The herald., 1895-10-13
AN EDUCATIONAL MEETING
Held at the High School Building Yes.
terday Morning
For the Purpose of Eiecting Officers for .he
Ensuing Year-An Excellent Paper
Read by Or. DressIar

There was a meeting of the High
School Educational association yesterday
morning at the high school building at
10 o clock. The meeting was called to Or
der by President Hutton os the normal
school, who announced that the primary
object of the meeting was to elect the
officers for the ensuing year. There were
nearly 100 of the best-known teachers of
this vicinity present, and after the read
ing of the minutes by the secretary,
Edward Hutchison, a most interesting
paper was read by Mr.. Il. c. Dresslar,
who had for his subject, Cunts of Value
in Education"
The speaker said that before the teach
er can estimate the value of effort or
study he or she must have some definite
aim in education. The purpose of the
teacher should be tc direct and influence
the growth of the child so that in mind
and body and heart it will soonest and
most surely act in harmo with the laws
OF nature. Whatever stimulus will excite
TO this end has educational value, and
whatever excites most to the attainment
of this definite end has most value. All
educational stimulus m must depend for its
reaction to tue self-activity of the child.
The result of any educational process
must depend on two conditions: FIRST,
nature and quality of tie subject OF
study; second, nature and condition of
the child when receiving the subject OF
study. The first IS complex ana the sec
ond is more so and constantly changing.
The teacher is the greatest factor in ed
ucatIon, and the value of subject matter
depends very largely upon his inspiration
and tact. For this purpose the speaker
Il a IS fnr n
better understanding of the pupils. First.
the subject producing the greatest
amount of self-activity directed toward
the purpose of education is, other things
being equal. of the greatest educational
value; second, that subject OF study
which tends to unity the mental content
of the child SO that the sum total OF his
knowledge and power can be localized
and put into ready command. other
things being equal, fuliills best the
needs of her life; third, in determining
value it is necessary to ask how much
this subject tends to deepen the desire
for knowledge and allure to broader
views; fourth how much will this speci-
fic subject matter help him to better un-
derstand his true relation to nature and
society; fifth, with what force does this
subject iinpel to unity of thought and
action. =
An address was expected from Professor
Keyes OF Throop university, but the alb
sence of the gentleman prevented and the
election of officers was then taken up.
The following gentlemen were elected:
j. d. Graham president, j. b. Millard
vice president, J. W. Henry secretary.
G. l. d. Moore treasurer. A com mittee of
five was appointed by the new president
to consider the present state of the school
laws and to present to the association any
ideas as 10 change of the same. The com
miItee consisted of f. S. Hafford, G. l.
d. Moore Professor Smith of Santa Mon
lea, Professor Strine of Monrovia and DR..
Plummer.
The meeting was adjourned at about II
O'Clock to meet again on call of the Off
GERS.