The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-06-06

cry constantly raised about the
"poor helpless" convict is worked a
little too much. IL they are special
objects for charitable consideration
all the time, imprisonment loses its
effect. That a convict occasionally
dies is true, and is but natural. They
must die the same as ether MORALS,
and from natural causes.
CHILD STUDY IN FLORIDA.
The child-study movement in
Florida began with the distribution
of some of President G. Stanley
Halls circulars at the meeting of
the State Teachers Association, held
at St. Augustine little more than two
years ago. At the meeting Of the
Association at Tallahassee, year
after, Mr.. Bierly had an exhibit of
all the standard literature, etc, on
child-study. He brought the matter
to the notice of the executive COM
mittee of the Association, which then
decided by a unanimous vote, to
have two articles read by him on the
subject. He was further requested to
make another exhibit of literature
and particularly of apparatus used
in studying children, as was used by
him at the Tampa meeting Of the
Association. The exhibit included
the standard literature, charts, psy-
Geological and physiological appar-
atus generally used in child-study.
The apparatus was mOstlysuppliedby by
the Chicago Laboratory Supply and
Scale Company, Chicago, whose ap-
paratus rendered most excellent sat
isfaction. The room in which the
exhibit was placed was constantly
1crOwdcd with teachers and others in
tereSted i'll child-study.
The exhibit, the articles read, and
especially the fine address on child
study by President Forbes, Of Stet-
son University, who discussed the
| first article, and whose views are in
accord and support with those Of Mr.
Bierly, created such a favorable i'm
preston that a committee composed
of President Murphree, Superin-
tendents HOIingswOrth and Wood
was appointed to consider the adVis-
ability of establishing a special de-
partment of child-study in connec.
ton with the Association. The, re,
, port of this committee was unani
mously adopted upon which tht
President of the Association ap
pointed Prof. Bierly director of tht
) Child-Study Department, and thu
following as members of the Child
Study Committee: President JOIN
F. Forbes, of StetsOn University
Principal c. L. Hayes, Of the Flor
ida State Normal College; Presiden
W. F. Yocum, of the Florida Agri
= cultural College; Principal j. L
Boone, Of the Orlando High School
Principal Arthur Williams, Of tn,
E Summerlin Institute, and Superin
tendent G. p. Glenn, of Duva
county.
The Exhibit at Ocala.-The child
; study department has already de
cided to have another exhibit at tn,
next meeting, to be held at Ocala
This will be very extensive, and viii
embrace all apparatus and literatur
I that are used directly and indirectl,
r in the study Of children, also tn
, apparatus necessary for a course o
+ educational psychology, as it is nov
being taught in our most advances
l normal schools. For this purpose
J the director has planned to visit dur
= ing the summer the psychological
/ and physiological laboratories of sew
E eral Of our best northern universi
ties, to examine some educatiOna
1 psychological apparatus mads dur
ing the year.. The exhibit will hav
a number Of charts for showing de
f fective development of the nervou
system, of the head, of the feet, o
!, the ears, of the teeth, of the jaws
y etc, also the entire human brain i
2 alcohol, several hundred micrOscOI
a ic slides for showing the structuT
c and development of the brain an
7 sense organs. For showing and ez
planning these views, there will b
+ there a number of microscopes an
5 assistants. In short, a complete ed
| ucatiOnal psychological laborator
will be on exhibit, which will OK
s cupy several large rooms. Pupil
- will be examined in the presence q
teachers, so that our teachers ma
get some definite ideas of the grea
progress in education.
f The advantages of an exhibit G
= psychological apparatus, etc., al
Ii self evident to every one who keer