The age-herald., 1897-09-15
NEWSPAPERS IN SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Greenwood Gives Instructions
 on Studying Them.

From the Kansas City Star.
 The daily newspaper has become a text book in Kansas City. Before the 45O men and women who will direct th7 studies of the children of Kansas City during the next nine months J. M Greenwood, superintendent of schools gave his reasons today for the insro- duction of the newspaper as an educa- tional factor and suggested the meth cd for its use.
 MT. Greenwood made his address to prepare teachers for the opening of schools next Monday and of newspapers in the schools he said:
 'eThe schools should avail themselves of every force that will enlarge the pu- pills knowledge of persons, places and things, and particularly should they giV+ special attention to the commercial relations between countries. New con- ditfols continually force themselves for ward at unexpected times whose pres ence disturb commerce. and render 1t necessary for men to look for new markets or turn their attention to oth- CT fields for profitable investments.
 q submit the following suggestions for the utility of newspapers in school: In the upper grades two pupils may be chosen to serve for one or two weeks as editors They can clip from the pa- pers such items as are suitable for tb z school to hear read. Let few minutes I've set aside daily for the reading Of the selections. The feasibility of such scheme requires no experimental stags Such readings would give pupils bet ter view of foreign and domestic af- fairs in general than could be obtained in any other way. All selections should b. carefully made The art Of making suitable selections is no mean acqulsi- ,tion Properly dire ected, 1t. will euatl- va,te taste in various directions. The responsibility involved Is better pre- paration fo- actual appreciation of the best in litsrature than reading in per functory manner classical eXtrac!s however we'll chosen. Judgment IS ex- ercised at every step and from the de- cision made by the editors th* teacher gets the trend of their minds
 Speaking of the importance or the newspaper in teaching history, MT. Greenwood continued:
 Supplementary to the regular text hook. current history may ba advantage ously approached through the columns of the newspaper, whose multiplied de- tails, erowding themselves upon ones ob- seryation from day to day, may be arr ranged into logical sequence. When ever one reads an account of an hhstori- cal incident. or an incident likely to be- coma historical. the reader can turn to a map of that part of the world in which the act occurred and associate the mar ration with the locality and thus may acquire in time a fair knowledge of any courltry."
 m conclusion. Supt. Greenwood urged the constant teaching of higher art in the schools. Pictures possessing art S. tic worth should hang in school rooms i; drawing and music are gateways to hieh art. MT. Greenwood suggested that teachers direct their pupils to the art of collection of the public library as hiip to higher education.
 After tbs delivery of the addressa as, Principal Morrison. of the Manual Train ing school occupied the chair and resolu- tions were passed declaring that "the National Education association, ln It's choice of MT. Greenwood as its next president, has paid deserved and fit ting recognition to a great educator and to the system of schools over which he presides ard to the Kansas City board Of education"