The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-30

The training school class yesterday
afternoon gave a public exhibition of
teaching before number of persons
interested in the work OF education
in this city Miss Emma G.. Olmstead,
who is in charge Of the school, pre-
sided. Several Of the young ladies took
five-minute periods and gave illustra-
tions OF the methods Of teaching in
vogue.
The first was Miss Craven, who H.
lustrated the method OF teaching land
formation by means Of modelling with
earth She was followed by Miss
Burall, who showed the modern
method Of teaching fractions. Miss
Murray also illustrated this work. Miss
Padden gave an illustration OF the
methods OF teaching language in the
primary grades, and Miss Thayer gave
a brief and interesting music lesson
to a class Of ten small children. Miss
Shook continued the work taken up
by Miss Craven and modelled the
United States from the earth.
Joseph Murphy, the only male men,
Der Of the class, at this part OF the
programme presented, on behalf of
the class OF 1900, bust OF Horace
Mann, the first great American edu-
Gator, to the school, The gift was ac-
cepted by Professor Grant, in the abb
sence Of President Jayne, Of the school
board. Professor Grant referred to
Horace Mann as being the first Amer
lean to realize that the education Of
the young Is a bounden duty OF the
state.
DUTIES OF A TEACHER
Superintendent Howell was next In
troduced and made a most eloquent
address on the duties OF a teacher.
THE young man or young girl" said
he, "who has not a deep and abiding
love for children and who cannot
watch with the keenest interest and
delight the slow unfolding OF the hu-
man mind will make a school keeper
and not school teacher"
Continuing, he said "The greatest
thing in the educational world is hui
man sympathy. Let the heart speak
in all the work you do. BE hopeful,
be an optimist. not merely over the
listlcss, needless, inattentive scholars.
but over oil. Have a sublime faith in
the onward march Of civilization and
in the upward tendency of all the peo-
pie"
The superintendent urged against the
relegating OF the essentials to the rear
and the putting forward Of the nom
essentials. Regarding order and disci-
pline, he said:
"Order and discipline are sometimes
used as synonymous terms, but they
are not such. They are far from be-
ing identical. Order means prompt
obedience to commands, whereas dis
cipline makes commands unnecessary.
Order is a monarchy, while discipline
is a democracy and is far preferable" f."
He said that this years class had done
work that had never been surpassed
and that their drawing was the best
ever seen in the school. He expressed
in conclusion the hope that the board
might places for them all.
THE IDEAL EDUCATION.
The next speaker was Rev. D4 j.
MacGoldrick, who gave most schol-
arly address on THE Ideal Teacher
and the Ideal Educator" He differen-
tiated between the teacher and the
educator by referring to the one as
being merely an imparter OF knowledge
and TO the other as being one who
touches every line OF the pupils char
actcr.
THE teacher" said he. "need have
only a sufficient amount OF knowledge
and a sufficient dexterity to impart
this knowledge. The educator must
have not only these qualifications, but
he must have primarily a moral nature
so thoroughly strong that there Is no
weak point in IT. The good teacher
may be rough and ready. yea, may be
even blameworthy In conduct and yet
fill out the requirements OF mere
teaching.
Tho educator, on the contrary. must
be refined. He must be as gentle, as
calm and as soothing as an angels
whisper. He must be blameless not
only on the surface but In those inner
recesses that come not within the ken
OF human sight" He said that though
he was speaking OF ideal subjects that