The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-11-25
Teachers Institute.

The Hunterdon County Teachers
Institute was held in the Opera House
at Pennington, beginning on Monday
and closing on Wednesday of last
week. Superintendent j. $. Hoffman,
was the presiding officer. The in
structors were DIR. W. n. Heilman and
Prof Frederick Marley, of Boston;
Miss Maud Summers, of Chicago, and
Miss Elizabeth Voorhees,, of Fleming
ton.
Three Pennington diyines Rev. DIR.
RoSan, Rev. l.. ID. Temple and Rev.
p. c. Bascom led the devotional ex-
ercises. DIR. Heilmann's several dis
courses were variations on his general
theme, Evolution and Education. -"
Education as science is young, as
an accompaniment of mems progress
it is as old as the race. When we con
slider it Alright there is nothing repel-
lent about the idea eff evolution.
Spirit has made man master of heredi-
ty and environment. When we think
of evolution we must always make the
distinction between the unconscious
spirit of the animal aud the conscious
spirit of man. Students of Social
problems find that society is the static
element, and the individual the dy-
mamie; that society is the fogy and the
individual the radical. Though seem
ingly opposites these work together
for the general good. Man is ever
moving upward As an animal he
has perhaps about reached his meas
ure of development, but his mind and
spiritual nature are still in the pro-
cess of evolution.
Prof Manlev talked ON Language,
Literature and Life" "Motive in
Composition" aud "Caliband and Ed.
ucation. Besides these he gave two
excellent lectures in the evening on
"Mei chant of Venice" and "Shvlock."
Words are not servants, they ale FAM
liars. The sentence is the measure of
the man. The variety aud quality and
extent of ones vocabulary are lust
equal to his experiences There must
be growth on the part of the teacher
if there is to be growth on the part of
the pupil. The object of composition
should be growth, and that growth
should always include the spiritual
not necessarily the religions in n
restrictive sense.
Miss Summers spoke on Learning
by Doing, Thought and Form" and
"Children's Literature.
In nothing is the characteristic un-
rest of the age more apparent than IN
learning. We are not content with
the old way, and not content with the
new. Both have their advantages.
The good old times were good IN their
day. aud good in their way, but they
are not best for us. The old system of
education turned out some great men
and women, not because of, but i'll
spite of, the system. The school Of
the future will be as far superior To
the school of toduy ns the school of to-
day IL to that Of the good old time
The hand must be trained to do the
things which the restless spirit con
ceiyes. The great ncen of the day is
for fuller development Of the hand.
He, who, having an idea has the man
mel skill to embody that idea in II thing
of use or beauty, is an artist.
Miss Vosseler spoke on The Voice
of the Child and practical Hints on
Training the Voice of Child.
The speakers voice has much to do
with the singing voice. Children
should be taught to sing in soft, smooth
tones. Loud singing by children is
abominal. II is noise rather than
music, and il ruins the voices Of the
singers.