The Portland daily press., 1899-07-13
INsrITurEOF INSTRUCTION.


toorrcspondenes Of the PREss)
Bar hsrbor. July l0.-Ths session Of
the Institute began with somewhat
diminished numbers, as many left on the
early boats and trains. The first uapsr
by Miss Hall. Of Lynn, was on "solns
Uses vi Art Works In Schools. Good
points were made ON the manner OF pro-
curing pictures and copies Of famous
statuary, and ON the methods Of leading
the children to observe, love and study
pictures.
The second paper OF the session was by
President Eliot OF Harvard, on the SUBJ
jest. "The Changes In the Secondary
Schools" First came resume Of tn
beginning of the public high school; lis
purpose; course of study; results; second
the gradual change In purpose from a
school Of practical education. or ratter
industrial education. to a school Of classi-
cal training, with minor industrial cours-
es; the change In courses of udy result
ing from the chan-e in purpose. TIE
multiplication Of courses and necessary
failure OF power and thoroughness in re-
suits were commented on He next
cal course, and the mean teaching and
results In the other courees; the exalta-'
tion OF the humanities, aud degradation
of nil other subjects; the efforts OF the
colleges Tor better adjustments OF reia-
lions with the secondary schools by the
exaitatiou OF other studies as prepara-
tion 70 enter college: and as entitling
the student TO the degree Of A. b. on
completing the course In the college The
nigh schools should have elective studies,
put not elective courses. Elective courses
IN the high schools determine arbitrarily
nc from twelve to fourteen the education
Of life, and 50 largely the business life OF
tne pupil Elective studies, on the con-
trary. making each study of proportional
vaiues In determining the entrances to COL
iege. and In sscuring the degrse Of A. B.
viii induce vastly greater number to
pursue a longer course of tcht oil studs
and give the country q much larger mum.
Ter OF well educated men and women.
There ts no question that other COURSES
than the "humanities'' should lead 20 the
degree OF A. b., bus that they may do
so th' 80 c,ursss must he taught by better
9 acheii & al are now in most of the Sec
oadary schouis, so that training In thsss
courses shall produce the same degree of
mental power and development, as the
humanities.
The srnroval OF tho positions taken by
the sIeaker, by the presidents of Am
hetee, ooNuuiu ana NolDy. VINO were
present, indicated that the proposed
changes ara coming
Tho last paper Of the day. and of the
meeting. was by Prof. Todd, of the
Philadelphia School OF Arts. Il was o
nno presentation OF an old subjsct in
way. very suggestive and startling. No
one who Is interested in elementary
sohools as teacher or superintendent couia
afford to miss this presentation. II Pref.
Todd Is right In his premises and canclu
sions, a real advance has besn made In
the matter OF art, and industrial training.
Superintendent Stone, ofyNermcnt was
made pres.dsnt OF tle association for the.
coming year.
The nnmker present was rot Us lar ze Is
usual. being some i've hundred Maine
had present one hundred and sixteen.
There should have teen nj least one thous-
and from Maine Portland was oonsp;cu-
Gus by It's absence, not teacher or school
officer being present from Portland as It
was. Two were there from D3ering.