The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-15

subject discussed Another portion met in University hall, with Miss Maud L. Gridley of South Manchester as leader. Primary Reading was the subject dis cussed and 1t proved an interesting enc.
 GRAMMAR SCHOOL SECTION.
 The grammar school section met in the United church and was presided over by Superintendent c. N. Kendall of the city schools of New Haven. Af- ter the devotional exercises S. P. Da- wis of Hartford addressed the meeting concerning the Connecticut TeacherS guild. The guild was established to provide annuities for it's members after they have been in the service for over thirty years, It cares for all members who are compelled to retire from work, either on account of physical or mental incapacity. From the time of retire. ment the annuities are 30 per cent. of the yearly salary at the time of retire. ment, but no annuity exceeds s50O The guild already has several hundred mem bers.
 Horace s. Tarbell, superintendent of the Providence schools spoke on "The Place of Commendation in Teaching" In his address he spoke of the great value of commendation in school work, and said that it was the main thing in the art of teaching. Commentator should be adapted to the child, and eff fort rather than results should be com mended.
 At the close of MT. Tarbells address Rev. Watson l.. Phillips, D. D., of the Church of the Redeemer, this city, spoke on "The Teaching Tempera- ment." He said that along with broad culture a teacher needs pride and en- thusiasm in her work and must feel the obligation of noble conduct impos- ed by nobility.
 The primary grade section met in College street hall. Edwin C. Andrews of the Willimantic Model school pre- sided.
 N. l.. Bishop, superintendent of the schools at Norwich reported on the Teachers Annuity guild.
 Marcus White, principal of the nor- mai school at New Britain, spoke on the proper literature for children. His paper fave incidents connected with his own early reading and experiences in the school room in his attempts to teach literature to children
 The intermediate section met at the First Methodist church. The presiding officer of the meeting was J. B. Stan ton superintendent of the West Chelsea district, Norwich. The general theme was '"The Study of Children" and there were number of short addresses, fol- lowed by discussions. Among the speakers were Professor Scripture of Yale, Dr. w. H. Burnham of Clark university, Worcester, and Professor George Trumbull Ladd of Yale The final paper was by Professor William S. Monroe of Westfield, Mass, who spoke on ''The Results of Child Study and Their Application"
 J. A. Graves, principal of the South school, Hartford, presided over the kin dergarten section meeting, which was held in Harmonic hall Miss Rachael King Of this city spoke on "Kindergar- ten Problems"
 Child study and the doctrine of in terest were explained and illustrated, showing that the teacher should appeal only to those interests which lead to the development of all that Is highest. Life interests the child, and many pets should appear in the kindergarten. A garden should properly be part of the Kindergarten material. Walks, excur- sions to the country, to factory and store were found to be the means to lead the child to see that mo man | lives to himself alone" The idea of the right moment" for the presenta- tion of the subject was brought out as well as the right kind of work for the development of body, mind and soul. The ainless work done with beads and peg boards should be done away with as we'll as the incessant clapping of hands.
 After Miss Kings address Miss Lucy | Wheelock of Boston spoke on "The | Pedagogics of the Kindergarten"
 THE EVENING SESSION. l At the evening session Rev. Alexan- der Mckenzie of Cambridge gave an in- spring talk to the teachers on the ends which they should seek to accomplish. He urged his hearers never to lose sight of the great ends of teaching. He said he doubted if the teaching of to" day was better than that of fifty years ago. In some of it's methods perhaps | it is superior, but not in all. The 1 teachers of the past have made the schools of to-day. They educated the merchants, doctors and lawyers of to- day. Had we old fellows had the ad- vantage of your teaching there would 1 te no telling what we might hare | done
 He said he wished we could cut loose from 'the nightmare of original inves- l tigation" in teaching. What should be ! taught the boy are facts. Don't make him find our for himself what has been already known. Give him the facts and train him to learn how to get other | truths.
 i He exhorted the teachers to be con- scientious in their teaching The teach CT who draws a line to limit the scope | of his instruction had better make a l contract with the undertaken at once | Science knows of but one punctuation mark and that one is the crookedest of | them all. | Don't say that you are only teach l ing arithmetic or spelling or geogra- phy; you are helping to make the coun- | try what it will be in coming years | This generation has the most important task ever given to a generation to do.