Middletown transcript., 1896-11-21
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| DR.. Phillips was followed by Prof. A. e
Winship, who had just returned from
day with the teachers in the lower counties
His address was especially in the interest
of the children. taking ''Child Study" fo
his theme, Common Sense child studrn al
he styled it. He first gave definition o
Common Sense and said it is that which yol
never reach by science or philosophy, tha
i which some genius states and everybody
accepts as sensible,-no need to appeal tt
the scholar, the common people accept it
He said the child's life is in three parts
If yon run line through his life at 8 and
10 you haYe three radically distinct parts
A boy at IL is more unlike himself at FIVE
than he is unlike any other boy at IL, and
the same is true of the boy at 16 and II
The boys appetite was noted, always hun
CRY but he is as hungry intellectually as he
is physically. The unfolding, developing
4 and growing of the mind and intellect were
| Illustrated. The child uses language as he
hears it and here DR.. Winship emphasized
| the importance of memorizing and told OF
the teacher who used to scold, but had
made the habit of teaching verse instead
| of scolding, and her pupils thus acquired q
| wonderful store of character verses from
| the Bible, Shakespeare, and the masters in
literature, only the time formerly given to
scoldipg being used for this work. The in
| fluence of her method was felt throughout
the town. Training the Imagination, giving
the child ideals are necessary and the
teachers work is not ended with the child's
school life, she is to tea ch so that he will
grow on all through life.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
The first period of Thursday afternoon
was taken by DR.. Winship on Reading"
He gave many valuable suggestions and
made local illustration showing the ap-
preciative mind, the faculty Of observation.
He had visited one of our Harness shops and
described the process of making the leather
strap for which he paid fifteen cents. He
complimented the workm anship and said
fourteen tools were used in making the
strap. 1t could have been made with three
but not so well. He counted, 56 tools in
view in the shop. The thought was if the
workman in leather needs so many helps
what does the teacher need? Get books;
read the best authors and study one author
thoroughly.
DR.. Phillips followed telling how the
President of the o. s. is elected and describ-
ing Mason and Dixon's Line. Both ad-
dresses were ysry practical and full of inter-
est. He announced that Mckinley is not
elected-no one voted for him. The Nc
Kinley electors will vote for him, however,
on the second Monday of January. He
said further that the possibility exists Of a
Democratic President for the next four
years. If both Mckinley and Hobart should
die subsequent to their election in January
and before March 4th then would Secretary
Olney of the Cleveland Cabinet become
President. Such is the imperfection of our
laws.
Next week the Transcript. expects to
give concise synopsis of the talks before
the Institute and for that reason and be-
cause space demands it further report of the
afternoon talks will not be made.
Col. Copeland disappointed many of his
large audience in the evening by changing
his subject from ''Sampson's Riddle" to
Handsome People" The lecture was an |
able one, instructive rather than entertain
ing, and in sentence it was handsome is |
as handsome does" The delivery took an |
hour and half
FRIDAY MORNING.
The closing session of the Institute was |
well attended, but few of the teachers hav- |
ing left.
Prof George A. Harter, President of
Delaware College at Newark, spoke in the
interests of the college, requesting the
teachers to stimulate their pupils to seek
higher education.
Prof spaid, Principal of the DUPONT
Schools gave short but very helpful prac-
tical talk, explaining some of his own me-
thods and results, such thatany ambitious.
teacher can adopt greatly to the
advantage of their pupils. He only spoke
for few minutes but he said good deal.
After reading the minutes of the last In
stitute, and reports of the committees, the
Institute Of '96 adjourned, nearly all the
teachers leaving town on the 1924 train.
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