Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-07-03
TUE TEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS.
Proceedings of the state Pedagogues
In Convention Assembled.

The session was opened this morn
ing promptly at $3.50 with instru-
mental music by Miss Mamie
Parvin.
Prof. Parvin read paper on "Im-
portance Of Vocal Music in Public
Schools" He said 75 per cent. of
children In the public schools be-
tween the ages of six and eight
years can be taught to read music.
Only about per cent. will totally
fail. The greatest difficulty is in
finding teachers competent to give
instruction in music. II makes
pupils better readers. Music re-
fines the heart and makes better
character. Whatever conduces to
their happiness promotes the
growth of moral character Prof.
Parvin's paper showed the many
advantages to be derived from vocal
music, and the good results obtained
| therefroni.
Prof. Horner of Roseburg continu-
ell the discussion saying that in his
school he made charts and instructed
his pupils in reading music and now
his pupils can read music at sight.
Prof. w. +. Yates Of Corvallis
read "a paper entitled "AIistakes in
school government. Make few
rules. 1t is mistake to make
many" Rules are and should be
results Of developments, decisive
action is the establishment of rule,
and the deliberate decision of the
teacher Of the way he can best man
age his school. The speaker said
corporal punishment is not to he
prohibited but must he reduced to
the minimum.
Miss Ellen Spaulding Of Portland
said the teachers are not to be arbi-
trary, corporal punishment is out of
date and must be excluded from the
public schools; generally only little
folks are whipped. ---
w. II. Beadle, Indian commls-
sioner, said his government could not
compel him to infiict corporal pun
ishment. In families where cOrpor-
al punishment is most frequent the
nobleness of mankind is crushed
out.
Prof. Frank Rigler dissented and
said the army of u. S. used corpor-
al punishment 1t has not been
abolished in any state.
Rather sacrifice mildness to disci-
pline. Pupils should be made to feel
that the school is for their benefit
entirely.
Prof. NJ. G.. Lane said that wise
use of corporal punishment was ben
eficial to the pupil.
Prof. Adams said il was unwise To
take away any means of governing
II school.
Prof. Leatherman said reduce cor
poral punishment to minimum.
A rising vote of thanks was tend
cred Ira q. Hoitt aud lady of Cali
fornia. Prof. Hoitt responded with
expressions of thanks for genial re-
ception and hearty expressions Of
an earnest interest in Oregon public
schools.
Prof. Edwin Morrison of Pacific
Academy read paper entitled
PHILOSOPHY of Modern education"
Education is in n course of steady
development, and the present condi-
ton Is the result of all past expert
ence. Observation is II natural ave
nue. of instruction, but must be sup
plemented by the thinking mind.
The people of to-day have use for
scientific knowledge in the public
school rather than for classic Greek
and Latin, The scientific appliances
of the day are much more needed to
be understood. The paper was care
fully prepared, and scholarly.
Session closed and re-opened at
las p, M, when Miss Lulu ThomIl-
son favored the association with
piano solo.
Miss Helen r. Spaulding read u
paper ON "Civil Government-lts
Place and Purpose in School"
Siatesmanship established the pub
lie school system, All evils may be
remedied by the public schools. In
the infancy of the nation all men
understood the spirit of the consti-
tuition, and to-day this understand
iIg is being intensely insisted upon.
state Teachers Association.
The state teachers association