Wichita eagle., 1888-08-19
OUR EDUCATORS.
% the Editor of the EAGLE.

To the Editor OF the EA1i-S-
We failed to get around with our notes
in time for Saturdays paper Perhaps IL
is Just as well for more people will doubt
less read them in Sundays EAGLE.
Our session on Friday was an unusually
interesting one. There were several dis
t1nguished visitors present on that day
among whom were Prof. Geo. f. Campbell,
Rev. E. J. Brown, Superintendent Melon
aid, of Shawnee county; Prof RoSenber-
ger, formerly a prominent educator III
central Indiana, also Prof. J. &. South,
who has returned from a protracted stay
in the east. We are glad to receive such
visitors especially. To be sure we welcome
all, but we are glad to see these OLD veter-
ans come in our midst with all their DUR
den of experience, to give rs the dement, Oh
what what they. by much effort, nave
gained. We hope all who are interested
in the cause of education will visit US and
help in our work by their presence and
encouragement.
In the civil government class we dis
cussed the manner of electing the president
of the United States and qualifications III
order to be eligible to the office OF preSi-
dent. There was one young gentleman
who, though natural born citizen,
was in doubt as 10 whether he
is eligible to the. position OF
chief executive of the nation. The case
was like this. Attention lawyers. This
young mans parents were temporarily alb
sent in Canada and while there this young
man was born. After his birth his father
took out naturalization papers, thus be-
coming a citizen in Canada. Some time
after this the family returned to the
United States where the father exercised
the rights of citizenship. In a few years
the son returned to Canada and exercised
the right of suffrage there. Again he came
back to the United States and before he
could vote he was compelled to take out
papers. Now the young gentleman was a
natural born citizen and he was also a
naturalized citizen and the question very
naturally arises in his mind, Gam | elig-
ible to the Office of PRESIDENT" Prof
Larimer thinks he is. What do you think?
1t is to say the least very interesting
circumstance.
The class in physics considered the sub
ject of light reflection, retraction and
polarization The various phenomena
were discussed, principles discovered and
laws formulated. In these notes we can
not go into the munitice of each recitation.
1t would be an imposition upon the public,
a transgression upon the good nature of
the editor and an incursion upon the
patience and long suffering of the compos
itor. And il we should lend
ourselves to such nefarious
practice we should be in the highest de-
gree culpable. We always endeavor to
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and in reporting discussion we eliminate
all matter that is not pertinent to the sub
ject in hand and give only that which is
remarkable for its perspecuity and CO.
gency.
The Psychology class discussed the sub
ject of Imagination. Imagination was
defined as the power by which we form
ideal conceptions and embody them in
sensible form. 1t is thus seen that imagi-
nation consists of two elements. % Gre
alton of the ideal. CO Clothing the ideal
in sensible form or embodying the ideal by
a combination or modification of the
materials given by memory.
1t was objected that imagination creates
nothing, that it simply combines old
things into new forms.
Prof Mcdonald at this point very peril
nently asked whether Homer created any
thing in writing ''lliad," or whether Mil
ton created anything when he wrote
Paradise Lost"
That view which says that imagination
is simply the power of combination, puts
it on a level with the inventive power
which an Edison possessed, and he who
constructs the telephone is using the same
la ,hA
Every man to his own view.
Our worthy superintendent, Prof. Pence,
has with great care prepared course of
study for the schools of Sedgwick county.
Every teacher who has examined it says it
is the best he has ever seen for country
schools. 1t seems that Prof Pence has by
some means 1--WE apprehend by much study
and as a result of long experienced hit upon
just the thing that the schools of Sedg-
wick county are in need OF. 1t seems to
meet the wants of nearly every teacher in
n remarkable manner No one except
teacher can comprehend the disadvantage
of iaboripg without system. 1t is anal
sgous to making brick without straw"
The teachers unanimously returned their
nhanks to Prof Pence for his labors in
their behalf If this course of study is
introduced in the schools as it ought to
be, we apprehend that it will be productive
of great improvement.
Just prior to the dismissal at noon,
Prof. Macdonald gave us an excellent
talk. He told US how things used to be in
the days of yore. in the state of Kansas.
and showed how much reason we have to
congratulate ourselves on the progress we
have made.
Prof. DinSmore's lecture on Thursday
was well appreciated by the institute Mr.
Dinsmore has certainly mastered the sub
ject of physiology. His illustrations were
apt and striking and his experiments per
formed in highly scientific mannSr. He
certainly went down into the primordal
elements OF his subject. And moreover
this is a subject none too well understood
by teachers and as we are required by the
scientific educational law TO teach this
subject we should make all possible re
search and study into the subject
ANNOUNCEMENT
There VIII be meeting of the Eagle
Rifles at armcry Monday night at 5
o'clock Ipa,nnrta,,r h,,r