New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-19

the Hostein educational refofmer Ratch ltke tho
Irish Jesuit Bateu. Italian Dominican, CsIpanea
the Spanaid wives. the friend Eraamus the English
nan. Francis Bacon. CsmrancIa Wives and Fa'or
caused TO throw OF the Traditional scientific methoos
% tic Ari>tO,eanSm cry out for the oDI
walton ana induction served later generations
ichly do dwell in the garden o. N't'i' -
well the anccnt- ' eNc'ams why should We net
or eyes and nc>e, well a they Ana why
should need otner Teachers than these our sense "
learn 10 know the work, Of Nature, Why, LAY l. should
Instead Of these dead books lay OPEN the h''ns
book OF Nature which there is much more to con-
Template than relate, aud ne conttHpa.
ton Of which brings much Of pleasure a, "'u a. OF
proht2" IhcSe the thoughts that unuere he 'N''
bcoSs Of Concniu- and gave them teir Nalu''
The Pan,ophla OF Comenius need be seriously con-
sid'rcd Whatever may been the Arguments IN rs
favor two hundred and fifty years a-o II mas no 'sh
canoe now. The printing press, the Telegraph" .c ''p'u
ard fcducnt communication between nations ana peoples
have made 1t unnecessary and impossible An IMPORTANT
scientific discovery known in Toxic Sldncy anu val
raaiso IL is announced in NeNh orA or o'o
The dream Of Bacon aud COnenius was noteworthy one
but 1t is largely owing their own influence mat ~
fulhment in Just the form they planned 1t vas forever
postponed. The world OF Learning has become us own
lansophia
The verdict OF the literary historian on Conehius, a.
voiced ly IIaam. that ne man Of 'much hou'iN
ingenuity and littic judgment" Inc suu nj ''
education however take another and much BROADER
In tracing contemIo movements ana d'a' p''K
their sources finds tlt surprisingly laRe huOcF
81 UtH were dD>OfbFd ZION inc UpV%i''''''
the time and formulated school by ComeninS The
elementary school colr.c must shortened and enriched
say ihe pupil is consuming his ne III lFepdr'"s 'o'
Hfc saws Coucpius Rotclcarning and mere memory
uainng are useless my fundamental principle
IS that the understanding and the tongue should advance
in parallel lines always says Comcniu' Not 'hou'h
devoted 10 the tcachne OF English 10 Is
said: n.tructon IN the mother must II" at tho
basis of all clse' SAYS CJmenius. The list might DC
continued Indefinitely. infant school or hndereartn
female education the Incorporation OF history ana GEOGRAPHY
curriculum the value OF drawing ana mahuai u'h-
ing the Fundamental Importance OF s'rlscralnng Tho
physical and t'6 Clements In education and finally
that education is all aad not for favored fcw only
were all articles the creed of Comeniu Yet many oi
them are far from universally adopted today surely TINS
prophet
Co,.nus proclaimed that for the race The
single point in which Locke corrected Comenius was In eN
ng character rather knowledge tho chief aim In
education.
THE NEWTON OF SCHOOL SCIENCE.
rc,ta,ozzi gave himself cducatlon. but few new
nrincipcs His theory of Intuition needs 20
be- carefully supplemented, and his nssrnce on the ra't
that education development, drawingout ana not
putting IN, merely repeats the thought on "hch AL o'
work Of Comenus was based without That prn'llle'
which Comenius had made familiar than century
before the work Pestaoll would have been OF huo
Importance in the history Of education Indeed II would
have been philanthropy merely education Nor does
bo put upon Frocbeps teach
were built upon foundations laid by the Mora'ian bishop
The r1ucc Of ComenuS In tho history Of education there
fore II Of commanding importance. he introduces
and whole modern movement IN the Held @.
elementary and secondary educ His relation IN ON
present techna similar tina; held by Core.nirns ana
Ncwt toward modern science and Ia'on aud D"s Carte"
toward mod m philosophy. W he vas NOT. IN hieh
sense original mind But his spin, was essential!
and remarkably receptive II" aS-mat d the IDEAS
that inspiring civilization and applied them
o. the school az Of general ignoanc" tomeniu-
had exaggerated idea of the importance q mere knowl-
edge. Tbs easily understood and readily cNcus- Most
educational tNets. preached With all ia" fev"f u
q tn Hermit and .t for with all tn determination
Of a Cjcur DE- Lion have become commonplec'~ Bus
such T. their value do we'll pause 10 honor the
memory u him who made them
superintendent William II. Maxwell II l,rooklyn
then ran interesting paper on The Text Books ni
COmeulu~7 described their scope and told 81 tlclr
crositics. The hitter illustrated 10y series ~
lantern view. Of th" pictures IN tn text book,
Greetings received from the teachcr> ~ the
Pacific Coast who at tn same time i~7cmhl'd ~
Pasadena, cal. communicating the anniversary oi
Comenius's birth. and return greetings n oIdc."i
10 be- sent Tho retiring president. Henry Saba,
mad, few remarks. and introduced the president
elect who after he had thanked the members for the
honor conferred upon him adjourned the department
to meet next year In Boston.