The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-04-10
TEACHERS Gain A WEALTH
OF INFORMATION IN CHICAGO
Party of Pedagogues Return From Weeks Sojourn
at the Windy City, Famous Schools Visited.


went to Chicago to inspect the schools
of that city have returned, full of in
formation and inspiration. While i'll
the Windy city they visited the Chi
cago Normal school, a teachers pre-
paratory school maintained by the
city of Chicago in which teachers are
trained especially for work in the city.
The party gained much from visit
to the school of education, depart
ment Of the University OF Chicago un-
der the direction Of that eminent psy-
chologist, Prof. John Dewey. Among
the most interesting places visited by,
the party was the Forestville school,
under the presidency of Miss Florence
Holbrook Miss Holbrook is best
known for her writings for children
in the primary grades. Indian Myths
and the-Hiawatha Primer are products
of her pen and thousands of children
have been delighted and instructed by
the rythmic notes of Hiawatha's
song to the owlet and other equally an
good. Forestville school makes
speciality of languages and literature
ond one of the interesting things seen
was children in the fourth grade read
ing Shakespeare's Midsummer Nights
Dream. -
MANUAL TRAINING.
At John Drake school the same sys-
item of manual training Is used as that
of the Canton schools with the addi-
ton OF rhythmic exercises which are
of great assistance in training the
children's physiques to graceful poses.
This school is also the proud possessor
of many handsome pictures, the gift
of Chicago citizens whose object Is the
tasteful and suitable decoration of
schools. These progressive men have
scent thousands of dollars in pictures
and other distinctly decorative pieces
for the schools of the Windy city.
Tilden school taught the Canton
young women much about manual
training and manual expression. This
is the specially Of Tilden school and
here the children are taught to ex-
press given ideas in clay. sand and on
paper. Iron and wood turning are al
so among the features of this great
school. All of this work Is done with
out loss in the ordinary features OF
school work as known here
John Spry school is one of those in
the district in which many foreigners
live. The little exiles take much de-
light in the school work as demon
strated in this eminently progressive
school and much of the work of max
ing Chicagos immense foreign ele-
ment good citizens is done at this
place.
Kazminski school for deaf mutes
was also visited with great advan-
tage. Manual training Is leading
feature of this school also.
HULL HOUSE VISITED.
Mcpherson school has a high grade
at general work which interested the
visitors. Probably the most interest
ing place visited by the group of
teachers was the social settlement
by the famous Miss Jane
Addams. In the centre of district
inhabited by the wretchedly poor. this
noble woman and others have devoted
theiI lives to teaching the children of
the poor" something of the great life
of the world of honesty and society
aud Of the Christian religion. Here
there are boys and girls clubhouses.
industrial shops, gymnasium. reading
rooms, and an eating house for the
poor Excellent lectures by noted
men are sometimes given here for the
benefit Of the INDECENT exiles who arc
only too glad of shelter and worship
the noble woman who heads the set I
tlement'
The party also attended the meet
ings of the North Central Association
Of Colleges and Secondary schools
which happened to be In session in
the city at the time OF their visit. !
Many speeches by men of national
reputation rewarded them for their
attendance.
THOSE WHO WENT.
Those who were in the party were:
j. M. Sarver; Super
visor Miss Lake Watson; Principals
Mary King and Lena Ritterspaugh.
and the following teachers: Eva Will
son, Leona Leibold, Mary schario.
Minnie Snyder. Julia Lenzer. Hattie
Anna Mellen. Maria Kauf-
man, Nettie Steiner. Mary Warner.
Alice Niederhauser. Clara Meyers. |
Miss Lizzie Cook, of Akron, also ac-
companied the party.
The gathering represented every
grade from the kindergarten to the
Eighth grade and more representa-
tive group OF teachers In Canton
schools would be hard to select. They.
returned Sunday from the trip which
lasted lust one week