The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-07-05

ton "Sn6traStion'' g. 'Mnlaplica-
Or. Galloway Of the University of
Texas has loctured on tho second period.
Al the FIRST lecture he gave a general
view of English grammar specially from
the historical stanpoint. The four sue
co"hing lectures treated Of English com
position: 1. The Elements OF Compost.
ton. Words Sentences, Paragraphs "nd
Who.e Compositions" =. The Principles
of Composition: Unity. Emphasis and Co
Also at this same hour Professor Horn
boak of Trinity university has had Il
most interesting class IN chemistry. inc
work has been conducted n the lobora-
tory and made of great practical value 10
those In attendance. Professor iiornboaF
Will have physics The last week
seed .. The Purpose of the Plant,''
3, Connection Between Frui, and Seed
4, Conditions of Domination and Frncu-
fcat.on." Il, The STEM. y. The stem
Examined by Microscope" The labora-
Tory method has been used entirely and no
hook statement hns hcen taken; the plant
has been examined and tho conclusion
drawn.
Professor n.yid = I9nstGn has i Ice,
five strong lectures on his subject.
The work OF tho class for the first week
had as its object to emphaS2e the duty
of the public schools to the state. 10 20 ~
out what should be taught In the rShlic
political economy in what grades these
subjects should he taught the best meth
cd OF teaching them. tn" most satisfactory
texts and the beat sources of iniorma Ton
The Instructor. Professor lIonston. EN-
phasized tho absolute necessity of having
m .nlel:eent. Instructed ana moral cut
zons min IL our democracy is 10 continue
10 exist and make advances. He pointed
out that our form of government was I'M
deriakcn as an experiment under com
| 4, 10 n HNtTGmflv
complex and delicate conditions with n
population which by reason Of the vast IN
fiux of foreigners. probably. possesses
lower political capacity than that of any
earlier period ON this point he con
cluded that the main hope for the future
successful conduct Of our pibac ins'!tn-
lions lies in the efforts OF our army Of
about 10000 teachers operating on ~
minds and characters of our lbOO 100 nu-
plls He insisted that It - the absolute
duty of the public schools to see that
the pupils who 20 out from tnom realize
10 some extent that standards of citizen
ship and the qualities that lie at the very
basis Of sooa soyer',lnseno; IN snor'' NO
cial effort 20 teach the ethics OF citizen-
ship. He sugsested that this teaching run
through the lower grades by way OF spe-
c.al and opportune lectures and talks on
such topics as good faith. moderation. etc.
He advised that the teaching be MADE
dcfinite along these lines m the, third or
last year OF the grammar school, supple
menied by information concerning the ma
chsnrry or the government, local. State
and National. In the high school. II was
urged. there should he a fuller and more
intensive. course commissioning both the
ethics of cit gansh.p and the machinery
and practices OF government.
The subject OF political economy was
taken up and the position was taken fhcre
should he no formal inetruct'o on. but 'hi,
The ground he covered by mesns OF oral
talk and discussions on special topics
such % the conditions OF production
frs ms Dort dion. banking, etc. These iopics
Il VAS observed, could pest b discussed