The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-09
HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH
PEDAGOGUEs IN SESSION YEsTER-
DAY HIGHLY COMPLIMENT 1T.
Better than that i'm CoIIeges-J. A. Car
negie Elected President of the
superintendent.

The pedagogues continued the discussion
yesterday morning of the report of the
committee appointed to design a course of
study for high schools in cities and towns
The purpose being to secure a greater uni
formity in the instruction OF these schools,
the committee went into the subject at
length, but necessarily in a condensed
form. and it was explained that many
things which seemed without meaning, or
at least obscure, were due to the process of
crowding propositions of much breadth into
little space. The member of the associa-
ton spent the whole morning in the discus
sion. Some objection was found to the
method recommended of teaching by hav-
ing present the object of nature illustrat-
ing the subject under discussion. Superin-
tendent Carr, of Anderson, showed the diff
Guilty of having a rabbit, an opossum or a
raccoon before the class. In some cities in
the State the rabbit population would be
pretty nearly depleted. if such were abso-
lutely necessary. The sentiment Of the
association was. however, in general, favor
able to the report. and many expressions
complimentary to the committee were
made. AT noon the association decided to
postpone the further consideration of the
report until evening.
The afternoon was in part taken UP with
a discussion of English work in the high
schools. 1t was inquired by what authority
certain requests had been made OF super
intendents for immediate reports as to the
study of English in the schools. The dis
cussion brought out that the inquiries pro-
ceeded from the State Board of Education.
Mr.. Hamilton. of the Huntington schools,
took the floor TO say TO the college teach
ers present hat the high schools of the
State are doing better work in English
than the cOllQQpC nf the State The QXnFQG-
sion received applause. Mrs. McRae. of
being the only college teacher pres
ent, said that the declaration of Mr.. Ham,
llt0n was true, and that In her teaching in
the freshman year at Purdue she found the
graduates and matrtculates from the Indi-
ana high schools are much better pre-
pared for the instructions and are so much
ahead of matriculates of other origin that
she has found 1t expedient to divide the
class into two divisions, one being more ad-
vanced and studying heavier work.
ID. NJ. Geeting, superintendent of Public
instruction, gave the association an eluci-
dation of the school enumeration laws of
the State: j. N. Study, of the Richmond
schools, ollowed with a talk on the new
enumeration law. which is known as the
Study bill. Mrs. McRae, president of the
reading circle, made an address.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President. A. Carnegie. Columbus.
vile.
secretary-w. r. t. Stafford, Peru.
Treasurer-H. @. Woody, Kokomo.
Executive Committee-T A. Mott, Madi-
son; John w. Carr, Anderson; j. f. Scull,
T.. j. Sanders. Rensselaer,; T.. s.
Monroe, Mt. Vernon; w. ID. Weaver, Ma
rion; p. V. Voris, Danville
The association authorized the president
to appoint a committee to report next year
on school economy.
President Ayres last night announced the
committee authorized to be appointed for
a report on school economy next year as
follows: j. N. Study, Richmond: w. H.
Hershman, New Albany; j. w. Hamilton,
Monticello; ID. NJ. Geeting, Superintendent
of Public instruction, and I. f. Fitzgib-
bons, Elwood.
The evenings programme was an ad-
dress by Miss Cropsey. of the Indianapolis
public schools, on how the superintendent
can make his visits of most benefit to
teacher and pupils. Her central thought
was that the superintendent should be the
learner, always. with the teacher and the
pupil, and should show that he has a sin
cere sympathy with them. Professor Coop
err. of the Brightwood schools. was called
out for a speech as the oldest school super
in the State. He has been a
teacher in Indiana since 1850. He said he
had Superintended the schools of Bluffton
from the years 1850 to 1854. His remarks
were given the most intent hearing. The
association will conclude it's work this
morning, when ii will finish the discussion
of the report submitted on courses of study.