The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-13
GERMAN PARK BRILLIANT
FESTIVAL GIVEN FOL TEACHERS BY
THE MAENNERCHOR.
Place Seemed Very Far Away from
Dull City-DiscussiOns of
the Convention.

The crowd that went to the German Park
last night TO attend the Maennerchor's re-
ception for the delegates to the convention
OF the National German-American Teach
ers' Association discovered how imposing
is the trackage of the Indianapolis Street
railway Company. The south entrance TO
the park was closed. and the cars ran
around to the north gate. Because of the
darkness the people on the cars could not
see the houses on either side Of the track,
and this heightened the distance in the
imagination.
The cars turned again and again, and
sped through meadows and little groves.
At intervals the passengers could see across
the country the glimmer of the lights of
the park. and at these intervals they
thought their destination was at hand, but
the cars would turn again and the lights
would disappear. Finally the cars stopped
at the entrance TO the park. and through
the gate the passengers saw a brilliant
festival.
pavilion was covered by an arbor construct
ed of StringerS of electric lights; so many
lights there were that the place was radi-
ant. Under the arbor were tables and
around these sat men and women in their
gayest summer attire. The City Band, un-
der in thu the S SsHsssana of + A. ch Mdllsr' q PLAYED tss
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Maennerchor alternated with the band.
The decorations of the clubhouse, the dark
and a circle of japanese lanterns gave the
scene varied color. Because of the long
ride TO the park it seemed far removed from
the dull gray city.
AT the meeting Of the Teachers Associa-
ton at the German House this morning Of
fcers will be elected and the place of next
probable that Milwaukee will be chosen.
Tonight a kommers will be given for the
visitors at the German House.
NEWSPAPERS IN THE SCHOOL.
During the discussion at yesterday morn
ing's session Prof. Carl Otto Schoenrich,
of Baltimore, advocated the reading of the
daily newspapers in the public schools.
"One of the principal objects Of the
school," he said. must be to teach the
pupils how to learn, and therefore they
ought to be taught how to learn from the
greatest and most general educator of our
time-the press. Most all Of them read the
newspapers at home. but there are news
papers and newspapers. and there is a
great difference between keeping the young
people intelligently informed of what is
going on from day to day in the great
world outside Of the schoolroom and the
mere discussion of inane gossip that is of
neither present nor future benefit. Let us
lead our pupils TO discriminate and acquire
a taste for the reputable daily newspaper,
which is not only a faithful contemporary
historian but also the daily repository of
the worlds work In whatsoever field 1t may
be engaged"
Prof. G. e. Karsten. head of the German
department at Indiana University. said it
is more important for the student to ac-
quire the spirit of German culture than
the German grammar; that what the STU
dents want is thoroughness and under
standing rather than speed and facility.
He called attention to a society in Leipsic
which brings language students of different
countries into relation with each other for
the great good they can derive from writ
ing to each other.