Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-17

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figure about which he studies. In or
der to solve problem in mensuration
the pupil must know what elements
are given and what elements are to be
found Mr.. Williams gave a very in
teresting lesson on finding the volume
of solids.
PROFESSOR BROWN.
Professor George p Brown, editor Of
'The Home and School Education"
Bloomington, Illinois, was introduced,
and gave a brief outline of his lecture
for the evening.
DOCTOR HINSDALE.
"How to Teach Civlcs," by DR.. Hins-
dale.
Congress now trancasts as much
business at a single session as it did
forty years ago in several sessions.
This is evidence of growth, advance
ment, progress. We are moving along.
Growth is not confined alone to the
national government. There is a fear
that the American people are not equal
to the task now upon them, that they
are overweighted, but they have met
many big questions before, and it is
safe to predict that they will be equal
to the occasion now.
Civics is reforming and disciplinary.
Nothing is truer than that the text
books introduced into the public
schools are inadequate to the demands
placed upon the study of civics. This
study must teach the boy to be an hon
est, intelligent voter-there is too
much corruption in politics.
A state is a political body, or body
polite. 1t is part of human nature
as much as the family is. Civics is a
subdivision of morality, and has a
great deal to do toward raising the
mans character, his standing in the
community.
Teaching is a pure, didactic exercise.
Training goes beyond this-it has eff
feet in the uplifting of character The
child in the first six years should be
we'll started in obedience, justice, hon
esty, the knowledge of the Creator.
The beginning of history is to remem-
Der what was done yesterday, last
week, last year.
SCIENTIFIC TEMPERANCE.
Superintendent Williams took up the
subject, Scientific Temperance.
Under a law passed by the Legisla-
ture at the last session, temperance
teaching is necessary.
The law is good but faulty. Espec-
tally in it's application to primary
schools it should only be fulfilled in a
moral way-by example. Scientific
temperance cannot be taught success
fully to the child of six.
1t is wrong to attempt to instruct be-
yond the chlds years, There are a
great many things a child need not
know-ought not to know. Don't tell
a small child he must not do a certain
thing 1t arouses his curiosity and he
is sure to attempt it.
Alcoholism is curse that should be
abated. Alcohol effects the stomach,
the brain, destroys, wrecks the system.
1t makes impure blood and is poison
GUS to the human being. Teach hy-
giene, tell your class about the func-
lions of the body Children ought to
know how to make strong bodies. They
ought to be taught how to care proper
ly for the body. Sleep and eat regu-
arly don't stay up late at night for
mere society sake.
Cigarettes are abominable-they kill,
fill graves. 1t is criminal to sell or
give child one OF these death dealing
instruments. Teachers must set good
axamples-every act, every word of the
teacher is watched.
Prof Williams closed by paying a
deserved tribute to the w. C. T. Y. Or
ganization, and told of the great infiu-
ence exerted by women.
ROUND TABLE.
| Following the adjournment, Prof.
Williams conducted another session of
he Round Table" which was well at
tended, and greatly enjoyed by all
teachers who participated. 1t is in
tended that here after the Round Ia
Bile" shall occupy prominent place on
;he regular Institute program.
EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session of the Teach
ers' Institute, Geo. =. Brown spoke on
the Mature of Feeling and its Inf
uence in the Education CT Children" b"
Mr., Brown reviewed the development
Of primitive man and showed how the
first emotions which governed his ac-
ions were composed almost entirely of
mere feeling in all its complexities,
was attained. The child is practically
type of primitive man in that the
former is governed entirely by the
| pleasure-pain sensations. In the early
stages of physical development physi-
cal strength was the important and on
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pulse gave place to cognitive power
and thought. The school should be an
attractive place for the child and his
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