St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-27
THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
A Few Practical Talks from EX-
perienced Educators.


The teachers held their meeting in the
hall of the house of representatives, and
there was good attendance from every
part of the state. Prof. G. w. G. Hyde,
st. Cloud, is the president of this asSo-
citation, and l.. Bliss, Henderson, secre-
tary. The presidents inaugural address
is to be delivered this morning, and last
evenings session was devoted to the
reading of two papers.
Dir. Talbot Jones, st. Paul, read an
able and carefully written paper en-
titled: 1.-The Physical Aspect OF Brain
Culture" The most typical diseases of
the present day, he said. were those
which affected the nervous system.
The strain to which the nervous system
is subject through the requirements OF
modern times rendered il Tar more liable
to disease than formerly. Every
branch of study is now pushed forward
with regard unknown to our anceS-
tors, and the young child is expected to
grapple with abstruSe questions, which
a few years ago were only intended for
the advanced scholar and those who
made philosophy their study. The
diseases OF the nervous system
threatened to be the diseases of the
future, as they are of the present dag,
in spite of any strain which men can
put upon themselves. Rest from
thought would obyiate much of the
fatigue and
EXHAUSTION OF THE BRAIN
if it could be adequately measured and
carried out, but the circumstances OF
life generally do not enable a man
to avail himself of that change
of thought and occupation which would
be a safeguard against the terrible evils
he is fostering. 1t is not the brain work
that saps the strength and disor-
ders the nerves, but the con-
slant and willful violation of the
laws of nature. Judicous culture
in early life gives the child so trained
an immense advantage over another
less fortunate. Moderate occupation of
the mind is healthy and beneficial; ex-
cessiye work is nothing more or less
than curse. A few weeks ago L was
saw a little girl between nine and
ten years old. In the course of my in
quiries, ascertained that she attended
private school in this city, and that
she had ten different studies, including
French, German and music. l say i'll
all soberneSs that facts like these are
alarming, and show that in edu-
cation, as in everything else, the
haste that makes waste is The great
curse of modern times. Instead of fol-
lowing the course which nature die
tates, and leaving the child to feel Its
own power we begin at once to worry
it with school books and labor with
MIGHT AND MAIN
to make 1t useful member of society.
L.W. CLANCY, Jr., of Carleton college,
read paper entitled The Relations of
Physiology to Teaching" in which he
arrived at these conclusions: First, The
Importance of physiological training
makes the essential provision of
teachers trained by and for this method;
(2) sense impressions being so i'm
portant in early years, the surround
full attention; 81 bodily conditions react
so powerfully upon the mind that too
great care cannot be exercised in
the sanitary arrangements of schools;
(4)it is the duty of the state to uti-
lie the plastic period to impress those
moral ideas which are at the tOunda-
ton of good citizenship.
Vocal music was rendered during the
evening by Messrs. c. III. Congdon, j.
Donahue, c. A. Wickessan and j. L..
Wilson.
The association will reassemble at 0
o'clock this morning, and the pro-
gramme will be: The presidents adj
dress, Normal Schools in the United
States" Edward Soaring, president state
normal school. Mankato; "What Does
Special Training do for the Teacher"
w. A. Shoemaker, State Normal school,
St. Cloud. Discussion of above papers.
''The United States Geological Survey:
a Factor in Good Government" G. w.
Hall, state university; The Relation
of Our Schools to the Business Interests
of the State" w. S. Pattee, dean of
University Law school. Discussion of
Mr.. Pattee's paper opened by IT.
win Shepard, president of the
State Normal school, Winona. ellis
tory in our High and Normal Schools"
j. II. Lewis, superintendent city
schools, Hastings. Discussion of Mr..
Lewis paper opened by Zenas n.
Waugh. principal city High school, Red
Wing.
Evening SESSION. social reunion of
Minnesota teachers; select readings
and choir music; address by Gov. Nc
Gill.