Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-26
MORE ABOUT CHILD
Prof. Barnes Continues Dis.
cussion of Topic Before
County Teachers.
MUCH INTEREST Is SHOWN
Miss Ellen Philip Tells of InVesti-
CATION in Her
School.

the teachers. from all appearances. as
about $50 assembled in the high
school tO listen to the lectures of the
morning.
The opening exercises were con-
Quoted by Rev. ID. l.. McNary, pastor
of the United Presbyterian church
Forty minutes were given to the topic
of music. Mr.. Barnes, who has gain
ed great favor with the teachers, was
greeted with applause. He first asked
Miss Ellen Philip, principle of the Irv-
ing school, Moline, to give her expert
ence with the children in her build
ing in regard to testing the capacity
of the child. including the expansion
of the chest, the measurement of
arms from tip to tip of fingers, the
strength of eye and ear, the heiglI
and weight of the body.
She said, i'm testing the eye the reg
ular optician card was used, the stop
watch used for the ear. the yard
stick for the height and tape meas
ure for the chest.
Suggests Committee.
Prof. Barnes suggeSt ted commit
tee of teachers be appointed to make
statistics of the county round about
and place ON file this work of test
ing children. He said: ''rhe cduca-
tional world is On the advance. On
the principal side we are progressive,
but fear the moral instruction is on
the wanc. The religious side is weak
ching. France has come to the front
to bring the moral instruction. The
moral nature is mace of two parts
L., i. -
Judgment. to determine what is right
hunger To do right; tells us the right
thing to do: Judgment, tells YOU what
To do. Judgment determines in the
moral world, right action.
| An example of the two great
armies, of north and south. which
came together, WAS given. The north
reasoned it was right. The appetite
of right can be diverted by wrCng use.
appetite for conscience. If conduct is
backed up by Judgment the appetite
for right will be changed throughout
the growth. If judgment changes
from day to day. conduct changes
from day to day. He presented a
chart, giving the 9rowthsof children
in regard to revenge and deceit.
| In regard to kindergarten and mo-
tor development. he said: Motor
control develops from the center out
ward. 1t first appears in large mus
Giles, the simple combinations and the
coarse adjustments; later, in the
smaller muscles and the fine adjust
mepts. Too much of our educational
work is based on assumptions which
may be correct. but which have never
been proved Follow the leader is Il
| fine game-in its place, which is not
in the conduct of our schools. In
medical procedure slavery to authori-
tN is called 'quackery' Motor CON
troll has two sides. In includes power
to put forth energy and the power to
check energy, action and inhibition.
Nervous waste results not so much
| from excess of working energy. as
from leakage because of defective in
hibition."
EnrOIlment IL Large.
The enrolment to date is a fol-
lows:
Rock Island-Idcssa Wakefield,
Charlotte Raugh. Dora Hartz. Helen
Pryce, Julia McGinty. Esther Edwall,
Esther V. Scaberg, A. NJ. Nelson, H..
f. Brown, Anna NJ. Reynolds, Clara G..
Freeman, Mary Mills, Grace Lewis,
Cora l.. Eastman, Jennie Crouholm.
Annie Kirkpatrick, Anna Carlson,
Elizabeth Kennedy. Natalie Mirficld,
Nettie Dodge. Agatha Nevin. Ida
W. Lundy. L. NJ. Copp, Mary Lanuen,
Mary l.. Carter. Winnifred Huntonn,
Jennie L. Wilcox, Elsie NJ. Ziegler,
Lou j. Philip. Harriet +. Henderson,
Ellen s. Philip. Minnie Quayl@. Anna
l.. Grotian. Louise Koch, Martha NJ.
Huesing, Ellen 5. Freed. Emily Free
man. Luella Huthma ker. Jennie G..
johnson. .Atlelia NJ. SchoeSscl. +. L..
Philbrook, Flora Repine, Grace Noft-
SKIER. ~ S. Dart, Mabel Friestat, Anna
T. Bromley, Frances T. Oswald,
MinNie Martin. Nellie Kcllerstrase.
Mabel Levey, Lucy A. Taylor, Clara
Grandin, Dora Newton, Elizabeth
SteIck, Lila Fulsinger. Mary s. Dew
ey, l.. c. Daugherty. Sarah jameson.
Marion Banding, Anna NJ. johnson
Julia NJ. Anderson, Margaret j. Will
son, Anna Feighor, Josephine Whistler.
Lucia Robbins. Edna B. Reed, Hattie
l.. Hill Bridgie Ferry, Ida f. Clarke,
Daisy Postlewaite, Sarah Hollister,
Mary c. Kistler.
MoIine-Wain Benster. Alice Swan
son, Grace Malmberg, Minnie Peter
son, Henrietta Il. Leopold, Ida Lysell,
lAIiceAram. Margaret Weed, Ida We
din. Josephine Holland, jennie r..
Hull Myrtle Nelson, Ella NJ. Harris,
Maude b Meese, MarilIa L. Healy,
Clara Sperbeck, Edna Davis, Esther
johnson. Emily Coryn. Elsie Ostrom,
Mary l.. Stoltcnberg. Grace DCnahey,
Florence Donahey. Estelle Long, Mary
Penney. Hannah Kneberg. Maude Al
lien. Louise Suman. Rose Durbin, Marie
Anderson. Julia Nogel. Georgia +.
Guy. Ella NJ. Ramp, Hilva johnson,
Fannie NJ. Freeburg, Elenor Wick
strom. Elite Il. Root. Frances b. Hem
nr,,.n,. A1inn IL Whenlnck GnN III