Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-14
AN EOUoArsoNAL CONVENTION.
Manual Trasasng Discussed "a sAs
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Gathering % sapsvtsssaessss.
A troop OF little chndren marched Into TIE spsce
In front OF the platform 10 the ball OF the Prahknn
school building this moi ming and faced the mem.
bers OF the Department OF superfntsndcnce
National Educational Association There were
teachers principals, city superintendent ana
even state uperintendents-mighty potsntatcs Of
educstaon-~ho loom up % an awful height 10 the
minds eye OF the nliput of the fourth grade 10
the little oncs naturally hooked little abAshed
They were the pupils OF fourth grade schooi In
the building. who when their teacher waved her
hand sang little song In chorus with very pretty
effect Rev. Dr. Eeador Was then introduced by
the president OF the convention, Nj. Newton G.
Dougnerty, ana offered prayer. The fourth grade
school sang another song which the CONVENTION
sbppu, Ssce with mii,tarr nr-csso ON snd marched
out OF the hall without further preliminary The
convention proceeded at olce 70 the business oe
fore IL
DISCUSSING Manual rSANtSa
Mr.. Charles T. Ham, OF chicago. III, read the
paper Of the morning, his theme being slow AMI
70 what extent can manual training be engraftet
on our system OF public schools'- MT. Hams pa
per discussed the question OF manual training AZ
length, concluding IN favor OF ensrsfIIng
such training on the pubic schools The speaker
which would D. r Sa 5, manual training. os
the other side Mr.. A. p. Marble, superintend NJ
OF the city schools OF Worcester, Mass. opened
by those who propossd 70 enSrart such training
on the public schools The apparent demand TOT
yocases DO nor asr ne sam r1rn M. d-msnd
ne said, rests upon Widespread denunciaton OF
the aims and results OF the puplic SCHOOLS: list
The very opposite, Mr.. Marble claimed, WAS true:
and the chief obstacle 20 the usefulness OF the
work ID That the high schools, especially, beeet
On the contrary. statistics prove tina 10 undue
The speaker denied also the charges that unoor
the present system The faculty OF observation %
not cultivated, and the assumption that pupl0
have not the use OF their hands
MIND AND BODY.
The mind chiefly needs training and the bodily
activity least requires it the child enter school
Such training. be said. would not cure al social
evils strikes. failures and political dishonesty.
GOOD Teaching. and not manual training, IL peces-
sary Tor right mental culture special training
schools like those al Chicago and 81 Louis
grated esSept IN she ne sn1u tarm n% 81 n
| and elementary modelling. Special schools should
De created as fast as they are perded. The ten
| course. This training should lie provided for out
| side. Like the wooden horse In ancient Troy the
Carpenters shop 10 the public school would prove
destructive. We do not need engrafting, and We
| do not wish 20 uproot The tree. What We heed n
! anything, Is more shtub0ery and Trees In The va
schools.
The discussion was continued by Nicholas NJ
| Butter, OF New York. president OF the Industrial
| Educational Convention; Superintendent W. h.
Powell of this city, and n. ~ Belueld, director VI
manual uai 1ing school, Chicago.
| A resolution, offered by Mr. W. r. Anderson. OF
| Nilwauker, was adopted, providing Tor a commit
tee OF seven 10 report neS' year the outline of a
practical course OF Instruct manual training.
| THIS AFTERNOON,
papar. "what is the purpose OF county insti-
tutes and how l. &c bes; sec ared ?" was presented
by Jesse d. Thayer, state superintendent OF pubic
| instruction, Madison, Yis. Those down for the
discussion " the paper are State Superintendent
NJ. A. Newell, oi baltimore; state sapertnJ ndent
Henry sa0in, OF Dies Muln.s; State supernten dent
! Harvey NJ. La Toilette, OF Indianapolis, and State
Superintendent Rl1hard kdwards. OF Springfield,
| IL
At 4 O'Clock, according 10 program. G paper On
Elocution: It's ri &c IN Educstion,' via be- read
| by MaJle Fleming, OF Memphis and b. discussed
| by Mrs NJ. y Hart, OF this city.
The gathering will continue In session to-mor.
| row and THURSDAY, and the program announced In
| yesterdays STAR Will be followed
TO TALK TO rBE GATHERING.
Among those announced 10 read papers or take
part In discussions Ia addition TO those mentioned
| are the following. most OF whom were present -.
day: state superintendent A. s. Draper, 70 New
| YORK; L. Il. Higbee, o. Pennsylv ANA; 3. NJ Finger,
| OF North Carolina; Z. Jacobus of New Jersey: J.
sofa; Warren Easton. OF Baton Rouge, La; J. W.
Dickinson, OF Massachusetts; J. L. BGcnanas, os
Virginia; h. r. Tappan, OF onlo; ex-staJe su,,eTla-
ents W. W. woodruff, OF NewUown, Pa; Georys
Rowland, of Chicago; j. A. Is. Loyett, OF Hum -
Vile, Ala; john T. Bradley, OF Minneapolis: W.
Richmond Va; george Lucsey, Pttsbury; John
N. Busa. Topeka; W. X baker, Savannah, ana A.
C. Goodwin, owensboro, KY; Prot. jerome Alden,
Harris, Concord; Edward Brooks Philadelphia,
| and A. L. wlDship, Boston. ConmlrsioBero f Edu.
cation Dawson viii read paper On Alaska Tnars.
day morning. 1o-days attendance incluacd mauy
4 OF the teachers OF the city.