The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-12-29
THE ARGUMENT
FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Presented by Professor Res
Sler of Eugene.
AT the Albany State Teachers
Association that has
Adjourned.


ALBANY, Friday, Dec 2S.-The first
paper OF the morning was on "Tbe
Relation Of the Elementary schools to
the High Schools" 10y f.. ID. Ressler of
Eugene schools. lie said the American
school system is the result of the
evolution of number Of distinct
separate schools The kindergarten,
the elementary school, the academy, the
college and university.
Practically they are separate. Theo
retically they are united into whole
and the state has assumed control of l5,.
500, 900 pupils 10000 teachers, and SO
per cent are in the elementary and high
schools.
In towns and cities where boys and
girls are not needed so much in work OF
making living, every effort should be
made to get all possible into high
schools. In Eugene 25 per cent OF the
elementary pupils are in the high school.
The old elementary school taught its
few branches more thoroughly perhaps.
The present teacher has more branches
TO keep up, as music, drawing, physical
culture, etc, and sacrifices thoroughness
to a wider outlook upon the world.
The wideawake teacher does not
omit to instruct his pupils how to
get the most out OF both text
books as we'll as reference books.
Nearly all who pass the Eighth grade
want to enter the Ninth grade
Unless the Eighth grade teacher has
a special training and has sufficient
time to do so he cannot properly teach
Ninth grade studies.
The business OF the high school
teacher is TO show the pupil how to
study and how best TO use his informa.
ton. He must deal with subjects rather
than with books.
As a rule, the high school teacher
needs 10 review considerable part OF
some Of the elementary school studies
notably arithemetic, grammar and his
tory.
In the discussion Of this subject Supt
Alderman seid this il educationally the
most important subject in Oregon to-
day.
Let us not lose sight Of essentials. |
IL matters not about the name. Many
a boy is in the high school in our village
and country schools today and does not
know It.
II is in the air. We hear it every.
where. The people demand it and they
are going TO have il.
There seems TO be no other subject
before the Association that absorbs so
much attention and upon which the sen.
.iment seems 80 unanimous as this one
II high schools.
In the country consolidation of dis.
riots for this purpose is recommended.
Prof, Justus Burnham, Principle of
he Couch School of Portland, read tn e
most thoughtful paper Of the Associa.
ion on Apperception. Prof. Burn.
nam is a master in this line. II is the
testamOny of all who heard
I, that it's equal has never been heard
before an institution in Oregon on a
subject.
Prest. Campbell presented the sub
ect OF Mammal training in Grammar
grades in a clear and forcible way,
moving samples of work done.
Miss Minette Mayors of Salem schools
ollowed with paper on the same sub.
ect in the primary grade, which showed
/ clear understanding of her subject and
,licited universal commentator irom
III present.
The lecture in the evening at the {
Methodist church by DR.. Ii. w. Kellogg, {
IN THAT Boy we Teach" was a grand
'ffort, the most inspiring of the Associ-
Ition. e
Man is the graudest thing in the
world and the greatest mission is to a
each boys and girls to be meh aud $
The needs OF the twentieth {
century are greater than any that has
'receded. The preparation TO meet 8
hese needs must be oOrrespondingly q
reat. The majority of the worlds {
eaders in every branch OF human activ.
ty are college.bred men.
The audience were simply spell bound
y his pictures Of the twentieth century
n which the boys Of today are 10 take a
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