The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-20
TEACHERS ENJOY TRIP
HISTORIC POINTS WERE VS.
TIED YESTERDAY.
Prof. Campbell Spoke Last Even
ing on "New Century Out
look In Education"

The annual session Of the ClatsOp
Teachers Institute closed last night and
today the members, who have been In
attendance. will leave for their homes.
Yesterday a trip 70 historic points In
the vicinity u Astoria was enjoyed and
at the night session large audience
gathered at the methodist church TO
hear Prof. =. l.. Campbell Of the State
Normal School at Monmouth. deliver
4 splendid address on THE New Cen
tury In Education"
Mrs. Carrie Shaw Rice. Of Tacoma.
who was 20 have read an essay on
Poets OF the Northwest Pacific Coast"
was unayoidably detained al her home
end cent a message Of regret to the
institute. During the evening vocal 40
los were rendered by Prof. J. e. Nc
Cue and Miss Kathryn Shively. Prof
Campbcll's address was a splendid cf-
fort and was received with enthusiastic
applause. He ls one Of the foremost
educators II the state and his address
WAS repletc with information particular
~ welc Jme 10 teachers Prof Campbell
said IN part:
THE material development Of the CEN
tury just closed has been enormous. but
Il has been fully cqualled by the de-
was practically no system OF public
schoolA as We understand them. al the
beginning Of the century enrolled and
spend tl91. 100000 annually in mainten-
ance. Organization Is being perfected.
and advances are being made with
rapid strides
at every stage Of development We
have feared hat we were going al too
ruy a. %. !, 4
dangers lying Just ahead; but the sur
prislng fact is clearly ascertained that
greater safety comes with greater COM
Dlcxity but apparently increasing risk.
The express trains have fewer acci-
dents than the freigh;s. and the ocean
liners than the freighters The reason
Is that increased skill and intelligence
came with increased danger. The com
plexitics Of our twentieth century civil
ZltiOn will be safely met through a
better trained citizenship. than was
that Of the century just passed.
our schools must continue to grow
in efficiency. and they viii Children
viii be- trained 10 a recognition Of the
duties OF citizenship and the same re-
sponsIblliy that now constitutes the un-
derlying basis Of our commercial world
will form the foundation Of our nation
al safety. Falthfulness in civil duty
Will be thought no less a crime tran
treason during war To bring about
this better condition some changes are
already impending In the public schools.
First the conditions must be made bet
ter by assigning fewer pupils TO each
teacher; second the method must be
made more fully and clearly inductive.
~ that the habit Of getting all the facts
before forming the conclusion Will be-
come fixed in the pupils mind; third.
the school must be more intimately
connected with everyday life. School
IL not a preparation for living but is life
itself
Industrial training will be more gen.
orally introduced. and Industrial ideas
more strongly emphasized Strong, ac-
tive. intelligent. reliable men and wo-
men will be the great end aimed at In
all education. The new century will
b. more complex in its civilization: but
II will be safer and happier than past.
for the reason that 1t will have more
highly skilled citizens TO manage It's
affairs"
The excursion was a delightful trip.
except for a touch OF rough weather.
which. however. did not mar the gaiety
OF the teachers and their guests. The
party numbered about seventy when the
steamer Calender left its wharf at $3.50 /
a. m. The steamer crossed the river to
Chinook and kept close to the Washing
ton shore. where there was but a little |
roughness. The first stop was on the
sands near Fort Candy, and was not
scheduled. The rising tide fioated the |
vessel. after a half hours delay, and
the party proceeded to the fort. which
was inspected. The lighthouse was Wis
tied and later lunch was served in
the gymnasium of the barracks, which
the officers placed at the disposal Of
the institute. After lunch the party
went 10 Bakers bay to view the light
ship and relics were secured.
The trip from Fort Candy TO the |
Lewis and Clark river was enlivened
with songs and other amusements. Geo. |
II. Hines. assistant secretary to the |
Oregon Historical Society. was present |