The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-16
PARENTS MUST COOPERATE
So Said DR.. DeHart Yesterday
at a Meeting Of the Educa-
tional Committee--Miss
Farrant's Address.

Room No. I, Hasbrouck Institute, was
yesterday afternoon the scene Of a meet
ing Of the Edueational Committee Of the
Woman's Club, under the direction of
Mrs. Marvin, Chairman. The meeting
was called for four O'clock, but it was ful-
~ half an hour later before the requisite
number to warrant the opening Of The
programme had arrived. There was 1T
Tie business. however. to come before the
meeting, so that nearly the entire sinie
was devoted to the speakers. Miss Louise
Farrant. who gave an address On Sum
smer Schools and DR.. M. F. De Her.
who spoke of the sCo-operation of Par
ents n Teachers"
Miss Farrant gave a very interesting de-
scription of the various summer schools.
mentioning Harvard. Cambridge, tie
Chicago University. University Of New
York and University of Amburst as
among the foremost. She spoke Of her
Trip during the past summer to Harvard
and Cambridge n of the places of inter-
est visited, as the old Emerson homestead
the Hawthorne House. and of Boston
with its beautifully equipped libraries.
The summer schools. she said had peea
originally started with the idea to give
instruction IN che pdiOAt pHss poe
now grown to include d general eduea-
ton. They are not only for teachers, hut
are wen pStronized by ladies who wish 70
improve their English. French. German,
or whatnot, preferring to spend a summer
in this way to idieness. Then, OF course,
to teachers these schools are OF great
value. They open in July and ciesa in
September, giving nearly three monfas
study. In many instances the summer
school has grown into a winter sencol,
also Keeping open all year. For q tsaen-
er who lives in the country" suggested
Miss Farrant in conclusion, lit might pc
well to attend the University OF New
york. and a teacher who lives in New
York might go to Cambridge"
Or. De Hart in speaking of the CO.
oneration Of parents and teachers, men
toned her own early childhood. Il always
Thought my mother must be in league
with the teacher against me. THIS she
explained was because her mother always
fold her she must be to blame whenever
complaint was made. Mrs. De Hart be-
lieves no child should be allowed TO stay
from school a day unless absolutely
necessary, for by continued absences
every now and then it loses interest, for
getting what it has been taught. And
said she, there is plenty Of time 70 forget
after the school education is completed.
she believes in the old New England
method that education is a vital thing
not to be economical upon. 1T Is n
of the essentials that comes In Win
bread ana butter and shoes and stock
ings."
In speaking of the relations Of teacher
and pupil. Mrs. De Hart said;-IheFe IS
a peculiar kind of affectionate veneration
q pupil should have for its teacner. !
teachers could only manage BY tact or
genius to make the pupils feel TINS the
Victory would be gained. WITH cnliareH
NV mother says so is the last court OF
appeals. SO 1t should be with My teacher
said SO. The most terrible thing q
teacher can do is to disenchant knowledge
for a child. Present knowledge so 2 4
will be q delight, uota bore. ~ you naye
made the child love knowledge, even u
Won have net taught many facts, you nave
accomplished much. Make the chIid
hungry for knowledge. Il parents ana
teachers cooperate in his what more
ran we desire for the childTs
Is short discussion followed these adj
dresses. after which the ladies ad1ourne9
"a meet again on January 11. which Will
be guest day. when Professor kieharas
is to lecture On Manual Training.