The herald., 1894-09-18
THE SCIENCE OF EDUCATING.
New superintendent Ideal
School System.
Too Much Study and Not Enough
Manual Training.
Cooking Schools and Savings Banks
Arc Nsosssary Adjuncts to tho
ruslio Schools of
To-day.

Before g goodsized audience, com
posed chiefly OF those interested in ed
ucational matters, the bran new super.
intendent of the public schools OF Lo
Angeles, Prof. P. W. Search, spoke las
night in Hazards pavilion on The Idea
School System. He pointed out ths
errors in the present methods OF educa
tion in the graded public schools and
told how they might be rec.ified. He
went on strong for manual training and
the Sloyd methods and favored the kin
dergarten and physical culture. He
held that the so-called graded schools
are graded too closely and that there Is
too much composite education and not
enough individual effort. Text books
cost too much in California, the hours
of study are too long, the pupils
are crammed with a lot OF use
less knowledge from printed pages and
get too little of practical training.
Prof. @. Il. keyes, president OF Throop
Polytechnic institute OF Pasadena. spoke
before Professor Search and presented
few ideas or the methods employed in
the polytechnic institutes. He spoke
feelingly against the system OF political
appointments in the schools. The man
at the head OF the school should have
absolute control OF all those under him,
and the pablo and press were prepared
to back up the statement, and would
help insugurate the conditions which
would bring about such G result.
Grouped on the platform back OF the
apeaker were the mem bere OF the board
of education, some councilmen and
others, including many ladies.
President Pepper OF the board OF edu-
caticn, in a few remarks, introduced
Prof. Search.
The new superintendent, who has
coma all the way from Pueblo. Colo,
prepared to carry out in Los Angeles his
ideas of the Ideal Public School System,
is very tall man. He dresses in black
Prince Albert. with a white tie at his
throat. ard looks much like clergy
man. He is of light complexion, wears
mouetache and side whiskers, that
carry on the impression of minister.
and he read his speech, turning the
pages as he progressed, for all the
world after the manner OF pulpit
orators.
Possessed OF no personal magnetism,
with no idea of dramatic pose or gesture,
and no eloquence, still the speaker kept
in touch with his audience. possibly be-
cause of bis earnestness and the interest
OF hia theme.
A new civilization, he said, is build
ing by the shores OF the western sea.
All the world is making great strides in
educational matters and the western
states are keeping we'll in the lead,
quick to adopt the advanced methods
pua aieaerd eha old ar want rour
aid and 80 come with an advance state.
ment of my policy"
There are many elements going to
make up the public school. First is the
child. This is the all absorbing ele-
ment. l object to closely graded schools.
l recognize in the public school system
a great institution, but there are blots
upon it. 1t is not the pupil for the
school, but the school ior the pupil
which we must consider. Each child
must be educated individually.
The phyeicsl education and develop
ment OF children must he obtained in
the public school. Iventure the predic.
ton that the time will soon come when
every parent will recognizs the economy
OF paying for physical culture instead OF
physicians' services.
'School equipments should be more
extensive, both for mental and physical
training. We should have more eco.
nomical text books.
Herbert Spencer was right when he
said that education was had for the pur-
pose of storing UP power. The world
needs men who are taugh. to think, to
act and to originate.
THE pupil who has gone through the