Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-07-13
AMONG THETEACHERS
Papers Of Great InisTss! Read at Gorgal!own-
Intelligent Discussion Close Of
Profitable Session.
Special Correspondence ofhs Re9.aer.

Pf0lld0le Session.
Special Correspondence ofhs Register
MoRGANTowN, July 12.-The session
Of the Slate Teacher As ociation which
came 10 close yesterday has been of IN.
usual interest, and the REGISTER has
bsen much complimented on its full and
adequate reports. o. Wednesday Prof.
". II. Anderson, of Wheeling read a
papsr on 1.-THE Reciprocal Dates of State
and School"
The points made were: In all good
governments, the power traced to its
source will be found in the consent Of the
governed. If not, resistance and possibly
revolution will follow. People should be
so educated as to know when TO be salts
fed.
In tie United States the power of the
government is found very near the people
For this reason the people should be edu-
cited The dignity and even the perpe-
tui,y Of nation depend upon it. AS a
matter Of economy the State should edu-
cate the masses Statistics were presented
10 show that crime aud ignorance 20 hand
in hand.
Statistics show the following: l. That
about one sixth of all the crime committed
is by persons wholly illite1ate. That
about one-third of all crime is committed
By persons practically illiterste. 3 That
the proportion of criminals among the illit-
crate is ten times as great as among those
who have been instructed in the elements
of common school education.
All courts and criminals are expensive
to the State The Stats has dOns much
but should do muCh more. States should
encourage and accep. national aid. The
origin Of free schools was given and the
institution Landed. If it is the
duty and obligation for parents
to educate their children who
are TO follow them, how much more is for
tbs State when the ones educated will be-
come the States identical self!
While the teacher feels a deep interest
in the pupils and solicitude as TO the career
of each one, he should also look to the fu-
ture interest of the country. In this cOun-
try we have too much politics and too
little patriotism; too great feally to party
AID not enough concern FOR the honor OF
the nation. West Virginia, in school mat
ters, is something Of an exception to this
rule.
From the ELECTORAL Commission down
to committee of the town council we have
this strict party voter. Persons thus voting
are honest, but blided Big prejudice.
Patriotism should be taught in schools.
Pupils should be taught to be loyal to
country and to follow party no farther
than party is right. Teachers should
praise our country; they should have pu-
pils celebrate great days and understand
the meaning of the Declaration Of indie
pendence; they should study and sing pa
triotic sougs; study and recite patriotic
sentiment. The paper closed with ex-
pressions of patriotism ana oil love TO our
native land.
Prot. White Of the West Virginia Uni
vsrsity said, in his opinion the whole
school system needs pushing over or tear
ing down. The whole system from bot
tom to top is farce, rather uniting than
fitting men for the active duties OF life;
rather hindering than helping men to live
happily and we'll, leaving them with a
physical being unframed. He said he
was what he was, not on account OF his
education, but in spite Of his education
The fleet of the neglect Of manual train
ing in "a moral sense was equally pernici-
ous, giving Us idlers, tramps, and Deggars,
useless alike to society and themselves.
He said it WAS the immediate duty of the
University and the Normal schools, to be
pin the training of teachers for this i'm
portant part of our educational system.
The talk of Prof. White YVES one of the
mos pointed and enthusiastic. and aroused
much enthusiasm on the subject of manual
training.
The evening session opened with music,
followed by very strong paper by Prof.
Armstrong, supplementing the paper OF
Dr.. Myers, OH the Demands of Modern
Education. He said the demand of the
day was for better trained teachers, who
can practically train the child to make a
succsss in life; for physical training that
Will give rs strong men aud women, thor
oughness in work and industrious habits.
MANUAL TRAINING.
The paper Of Prof. Fleming, Of Graf
ton, on "Manusl Training in the Public
schools" followed and aroused unusual
interest. Mr. Fleming said:
According to the New jersey Council Of
Education. manual Training in instruc
ton in thought-expression by other meant
than verbal language and gesture"
The North Eastern Ohio Teachers AS
ISOLATION defines it as training of the
hand in the fundamental operations IN
derlying all handicrafts." Among the op
ponents of the Migrating OF manual train
ing on the public schools are, Hon. J. W.
Dickinson. Boston; VIM. T. Norris, l. /
D.. Boston. DR.. L E. White, Cincinnati
Prof. Gilman and Supt. George Rowland
Chicago. Opposed TO these men of nation
/ al reputation are scores of younger mer
who are making manual training success
in spite Of such formidable opposition.
( SINE Of the objections to manual train
ing are as follows:
l. It's object is to teach trades-to give
. special education instead Of general.
, .. 1t is putting an additional weight
] upon au already burdened course of study
: 3. 1t affords but little, or no ments
training.
{. Il makes the supplying of phyaica
wants It's greatest aim.
5 1t will be great expense.
g. Il aids in the Development OF no fac
: ulty, or power, that our present course
does not develop.
E. All that is claimed for manual train
ing may be acq 1ired by the proper study
of our common school branches.
The friends OF manual training claim thu
following
/. The pupil studies things, not sym
bols.
,. 1t is of value as a m'ntal discipline
3 I. il valuable hecauss of it's prsctics
utility.
A. 1t stimulates the slow and Indifferent
5. It ia an additional means OF express
ing thought.
G. It keeps pupils in school longer.
Z. After this training, boys may more
easily choose Il vocation.
8. 1t dignifes labor.
9. 1t renders the pupil more versatile
I more fertile in resources during hard times
S 10. 1t is q discipline almost indispensa
bic to character.
Besides the manual training necessary
for boys in order to give them complete
development and sensible view of life
and labor, there ia manual training fol
girls. They should be taught sewing,
cooking, dress cutting and fitting, and
) how TO use some of the tools found In the
boys' workshop. They should also learn
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