The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-20

Handlod-Addresses by Noted Educa-
t0rs-Fine school Music.
The fifty fourth annual convention OF
the State Teachers association was
held in this city yesterday, and teach
ers from all over the state attended,
The teachers from the more distant
parts began to arrive Thursday even
ing, to be in readiness for the morn
ing sessions and those nearer the city
came in on the early morning trains, SO
that the streets about the center pre-
scented a lively appearance yesterday
morning. Several hundred teachers,
their friends and others interested in
school work, We're in attendance at the
meetings. Judging from the number on
the streets during the day all the teach
ers did not improve all their opportuni-
ties to listen to discussions on school
work, as they seemed to be consider
ablyinterested in the shopping districts
However, this did not Interfere with
the attendance at the sessions, which
was large.
Seven different divisions of the school
work were represented. The High
school section in Hillhouse high school;
the grammar school section in United
church, the intermediate section in the
First Methodist church, the primary
section in College street hall, the Kin
dergarten section in Harmonic hall,
the art section in Boardman manual
training school, and the music section
in Calvary Baptist church.
A Sda from thn morning MEETINGS
several round tables were held during
the afternoon. Miss Alice O'Grady of
the New Britain Normal school presid
ed at the kindergarten section The
session opened with devotional exercises
by Rev DR.. Lines, and then followed
paper on the Development of the Mo-
tor Centers," by DR.. Luther H. Gulick,
the well known student of child nature
who is at the head of the high school
department of Pratt institute, Brook
Ign.
Other papers read were Popular Mis-
conceptions of the Kindergarten" by
Anna Williams of Philadelphia super
visor of kindergartens in the city of
Brotherly Love. Order versus Kinder
garten Activity" was the subject of
paper read by Bertha McConkey, super
visor of schools of South Manchester.
''The Making of Programmes by Lau-
"a Fisher, supervisor of kindergartens
of Boston, Mass. THE Study Of Ma
ture," by William j. Long of Siam
ford
The primary section met at the Uni
versity hall on College street, Bessie E.
Howes of the Bridgeport Training
school, presiding. Papers read there
Were: "The INTERPOLATION of Subjects of
Study" DR.. Edward r. Shaw, New
York university; discussion, w. F.
Gordy, principal Second North school,
Hartford, and w. B. Ferguson super
intendent school, Middletown. GORE |
lation of Hand Work with Other Sub
jects of the Primary Grades" DR.. j. r. !
Reigart, superintendent Ethical Gull
ture schools, New York; discussion, |
Sarah j. Walter, Normal school, Wilt /
mantle, and F. A. Verplanck, principal |
Practice school, South Manchester
At the First Methodist church on
Elm street the intermediate section was |
addressed on the subject of Survival |
of the Fittest," by Lucy A. Yendens of
New York city, better known as the
author of Preston Papers" Miss Yen
dens said she had been in the harness
as school teacher for over twenty-five I
years but she is now engaged in pub
fishing school literature. Her remarks
were upon enthusiasm in the teacher
as valuable aid in the work of teach
ing. Miss Yendens spoke from exper-
fence, she said, and what she said was
listened to with a great deal of atten-
tion by her younger sisters. Miss Yen
dens told about the enthusiasm that
was needed in the school room and of
the hindrances to such a spirit being
cultivated by many of the teachers.
Briefly outlining at the start Miss Yen
dens stated that some of the hindrances
to getting enthusiasm aroused in most
teachers were insufficient food uncom-
Portable clothing, and worry, and most
important of all, low salaries ''Enthu-
siasm wins the battle" declared the
veteran teacher. ut wins good results
out of some pretty poor material 1t is i,
in the school room what fire is under
the boiler of a locomotive A school
teacher without it is like an engine
without a spark of fire-she cannot
work. Professional enthusiasm" said
Miss Yendens, lis generated and fed
better with more free silver and paper
ioC
any better for teachers than for the
children. Self control is also essential
An irritable, nervous teacher cannot
make success of it.
Order is another element in getting {
enthusiasm infused in the work of a ,
teacher I don't mean that she should
have absolute silence in the room, for
that is impossible. Don't insist on ST.
lence, for that is something that is per-
feet only in death An obstacle that l =
have discovered to enthusiasm" con- S
tinued Miss Yendens, lis Indigestion. t
Refuse mince pies, and don't, dear sis
tiers, wear tight clothing"
Here the teachers stirred around in 1
their seats and leaned forward to hear I
what Miss Yendens was going to say 3
upon this subject. Their curiosity was f
soon gratifed when the veteran school t
ma am, resumed reading from her man n
lscript.
Tight clothing" said she lis not
good for enthusiasm, neither is it good n
for health" Miss Yendens declared
positively that she was opposed to Il
tight waists Worn by the teachers. o
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