Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-04

VI DfS llVllth liu
an announcement concerning the meeting Of
the National Educational association at Buff
falo the coming summer.
o. j. Laylander Of Cedar Falls contributed
one OF the brightest features OF the days
program IN his Snap Shots" Under that
caption Mr., Laylander INDUCED in a lot of
editorial comment on some Of the fads and
fallacies Of the modern up-to-date educators.
He took a shot at the State Teachers asso-
citation and the educational council that
tickled the audience immensely. Some as
poets Of child study we're given that would
have sent shivers down the spines Of some
OF the enthusiastic followers OF that fad. In
discussing the iconoclaet the speaker took
occasion to make 1t quite lively for some
Of the former speakers who had been pic
turing the public school system as going to
the demnition bowwows right fast, and then
discussed HE Who Waits and painted a
bright picture of what a good time there
would be when the fad clouds rolled by and
the teacher found the schools and the
scholars all right and not affected by the
fad craze that is catching some Of the best
of them now. After this lot Of good things
in a lighter vein, Mr.. Laylander closed with
an earnest appeal for better scholarship In
the schools, for more collegiate work and
less normal and abnormal school nonsense.
THE Study of Ciyics in the High School,"
was the subject of a thoughtful paper by w.
Il. Chevalier of Red Oak. The public school,,
he said, was the creature of the state and
the state had a right to expect that the
schools should turn out good citizens, intel
llgcnt and capable of managing the affairs
of state. He dwelt upon the importance of
the study of civil government and gave a
number of valuable suggestions for the aid
Of teachers in making the study interesting
to students. His paper closed the afternoon
session.
IN THE EVENING SESSION.
II almost any other man than Chairman
Warner had presided at the evening session
of the teachers association last evening it
would have been necessary to abandon part
of the program or keep the people there
until nearly midnight The first part of the
evening was devoted to the musical program,
prepared by the High School Violin Orchestra
Gri Chorus club. and the music took so well
that encores threatened to be without limit.
The presiding officer unfortunately drew the
line on encores after the double quartet OF
girls and boys had given a particularly
catchy number. The audience wanted an
other song, but the chairman refused to
permit it, and ten minutes of valuable time
was wasted IN a stubborn contest between the
audience and Chairman Warner. Warner
was able to stand and block the way longer
and easier than the men and women could
clap their hands and was consequently the
victor.
The address Of the evening was by State
Superintendent Sabin. Like all Of the super
intendent's addresses, 1t covered all phases
of the educational problem, and was a
homily and a sermon. He made an eloquent
plea for more normal schools under state
supervision, and urged all the teachers to
USE their influence to secure a growth of
public opinion that would make more such
schools a necessity and a certainty.
PLEADED o PENSIONS.
He also pleaded for better compensation
for teachers, a compensation that would raise
the standard of all employed in such work.
He criticised the methods of instruction in
cO,,,A racnantn md iap1aro1 that tho cnhnnl
system was suffering from an overdose of
theory. He wanted instructors whose in
were luminous with common things.
He urged the adoption of mechanical ap-
paratus in all schools and the training of
teachers to use such means for the purpose
of Illustration. This introduced the subject
of Incompetent teachers, and he wanted the
public and the boards of education to say
to the incompetent Instructors, whose pres
ence in the school rooms was a blight, I'VE
don't want you; you are fossils; you are
musty, dead dust, mummifed, useless, worth
'ess." He wanted to acknowledge hand
omely the power of the press and to urge
Instructors to use its power more fully. The
,est educators were doing 1t, and the best
3apers were the most, willing to accord ed
every reasonable courtesy.
The concluding paper of the evening was
read by Prof. H. w. Sawyer of Council
Bluffs on 1.-The Bright Side" Any side is
bright that he espouses, and for half an
hour he filed the room and the hearts of
the teachers with pleasant words and mem
cries, and showed that the tasks of the
instructors were not all thankless and
SATURDAYS PROGRAM.
The program for today, the last day Of the
will include several meetings at
the same time. An exhibition drill by the
High school cadets will be given at $40 a.
and Immediately after meetings will con-
vene as follows.
Presbyterian Church, Auditorium, School
officers and City Superintendents-C. w.
Tn obligations Of the school board to
he pupil, the teacher and the public. :.
3. Christy, Malvern. Discussion led by O.
The training of teachers already en-
oloyed in the schools, ]. NJ. Hussey. Shen-
Wise expenditure of school ~funds-build-
ngs, teachers, school supplies, C, w; Neal,
Stuart; Discussion led by e.. K, Fonda,
Class intervals in graded schools. H. G
.amson. Atlantic. Discussion led by G. M.
Rurai Schools, First Baptist Church,.
? Clark, Corning, chairman oo,, question
5iya GiIiiiiand, GIenTood;
Creston, Discussion led by b. P.
a Mda1 fr6 5ayf the the co ssasAf insti I t'fnt Alice fS e +.
Hopper Atlantic. Discussion led by C. e.
1oore, Missouri Valley.
What can be done with geography in
he rural schools? Mary f. Cody, Dunlap.
led by w. B. Buckley, Oakland.
Graded and High Schools, Presbyterian
'hurch Lecture Room-William Bell, chair
nan.
State association High school course of
tudy, w. F.. Cramer, Iowa City. Dis
ussion led by l.. s. Condit, Red Oak.
How to cultivate a taste for literature,
Gate Mitchell, Hamburg. Discussion led by
larry L. Chandler, Missouri Valley.
The treatment of algebra In tie High
chool, G.. w. Price, Council Bluffs, Dis
ussion led by w. c. Davis. Ayoca.
Why should John study Latin? w. II.
'urnbull. Sioux City. I
The afternoon will be devoted to a meet {
ng of the general association in the First
Presbyterian church at 1870 o'clock. = The
rogram is:
Business-Reports of committees. election
I officers, etc.
Address-State Superintendent Henry
abin, Des Moines.
History-Executive value and methods, C.
!. Carstens, Creston. Discussion led by
Iellie Wood, Atlantic.
The elector, the director and the ~instruc-
or, II. f.. Clark, Clarinda.
Echos from the -Four Corners-Ten-min-
tie speeches by the president and the three
Entertain the Teuchers.
Educators from all parts Of southwestern
IVA began pouring into the city last even
Ig to attend the meeting of the Southwest