The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-12
ACTION OF EDUCATORS
WANT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY MAIN
TANNED BY GOVERNMENT.
w. VI. BeardShear Elected President
of the Associntion-socinl Science
and other Topics Discussed.

DETROIT. July 1.-THE National Educa-
tional Association to-day reafirmed its
declaration in favor Of the national uni
versity at Washington 10 be maintained by
the national government. After taking this
action the association elected as its presi-
dent for the ensuing year President W NJ.
Beardshear. Of the University OF Iowa. The
election was unanimous. as was that of
c. VI. Keys. of Hartford. Conn, for treas
urer.
The interest among educators on the
subject OF teaching economics in the public
schools systems of the country was reflect
ed in the attendance upon this mornings
session. Although the Light Guard Armory
was very close when President Green called
the session TO order. there were 5000 teach
ers present.
Talking extemporaneously. Prof. George
r. Vincent. OF the University of Chicago,
made a splendid and enthusiastically APP
plauded address on Social Science and
the Curriculum" "Al subjects in the pres
ent curriculum. particularly literature.
lend themselves 10 the social point of
view said Professor Vincent, after an
nOuncing that ne did not want another
subject added to the curriculum. Prof. +.
w. Spiers. of Philadelphia, was the next
speaker, on Ideals and Methods of Eco
nOmic Teaching
Prof. George Gunton, of New York, fol-
lowed in his paper on Economics in the
Public Schools"
Reuben Post Halleck's paper on The
Teacher as a Social and Economic Power, 8"
was the last one Of the session. Mr.. Hal
leck is from Louisville, Ky. The teacher
who is anti-social commits a crime If he
does not Immediately follow some other
VnOafinn - he cold stThncn xvogfnI NTH nrr-
thority in the educational field. whether
boards of education. superintendent or
principals who try to rule their teachers by
the anti-social feeling of fear are an abom-
ination in this new era. as is the teacher
who tries TO secure results from pupils by
making. them afraid. The teacher who
would be a SOcial-econOmic power must
learn and apply certain social truths which
psychology offers. The most important of
these Is suggestion, together with imita-
ton, its cOrOllary. An understanding OF
the basal clements of sympathy is also nee
esSary." q.
This afternoon thirteen departmental
meetings were held. and in severe! of them
officers were elected for the coming year.
In the department of elementary education
papers were read by Thomas A. Mott, of
Richmond Ind r A. -Ogg, of Kokomo.
Ind, and Prof. Charles De Garme, of Cor
nell University.
At the general session of the association
England" were treated in a paper by
Cloudesley S. III. Brereton, of Melton Con-
stable. England.
President G. Stanley Hall, of Clark Uni
versity. Worcester, Mass, presented his
views of THE Ideal University before the
National Council of Education in Y. NJ. e.
y. Hall this afternoon. He advocated de-
ferring the teaching of reading and writing
until the child was seven or eight years of
age. and substituting nature study in the
meantime. From the eighth to the twelfth
year not much memory work or reasoning
should be given children, DR.. Hall said.
He condemned the subordination of the
high schools to the universities, and urged
high school teachers to stand on their own
basis, regardless of the colleges. After the
ages of twelve or thirteen he advocated
the bifurcating of the studies of the sexes.
The girls" he said. should take the fine
arts and the humanities unless hey intend
to specialize. leaving the sciences, Greek,
etc. to the boys
Three general sessions of the association
and a number of departmental meetings
tomorrow will end one of the most sue
cessful conventions the association has
ever held. The attendance to-day was esti-
mated at between 1900 and 1900.