New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-16
PHASES OF EDUCATION.
TEACHERS OF THE NATION AT SARATOGA.
ASSEMBLIES HELD ALL OVER THE TowN-MANY
INSTRUCTIVE ESSAYS.
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SARATOGA July 15.-Eight separate departments
beside the General Sessions of the National Educa-
tonal Association all meeting in different places made
the town wear live aspect to-day, and 1t was iortu-
nate that the air was cool the average educator
would have become exhausted in the endcavor 10 near
all the interesting papers presented The meetings
were generally well attended, aud the papers valuable
and ;ntere.t,ng The General Session met at o'clock
IN the Methodist Episcopal Church, +. Louis Sedan
presiding and W. f. Sheldon being the secretary. In
his address Mr. Sedan spoke encourasingly OF the
growth of education throughout the country and
esneciallv in II West lie congratulated the assem-
blv and educators generally the welcome with which
improyed methods of teaching were being received and
ON the widening OF the sphere of the public schools Id
the line of culture and general learning and training
Still he insisted that much remained 10 improve OF
REFORM and particularly in the line OF better training
and remuneration for teachers absolutely necessary
| TO the satisfactory education OF the children.
The first paper the list VIII framing IN
Schools" by Isaac Hopkins Ph.D, DID,, OF OXFORD
Ga was omitted owing to the absence OF u author'
i. W. Stems. LL.D OF Madison, Wis, read an essay
ON The Common School and Morality which was
summarized us follows That the moral education
afforded by the schools is all pervasive, found properly
in the teaching of every class in the general arrange
ments and above all in the manag ,ment Oh o.
the schools the supreme pun pose Oh whIcn ought 10 DO
TO form character that the effect Is limited not ony Ny
the nature the pupil, but BY tue tone ana tendency
of A, rounding social lie that the moraiity thght
secular, enforcing principles whth nave peen aehon-
strated by human experience ana underhr socai
tins leading to religion through recognition OF the
moral order of the universe that the elements OF ths
work are the formation OF rgbt haOils tue ihcucaoh
of nxed prime pies and right Ideals ana the ue,ei'p
mont of moral iud ment that are accomplished
together oy instruction and maii"A nj whose con
slant aim Is to reach the intelligence and conscience
hri..n
operation ,u,y,. -, p.,o, ~, ,h
"reaeners Tenure of Once was read ana discussed.
That the teacher il well htted should have pena-
nen tenure OF Office independent oil politics was the
main argument OF the essay Inc evening session ~iS
devoted TO a paper on " Psychological Inquiry. by w.
T. Harris. LID, OF Concord. Mass A paper had
been prepared by senator Henry w: Blair OF New
Hampshire on - fedeTH Education out owns 20 MS
10 Learn to do by dong which l. paradoxica state
IN. ut of the great principle oil education through sell
activity which has BEEN made popular by Dieserweg
and Ffoebel sei-actlSity being the true characteristic
of mind thus becomes the fundamental basis OF sys
I, IN of psychology. Mr. Harris shows the discrimna-
tion OF lie from mind, dilatng upon Aristotle dsthc-
ton between plant OF animal aud rational NO. ana
show ell that sei-activity was the basis Of all
At the departments. meetings that OF Art Education
pro, ed be of the most attractive The concert
in Congress Hall was lined with EXHIBIT. "i da"
ing, designing modelling. etc, from the Worcester,
Mass, IiIgh school. the Quincy, Mass, Normal Arr
school aud State Institutes and the Chicago pubic
schools OTTO Fuchs, the president, III al, address,
made a strong alignment tIr more th0tohgh tachIhS
OF art in its elementary forms ia the public schools II
Is not only valuable in itself said he, but II stimulates
one in other studies. The child will look ~ pictures
before II will read knowledge OF drawing Il ono oil
the most useful accomplishments. universal language
which any is apt 20 stand frequently IN heed o.
Not until have "A National school will we have some.
thins worthy OF the art needs OF the land which WIZ
do Tor TINS country what south kensngton has done
for Eng and Paris tor France aud Dusseldorf Tor Ger
many The teaching of arr In the schools should be oy
regularly graded me thods Ihe teachers shohIa
L.. NV4 al
any others are worse thar useless. Mrs. r.. NJ.
DImock OF Chicago. discussed and illustrated drawing
in primary and grammar schools.
Tho Industrial Department met nj the Second
Baptist Church II. III. Bched. OF Chicago. presided,
and the secretary, :. X. Thompson. oi Ncw-W lining
ton Del rad "a report the progress OF industrial
education during the wear ending July. 1879, which
he thought encouraging. Charles II. Ham. OF Chicago.
read paper the educational value of manual ain
ng. lie ,ai the ultimate object OF education l. tue AT
tanment OF sk 10 the arts Tor q is through the arts
that all branches of learning md education. -,
Professor W. \. iailmann. the president o, tho
kindergarten Department mapped out IN his address
the province and methods OF the system IN di7cfi
mating way Putting on the grin ci kindness .did
he does make Us lovers OF children. nor does
playing with sticks and in schoolroom make
a childs paradise" Mrs Elizabeth Powell Bond. OF
Florence. Mass treated the kindergarten IN
mothers work.
Among the papers discussed at tho meeting of the
Elementary Department the address oi tue presi-
dent. William ~ BarrDger. The.irue Object OF Early
The department of Music Education met in the
Second Presbyterian Church, aud listened to an ad-
dress by the president Daniel Is. Hagar and "a paper
on Voice Building Musical Elocuiion ana Physical
Culture" by I. H. Brand. Madison, WIS.
The Normal Department, George 7. Brown president,
listened To n paper - The Functions of Normal
Schools IN Our Educational system, by Edward l..
sheib, III. d. Natchitoohes. La
DR.. Eli j. Tappan. OF heayon College, ONO, presided
at the meeting OF the Department OF Higher ln-truc-
ton The subject discussed the difference between
a university and college.
At the Department OF superintendent an address
by President Leroy ID. Brown, an essay on " County
superinendence," by John W. holcombe of Indiana,
ana - The School Superin, endent as business Man.
by Aaron Cove, OF Denver, were heard