Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1889-10-19
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/ The Opening OF tho State Teachers
Observation-Disclosures and Papers BY
Well Known Educators.
HARTFORD, Oct. 18.-About 800 teachers
from every part of the State were present at
the opening Of the State Teachers association
in this city to-day. The meeting was held
this morning in four sections-three at the
High school building and one at the West
Middle school hall.
In the High school section there were an
address by Prof. Harper, of Yale. and q
paper by j. B. Wsleh Of Pittsfsld, Mass.
Prof. Harper spoke upon "Inductive method
of teaching Latin and Greek" Mr.. WEIGH
spoke upon the Microscope in the High
school,"
In the afternoon papers were read upon
Geology" by Prof. Alex. Winohell, LII. D.,
Michigan university, and "Inventional
Geometry" by Principal Edward R. Shaw,
Yonkers, New York.
In the Grammar school section the presid-
ing officer was Mr.. B. A. Bracket, principal
of the Northeast school, Hartford. The first
paper was read by Prof. George P. Phoenix
of the Normal school, New Britain, his sub
ject being, ''Is there time and place for
science teaching in Grammar schoolsa" The
discussion was opened by Mr., F. F. Bar
rows, principal of the Brown school, Hart
ford. Chow to teach the use of books" was
the subject of an interesting talk by Miss @.
M. Hewins, librarian Of the Hartford library.
Hon. G. D. Hine, secretary of the State
board of education, presided over the un-
graded school teachers. Arithmetic, how
much and how taught" was the subject of
the address by Prof. Scipio Stevens of West
Stamford. Miss Edith Goodyear of the WEIGH
Training school in New Haven, made an ex-
ceedingly interesting address on "Busy work"
Miss Mary F. Hyde of the Albany, N. T.,
conclusion of Miss Hyde's remarks an exceed
ingly interesting class drill in plumbers"
and Reading" was given by Miss III. Pease
and Miss Rose jackson, both of the West
Middle school.
Some 200 teachers of the primary grade as
sembled in the hall of the West Middle school
building. Miss H. F. Barrows of the Brown
school Of this city presided. After the devo-
tional exercises Miss Mary E. Hogan of the
South school gave an interesting illustrative
class exercise in Reading"
Prof. Jepson scored big success at the
convention, at the close of his exercises,
which we're highly commended by Prof. Irv-
ing Emerson, the Hartford music teacher.
A committee of gentlemen from Boston, ex-
tended an Invitation to Prof. Jepson, to
give an exercise in this city at an early
date. The young misses who made up the
party of twenty, who accompanied Prof.
plimented for their singing. They
are ready to 90 again, if they can have
such a nice time as they had to day.
By the courtesy of Col. White, assistant adj
jutant general, they were conducted through
the Capitol and up above the dome, where
they made the welkin ring with patriotic
music. They also Waited the institution for
the deaf and dumb, and were astonished be-
You'd measure to hear dumb children talk.
The professor in his address rehearsed his
experiences as q teacher of music in New
Haven public schools where his efforts have
been met with an unexpected and unlocked
for degree of success. In speaking of nation
al songs and patriotism as infused by song,
he said he thought every school teach
er had duty to perform in
educating children to love, respect and revere
the national flag, and he saw no better way
than to teach them by song. Further on he
ability to read and thereby to interpret and
understand, must ever be the first great OBJ
ject of education. If I could condense all
that desire to say into single paragraph,
1t would be this: The highest and best in
centive to sing music is the ability to read
music"
Tonight in the hall of the High school
the teachers will participate in q programme
of music and select readings, the High
school choir affording the former and Prof.
Churchill of Andover the latter.
To morrow Saturday. a general meeting
will be held in High school hall. The first
paper announced is "The will, its nature and
training" Prof. McAndrew of New Haven;
second paper, Glow to awaken an interest in
and love for literature" Prof. Absrnethy,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Senator Hawley will adj
dress the teachers after the first paper is
read,