The Portland daily press., 1900-05-11
Rev. JudSOn W. Shaw One Of The
Speakers.
aEeA Saws
Address By Supt. Of
Schools Stetson.
Advocates Simplicity in Matters
OF Education.


last night, . very Interesting meeting
was held under the auspices Of the Young
Citissns' Loyal League, which was well
attended and graosd BY tbs prsssnce OF
many ladies.
Hon. William II. Loonsy presided and
In appropriate language introduced she
speakers OF this evening, tbe first Of whom
was Rev. Judson W. shaw Of Falmouth.
who first pointed out that the education
of our people must depend upon child
life and that the falling Of fallen nations
Is owing TO the fact tnat they have long
overlooked ths education Of the child.
He asked ths question; ''Is this coun-
try to rise TO the zsnith OF human power
and freedom or BY the spurning Of NOR
ais and the lack Of energy to meet and
overcome thrsatsnina periIs, to bring on
Itself suicidal overthrowr This point
was elaborated BY bistoricai references
and It was urged that the drift OF edu-
cation has been along lines Of intellectual
development instead OF character build
ing. We have encouraged our children
to be shrswd and sharp In business rath-
er than TO do as they were done By.
This kind OF ed ucation has largely lad
to the getting OF money without giving
an equivalent and this spirit OF business
shrewdness has worked into our commu-
nifty and from this system OF education
there has sprung up spirit OF misrepre-
sentation.
What can be done to correct 10 WAS
dwsIt upon and the speaker saw much
good that might com from . oitizens'
league, which Ia trying to build into the
| Isr, S<f< oh n IL
nation swift to conceive the beautiful
and the true and to put into the minds
Of our boys and gisls high ideals OF good
citizenship.
This brief summary OF q few Of the
salient points made by Rev. Mr.. shaw
fails TO do iusiioe to bis abls address
which was long and carefully prepared
one dealing with the various phases OF
the several questions to which the league
10 directing Its Efforts.
Hon. William W. Stetson, atnts superin-
tendent Of schcol,, was very cordially rs-
ceiyed when hs rose to mako the conciud-
ng address which WAS listened to with
the keenest interest. de led on with
the suggestion that IN matters OF educa-
tion sim plioity should b. cultivated, fsw-
er things and better done. The ohild
must do his own work and not have 10
done for him. He went into the details
Of the apparel OF the pdpil and said that
the mind Of the more favored was too fire.
qusntly distracted by thoughts Of dress,
while oehera were humiiiatsd. II unable
to appear rs well. Food In many cases
was sGo stimulating and exciting and
not sufficiently nonrishins, and he urged
teachers not 10 forget that each child
had Its own identity which must be
reokoned with II best results ars to be
obtained, Too much attention ~as given
to forms and methods and old time viz
tues. when there are better ways now OF
getting at the children. This speaker
pointed out that certain things were in.
fiuential after 81 years Of experience and
the one supreme thing 10 the question
who sits behind the dssk. Il counts
more than all books. II q woman first
last and all the time ahe can mould
the destinies OF the child % NO other in
fiuencs can. He cited tha oasa OF q Miss
Brown in some country scbooi Of Maine,
who changed the whole lifs Of q boy By
telling him she had better bsgin and
get ready for college" she pus Into the
boys mind q thought which went down
the bouisvagds Of time and changed his
fs; q fact afterwards fully rsoognizsd,
for when the teacher died, the grown
MP man travelsd ovsr a continent to do
homage to her memory.
lyon cannot teach morals In q class,
said the speaker. s'you must teaoh them
to the individual, and 50 taught they are
Of the best kipd which oczea out through
the pures." In earlier days boys used
to toll and make sacrifices that they
might 60 to the academy; thsy went to
school and were not dragged there.
There were three fortunate things for q
boy and these were to be born In the
country. TO be born poor and to be born
young. II born great they are born too
old to live very young. He referred 10
the influences OF home lfs and said that
| the struggle Of tne poor mans sons gave
them strength to tight ifs's battles.
willis some others go sstrcy because
they have not strength TO 40 right. .
Conol uding his very able address the
speaker facesiously referred to grsat
men as sort of infiictlons and saw sal
vation for the country In the clean,
righteous man, who each day goes to his
allotted work.
A very pleasant feature Of the evening
was the singing of Miss Henristta Rioe,
who was accompanied on the piano by
| Alrs Stevens. Har chosen mum bers we're
1T is q Dream" and "Absenoe," both
of which were rendered In delightfully."-
artistic msnnsr.
FIRE IN CONCORD.
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