The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-13

Consider able Business rams
acted at the Los lgeses
Meeting.

| NNHo9 AApAs D. IL AlueiuAns or Ilue bluM
Ark, representing the southern educa-
tional ocation, delivered an address
upon the educational status In the south
which aroused great attention
"Quo vadus was the reminiscent title
OF paper read by Mrs. Helen Grenfeli.
state superintendent Of public instruction.
Colorado She said in part.
Just as the strength Of chain depends
upon the strength OF the links tho
strength OF the indlvidual-therefors the
perfection OF the character Of closes,
s,uiy There Is nothing moro helpful to
the child than tho realization that. come
| what may. thoro are those 81 homo who
are on his side who are inerosted In his
successes ana sympathetic Ia his failures
| Tho moro nearly tho school approaches
this relationship tho more nearly will IL
have removed one Of the great obstacles
TO efficiency
| "Our common schools grew out Of the
home and its necessities In much the same
way as the nation grew out OF tho
family-the graded school system from the
class. ana the class from the assembling
| OF publics who had been Individually
taught by a tutor at home
Some parents have believed that tine
educating or falling to ducate their
children was a matter for their sole decl-
sion. but the conception OF the state sesma
TO be that the child does not exist
entirely Tor the parents good. but for the
good Of all Compulsory education is ap-
phsently an infringement OF parents
rights. although certainly o. necessity
az present
Man thrives best On association Lvinr
alone he meets no thoughts nor wants
higher than himself The moral law has
little or no application for him. He can
not love his nelghbor as himself The
| school is place where tho citizen lg
developed Due regard for tho rights OF
others can hardly be attained without the
daily contact with many fellow creatures
An advantage OF the home over the
school lies in the power OF parental In
Nlrtue,-opedlence, sotr-controi lnetgu-
ty-trainlng In which should be carried
on both al home and az school Too
much. hiwever. should not be relegated
TO the work OF the school since educn-
tiou IS the work of an the hours OF an
the days and the chnds out OF school
iite contains fully as formative inaueu-
ces as his school life
IA danger is threatened us tn Tho
our schools and crowded carricuum ff
/ "e are TO proceed from the step of pro
Ndlng tree text books 90 that OF supply-
ing the tndigent with all necessarles.
the nation VIII awake AZ some future dav
TO the knowledge tha all responsibility
mas been gradually removed from parent
ana every encouragement is offered FOR
the continued reproduction OF bonehciaries
OF tho government II should be our aim
TO educate children for responsibility non
Tor shifting their burdens upon the gov
ernment.
Neither home n or school Is a complete
ORGANIZATION In itself for the develop
ment OF tho child. There is room for
ooth and Instead OF opposing each other
'hey should be made TO work in harmony
Appreciation OF each other has at Las
besun. The estahishmeut OF parent
meetings Is significant OF a widesprea,
awakening on the subject OF the educatio
OF tho children. There are two thing
OF which the American feels Justly prou
-iho American homo and tho American
schools These united and harmoniops
VIII develop citizens who realize for vba
ihoy arc called on the worlds stage ant
mat t"er cai nt-l non pe Iot seu
alone. but for humanity"
THE average scholarship OF tho ayor
age pupil was tho topic dealt win h,
Prof +. Kitcler, superintendent OF eoho,i
at Portland. Oregon. He drew atlanta,
70 the necessity for arranging the cours,
OF study q suit the peculiar needs ~ eacl
chHd' a system whereby the child "a,
nave one class teacher. but al tho sor,
time ho allowed 10 take studies In otbo
grades for which his ability ats h4,,
was strongly advocated.
Frof' W Monroe. Winfield Nae
read paper on Fatigue among cbld
rem IN which he pointed out MANY .
'he promoting causes and suggestei IA
remedy Howard j. Rogers, Unltod So
commissioner 10 Paris exposition snoi,
on the United States exhlblt ar p.,,,
PROF BROWNS PAPER
] The paper that aroused wide o,-,....
I az the evening session OF the oonvontI i,
, nu9 'Ho one read by Prof Elmer +
: ton. 90 ''uV'
Professor Elmer =. Brown Of the Ia.
p, reIS''y OF Chicago spoke about "Art 4
Education lie SAID n part.
When we speak OF "Ari I'm Educate,
\ 40 not understand that wo ars g.rool
speaking OF a division or ingredient
I education but we are speakinF on onc
I those vital elements which pcrvado Nh
" oesJ education ana make worthy or ,f
e name OF culture
ln the sense of the beanflfH and WIN.
ever g.yee it strength and eiearnes4 M,
Us subtle and pervasiye sort of cu.ru
which goea with the possesr9r Whrr.,.
= ne may go. It peryadcs and irvlr0rat,
a ana Vii'lzea mans th0ughts waatev
i it bee that ho thinks about
we can have no patience With au ef
cation which merely effects man 1Isr
!, meal. We demand of tho schools fb
Il they shall TRANSFORM ana enulb.e .4a Ia.
" man mind 20 that ono rhat IS edur4t.
snail Doe different lu everything that
does. in hia whole makeup from Uhat
=, otherwise would have bcon we are e1
\, strained 90 seek for those Things u edu
- cation whicn are Oar reaching. ualvcrs
recreatve practical education whi,
sets up an artificial opposition botwo,
the beautiful and mo usefulness Is
danger Of defeating himself Beauty ls
q permanent human need and educaut
~. without due attention o. things beautf
fahs 20 give heXi Dlity elevation freeda
no -quaite5 which are necessary no the n
% attainment on useful
.e- "Iho iasfe which has been quicken
"A by me sight OF a nobie picture h %.
power for the appreciation of other p
~ lures. IL IS a great gain % any one wh
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