The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1894-07-26

The National Tcachcr'S AsSOria-
ton.

TO School Commissioners of
Pickens: According to the prom
iso | made to you in 'Spartanburg
/ shall write you few dots in re-
gard to the National Educational
Association, that am now attend
ing here in Asbury Park, N. j., of
course it will be impossible for me
to give you any analysis of the
papers and address that have been
delivered before this great body,
but l shall briefly give you an ac-
count of the tips, and some im-
prcssions made by the master ed
ucators of America. I left South
Carolina on the 7th instant. AZ
ter days travel, part Of which
was through Virginia rs most fer
tile and historial soil | reached
the National Capital whore night
was spent. Early on the next
day the journey was resumed and
the next stop off was at Elizabeth,
n. j. where very pleasant night
was spent. At 10, O'Clock Il. NJ.
July, 9th, this beautiful seaside
city was reached: Asbury Park
is distinctly a summer resort.
There are about two hundred ho-
tells here and now about fifty thou
sand inhabitants. In the winter
the number will dwindlr to five
thousand. 1t certainly is typical
resort for the over worked. There
are no bar rooms or" "dispcnsarics'
here and the visitors are of a
very excellent type. The town has
about two miles of ocean front and
surf-bathing is very popular
amusement. OF course ! ioin the
procession in that at once. The
National Council ,uf Education
was holding its closing session,
when | arrived. l:had the plea
sure ofattcnding two of its sessions
The discussions of the great mcl
who guide the educational helm @
our nation were strikinyl v schnlarN
and fratcrnal.
On the 10th instant, the great
association met. There are br
tween five and six thousand teach
; crs present representing tvcrN
State in the Union and. othcr.coun.
tries, and probably two or three
thousand were kept away by the
strike in Chicago. The associa-
tion is very ably presided over by
DR.. Albert G. Lane, Supt. of
Schools in Chicago III. All class
es of institutions are represented
from the kindergarten to the
largest universities. Papers and
addresses have been delivered up
on every phase of school work and
upon all of the branches in the
courcs of study. Leaving alone
the larger part of the association,
! want to say q few words to the
teachers of Pickcns County in re-
gard to few of the features that
are comparatively new to the ed
ucators Of our State. The gcncr-
al trend of the discussions indi-
cate that, drawing vocal music,
child study and manual training
are to be features in the new edu-
cation. They have come to stay
and we must make the best Of The
situation. If We do SO we cannot
estimate the benefits that will ac-
cruc to us Individually. In the
words OF DR.. Hall, "Thc whole
boy is to be taken into the school
room and trained not his mind
alone" there is no doubt but
we must have the skillful hand"
as well a. the trained mind
There are many prominent men
like DR.. G. Stan y Hall Of
Worchcst"r, Mass. and DR.. +. f.
White of Cleveland, Ohio. who
are leading the educational forces
of our country in IN" very impor-
tant branch Of child study. 1t
was really surprising t" note the
number of terms in the phrascolo,
gy of the addresses that were psv.
Geological. There was vein OF
such thought in many of Che pa.
pcrs. Now it seems to me that il
be-hoovcs the widc-awakc teacher
TO begin some study in this lin,