Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-21
TALK ON EDUCATION.
Discussion Of Practical Topics IN the
Department Of Superintendent.
GREAT BODY OF INSTRUCTORS.
Men Of Distinction Welcomed from All
Parts Of the Union.
THE TEACHER And The PUPIL.
How, 60 Make the Work Of Both Effective
the Theme of Yesterdays Argu-
ments-To.Day's Programme.
GREAT BODY OF INSTRUCTORS
THE TEACHER AND The PUPIL.

nf.u'e Christian AssociduJh, T. tHiS S''''
,...,,-4ay morning AZ 20 o'clock. IL
b-.scht together one Of the Iacst oiS-
,....l.hod bodies OF educators that ever
.....ubied IN virginia. Fully la5 memfers
were in attendance upon the morning ses-
sion. several important end interesting
,apers upon subjects relevant to sehcoi
work were read.
Dr d. l.. Kichlc. Of Minneapolis Ninr@'
rree.deut Of the department taieu inc
l.idy to order promptly. and F'V' Dr'
Moses T. Hoge offered an earnest ana
a.vout PRAYER invoking divine blessing
un,n the work and discusso1s OF inc
marilnes.
srsvor Eilyson welcomed tie visiting
educators on behalf Of the city. and STATE
8 ncrintcndcnt John Z. Massey delivered
,,. address Of welcome on behalf of The
state.
The Governor was . have leen on hama
=, receive the department iis spttch'
bat was detained nj home by sicfh'Fs.
Tho remarks of Mayor Elyson ana Mr.
Massey were followed 10y tcrse ana ap-
rrooriote little speech Of welcome by At
tsrrov-General r. Taylor Scott. who not
only made the members Of the body feel
o, home. but pointed out the places and
objects of historic interest in and about
o., city.
TEsPONSE BY PRESIDENT k1EHLE.
These addresses Of welcome were re-
.,.,1.a 10 10y President Kichle, who paid
fus, tribute 90 the men Of greatness that
Ni,aiuia had given TO the history Of the
world. and spoke Of the cordial ana ire
,istmlc invitation that had been extended
the department TO hold this meeting in
Richmond Or Kiehle said all the clouds
a. the South and the East had lot been
removed. u was true that these clouds
were not those Of war. and might not
breed bloDlshcd. but were clouds Of ignor-
nucr. and would probably lead 70 an
II archy.
The speaker discussed the free character
q of the National Department of Superin-
q tondcncc Their platform was one Of free
s. trade uud free Iaihc without regard to
~ color or conditlon-the high principle, the
8 enlightenment Of the world. being the plat
form Of the department
President Kichle thanked the citizens
OF Richmond and Of Virginia for the very
earnest welcome extended. and made
graceful acceptance Of the same.
WANT A FULL REPORT.
The president then announced the regu-
Jar business lie stated that while the
body hnd no treasurer he had assumed
s.frIrt 4
3-rrrfce wfth-~a view 20 having the fun
proceedings printed. The presidents course
was heartily endorsed.
on motion the Chair was directed TO ap-
point TWO committees. of five oach-onc on
nominations Tor membership and one on
resolutions
Superintendent Fox. Of the Richmond
city schools. extended 90 the department
n cordial invitation TO visit the schools at
their pleasure while here. The Superin-
tondcnt In behalf OF the state Board
of Education. also invited the visitors 10
nn entertainment 90 be given at the Ma
comic Temple at 10 o'clock this evening IN
honor OF the department.
The chair. on behalf Of the body. ac-
e.rtoI the invitations and extended It's
thanks therefor
After the transaction OF some unimpor-
taut routine business the first oi the
yarcrs was announced. II was that on the
Il fhcme. "cnrichinE tho Course in the Ele-
D. ntary schools"
ENHuCHING THE COURSE.
Miss Ellen g. Rcveley. a supervisor OF
Il primary lraIcs at Cleveland, O., treated
4 this subject so far as the work in those
Il grades IS concerned.
At first she referred to early educa-
Il tienal writer's and showed that their the
orias accorded with ours. hut 1t has re-
main,1 Tor the schools Of the later days
20 put them IN practice.
Great forces have prepared the way Tor
:. cnriching the work In the elementary
echoois While the schools have plodded
ON in the formalitics OF arithmetic and
the tcchnioahtos OF English grammar
science has revealed the hidden powers
which control the universe and unfoldeo
Il the mysteries of nature i'm their most at
ftuct!ye form. This Is enriching the work
in the primary schools. The history OF
Our country is fascinating the young and
h Iu.l.inc them "steadf0St pillars or the
Il STATE" The cheapness OF books is giving
the schools the choicest literature, and
We lave learned that choice literature
uGapt.d 90 the young is plentiful ana may
- % potent factor in their education.
Miss Rcveloy laid down the following
rr.n.iulcs as guides IN onriching the work
studded. and not books about the thing;
thines must be- studied which are Of natu-
r.I interest 20 children; the results OF OBJ
e.rtatian must be- expressed in writing
and In speech. the work must be scientific
from thr first hours OF school life, there
must De- opportunity for free expansion
a. the work advances: the schools must
create taste for study and power TO
continue To be lifelong students.
EXCELLENT PRIMARY WORK
The speaker then outlined the Cleveland
primary Work--viZ., cultivation or the
s.r-cs in order 10 quicken the obsefVa-
rol and perception; nature STUDIES suoh
81. animal ana plant life; physical features
o. thc ,arths surface; commemorauon
dasr and historical events: gems OF
literature In prose and poetry: written
larruags leading to composition; express
f..l .n reading: practice in spelling. capl-
trIe.ti,n. and syliabicatiOn. fundamental
rrog,.ses In number: drawing, form
f.uiy. modelling, stick-laying, design
iae sewing and construction, wrl'ms:
music. moral lessons developing IDEAS or
Yleat relations between man ana aniinR"'
arl between man and man.
Sts then detailed the steps by wnlch
.t,., fhi,,,s were To be carried out Illus
,rstiog the exact work for the different
years of the four primary grades
In conclusion. Miss Keyeley reierreu 10
tho Columbian exhibit and iniiuences upon
,.D,h. and said il must be followed by
n richer course OF study In the cisEien'aty
schools than We have ever ~ re pSs-
,eesei and asked that the same thousht'
fil and authoritative cons,i pc
given ihe matter as had Just been gwen
20 the work IN the secondary schools.
IL THE GRAMMAR GRADES
N'r. Henry @ Muckley, superviSo, o'
grammar grades. followed MISS heseies,
with a paper showing what addiuohs h''u
bon made TO the course in the grampH
rrades which could be called an cnnch-
mon, OF II the methods pursued IN uhe
prtsentatlon OF these new things the eor'
81 the way OF equipment and supphss'
IL relations OF the new work TO the osti'
end what has been done To prepare teteh-
ers for carrying IL on.
Iio said that all the grammar schoois
had been supplied with microscopes ana
d simple equipment OF scientific apparatus.
The microscope was a good part of tns
now Sork, and II was also type or ~
He then detailed the work In the nftn.
ti1th. seventh. and eighth grades. iney
he'd 20 sets OF the works OF the standard
authors. with from 20 10 45 books In each
hei ana these were kept circulating among