Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-22
EDUCATORS CONVENTION.
Interesting Addresses at the Chautauaua
Observation-Disclosures of Press Club
By Paper Representatives-visito En-
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joying Boating by Moonlight on the
Lake.
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CHAUTAUoUA, July 2l.-The beautiful
weather to-day brought a large number of
excursionists. The Summer City" is now
approaching the busiest part of the year,
when boarding houses are crowded and peo-
pie come and go by thousands. Receptions
are becoming quite fashionable, and moon
light rides on the lake is the one pleasant
recreation just now. Gallant swains make
it their delight from twilight to night to
take out their fondest and dearest maidens
for spin" on the lake, but somehow or
other Cupid does most of the rowing.
To-day's prog1 anime opened up a delight
full lecture by Mr. Flagler in the Amphfthea-
ter. The subject was "Schumann," and
some of his best vocal pieces were rendered
by Messrs. Bruce and Woodward, of the
Apollo Quartet and the instrumental, by Mr..
Ffugler. 1t was rare musical treat. Mr..
F1agler caused much merriment when he
said that the great musicians generally
to read Hate one another" At $50 p. m.
Prof. +. n. Thodpe, of the University of
Pennsylvania delivered very entertaining
and Instructive lecture in the Hall of
Philosophy on "The Greater New England"
At 4 O'Clock Mr.. c. w. Braden, of syracuse,
addressed big audience in the same place
on educational matters. At O'Clock Colonel
F. Parker, of the Cook County Normal
School, spoke on Primary Education" and
at P. NJ, Mr.. j. Refs, the New York author
lecturer, addressed a big audience in the
Amphitheater on "How the Other Half
Lives"
A Press Club was organized last night,
composed of over dozen of the corre-
spondents here OF the leading Eastern and
Western papers. F. Leon Chrisman, of
Washington, d. c., was elected President;
Miss Legarde, of Providence, II. l., and Mr..
Barrett, of the Assembly Herald, Vice Presi-
dents; W. P. Deming, of the Cincinnati En-.
Quirer, Secretary, and Miss Harrington, of
the Cleveland Leader, Treasurer.
Food for the Invalids.
Mrs Ewing's lecture to-day was on Good
for Invalids," and good many of her audi
ence wished they might be invalids under
the speakers care, for the dainties she de-
scribed and prepared, 80 easily before their
eyes, were such as would have put even an
epicurean into rapture. The speaker said
that perfect food for well people was perfect
food for sick people, and showed how even
the deadly cucumber could be made as
digestible rs milk by soaking its head with
ice.
Mr.. Braden, of Syracuse, said some inter
esting things as follows: I" A careful compila-
ton of the characteristics ascribed to the
ideal teacher, in previous addresses on the
subject shows that he must be affable,
benignant courteous, decorous, exact, gen
U6el, humorous, ,1HulaculdCe, keen,
lenient, modest, neat orderly, prompt,
quiet, robust, scholarly, tranquil, ubiqui-
tous, vigilant, wary, exemplary, youthful and
jealous. My subject therefore naturally
divides itself into 27 heads, the 26 l have
just mentioned and which will omit, and a
twenty-seventh which is that he should be q
man. For after all, that is about all there is
in it. person may have every one of these
27 characteristics and be a poor stick of a
teacher He may lack them all and be the
one great force for food of life in his pupils.
Teachers are judged too much by character
istic, too little by character.
Non-Essentials Cause School Board Splits.
"Speciication of non-essentials is the rock
upon which many a school board splits. See
everything if you will, length of the hair,
color of the necktie, quality of the cuffs;
agree with you, 1t all counts. 1 respect the
Judgment of the Irishman who declined to
vote for a candidate who wore a number six
hat and number ten shoe, If that was all he
knew about him. Sometimes man is man
for all that. There are other things to con-
slider than whether he patronizes their
tailor or attends your church. If he can
self-reSpecting, high-minded men
and women, be he tall or short, young or old,
graduate or no graduate, Baptist, Unitarian,
Tamfnany Democrat or Prohibitionist, he is
the man you want Those who heard the
persuasive voice of George William Curtis
at Philadelphia last winter might we'll have
that the great need of schools was TO be
brought under the operation of the civil
service, but reflection shows that character,
individual influence, can never
be determined by question papers, and it is
perhaps not altogether to be regretted that
an application of Chancellor Curtis princi
pie should have occurred SO soon and in his
own University. The new Yale commission
held that the two inspectors of academies,
officers in whom the requirement of scholar
ship was as nothing compared with those of
experience, judgment, the respect and con
fdenee of academy principals, should be
appointed by competitive examination.
You might as well choose wife by competi-
tive examination"
Life as Found In New York.
Mr.. .Reis' lecture was illustrated with stere-
optican views and was intensely interest
ing. The speaker separated the New York
population into two classes, those who live
in tenements and those who do not, the for
mer being the great majority of the metrop-
oils. Many startling facts were set forth
and, in eloquent language, Mr.. Reis
told the revolving story of crushed paupers,
grasping landlords, and vice; open crimi-
nality and enforced starvation. Said the
speaker: "The truth is that pauperisIn grows
in the tenementS as natural as weeds in a
garden lot The thief is infinitely cas- ier to
deal with than the pauper, because the very
bottom to the man. Said prominent ply
sician: In nine years, have only known of
case Of fdr in a
years police reporter on the New York I4i-
b1ene and hence knows what he is talking
about
The Business Educators Convention of
America still continues in session here. The
were papers read to-day: "Aver-
aging Accounts" lesson. by Y. r. viii.
Teach it, Mrs. A. J. Barnes, st. Louis
Business practice initiatory and order de-
partment. C. c. Cochrane, Chicago; special
Teachers of Penmansnip in Schools and Col |
!eges," II: c; Spencer, Washington; Short |
Away With Useless Red Tape" Thomas A.
Rice, st. Louis.
The Educators Convention was hand |
somely entertained last night by Mrs. Susie |
Birch Jennings, Of the Aldine. The League |
Of the White Seal, third degree organiza- |
ton of the Chautauqua Literary and Scien- |
tific Circle, held its first reception last night
by the light of the Athenian watch fires. A |
big fresh air fund entertainment is being ar |
ranged for early in August at the instance of |
the President and members of the Press |
Club.
GOOD WITH HIS DUKES.