The herald., 1896-12-03
ABLE EDUCATIONAL TALKS
Pr0fs. Moses and String
ham of the u. G.
PROF. EARL BARNES Of STANFORD
Delivers an Epigrammatic Ad.
dress IN Ethics
AT TIE COUNTY INSTITUTE
Prof. Winship Discourses on Morals and
Manners
AT TIE COUNTY INSTITUTE
Prof. Skinner, President Of tae National As.
sociati0n
He Is Delivered From a Snowbank and
Arrives Safely-Southern California
Institute Opens Today.


In high school section President Kel
logg of the state university at o'clock
| explained the SYSTEM of accrediting the
| high schools of the state by the state
| university. He outlined the objects Of
study in the local high schools. and
stated that so far the university had no
cause to regret its past course in re-
spect to admitting graduates of accred-
tied schools.
Prof. Barnes Of Stanford and Prof.
| Stringham of Berkeley both followed on
the same subject. After recess Prof.
Bernard Moses of Berkeley addressed
the institute on the subject OF Civics.
Prof Moses is we'll known as lee
turer upon history and allied topics, and
his lecture was very instructive. Dur
ing the lecture of Prof. Moses DR.. A. E.
Winship of Boston came into the room.
and after Prof. Moses finished. at the
request of the teachers present the doc
tor spoke upon the same subject.
Disregarding the books and the his
tories, he said, in his idea, what was in
tended to be reached in our public
schools by the teaching Of civics was
loyalty and devotion In these could
be summed up the highest duties of the
citizen.
Prof c. 1. D. Moore Of Santa Monica
was programmed to follow these gentle
men, which he did very creditably.
In the afternoon Prof. Earl Barnes Of
Stanford university addressed the sew
ro1 tn, he audi of =.
high school on Ethics. Prof. Barnes was
so didactic and concise in his statement
OF the fundamental principles Of ethics
that his remarks were almost epigram-
matte. Each sentence was complete In
itself and contained sufficient thought
for an ordinary lecture. The speaker said
that in the early period of existence life
depended upon absolute obedience but
the intelligent adult knows no conscious
obedience to law He is the most virtu-
GUS who makes the wiseSt choice. At q
certain period in child's life obedience
merges into self-direction. What is the
"stoff' that is inserted to make him self
dependent? The speaker insisted on the
German word stoff and not the English
stuff. Herbert Spencer has answered
this more fully than any one else when
he said that the universe is governed by
immutable law. but the adult of today
does not believe it; he hopes in some
way or other some law may intervene to
save him from the consequences. At one
period of racial development revenge
was profoundly right. Now the person
who practices it is not up to date. Christ
revised the Ten Commandments, and
we need a twentieth century revision.
There is no absolute right for advanc-
ing society. New conditions and envi-
ronments require new laws. This might
be considered heterodox, but the speak
s,%~
religious, though not theologic. Instead
of law once inspired. he thought our
present needs require constant inspira-
ton.
Prof. Skinner. who was expected yes
terday, but was detained by a snow
storm. arrived today and followed Prof
Barnes in brief remarks pertaining to
the education of children and sugges-
tions valuable to teachers.
THE COUNTY INSTITUTE.
The feature of especial interest at the
County Teachers institute yesterday
morning was the very able lecture of
Dr. Winship. superintendent of the Bos-
ton city schools, on Morals and Man
ners. There is no phase of school work,
he said, that deserves so much attention
as morals and manners, from the very
fact that it Is indefinite and cannot be
taught from text books. What you can
90 IOT CnllQTen III your dSSOcldtlOn WIN
them depends on their manners. Their
| morals, unfortunately. are not known
until it is too late, for they can be hidden.
| 1t is strange that the public will not be-
| lieve anything against young people un-
| til it is too late, and then will never be-
| lieve anything good of them afterward.
| 1t is a deplorable fact that many per-
| sons have been unsuccessful In life for
| the lack of good manners. Teachers
must appreciate the Importance of the
fact that children must go out of the
| public schools with good manners. Some
| parents resort to private schools to
have their children taught department.
| 1t is a melancholy admission that the
only place they can learn good manners
| is in the dancing school, and as there is
a prejudice against dancing by some
people. their children are never taught.
The sons and daughters of excellent
! parents leave good homes and go out into
| the world with no knowledge of how
| they should behave In society. In read
ing the biography of Maria Mitchell, the
| most brilliant woman America has ever
produced. the speaker was impressed
| by her relation of the misery she suf-
fered while abroad, for though humored
and feted for her scientific attainments.
| she endured constant humiliation from
this lack in early training.
| There is no reason why good and bril-
| liant people should not be decent people,
Don't try to make out of a child little
| Lord Fauntleroy, nor make him ex-
| treme, but teach him to do things cor
rectly and teach them incidentally.
Very little things indicate whether or
not people possess the essentials of good
manners, and those that signify anything
are founded on good business basis.
Good morals must be based on the
| Word of God; there is no higher stand
ard nor better authority. The teacher
cannot call attention TO the Bible. but
no place religion nor sect objects to char
acter texts taken from it, Bible
| texts are the real ground work for char
acter and have an influence in its form
ing.
, For the first four years a child is a
| baby. and should be Sc considered:
| from that time until eight years of age
| it should he taught etiquette, all the
| graces and courtesies of life.
! From four to eight the dancing school
has its place. At the age OF eight to
| twelve he should be taught the funda-
| mental rripcin1eS Of rr0Od r,,apporo The