The herald., 1894-10-10

sible in their conception, the training
begun early may do much to mitigate.
1t is q bad thing to teach children they
can't rise higher than their parents, and
it is hopeful sign that young mothers
are taking an interest in this subject. 1t
is bad thing to educate boys and girls
differently, teaching boys to follow out
oil their tendencies and girls only their
good ones. The time for Judgment for
girls differing from that Of boys has
passed; now it must be one code for
both.
DR.. Black OF Pasadena was called
upon, but said nothing could be added
to what had already been said. except to
enforce the necessity on fathers and
mothers to think, ponder and feel on
the moral influence for the children !;
wives to bring pressure OH them to that
end.
Mrs. McComas, Los Angeles. followed,
saying for every child to be we'll born is
good, but the crying necessity is for
more fatherhood. Boys need TO be
mothered and taught to develop the
sweet and tender side OF their natures,
instead OF being thrust out to learn
early the rougher, harHher and degeneI-
ating.
Lhun lhV tuo ulHCubblOu uau D6eu
confined to women, each having occu-
pied in turn and with more or less re.
luctaEce low platform facing the au-
dience. At this point Rev. James New
dell OF San Bernsrdino was called for.
He said he was glad to have this op-
portunity TO say that il disease was
hereditary, good influences were here
ditary too.
Mrs. Lenore Schultze said some OF the
strongest characters today are those
that have the strongest hereditary ten
dencies of evil. Rev. A. s. Clarke felt
that heredity can be modified more than
all else by personality, individuality.
The discussion closed by Mrs. Theo-
dosia Shepherd, who for ten years h as
devoted her life 10 the cultivation of
flowers. She feels that it is hard to
make over anything already made, as
hard in humanity as in aoriculturs, and
greatest thought should be given to the
beginning.
The second and last subject on the
programme was Manual Training, by
Mrs. Margaret Howard White of Red-
land5. Mrs. Whites charming presence,
delightful reading and clear enunciatio n
gave an added charm to paper in itself
most clever. Her points were we'll made,
clearly brought out and her subject
vigorously treated.
Prof. Pierce OF the normal school
opened the discussion by saying that
manual training is the most vital ques-
tion before the world today; it has been
discussed and tested beyond the argus
mentative stage and only needs now to
be presented to be incorporated into the
public schools, for two reasons-econ-
omical as well as educational. Come
MUS says the mind must be educated
through the senses. This philosophy
has transformed the primary schools.
A little more business followed in the
way of amending tho bylaws, when the
meeting adjourned to s o'clock.
Evenine Session.
At O'Clock sharp the Presidents
gavel called to order the largest meeting
of the day. Music hall was packed; up
stairs and down every seat was filled,
with many men and more women. rep
resentative citizens and citzenesses.
The greatest gond humor prevailed, and
in presiding and her witty bon mots.
Yellow and white badges huttered from
many breast. and generally festive
sir frightened the gloom of ascetic in
telligence. The meeting was opened
with prayer by Rev. Florence Kollock
of Pasadena. who then read her paper on
What the Public Schools Should Teach.
"All we do not have at birth and which
we stand in need of OF maturity" says
Rousseau. sis the gift OF education"
The single possession at birth is possi-
bility. The needs OF maturity are as
many and varied as this possibility fore
casts; the business OF education ia to
provide for these needs. In l647 the
general court of Massachusetts passed a
law that every township of 30 household
ers should hire sChoolmaster to teach
all children who resort to him to read
and write, the wages to be paid by the
parents. The application of this ordi-
nance laid the foundation of the COM
mon school system OF the United States.
Like all other Institutions the eystem
OF public education must adjust and re-
adjust its methods to meet the CROWN Y
needs OF the individual, that he in turn
may meet those OF the community, tn Q
state and the nation. What we would
put into social life OF purity and SINGER
ity T; into political administration of wis
dom and justice; into commercial lie OF
honesty and integrity into the profess
sions OF sincerity and conscience; into
the world OF truth and uprightness, must
be put into the public school. There
fore, tho supporter and defender of the
public schools allies himself with the
cause of good citizenship, good govern
ment, good morals, for these are the
things which the public school should
teach.
That the public school may fnlfll it's
mission to the individual and the world,
its fret business is to teach the child to
think.
To develop the faculty to acquire
knowledge is the true aim of education,
and the fret business of the public
school should be to teach the child to
think, by taking the text book out OF
his hand and giving him the object
itself about which the book teaches. the
field for botany, animal life for biology,
chart-making for geography, and go on.
The true aim of education 10 to teach
the child how to think rather than what
to think.
physically. intellectually. morally.
the child is father of the man, and the
public schools should teach public
morals. should teach scholars to be men
and women. There is nothing better
nor higher than this"
Prof. Search opened the discussion by
saying the great demand in modern ed
ucation is not so much study and more
child, and how to best develop the OBJ
servation and judgment.
Prof. Keyes. of Throop. emphasized
Prof. Search remarks in his own telling
and convincing manner.