Much account is made of
manipulation on laboratory work for it is found
that things are far better and more readily I'M
derstood when they are seen and handled by the
student himself. The question comes up then,
whether in the intermediate schools, the use of
the hands, in some way, may not be made to
assist mental training. The question is answered
in the affirmative by the experience in many
of the Swedish common schools, into
which exercises with tools have been
introduced with great benefit to the pupil and no
overlooking of the course Of study. The objec-
tons to such an innovation were discussed, and
it was shown that there is only one difficulty
of any consequence, and that is the expense.
Mention was made of the trial which is now be-
ing made in the schools of Boston and some
other cities, and the belief was expressed that
the new system will get firm hold and will
spread rapidly. Other nations are waking up to
the Importance of real industrial education, and
we should not allow ourselves to fall in the rear
in the march of progress.
md
thoughtfully by Prof. Thompson of Indiana was
considered seriously the objections to the intro
duction of manual training into the public
schools, and by others who were strongly in favor
of it,
Among the Minnesotans registered at the state
headquarters were:
Hon. d. l.. Kiehle, state superintendent of
public instruction, st. Paul
w. W. Pendergast, assistant superintendent,
st. Paul.
B. F. Wright, superintendent city schools, st.
Paul.
Prof. j. d. Bond, teacher of penmanshp st
Paul.
Prof. Chas. B. Gilbert. high school, ST. Paul.
Prof. f. w. Fink, high school, st. Paul.
Miss Ada NJ. Loughlin, superintendent draw
ing, St. Paul.
Gen. G. R. Smith, principal Franklin school,
St. Paul.
DR.. r. Shiffman president school board. St.
Paul.
S. S. Parr editor school education, st. Paul.
President Irwin Shepard, Winona normal
school.
Prof. r. H. Kirk, Winona normal school,
Prof. VIM. f. Phelps, superintendent Union
school.
Prof. Edward Soaring, president Mankato nor
NAL.
Prof. j. T. McCleary, instructor Mankato nor
NAL.
LIANT 10 1Arl nj
school.
Prof. B. F. Knew, principal Minneapolis high
school.
Prof c. C. Curtis, Minneapolis Commercial
college.
Su0t. j II. Cummings, of Anoka.
Supt. Cook, OF Olmstead county.
Supt. Smith, of Hennepin.
Supt. Reynolds, of Faribault.
Supt. L. c.. Lord, st. Peter
Supt. V, T. Curtis, of saltwater.
Prof. r. T. Wilson, Of Saltwater.
ST. PAUL TEACHERS
Mrs. NJ. E. Jennis, Misses Laura Hand, A. v.
Wright, Lizzie Wright, T. W. Fisk, Clara Black
man. Alicia Pattern, Josephene Holden and E.
Lobby. Mrs. "a. Phipper, Misses Lucy johnson,
Elnor Z. Holden, Cynthia A. Packard, Fannie
Amery, c. MCGEE, Belle Calleyhan, Emma Nc
Kenna.
The Ohio Coal Miners.
COLUMBUS, o., July 29.-T'his has been quite
day among the miners of Hooking valley, with
no change in the situation of the strike, except
that Brooks, all operator, left here by special
train to-day for additional laborers to take charge
of the machines in the mines tomorrow. 1t is
said that they are experienced in the bust
ness.
The Columbus trades assembly gave a benefit
to-day in their garden, which was largely patron