The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-30
THE ART OF TEACHING
Pedagogues Of the State Dis
cuss Their Profession.
MILITARY TRAINING IN SCHOOLS
Instructive Lectures on Psychology
Prof. Jordar..s Lecture.

The members OF the Washington State
Teachers Association put ia busy Cay
yesterday. The exercises AZ the old Uni
xerSity began at O'Clock IN the MORNING
ard continued all day. with a recess al
noon. At the morning session but part o.
rho programme was carried out, but the
entire programme for the day vas com
rieted before the meeting adjourned az
night The day was fun OF good THINKS
for the teachers. There we're many inter
esting addresses ard discussions, closing
with Prof Jordan's lecture at the Seattle
rheafer on -srhe Survival OF Truth
Members % the educational council were
elected as follows. Graded school section
w J. Meredith, Auburn. Charles Pagan.
Seattle. A. A. Barlow, Tacoma ". j.
Hughes. Tairhayen. County superintend-
ents' section, r.. l.. RruBton. Nalia Waiia;
r. Stewart, Spokane. II. j. I.angfitt, Sno-
honllsh; Browne. Yakima. High
school and college section, Edwin Twtt-
rnyer, Seattle: Miss Reed, Spokane;
George y. Dawson. Seattle: II. r. wege-
ner. Tacoma. President. Edwin Twit-
myer; secretary. Miss III. II. Becker.
Debate on Initiation Fee.
The morning session began az O'Clock
with n vocal solo by Miss Compton. OF Sc
attic, I'm My Garden given Ia a charm
ing manner.
Supt Bcmiss, OF Spokane, then read an
Interesting and instructive paper on The
Relation OF Psychology II Education"
The paper was listene4 10 attentively by
the teachers and the discussion OF the sub
1ect hy Pro-. r. j. Hamilton. OF the Uni
yersity of Washington. was exceedingly
good.
There were several other addresses on
the morning programme, but the session
here went Into a general and sometimes
exciting discussion as TO whether the
fryQFfShfFcHfs, eS NJ he lat GHa
be 80 cents or 81. which continued until
the noon adjournment. The fee was finally
allowed to remain at the old figure. 81.
When the association reconveaed at 1:5o
IN the afternoon the rest OF the forenoon
programme was carried out Principal r.
a. Getz. OF the Ellensburg normal school.
read very scholarly paper on The The
DRY and Aims OF Experimental Psyehol-
ogy.''
Experimental Psychology.
The movement in these new lines OF
inyesiigation.' said Prof Getz was
began at Johns Hopkins university four
teen or fifteen years age. when chair
OF experimental psychology was estab-
Hshef The history OF it's DEVELOPMENT
shows the readiness with which American
Institutions recognize a good thing when
~ Is seen. While progress at first was
SLOW. text books on the subject are rapidly
multiplying. A great deal OF the work ND
70 the present has not been done for the
purpose OF achieving practical results. but
the new psychology has contented itself
moro especially With those things which
ar Interesting. and which throw light
upon conditions previously hut dimly I'M
dersfood. Experiments have been made
uron the dermal senses. These expert
ments give results in sensations OF con-
tact. temperature. pressure aud general
sensations of tickle and pain"
g.4.
illustrations of after images Of touch, ex-
reriments for the location OF hot and cold
spots on the body. the eccentric projection
OF touches, feelings Of double contact ex-
periments In minimai pressure. or simple
contact, OF the discriminating sensbility.
adjustment OF motor discharge. trigger ex-
periments. time measurements and asso-
citation Of ideas. The address was we'll re-
ceived.
Methods of Child Study.
Following came paper by Supt. J. NJ.
Hit. OF Whatcom. on Methods OF Child
Study" He said IN part: 1T has been
assumed that true science can only he
built M by tho scientific specialist. but
the fact remains that the general scientific
culture of a people is not gagged so much
by the specialist as by tho general amount
or scientific attachments OF the peopie
This fact Is no less true of educational
shan or any other department Psychologi-
cal knowledge VIII he enlarged when a
broad basal requirement OF the subject is
ers.
An Audubon may dazzle the world hv
MS patient researches among birds. or an
Agassiz by his brilliant CONGRATULATIONS on
shells, but while these achievements serve
% broaden the boundaries OF scientific
knowledge. stll the impetus they give To
the masses in the scientific observatIo, ar
natural nhSnnFHRna Ia -.
with the Inauguration Of a popular move
ment toward nature study even n i'm the
FORM OF excursions or trips 10 the sea
shore or few DAYS IN the woods with rod
ana gun. As Wordsworth beautifully OBJ
serves:
One impulse from a vernal wood
May teach you more Of man,
or moral evil and Of good.
Than all the sages can
III the teacher VIII observe and study In
her pupils physical. intellectual and emo
tional characteristics she will be cap,bla
or adapting her Instruction 10 tho needs
OF her particular pupils OF different ages
and capacities. Place on the mind az the
teacher n clear conception OF these posi-
bilsties and an adequate feeling of respnu-
sihility for tho great trust imposed unou
her. and II there exists not an Inherent
cowardlcc, you VIII see the eve k.ndle and
the face glow with the desire 10 50 strive
this day that tomorrow. when she shall
have been forgotten. grateful state may
bless the goodly teacher. whose faithful
ness 20 trsie conviction gave it a loyal and
intelligent citizenship"
Military Training I'm schools.
When Pro-. HIT had finished. the teach
evs worked up patriotic splrit BY sing
Ing verse ~ America in a hearty wav
after which John y. Ceoehexar. az Van
couver, made an address, on "IUitar,
Training IN the Public Schoals NJ
seoghegan talked On a patriotic subject IN
o pathetic way. lie was decidedly IN "a
Nor o. military training for boys I'm the
public schools ant presented many arru-
meats IN ITS favor. Mr.. Ceoehcgan has
hal experience before ~ platform sneak
in'. ana is wei known as an excellent
sneaker in Republican political conyea-
tons. lie said.
The policy of the United States I'm
InasntainnE small standing army en-
nhasiEcs the fact that the defense If ctlr
country "a time % war must rest ttf,on
leNies Of volunteers ara. indeed The trs
umphant grand army Of citizen soldiers
passing ~ review in the city o. Washf-.-
ton IN The wear iSss might vel Servo es
an assurance of the complete ability ~
rach ieYieS 90 meet an possible demands
were We content % repeat the eVrartrr,ar,s
Of again engaging IN war with rov,,as
composed OF men and officers ertfrel,.
iEnoragt cf the Use OF firearms arss ~
even primary military training Vas+ ~,