St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-15
DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS.
DIR. Hinsdaie at Plymouth Church
and Miss Amelia Is. Edwards at
ST Marks

There were two distinguished lectur-
delivered lectures on abstruse topics for
educated ears alone.
DR.. B. A. Hinsdale, professor of the
science and art of teaching in the Uni
versity of Michigan at Ann Arbor,
church on THE Child Mind.' DIR.
BInsdale is one of the eminent educa-
tors of the country. He succeeded the
late james A. Garfield as president of
Hiram college and has been identified
with some OF the leading educa-
tiOnal institutions of the country.
He looks and acts the college
professor, being rather slow and
methodical and concise in speaking.
His hearers were nearly all teachers,
and there were about twenty-five of
them present, including the young lady
from the training school and the vet
eran who has gained gray hairs in the
service. They had their note books,
too, and piled their pencils with the
assiduity OF young reporter taking
his first sermon.
DR.. Hinsdale said that there are three
things for the teacher to do-to stimu-
late, to repress and to direct the activity
of the mind of the child. Some chill
dren need the stimulation, while in
others it must be repreSSed, but one or
the other must lie done. Direction
must be given to all. and this is main
feature of the teachers work, and, in
great measure, haste do with the after
character of the child.
DR.. Hinsdale then went on to discuss
the education and training of the child's
mind from psychological point of
MI bn foundation of u,hioh trai nil
he said, is that the teacher be in moral
sympathy with the child-must share
the joys and sOlrows OF the child. This
is more necessary in the lower grades
than in the higher. Among the begin
ners, the child must love his teacher or
results will be deficient. He will
lecture tomorrow on 1.-The Art of
Teaching History" and in the evening
on "The Teachers Personal Culture"
MISS EDWARDS LECTURE.
Miss Amelia r. Edwards lectured at
St. Marks church on 1.-The Literature
and Religion of Ancient Egypt" and
the auditorium of the church was COM
pletely filled with interested listeners.
| The high character of her audience was
evidenced by the blockade of Sixth
street by the carriages Of those within
the church.
Miss Edwards has the face of the
scholar. Her features are strongly
marked, though comedy, and high, in
tellectual forehead is set off by an
abundant growth of wavy hair, plentr-
fully streaked with gray. She is an in
teresting lecturer, her enunciation be-
ing slow and distinct. marked by a pro-
nounced English accent. Her voice is
rather heavy for woman, and her
tones are, at times, trifle too lugubri-
Gus, but one merit Of her delivery last
night was that every word could be dis
tinctly heard in every part of the room.
She began her lecture by Il description
of the life of the ancient Egyptian. He
was of peaceful, quiet disposition, OPP
posed to soldering and devoted to a re-
tired, happy life and the preparation of
splendid tomb for his mummy when
he should have done with the things of
earth. In literature, the land by the
| Nile is the oldest in the world. 1t fur
nishes the oldest specimens of books
which can be stored in a library,
such as prepyrus rolls, small tablets,