The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-11-02

! stirring the educational people of the
world. Almost every year an addi-
tional normal school is established in
some of the states. He referred Incl
dentally to Minnesota with four
already built, and said the establish
ing of two more was already in con-
temptation.
Minnesota has one of the best high
school systems in the United States,
and Massachusetts, SO long SUI
preme, must now give way to the far
west, and Minnesota can take the
lead. The high schools, too, are being
increased all over the country. More
| buildings are being erected, and they
are being strengthened in their study
work as well as in the Improvement of
| literature.
This is an age of thought, of inves-
tigation and of progress, and the
| teacher who is unconscious of these
surroundings will "get left,' and is
getting left" The term, however,
does not apply to the instructors in
the audience who show by their inter-
est and presence tonight that they
are aware of the need of these asso-
Citations, and he closed by cOngratu-
lating them on being alive to the
situation.
Mrs. Perry Morris and Miss Griffin
sang a beautiful duet to piano ac-
compartment by Miss Nora Warren,
after which President Soaring intro
duced Prof. Carhart, principal of the
New Ulm schools, who spoke upon the
Pedagogy of History"
He commenced easily and common
place to awaken interest, and ere they
knew it the instructors were led into
the heart of one of the ablest essays
that was ever given in the normal-an
abstract of an abstract.
He was of the opinion that the
philosophy of history was the different
methods of teaching it to a child in
the various stages of progress.
He said many people thought that
sciences should be the center of in
struction, while others deemed history
the best quality.
Referring to the incepient stage, he
compared the barbarian to civilized
man. To savage mind, the ocean is
but a wall-a pent-up Utica which en-
compasses his domain, beyond which
no light of intelligence ever shines.
CiYiliZed man rides the vast eXpanse
of waters as highway of commerce
and frees himself from the Slave-dayS
of his original state to embrace the
nobler air of enlightment. The var
ious categories of history were ex-
planned by Illustrations Of the differ
ent stages through which we must
pass in historical development.
! A good commencement in the study
of history may be made in Greek
mythology and in legends of various
land. They contain no truths but
from touch-stone to more realistic
things.
He said that the object of a teacher
was not to compel the child to think
history, but to memorize ito 'give
| it in their own words, regardless of
the text"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Carhart's
address reception was given the
visitors by the teachers of the Normal
and city schools.
Mutual introductions soon put at
ease both the home and the visiting
instructors and the evening was hap
PLY concluded in good-cheer of school
and social chat.
LAST DAYS SESSION.
President Soaring this morning read
the report of the committee on Nor
NAL Training. A spirited and friendly
discussion, led by Superintendent L.
III. Ford, of Owatonna, and Superin-
tendent E. A. George, of St. Peter,
followed.
Miss Sarah L. Arnold, supervisor of
the primary work of the Minneapolis
schools, read paper on the Cor
relation of Studies in the Primary
! Grades" 1t was one of the most in
structive efforts of the session.
Mutual handshakes at the dinner
hour concluded the meeting.