The Indianapolis journal., 1898-11-12
TRAINING SCHOOL WORK
DISCUSSION BY SCHOOL SUPERIN-
TENDENTS YESTERDAY.
The Session Closed in the Evening
with the Election of officers
Papers Read.

The city and county school superintend-
ents of the State held their second days
session yesterday in the rooms of the State
Board of Agriculture al the Statehouse. The
morning session was taken up with a dis
cussion of manual training in the public
schools, by Prof c. E. Emmerich, of
this city; "Sloyd in the Public Schools"
by Supt. T, A Mott, of Richmond,
and THE kindergarten as Part of
the Public School System" by Supt w. A.
Mills, of Attica. Perhaps the paper on
'Sloyd" was the most interesting. Superin-
tendent Mott discussing the subject in part
as follows:
In Sweden there grew up early in this
century under the inspiration of certain
students of Froebel a system of manual
framing Tor elementary schools based en-
urely on the highest educational ideas 1t
was not caued manual training, but was
gwen the name of sloyd. 1t involves the
loea or planning and executing work and is
direct application of self-activity.
1t seeks to develop the body by a series
OF physical movements, physiologically ar
ranged to develop the mind by means OF
the rlch mental reactions that accompany
motor activities and not the less to develop
the heart by enlisting in all the work the
child good will and unselfishness. If sloyd
work In the lower grades is to have a per
nanent place in our educational philosophy,
1t must rest entirely upon the idea Of its
value as an agency in the. deepest. culture
fact that the man with a trained intellect
and emotion will when senses and muscles
are developed, become the most useful and
powerful"
Prof Enmerich, in his address, said the
training school was not understanding
school, but one in which a child may be
fitted to choose wisely what he shall do in
life. In his opinion, however, industrial
training should not be delayed until the high
school is reached, as delay is calculated to
make a child unwilling to work at all by
the time he is really ready for earnest
work
Superintendents Edwin Ayres, w. r. Sny-
der and George r. Roberts were named as
a committee on resolutions.
In the afternoon Supt. J. H. Tomlin spoke
at considerable length on How to Keep
the Boys in High School," He said: "The
most powerful influence that should help
to get and keep the boys in high school Is
the influence Of live. earnest teachers"
The discussion was led by w. T. L. San
ders, followed by w. Y. Brown and Russell
Bedgood. Superintendent c. M. Daniels, of
Madison, read an interesting paper on THE
Province of the High School Principal" the
discussion being led by Superintendent
George l.. Roberts Superintendent w. R.
Snyder, because of his inability to be pres
ent to-day, was allowed to deliver his adj
6ress on OBJECTIONS to Departmental
Work. yesterday afternoon instead of this
morning, as scheduled.
At the close of the addresses the following
officers were elected: President, T. A. Mott,
of Richmond; vice president, w. A. Mills,
of Attica; secretary, Miss Benedict; treas
urer, RI. G.. Woody, of Greencastle; chair
man Of the executive committee, G. M Nc
Daniels of Madison.