Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-09-17
PROF. EVANS Ar ELKT0N,

prof Evans outlined the week.
work and in very cheerful, help.
ful and inspiring manner discuss
ed the teachers work. He quoted
a poem entitled, oh, Just to Be a
Teacher" giving two views ct the
situation. He said that in the ed.
vocational fields today there is but
little that is new. There are GER
tain principles, primal forces that
underlie the great superstructure
Of education. The successful tea
cher must understand the child.
nature, and the greatest of all ped
agogical works, the Bible. His
talk WAS WAS we'll received by the
teachers"
The instructor summed up the
various discussions aud advised as
follows: Teach geography every.
where. Teach history with geog-
raphy. Keep alive curiosity. BE
careful that children understand
tho map Cultivate language in
geography Make il a progressive
study
Piui Evans continued ih'.,is-
ru>sinr uf "Meut~l law ~ di.p'ay
Il 80 the mature ~ 49, riuun ~
rLe prime pie Ga Nhloh this dts
oussiOu WAS based, Aas ,hat mind
naturally grows right. There
should be no child training done
in this country in any other faith
than that Of the goodness Of child
hood. No teacher ever taught
better than ne or size lives.
Prof Evans gave the following
advice 10 those who would be tea.
cheers Of history: Cultivate mem
DRY Logical power to analyze and
group facts enthusiasm for the
subject sound judgment-cle r
Insight into character and life
devotion TO truth-persistenCe-
vivid imagination. Learn to tell
stories.
That our sincere thanks are for
Mr.. Chas Evans for his enthusiast
tic work among us. We recognize
ia Mr. Evans an up-to-dste in
structor, and in active touch with
the best educational thought Of
our times. We therefore cheer
fully commend him TO the educs-
tional word as one of the bright
est exponents Of education of our
country.
Prof Evans conducted the de-
votional exercises taking the Scrip
ture lesson from St Luke He
then concluded the morning topic
Tor this hour Prof Evans in all
his discussions has proven himself
claar and logical thinker. He
has given 10 the teachers of this
county a clearer insight into their
work. He has a higher standard
of ideals, not purely theoretical,
but intensely practical. His Gu
thusiasm and love for his work is
contagious. The teachers of this
country go to to their work better
prepared for it than ever before,
from having caught some of the
fervency and zeal that imbues our
instructor in his work.
Prof Evans advanced Il new line
Of thought on the subject of the
relation Of the ten common school
branches to the development of
the six natural tendencies in man
to Health, Wealth, Sociability,
Righteousness and Beauty. The
question of Heridity and Envi-
ronment was then discussed by the
Institute.
After recess Prof Evans gave TO
the Institute a practical demon
stration of how best TO conduct a
resding lesson.
PROF. EVANS AT HoPKINsvILLE.
Last evening the auditorium
of the Methodist church was crow
ded with teachers and friends of
education, who we're not only en-.
tertained and instructed but also
filled with a determination to do
aud dare more for the education
of the youth of Christian county
than ever before.
"Mr. Evans, in his pleasing aud
inimitable way, addressed ..the at.
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