Rock Island Argus., 1897-04-23

ent remote connection Of the school
and the church. which he held was .
fitting place to unite the teachers. he
said We can never have goddess
schools 30 long - We have God-fear-
ing teachers. We are coming to feel
that the time has not passed when
We can afford to lose any iorcible in
strumsnts Of order and progress. We
need every resource Of instruction
and character building to prepare
men Tor life. The home has not lost
lie educational, Industrial or moral
force. In the olden time the father
could expose the child. Now woe to
the man or woman who exposes the
child to death. Every question Of
reform. morality, sanitation, etc, is
au educational question:. In infancy
the great part al practically must 6s
done in the home. The speaker then
dwelt on the labors Of the true and
faithful teacher. She does not drop
her tools At the strike of the gong.
She follows the child into the home,
where in many instances what
the young mind has been pro-
vided with in the school room,
is destroyed. Tho great foundation
begins in the family life. We are
coming to see the absolute necessity
OF the home to perform its educs-
tional duty. It is the duty of the
teacher to do what she can to help
parents study their own children.
The teacher needs the mothers COOP
GRAFTON, too. The child is studied
BY the mother as it is BY no one else
but often how inef6ciently. 1t 10 the
duty OF the teacher ana the pastor to
tell the truth. It is the duty of the
teacher to help the parents to the
ideas OF education. You cannot teach
somethiDg-you must teach some
body. Education is the redeemer of
society. That Is the high duty of
the teacner-of the parent. Teach
ers are providentially the educa-
tionAl experts of the community. Il
10 for the teachers not only to show
how to instruct, but how to form
habits of morality and character.
Education without the formation Of
conscience Is the ruination of life.
We are not to instruct in one partic-
lar study. but the real work is
through the formation Of character.
The teacher should train, direct and
assist parents in the home. In CON.
clusion Prot. Henderson said that
the church cannot do its work until
the people become more homeogen-
ious. The way to save life 10 to lose
life. 1t takes head an6 heart to per-
form the duties Of citizenship. To
save . man is to make . complete
man. To save q country 10 to give
to 1t all that 10 best and good. And
thereis NO more essential agency
through which this can be accom-
plished than the school and the
home. rt2e1 a1~ e
Tomorrow's exercises will be held
at Harper's theatre and will include
The Function of the Kindergarten, j"
and discussion OF Miss Helen A
Aoyd's paper, opened By Mrs. J.. N.
Grouse. Of the Chicago Kindergarten
college. and who will also speak on
the home. The Influence of the
Reading Habit" the discussion of
C. W. Farr's papef will follow,
opened by DR.. Charles McMurry, of
Chicago. The discussion of B..
Bucks paper, 1.-The Function of the
High School," opened by Supt.
Frank A. Hall. of Waukegsn, will
come next. This will be followed by
1.-The School % Social Cen ter" /" the
discussion of Miss Katherine Beebe's
paper. opened by Miss Gertrude
Bl0ckwelder. of Morgan Park. and
continued BY Supt. w. H. Campbell,
of Joliet. i'
In the afternoon at l:SO O'Clock
''The Correlation of Educational
Forces in the Community" will be
the topic, the discussion being on
Supt. s. T. Dutton's paper and
opened by Mrs. Msrian Foster Wash
bourne, Of Chicago. Then will be
taken up s.The Detroit Educational
Union. with discussion of the plan
and syllabus opened by Louis H.
Galbreath. of the Northern Hi.
nois Normal University. Reports of
committees aud general business
will conclude the convention.