The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1894-03-23
LAST EDITION,
6 O'CLOCK.
STATE EDUCATORS! !
They Meet To-day in An
nual Session.
THOSE IN ATTENDANCE !
Annual Address Of President Shearer
on sympathy"

Twcnty-Seyen in Observation-Disclosures
shearer's Address Was Strong and En-
tertaining-PapeIs Presented-The Ban.
quet to BE Held at Trinity Inn This
Evening.
At 1915 o'clock this morning the third
annual meeting Of the North Carolina
Educational Associa ton was called to
order by President J. B. Shoarer.
Rev. DR.. f. L. Rcid, president of
Greensboro Female college. lead in
prayer.
Those in Attendance.
The following are in atterda1ce upon
the association
Profs. J. F. Lanncan, W. L. POteat, J.
b. Carlyle, Benz. F. SIcdd, E w. Skies,
Wake Forcst college; President F. L.
Reid, Greensboro Female collcge; Pr, 81
dent Charles ID. NcIvcr, Pro essor p. p
Claxton, State and Normal and Indus
trial school; President J B. Shearer,
Davidson college; President A. @. Holli
day, Professor d. II. Hill, Professor W.
F. Massey, Professor w. A. Withers, Ag-
ricultural and MechariHal college; Presi-
dent George +. Winston, Professor E.
A. Alderman, State university; President
John f. Crowell, Prof. l.. w. Crawford,
Prof. w. l. Crawford, Prof w. II. Pc
gram, Prof. b b. Nicholson, Prof. r. L.
Flowers, Prof Oggin BOggese, of Trinity
College; President l.. l.. Hobbs, Of Gull.
ford college; Prof. f. l.. Motfitt, j. NJ.
Bandy, S. A. Holleman, Elon college.
President Shearer's Annual Address.
After the announcement of the pro-
gramme President Shearer read the an
nual address. His subject was:
"Sympathy as a Force in Education"
lie views it as psychological question.
Many classify sympathy among the feel
ings. Yet this is not strictly true. If
you modify it into compassion it may be
called feeling. But he views sympathy
as an activity of the human mind.
sympathy is tendency in the human
mind striving always to realize the men
tai condition of affairs-an effort to real
ize mental conditions in those with whom
we come in contact 1t is largely spon-
taneOus and instructive. 1t is subject TO
the will as are all the minds operations.
"Sympathy" means similarly affected.
Persons take on different mental modes
each in contact with the other. There is
similarity of affection in each case. 1t
embraces every possible mental state 1t
is a mental contagion. Like anima Is
chameleon-Iike, who take the compile xion
of objects around them.
Sympathy has many varieties.-First,
the physical, the sympathy of the body
with surroundings. Second, being af-
fected through the body. Third, sympa-
thy with the physical the mind being af-
fected by sight. Beauty molds and fash
ions the mind. Beauty is objective and
the mind perceives it effectively. Aes,
thetics has its effect on the human mind
largely By contact.
!. Psyccal sympathy-soul with soul
mind with mind, heart with heart. This
Is the highest form of sympathy.
Imitation has sympathy for its basis,
and is instructive. Intentional imitation
is mere mimicry.
Sympathy is an unmeasured force in
the formation Of character, character be.
ing constantly formed by contact.
Without example teaching is dead.
sympathy is the teachers great forte.
\ teacher must be a gentleman or lady
pure minded, bold, generous. The
pupil is assimilated 10 the model before
him. Tue power Of the teacher is re-
produced continually in the pupil simply
by contact. A teacher must be the
highest type of manhood.
This play of sympathy is as active in
matters of intelligence as it is in matters
of feeling.