The commonwealth., 1903-07-02

represent ideas. But how do they get
into the mind is the question. This
was explained by showing how stran-
ger may enter house. The family
may not desire tae presence Of the
stranger at first, but after a while some
evidence Of relationship Is discovered
and the stranger is embraced and is no
more foreigner but member OF the
family. Here be spoke of the family
of ideas and how the old unite with
the new. When the teacher desires to
lead the child unto new idea he must
begin with that which 1t already
knows.
"Three mental processes" were next
considered. F.rs', the idea outside the
mind or the ingoing pr,cess. Seco, d,
the inside pr.ness or rA ,ction and
reasoning. Third, the outg"ing pro-
cess Or the exrre s,ur. "Exprcssi"n,"
laid the speaker, sis the highest test oi
the tescher's power" He concluded,
First, get the facts secoud, get the
rel ilou between tho IsSt- third, tell
the facts "
Dr. Harrison now changes the char
acter OF the exercises bit by telling
the teachers how 10 send voucher
ard SO ON, and spoke briefly IN regard
to examinations.
Prof. Sherpe remarked that If DIR.
Harrison ard himself were our enemies
they would not have tried to be 10 ex-
planatory. They would have mysti-
fed us. They would not have us do
for the child that which 1t can do for
itself. II mother continues to carry
her babe in Ter arms it will never
walk. This is All age Ct new inven-
tions The teacher must kepp up with
the procession. in reading we are to
remember that words are only signs oi
ideas. Words are simply the husks
that cover the fruits or ideas. Know.
ing mnst pre:ede telling. The right
ideas must be clothed IN the right
words.
So well pleased at the way in which
tue management conducted the Insti-
tute that the following resolution wac
unanimously adopted and spread upon
the face of the minutes:
Enfield, June 10, 1908.
10 Dr. A. s. Harrison and Prof. e. 3.
Sheppe -
While we appreciate the painstakirc
manner of ,nstructing US in tho gener-
al principles of public school teaching,
we are more than grateful TOR the ex-
pressed manifestations that you are
our friends.
We ieei interested in the educational
revival going on In North Carolina and
the South. But we feel that a pleas
ant good feeling exists between the
races, one OF assistance on your part,
and one Of appreciation on ours
is at infinitely more importance than
mere superficial knowledge gotten
out of text books.
This, therefore, will assure you oi
our grateful appreciation and kindly
remembrance Of su:h helpful instrrc-
ton.
And to the good people of Enfield
We most sincerely extend our hearted,
thanks for their kind hosuitality to
which they have 90 generously made
US recipients. For all this We will for
ever ha,e warm place in uut l'leasAn,
"reminiscences o: this occasion.
SCOTLAND HARRIS,
]. H. COLLINs,
J. C. LOVE,
D.. C. BELL,
A. p. ROBINSON,
GEO. WILLIAMS,
COMMITTEES.
NoTE.-We have no space to men,
ton the grand meeting of teachers and
the line OF topics discussed at st Paul
Baptist church Thursday night, neith-
er the closing exercises ut the First
Baptist ch arch on Friday night. Both
these occasions were worthy Of note,
but as we baye no educational journal
at Onr command we must be content