The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-05
THE TtA,'litRS' SCHOOL.

Tho Fourth Days ass.,ons OF tho Peabod,
misunderstanding Paper on Physicn
Culture.
The proceedings OF the fourth day O.
the Peabody Teachers Iustitute began
yesterday promptly at 0 o'colck. After 6
tsoug by class Of grammar school
pupils, Dr.. Payne led in prayer
Another song and roll call followed
after which Dr.. Payne continued his ex.
cellent talks on psychology, He first re.
viewed the work Of the preceding days,
by using the members OF the institute.
asking questions, which were promp,ly
answered, showing that the teachinp il
having good effect.
He remarked that one OF the legitimate
aims Of an education is happiness. The
teachers mind ought to bs in state ol
serenity IN order 10 give the best teach.
ing, and as far as possible the pupils
mind ought to be in the same state. HI
some what modified the outline given
before, US follows:
Preparations. Process. Product.
Metive. Elaboration. Character.
VIII. Thought, Ifnb
Attention. Understanding. Opinion.
coheehtial on. Happiness.
Acquisition. Culture.
N.tenttOn.S WISDOM
Foslti'e Mem Asslmilative
uy' t''uI Memory.
There are two kinds OF memory: the
memory which prccedes elaboration
whose office is to bold the crude mater.
ial OF thought; and the memory which
follows elaboration, whose Office is to
hold the finished product OF thought.
The possibility Of education isdependent
upon the memory; and the great prob
lem of educatlon,a Mr.. Balm saws, is
how to strengthen the memory. Moth.
ing can be understood we'll until it
comes within the mental grasp. Com.
nit to memory in order that you may
understand, and commit well what You
do understand. 1t would not be we'll
for US to remember everything we hear.
tits we'll that trivial things soon pass
out Of our minds. Our minds are, as it
were, palimpest.
Alter recess and a song, Prot. D. NJ. F.
krogh, teacher OF the Wheeling Turn.
vereln, read an interesting paper Oh the
subjectof
PHYSICAL EDUCATION.
He said: "No education is complete
which fails to provide for the develop.
ment OF the muscles" says Joel Dormau
Steele, in "Hygeinic Physio!ogy"-page
Al. According to this, we have 30 far,
with few exceptions, offered to the chill.
dran Of our country an incomplete edu.
cation. The development Of the muscles
hes been neglected, and with this negli.
gence we have neglected to give our
scholars, or the majority OF them, a
chance to be in perfect health, to pro
mote and maintain health and thus make
them capable Of learning more and com.
pretending custer.
Why not have a complete education
while we can have it? Is it not the aim
Of education to teach the youth the ne.
cessities required for life? II SO, let US,
abSve all, try to confer health on our
pupils. =
Benefits derived from Gymnastics.
,Gymnaatics have become so popular
that most pedagogues have studied
the results Of such exercise. Still, | will,
in a few words, describe why more at.
tention should be paid to ph ysical edu.
cation. T; ~ ~
Many people think the body is train.
ed merely to gain muscular strength.
They are very much mistaken. Our oh.
sct Of teaching gymnastics ia particular.
ly the promotion and maintaiuapoe OF
health. To gain suoh results gymnas.
tics maat he taught nthe right manner.
Tho teacher must teach in accordance
with system and he must have made q
study ot such education. A teacher oil
physical culture must be careful in the
selection and amount of exercise taught
BY him (or her1 C,rrect exercising
will always have the well.known results,
such as: Pushing the digestion, Great.
ing an appetite, the better flowing Of the
blood through the arteries. the increas.
ed beat oi the heart, tho promotion OIL
the functiono OF the lungs, the puriflca.
ton Of The blood by faster and better in.
halation and exhalation. Thus the
functions of almost all tho internal or
gans OF the body are pushed, and it il
known that the normal functions OF the
organs Of the human body ase necessary
for a peri iect state Of health-also the
nerves are strengthened by exercisin,
the body. The mind is not idle Will.
the muscles are developed. It mus
think Of the respective exerciqe ia orde1
to enable .Ae qcholsr 10 perform the
same correctly. Especially calisshen
tics interest the mind, Alestnssy, pres
eBce Of mind, endurance, courage,
good comprehension, ETC., are also ben
e6clal results derived from physical ed
cation. Such qualifications Gre 40 doub
beneficial. y. Hs'a5"
Physical Training throughout lte Unite
States. Si
| Before 1913 gymnastics were pssctice
| 10 very small extent Ia this country
| IA thst year German e3iies came
this country to make 1t their secon
home. Some Of them were members
the Turnverein (Gymnastic Association
(which were started by F. L. jain, th