The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-08
LlUDS A PROFESSION
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND REFERS TO
SCHOOL TEACHING AS A
SACRED ART
SISTERS INSTITUTE OPENED

Active in Educational Affairs,
Delivers Brief Address on the
General Work of Training the
Young Mind-Expertenced Edu-
Gators Giving Instructions
The Sisters Institute Of the Archdio-
cese of St. Paul opened its session yes
terday morning In the assembly nan VI
the Cretin high scool. This Is the second
year that the institute has been held, ana
it is said that special praise Is due the
Catholic board for recognizing the value
of institute work in advancing educa-
tional interests of church schools. -FOUR
years ago Mrs. B. Ellen Burke or New
York, started the movement which IS
now said to be producing great results.
Archbishop Ireland, with his customary
breadth, saw at once the advantages of
bringing the practical worker in the field.
The work of yesterday indicated that
much benefit to the St. Paul parochial
school teachers will result from the
weeks work.
When the session opened yesterday
morning $50 sisters were in attendance
and there was also a large representa-
ton of the local clergy. Archbishop Ire
land formally opened the institute and
delivered a brief address. He said, in
substance, that teaching could be COM
pared with sculpture and painting. The
sculptor, furnished with the material, had
to have control of his tools to accomplish
the desired results. So 1t was with the
said fha North
west compared favorably in educational
interests with all the European countries
he had recently visited, and that of all
the professions he knew none more hon
orable than the sacred art Of teaching.
To do the work successfully q teacher
should study the child's nature, in order
the better to develop its character. 1t was
not enough, he said, that the children
should be we'll informed. They should
also be taught to draw upon that infor-
nation, to be thinkers. It was not suf-
ficient said the speaker, that the pupils
mental powers alone should be developed.
Such development must always be one
sided. A religious education was most
important and the development of the
child's religious nature along with his
mental nature resulted in a well rounded
character. The profession of the teacher
was one of great dignity.
Mrs B. Ellen Burke, of New York city,
who has charge of the institute, spoke on
Changes in School Work" Mrs Burke
has had long experience in institute work,
having visited all parts Of the United
States in her chosen calling. For a num-
Der of years she was professor in one of
the leading normal schools Of New York
Mrs Burke, in her address, emphasized
what the archbishop had said in regard
to the Importance Of Institutes In that
they Keep the teachers abreast of the
times. I'm this rapid age" said the
speaker. when the best appliances and
the best methods are being sought for
constantly, the institute is Of incalculable
value to the teacher"
Rev. William H. Sheran was to have
had charge of the rhetoric department of
the institute, but he was unable to be
present, and his place is supplied by Miss
Mary McGovern, teacher of literature in
the high school at Madison, Wis.
AT the afternoon session Prof John A
Harugan, OF st. Paul's seminary, gave an
oDJect lesson in arithmetic. with black
BOARD illustrations. Prof Hartigan wifi
nave charge of the department of mathe-
MATES throughout the week
MISS Helen Frances Burke of the state
normal school, Buffalo, N. Y. gave
prlet talk on the best method of teaching
history There must be a natural rela
tion, SAID the speaker, between all the
ana all forces must be united in order 70
get the best work. The mind must be
ulscipllned to work in a systematic man
her. MISS Burke said there were three
Hlethoos OF teaching history, viz. Leo
lures, Rotations and seIf-investiga tIon
oHe TOOK up the recitation method and
gave an object lesson, her subject bof-o-
EARLY Explorations and settIements e'i -
the Ohio Valley III
Mr. r. X Row, vice principal Of the
Ohtarlo normal school, Toronto Can
gave an interesting talk on 'Writfno- ,,
ne compared the old Spencerian svs+en,
win the present system of vertical wit
, Is asserting that the latter was the NAT
ural method, the best for busfnoss -
most easily learned by the nnnil anu
rms mornings session viii onen - O
CLOCK with an address bv Rev n
GloDons on christian Doctrine Eath -
NIopohs Will also give brief object 1osro,1
Gii me pest method of teaching this sTh
49, MISS Burke will give a history los
IL oIiu MT ROW will have charpa of
Ire writing class. This afternoo, D. %
Hart1gan will have charge Of tba rioI
neuc' Miss Burke of history ava Nj IN
Burke of languages. anu MRS
Inc programme for the renaindar - A.
week Is as follows: WednesdaIL u Ine
ing; christian Doctrine" Rev. = '' ca -
ooais, A,rlthmedc,' Prof. Hartigan: .Tgt-
History" Miss Burke: tewritin rter r.
~ Algebra" Prof. Hartigan. and and
language" Mrs. Burke. anu
thursday morning: Christian ~
trlne' Rev. T. ]. Gibbons: "AIeot 30 :,
BTUI Ha Ia ,t Grammar" Mrs
4fta Hg hitse Ga ;, Miss McGovern..
B 5SI Writing" Mr. Row; "Rhetor MISS IS
Friday morning: Christian 0oo.u,.,
T TIeV, l. j. Gibbons; Algebra. Pc
rhetoric" Miss McGovern. Afternon np.
..FnysicaI Geography" Miss R,1rIra.
McGovern MISS
saturday morning: Christian No.
trine," Father Gibbons; 'Geon,e+ 49, >.
Prof Hartigan; Writing Mr. BY.
~. rhetoric" Miss McGovern. Afternoon.
M geometry pet Prof Hartigan; Writing;
Mr' Row; Physical Geography MIS-
Burke; Grammar" Mrs Burke MISS
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