Daily Republican., 1889-07-11
FIFTH EDITION
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BLUE MOUNTAIN Uorsr a.,
III ,o.Eune Joint meeting of the s,ato 'aI'
ISOLATION: Of Public School Te,cSSs,A ,gS as,
Maryland aud Delaware was C1vGgts co,,s Of
AZ tho Blue Mountain llopsoV sV"Nuae'l ~
Among those who arrived thIs roy. ,u'uay.
were Professors Julius q. MIi',r pu,mng
M. jackson, Of Baltimore, cb.a aau /,
Wright, of Bela'r, Glenn n WI WHNn' I,
ton, examiner Of Frederick co'u,, 'u,,'lllg.
Chas. D, Rogers, examiner Of Esi,''uia iy' aia
county. Da'1tlOtc
Shortly after 10 O'Clock tbs ,.,.,
was called to order by President Ma WsSlas
of tie Maryland Asscc!ation, " e'leT,
rEor. NEwELL's ApDgrys D..
Prof. NJ. A. Newell, Of the s,.,or
NAL School, made an alares, a., ar ,,'r.' Nof'
ers' Certificates and Eramira,,o,.'cl cl.
Tenure OF Office" He said II 49, aal
teachers are not common lehn.aa3e
are not employed as such, bu, n.1si
certificate as prima iacie evidence ~,
they are qualified educationlli, ~ 'is NJ
charge the duties for which tlry ara AZ ss'
ployed. Teaching is a profession Wv sa, ssi
any one so employed should Lsva ~ ~
necessary credentials, Just as The lsyra. Wv
the physician and Others 10 atta.t H.,
proficiency. Public safety demand. t4'H !.
Examinations ara good To sinv IT,.
party examined his own Ignornnra pa. .
We should not lay too much st,es, W.
examinations. Examinations Jn W. y.
alwsys examine any more than n,ob,hi
tory laws do not prohibit, or comnnl.s,s
educational laws do not colpur 1''V''
Prof. w. L. Cooling, Phi d an.
Conference Academy, Dover, Del, laa5o 5o
an address on the ''Relations Of 'iI'TV p'4'
chology to Pedagogy" Ha said; aI}a
genius OF teaching Is scentlflc. asi i
although psychology Ia a science tSa tlo
much stress has OF late been laid nnoU soO
the relations OF psychology to teacbIrs
The poets corner has been replarel ia
school journals by essays on psychoIo,r "a
and 1t has been contended that In nris.
to become successful teachers books nm
pedagogy must be stadied. ~
Az the afternoon session MaIor Vsr,r
Il. Alvord, president of the NaryIari
Agricultural College, read a psne, on
agricultural Education for Young ana
Old" He showed the rece sty n tts
country Of having closer and none On.
lightened methods of sgrlcu,urs tL1r
now generally In practice among iarMe,,.
He urged that farmers must sen,,o
rcuovate exhausted lands TO conserve Ito
forces Of the soil, and to accept tie d
of science
THE farmer and his family arc esser.
tally the seed corn OF our land" lie stii.
"The be't should be reserved Ter agtIcul.
ture 10 Improve the farm homes Of ouI
country. Unfortunately parents are tor
D one to make sacrifices TO educate ,hel
soma and daughters of the farm iastsa.
CT educating them for the farm"
II. Fl. Alvey, Jr., OF Hagers,own rel
a paper on "TesehiBg History" lie wa
followed by Supt l. Irving Handy, Q
Delaware, In very able anu ioIctl
discussion Of the same subject.
At the evening session, Prof. John
McCahan, assistant superintendent {
public schools of Baltimore city, lecture
on "a Trip Across the Continent to Cal
fornia," giving his own experiences il
observatlops, many of the most intep!
ing sights on his trip being illustrs ed
stereopticon views.
Tue sessions OF the association vi
close tomorrow. and the program h .
elaborate one. The topics upon whIc
papers are to be read include "The Ne
Education; What Shall 1t be?" "Lcssol
In Words" "Children aud Study
.Echool Program, 'Tearnlng and l..
Dor, THE Value Of the Analytical Mel
Cd in Teaching Arithmetic" "Th
Judicial Exc utive Function Of ibt
Teacher" Astronomy" aui las
Mission Of Paper Folding in oaE PONlN
SchoolR" ...