Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-14

Signinrant Of the now time In many
ways was tho banquet rendered to Pro-
fcssor James MaoAlistnr when he re-
signed the superintendoncy Of Che Phila.
dciphia public schools 10 take the place
Of president Of tho Dresel institute. q
that city. Tho guests wofc composed
Abou, equally Of men aud women. Doc.
tors, lawyers, preachers, teachers aud
business men took part In the speaking.
Of the speeches those Of the teachers
and pcrons directly connected with cdu.
cation Ia some form were most interest.
ing. Especially noteworthy wp one
strain that went through tho remarks Of
all thee like har IN music Alike the
oncs who know b.st about schools ein-
phAnzed the fac. that our system Of edu.
cation is changing radically. Tho model
school Of the future Is nat one which
will combin. manual aud technical train.
ing with intellectual culture. Already
numbers ~ private schools. like the
Drexsl institute, Of Philadelphia, and
tho Pratt institute, Of brooklyn, both -.
tablishod by individual maninccnce.
have made long stride ahead Of tho
public schools IN remodeling Mo coufsc
10 NEE, modern needs. The truth must
b. confessed that tho avcmge city high
school no longer meet. tho requirements
Of is pupils They must 90 elsewhere
70 yet training that fits them for pmcli-
cal life
The note 10 the educators romsfks at
the Philadelphia banauct vis that train.
Ing Of tho child's eye. hand and brain
must begin with tho kindergarten, and
that mammal and moral training must
keep step with book learning through.
out Mr.. MacAlistcr himself said,
The rhois face Of focisiy b, ansei especially
iufuitf.alif. he time has cUno uhsn the uni
,eIsltiai must H. cnlayed.
Tho masses o. The people, must b. pat 10 = iosi
ton to enisr p4e-a " worth value uiefsinHss
Aad happiness The main fiirposs must H. 10
oomtsns eiusAiion Win lntaa9, dsiy with
labor
an, su,s that IN year, 10 coms THE 'ica shall
be realized.
Even more emphatic on this head were
the remarks Of Miss Anna Hallowcll, q
mcinber Of tho Philadelphia board Of
education, and - woman who has worked
enthusiastically for years for the csiab.
lishInnnt Of kindergartens. Misc Halo
well saiii
fhsre h..n asked 1ulis recently what Effect tho
sohosr have uroa no fltufr NJ the chnifrn o.
vhr,hs oar sysism nats- them dIast,I,ded With
ihsir f..aiiii-a in Ne. answer smphAtoaliy, ua
A4.~ yoafu ago, ard oaiy n ,ery few, os- might
have nnsda a different Aaswrf T1itu thtlc uas q
fsss standssd. The ambition 81 the rirh was 70
tsaeh. t-sasa~ any sort n manual lal-of vas con.
,-dsrs.i devfs'insi The boys Ainsd To- tho tith
frhool and Tho rfofs-nona aad turned axay
from The rart-nisr bench aaf thetns Thanks
10 NJ efforts u fr,cnts of educaiiou hhor y rap
iiiy hsccmiag dtsnin'-, and elevated 10 the s.is
II hfslu Nes.. and thcy arr ods. i1lbiir tsiuea.
ton means bath each sthe supplement " The
other. NJ thai u has became a round a whole
A mueh trVsf ihsa ~ insnhas.l Aad woman
bod y taking Isasae-lan n the ynanr minis.
And oacr Wal asgfsfted ihsre ~ need not fear
the cnnsrftAaa % thess who usmhis A. ary
deialt'rr from ~ HWthniis, ~ think he dutg
N ths State dos uct sStsnd tsyan1 he thfes
W.. Ia~'hrrr " mental, manual AMI moral.
mate ~ ffonr ,'aan.
'fhis dicnifytnr " lahor Il creating In IN.
mind ~ The children heafhy smbiurn 10 IN
PROVE their homes Kri Their suciAi position. an
mus maks griurn N tho community Ia greatly
7 inpfo,ei oltlIrrahlp We can but - rfstefi
I " al tar good men and women who are v orsln.
Tor thA snd