Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-17

ection, room 10, were re-openened. Princi- ,al s. T. Frost of the Meriden High school cad paper on Personality and the Pen il in High School Disipline." MT. Frost n the course of his reading spoke of the nigh standard of the schools atRugby, Eaton l md other places. He took the view that l ;hese schools had higher standards as to | personal character. In the discussion l which followed, this view was questioned by one of the principals present, who quoted many instances where American schools rivaled the English on this point.
 The discussion was opened by MT. E. Il. Smiley of the Hartford High school. Su- perintendent E. L. Kirkland of Holyoke, Mass, read paper, "The Standard and Equipment for Life, That Should be Fix ed or Imparted by the High School"
 MT. H. E. Bourne of the Norwich free academy, read paper on ''The Newspa-s per in the History Glass;" which was dis cussed very fayorably.
 Evening Session.
 CHORUS FROM THE HIGH sCHooL-PRo-
 GREssIvE AND INSTRUCTIVE LECTURE BY
 PRESIDENT ANDREWS.
 The Church of the Redeemer was filled last night with school teachers and resi- dents of the city. President s. P. Will open with singing by the Hillhouse High school chorus and, at signal from Pro- lessor Jepson, @ chorus of 200 voices poured forth from the back gallery the stirring soldiers chorus from "Faust." stPraise Ye the Father" was then rendered in spirited manner by the same chorus. After the prayer by Dr. Phillips, President Andrews of Brown was introduced and spoke on the subject, "Some of the Next Steps Forward in Education" He said in brief: Reforms always move slowly, but especially so in the immaterial world. The constituents of sound education are char acter, culture, critical power and pow CT to work. You will see gaining of knowledge entirely That must be incidental. All refecting persons are beginning to believe that unless education can better the nature of the pupil it is 8 failure. The critical powers include accu racy and sympathy. To be accurate many fields of knowledge must be left untouch- ed. Here is where the importance of his torical study comes in. An important ele- ment of sympathy is freedom from prej- udice, and the possession of this is cer- tain test of an educated man. With all these qualities must be added self-mastery, 8 well-trained will. Specially heretical is only.
 Another reform that is still in it's in fancy is that of bringing teacher and taught into closer relation. Never coerce a pupil, save as last resort. Kindness to pupils is never exercised in vain. Do not assume infallibility, but strive to have your pupils think you one of the best men or women in the world, Never make fun of a pupil or use sarcasm to him. for in that you are raising an inseparable barrier between you and him.
 Bring out the individuality of the child. Teach him to be able to think Gods thoughts after him. Make him feel that there is nobility in him.
 My next point. and it is related mostly to higher education, is thoroughness. Too many studies should not be taken at time.
 Another revolution soon to greet the educational world is the introduction of appliances that will gain time. The Preach or German boy of seventeen is two years in advance of 8 boy of that age here, and this is because they have better teach ing in those countries. We must equal them in their methods. We must pay better salaries and give more attention tc the science of education.
 Manual training, better than any other subject, will give these advantages -accu- racy, observation, development of judg- ment, cultivation of imagination, absence of pedantry. see no reason why a boy ought not by the time he is seventeen know as much ot Latin and Greek as now, and also Italian French and German studies in the order named It is an abomination that study in the classics is made so dry and philo logical and needlessly long.
 The fathomless depths of classica
 thought, the vast sweep of Greek and Roman life, what field is there of inter
 est and advantage Mere grammatical drill is often over estimated. Drill in art, liter ature and history is liberal and useful. Then the speaker discussed the merits and disadvantages of the elective system and made a powerful argument in th' affirmative To know something, that ii
 mental cult tnre. To know about some
 thing that may secure mental culture
 and may not.
 Above all else, let us not, as teachers | fear progress.
 There will be another session of the association this forenoon.