The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-29

toundat1on, The Weeks Current, Is
probably the best which could be selected.
1t is paper, broad in every sense. nom
partisan and gives dire notice to politics,
history, science, civics etc. I find that
much more interest is shown in the SUD-
ject when 1 allow the pupils to make
their recitations purely voluntary, al
though 1 have TO content myself with the
fact that only few take part. Although
the proper interest is not taken by the
pupils it cannot be excused by the fact
that 1 am not interested. for l sincerely
am. If you can get the children to talk
ing the truth will come out. Discussion
is the best means of impressing facts.
should favor making current events COM
pulsory. AS it is the pupils know that
it is not requisite for promotion and lose
interest
A recess of thirty minutes was then
allowed.
The following number on the program
was vocal duet by Mrs. Hubert Childs
and Miss Blanche Childs with Miss Clark
as accompanist. They sang in most ex-
cellent voice a selection from Gou1od,
which was heartily encored, after which
the meeting was favored by the lullaby,
"Rock-a-bye Baby"
The next number on the program was
the long anticipated address by Presi-
dent Stanley of Friends university
David R. Boyd, president of the Uni
verstty of Oklahoma, was to have deliv-
cred the lecture but owing to his IN
avoidable absence President Stanley very
generously filed his place.
His lecture was one of the most schol-
ariv to which the teachers have ever
had the pleasure of listening and they
most heartily appreciated his kindness.
Following are some of the thoughts
expressed:
81 always take pleasure in talking to a
company of teachers-especially public
school teachers-and I will talk in a ramb-
ling way trying to touch on some things
that 1 hope may benefit you as I have
been benefited heretofore. It will only
be a renewal of the old things that have
been said and re-said. The educational
world runs to fade and ruts just as any
lane does. Teachers are like other peo-
pie in many respects. They are not in
fanible and not all criminals. The edu-
cational fad of our day is child study.
We are exhorted to believe that child
study was never thought of until the
nineteenth century. For my part 1 be-
lieve that Mother Eve found it necessary
to study a great many things as per-
tanned to her two little boys.
Il remember when object teaching oc-
cupied the attention of every one and
every teacher over the country was Civ
ing object demonstrating objects.
THUS we throw our might and energy
for a certain period in a certain way
AMI then leave that for some other way.
Il remember when it was fashionable
to control by moral suasion. The teacher
was entirely old-style if she attempted to
control the children in any other way.
An obstreperous boy must be brought I'M
der by moral suasion.
"At one time everything was memorized
we followed the Chinese system, as il !
were. Now it is the fashion Of the day |
to talk about child study It is much |
easier, we know, to turn the child away |
with something to occupy him than to |
study his real needs. 1t is vastly easier |
to say, You may copy your reading les
son during the next recitation That will |
do at the time, but not for all times. |
L
IN such terms as 'apperception,' 'correla- |
tion, etc induced many of Us to think |
that 1t must be very deep, and quite |
new I remember my first impression of |
the word 'apperception' My hunt for |
1efnitives found them more obscure than |
he word itself and led me to think that |
he author Of the definitions knew as lit
lie as I. The definition given by Herbart |
5, in my opinion, the best. If we take |
MS idea we have nothing new. L think
t means the unity of the two forces
operating in knowledge, the old and the |
lew. until they assimilate and then comes
he continuation of knowledge.
Child study is essential The physi-
ian must understand the condition of the |
patient must know his tendencies, habits, |
physical condition in general, before he |
AN reach the seat of disease. 1t is an
insult to the teaching fraternity TO say /
hat chile study belongs to this particular
lge The teacher who has ever failed |
n child study has failed to meet her
,eQuirements, although more is asked Of
ne teacher than a worker in any other
profession. They are asking you to find
everything in the child that the fond par
mt has ever discovered. control fifty chill
iren anu apply TO each and every one
n all branches, the best methods and