Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-04
THE STUDY OF the CHILD.

Superintendent q Schools ana n 70. YesDg
Attend Csevsntssa IN Chicago.
Superintendent Of Schools and Mrs.
b. G. Young returned Saturday
evening from Chicago. where they
were attending the state convention
Of child study. They report . most
interesting meeting and . large at
tendance. not only Of the members
Of the association in this state, but
the leaders of the child study move
ment from all parts OF the country.
Wednesday there was . conference
between the child study section and
the leading Sunday school workers,
DR.. F. w. Gunsaulus presiding. il
which the subject considered was
incre ased efficiency Of the Sunday
School, and papers were presented
on "The Preparation of the Sunday
school Teacher" by DR.. Walter L.
Hervey, president Of the. Teachers
college, New York, and Pedagogy
in the Sunday School," BY D. L.
Kiehle. professor of pedagogy. of the
Unisersity of Minnesota. Thursday
evening. Friday and Saturday was
the congress proper, and it Is spe-
cially significant that this is the first
time that the congress has recog-
nizsd the kindergarten. Thursday
evening the subject was "Tho Rela-
ton Of the kindergarten to Child
Study" and those taking part were
James L. Hughes. inspector Of
schools. Toronto; Mrs. James L.
Hughes, Toronto; Miss Lucy Vince.
lock, Mrs. Alice H. Putnam and
others. Friday morning at the
Schiller theatre occurred three very
interesting addresses. Addresses
notable in that they marked the first
attempt to make child study prac-
ticable. or rather that they attem pied
to adapt child study to existing con-
ditions. and not adapt existing con-
ditions to child study. The first ad-
dress was by DR.. Krohn, of the Uni
versity of Illinois, and the subject
was ..Child Study in the School. ]"
This was followed by "Morbid States
in Childhood and Brain Hygien,
by DR.. Colin A. Scott. and .Child
Study for Glass Work." by Prof. L.
II. Galbreath, of the Illinois Safe
Normal university. DR.. Krohn's ad-
dress was especially interesting and
excited, a very animated discussion
in which most of the prominent edu-
Gators present took one position or
another until one was compelled to
reflect, "when doctors disagree,
ETC." There we're two afternoon
meetings. in one of which the physi-
cal side of child study was discussed ,
and the other the department of the
kindergarten. in which the theme
was, cart and Childhood.
Saturday was the browning day in
that both sessions were addressed by
6. Stanley Hall. president of Clark
university, Worcester, Mass, the
great apostle OF child study. The
subject Of the morning was, "The
Period of Adolescence, Its @Possibili-
ties and Dangers" The afternoon
address was, Problems, Prospects
aud Methods for Future Work and
Organization" DR.. Hall is a most
pleasing speaker and Central Music
hall was crowded to hear him
One thing noticeable about this
congress was that it seemed to form
a common platform for the meeting
of the Mothers clubs, the Kinder
gsrten, the Sunday school worker
and the teacher, all drawn bv that
one subject Of common interest, the
child and the realization of his high
est possibilities. One was forcibly
reminded of what DR.. Talnage said
the other night of reinforcement, and
one distinctively thinks. God speed
any agent that ama]ganates and
unihes the home and school. their in
terests and aims.