The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-09
TEACHERS, ASSOCIATION.
officers Elected and Educational Mat
ters Discussed.

tiers Discussed.
One of the most enthusiastic gather
lngs or teachers ever held in the eastern
part of the state was held Friday,
when the Eastern Connecticut Teach
ers' association met here In annual con-
vention. Between five and six hun
dred educators attended the meeting,
many coming from New London and
Norwich. President Judd presided.
The cause of the Connecticut Teach
ers Annuity Guild was presented by
Miss c. Il, Hopkins of Norwich, the
financial secretary, and Superintendent
N. l.. Bishop of Norwich. Harry Hous-
ton of New Haven, supervisor of pen
manship in the public schools, had the
first address of the day. The subject
was 'The Speed Element in Vertical
Writing" and twenty minutes dis
cussion led by Charles B. Jennings of
New London followed.
John T. Prince of West Newton,
Mass, spoke on Arithmetic" advocat-
ing the old fashioned idea of arithme
tic for mental discipline and the mod
ern demand for arithmetic for practi
cal purposes
The kindergarten and primary sec
ton was presided over by Principal
George P. Phenix of the Willimantic
Normal school, There was an inter-
esting exercise with a class by Mrs.
Eliza c. Graves, the Normal school
Kindergarten, and papers on zone
Aspect of the Mother Play Book" by
toe, tno ~ Nf ito;,
and Management in Primary Schools"
by Miss Bertha McConkey of South
Manchester. At noon luncheon was
served the teachers by the Willimantic
Womans club.
A general meeting was held in the
town hall in the afternoon and two adj
dresses enjoyed. Means of Accusing
the Imagination" was Myron p. Scud-
der's topic. Mr.. Scudder is principal
of the Hillhouse High school of New
Haven. "One of our greatest needs"
said he, 'is that of training ourselves
| to look deeper into things. Imagina-
| tive activity is well developed in but
| comparatively few people. 1t depends
| largely upon the materials furnished
| and the clearness with which these
materials are apprehended and is con-
| ditioned by attention. We must begin
within the circle of the child's knowl-
edge and we may be sure of doing this
| if we can introduce the instinct of play
into his work.
Principal Charles II. Keyes of the
Holyoke (Mass.) High school told
What Child Study Can do for Our
Schools Mr., Keyes said: why dc
but sixty of an entering class Of 40C
| graduate from our high schools? Not
because the pupils leave to go to work
| but because they lost interest, Some
| Of our best schools are best because
! they drive out all those people whom
| they can't inspire. The boy doesn't
| fit into the head measuring machine
The time is coming when the American
| people will demand that our high
school teachers inspire these young
people"
| At the annual business meeting OF
the association J. w. Mcclellan of Nor
| witch Town read an account of the
meeting held at Norwich a year age
and the following We're elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year: President
| George P. Phenix of Willimantic; vict
president, A. P. Jones of Danielson
secretary and treasurer, f. e. Andrew
| of Willimantic; executive committee
c. B. Jennings of New London, Mis-
]. f. Lillibridge of Greenville, Mis-
Lucy Stone of Norwich.