The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-10-31
APPOINTMENT
OF PRINCIPALS

On Monday evening, thirty teachers,
representing various schools Throughout
the city met Ut the Wilmington High
School with Superintendent Twitmycr
and much serious In the outline Of work
was manifested.
Pursuant to the rnle adopted last June
by the Board Of Public Eudcation all fu-
ture appointments to principalships in
either primary or grammar schools will
have successfully passed an sxnminati Oh
in the academic branches the course OF
study in these schools. and In psychology
msthodoloyy and school IN snageinsn {.
The courte In elementary ych0iogy
applied to teaching will Heat especially Of
those phases Of psychslo2y which throw
light upon the lprocess Of teaching. The
problems Of education and the PRACTICE Of
teachiug will bo studie In the light OF
the we'll established law, of experimental al
psychology and the psychological the
will receive special consideration; Asso-
citation. memory, Imagination, perception
and nppeTception, sensation, feeling and
emotion. interest, Instinct habit, reason,
attention and the will; the various
phases OF child growth and development
Of mind and body. and the physical basis
Of procority and dnllness, rhythm, fatigue
and other relations OF mind and body
individual dilfsrenoes and the mental
life OF dcfectivos
In the History OF Education the topics
for study are: Trace the growth Of the
educational ideal from the dawn Of civil.
izstion to tho present day; the relation Of
the school to other institutional forces;
compare the theories Of great educutiona
reforme,s with esch other and with the
doctrines how taught by the leaders of
education, The rise and development of
the public free school will be given inter-
citing consideration.
Under School Management 1t Will bo
required that principals thoroughly under
stand the conduct and organization OF
mistakes In teaching. and possess an In
sight into certain fIndsnsntai laws. the
acquaintance with which will relieve the
teacher Of dependence upon mere devices
Of management aud the connection OF
management with teaching must be em-
phBsizod. School supervision will deaI
with the practical problems that confront t
the principai; the principals relation to
her teachers. to her committee, to the
superintendent, to the patrons. to other
principals; the grading OF schools. exani
nations arrangement Of courses OF study,
actual work Of the teachers, selection aud
professional improvement OF teachers
teachers meetings. professional rea lin Z
and knowledge OF educational metbod
Superintendent Twitmyer discussed ~
length the various important phases In
the principals position. The course Of
professional rcadiug being az present pur
sued by the teachers will gretly streng hen
than for the now work and will 10 taken
Into account when the examination is
held.
Mts Ellen Samworth was elected chair
man of tbs class and Miss Nellie Louise
Sawin, secretary. Superintendent Twit.
Inyer was authorized by tho members to
secure tho necessary books and tho noxt
lusxt meeting will be held on wednesday
November g. at the Wilmington Higi
School, when he study OF psychology
will bo taken IN. A vote OF thanks was
given Superintendent Twitmyer for ais
courtesy and interest In the lnattsr and
for his valuable as distance In uE q
the leadership OF thu class, Many Of ths
members are n>pired bv the desire t,
raise 'heir pedagogical standard and art
entsringiug upon the work with this enc
In view.