Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-17
TEACHERS IN SESSION.

Professor Seymour ana Ff1hclPaA Thomas Read Timely Papers-Pro-
 lessor Larkins of Brooklyn ana other Speakers From Nefghbor1ng States-Address by President An-
 drews of Brown.
 The streets were alive yesterday with brainy men and women. Between 500 and 800 teachers are in attendance on the forty fifth annual meeting of the Connecticut State Teachers association. In five differ ent halls or audience rooms sessions were held simultaneously. The weather was delightful and permitted the members to visit as many sessions as they pleased. The convention is one of the largest and most successful of the kind that has been held in the state. It was called to order in the Universalist church on Orange street at 9:30, s. P. Williams, the president, pre- siding. There were devotional exercises and the announcement of committees, after which the teachers attended the sections in which they were most interested. F. s. Morrison of the Hartford high school pre- sided in the Hillhouse high school, where the high school section opened at 10 a. m. with an excellent paper by Henry C.White of Hartford on Drawing in the High School"
 The next paper was by Professor T. D. Seymour on ''The Method of the Study of Greek in the High Schools and Acade- mies." Professor Seymour is as eminent as an educator as a Greek scholar, and has done great deal for bringing the work of the preparatory school and college into closer relationship. In the course of his address he said: "No one understands closest connection between the school and the college training. There ia no period in youths life where his mind is so greatly disturbed as when he enters into college life, for the methods of teaching are so different that the mind receives the subject as entirely strange.
 ''In my twenty-four years' experience with freshman classes have used twenty four different methods of teaching, and although regard the last one as the best, it is doubtful if I use it with my present class.
 q regard the introduction of etymology in elementary Greek and Latin detrimental, except when it assists the memory.
 The paper of Isaac Thomas, principal of the Hillhouse high school, entitled "A Paper on High School Work" was time ly production and was listened to with at tentive interest throughout. In the course of his very able paper he summed up what is actually being done in high school work and the time allotted or devoted to the many different studies which are essential to the preparation for the life struggle. Proceed ing he said: Consider now what 1 have said and express your opinion as to the sort of equipment you consider it to be for fighting Efe's battles. It is true, our worthy superintendent has charged the course somewhat, and for the better, but as yet the change is only theoretical.
 'Do you think it is just, do you think it is fair, do you think it less than a crime to put boys and girls who can spend two years in the High school out into life with such preparation? You say many one must fight with poorer equipment. These can afford to spend two years' time in the High school. Is this the best we can do for them9 If it is, God give us honesty enough to resign our positions and let somebody else have chance who can do better. Let us try what we can do, taking for our foundation two years time and the good of the pupil, in making out 8 cur riculum for the commercial department.
 Proceeding, MT. Thomas spoke of the practical side and of the culture side as regards the courses of study and the pos sib1y attainable results in the time and with the curriculum prescribed. The speaker seemed to go to the root of the at school to obtain the best results, and spoke we'll and ably on g timely and i'm portant subject.
 The essay was discussed briefly by sev- eral teachers and warmly commended. The discussion was opened by Principal w. H. Angleton of Ansonia.
 Superintendent Curtis of this city pre- sided at the Universalist church, where the primary grade section was in progress There was much interest here, and the church was crowded. Miss Frederick Beard of the Welch training school read the first paper, entitled "The Kindergarten as Related to the Public School"
 She gave cogent reasons for still close, ! relationship between the kindergarten an6 | the public schools than now actually ex ists. She showed the power and influence of kindergarten work in developing anc
 stimulating the youthful mind, and argued | that there was need of a logical plan adopted to the child's highest develop ment.
 Another interesting paper in this de partment was by Miss M. A. Pinney of the Grand avenue school. She discussed
 'Tools of the First Primary Grade and the Order of Their Use" It was an interest ing and valuable paper, and at it's close there was brief discussion.
 Edwin H. Forbes, superintendent of the Torrington schools, presided in the inter mediate section in the high school hall. The papers were: "Mental Arithmetic" by
 ''The Common School Curriculum" by Principal c. F. Carroll of the State Nor nal school.
 The grammar grade is conducted in the audience room, Church of the Redeemer, and the presiding officer was Eugene Bou- ton, superintendent schools, Bridgeport The papers: Difficulties in Teaching Vo- cal Music," by Professor F. E. Howard supervisor of music, Bridgeport, and "A German Method Applied to Grammar" by Mrs. I. s. Roeth, Standardization school Meriden.
 The general section is in session in the lecture room of the Church of the Redeem CT. The presiding officer was Frank Rol- lins, New Britain High school. The topics this morning were: Physical Culture, 2 which was discussed by Jay w. Seaver, M, D., Yale college, and Scientific Temper ance Instruction" by Rev. J. H. James, Rockville. "How Shall General Interest in Schools be Made Active and Substan- tiala" was discussed by Principal s. T. Frost of Meriden.
 At 2 D. m. in the Universalist church, Miss Stella Skinner, supervisor of drawing in the New Haven public schools, spoke to the primary section on "The Signif- canoe of Form and Color Study in the Pri. mary Grades" She said in the course of her remarks, "The facts children bring up in their primitive way are those, perhaps, of which grown peeople never think" She discussed at length the cube, sphere, prism, cylinder and other solids. She further remarked: "There are beautiful thoughts and stories in connection with the solids which are brought out by chil- dren' in simple but impressive manner. Another important thing is the develop ment of the Bsthetic sense by the use of the clements of color and form. Art work must be based on the realization.
 The colors which appeal to the little child are the bright ones, orange, yellow and red. Through these they are led to an appreciation of the more somber ones. J While this lecture was being listened to, by g large number, the lecture in the high school hall was interesting a correspond ingly large audience. It was given by the Rev. M. K. Bishop of Torrington, on
 Elements of beauty in the public schools , He compared the schools of long ago with schools of to-day.
 But the interest of most of the teachers in the lower grades centered on 'The Use of Blackboard Illustrative drawing" by Miss M Bertha HinZ of the New York