St. Paul daily globe., 1893-09-03

can we make it so excellent that none
but competent teachers shall be gradu-
ated, and those vino are graduated shall
raise the standard of the schools? The
training school should be the model
school of the city. 1t should not only
furnish inspiration ana the best meth
DDS and the highest ideal TO those who
are there learning to be teachers, but it
should be possible for the teachers of
the city to visit the school and receive
In degree the same benefits.
Much of this has already been done
in our training school. The changes
made during the past year~haye worked
admirably. The course was lighteped
to one year and half, ana arranged
with so much fiexibility that pupils
could complete it at different times, and
that we should not have a class of
thirty-hve turned out all at once wait
ing for places. This leEgthening of the
course made it possible to strengthen it
by the addition of important subjects,
and especially by increasing the amount
OF practice teaching TO be done by the
pupils, and by the addition of certain
amount OF cadet service in the schools
throughout The city, and in addition to
all this the requirements for admission
were raised.
The Curriculum.
During the past year we have sys-
tematically pursued the lines of work
which had been developed during the
preceding two years. and which year
ago were clearly stated in my report,
and i'll the course Of study at that time
adopted.
1.-The only changes needed for the
coming year are simply such modifiea-
tionS as experience has shown to be nee
essary for the better working out OF
these lines. Although the principle upon
which they are based has been outlined
in previous reports and various public
addresses; yet. since the same principle
has become recognized by leading
teachers and educational writer's as the
trne basis for sound education, desire
to reiterate It IN outline here.r
Education consists In so developing
the powers and faculties of the enid
that he may have the will and ability TO
establish right relations with his spirit
ual and physical environment. All of
the calculAble forces with which man
has 10 deal are embraced in the terms
man and nature. Hence the study of
these subjects is the essential study for
every human being. Man and nature,
however, can be studied only through
their manifestations, the most common
and important OF which are form and
color, number, motion, sound, oral and
written speech. The knowledge of man
as TO his motives and hidden springs of
action is philosophy. The knowledge
OF nature and its manifestations
science. The deliberate and purpose
full and effective expression TO others Of
that which has been produced within
Us by others and bv nature is art.
"Art is valuable when it expresses a
rich science or noble philosophy; and
the study of art Which does not take the
student hack to its basis in life and for
ward to a richer life is worthless, or
worse.
1.-The great principle of modern edu-
cation is known by the name of concen-
| tratiOn. 1t centprs the knowledge of the
arts about science and philosophy, and
| thus preserves their proper relations.
| The child acquires and retains a
tue conception Of relative values, has