Evening journal., 1905-12-15
HUMAN SACRIFICE IN
PANAMA COSTLY
Institute Speaker Compares It With the Policy
Of Peter the Great and the Building
of st. Petersburg
DR., SEARCHDISCOVEREDAPOET

"rhe recent war ia Russia was the
modern attempt to carry out the great
designs OF Peter the Great Il was tho
result of an attempt TO reach the sea,
to lind am outlet for Russia's trade.
That was the purpose of Peter the
Great In building ST. Petersburg q city
in the marshes at the mouth OF the
Nova a city which smiles out upon the
waters of the north as a. whitcd
sepulchre. A whitcd scpulchrc because
its building cost more in treasure and
human life than any other human pro-
iect of its kind save one. Peter the
Great sank forests OF timber I'm those
marshes and tons OF stone and sacri-
feed the lives OF 10000 workmen."
"To us belongs the credit of exception
The Panama Canal has cost more than
10000 lives already and who can say
how many more. But as did Peter the
Great we viii persevere. We want the
canal. We will build it and we will DE
awfully sorry for IL when we get e."
$50 long as Russia exists. whether
Car rule or man from the proletariat
there VIII always be that problem OF
finding that way 10 the sea-"
This assertion regarding the great
cost Of the Panama Canal and It's ape
parent needlessness was made by DR.
IN. c. McFarlane I'm his address upon
the political unity OF geography at the
teachers institute this morning while
illustrating the causes for locations OF
cities.
The Closing Day
The second and closing days session
OF the annual teachers Institute OF thi.
city opened promptly at o'clock. The
devotional exercises were conducted bs
the Rev. william Writ king. pastor OF
Grace NJ. ~ Church OF this cliy Miss
Mary Morrow favored Institute
with "a soprano solo end. iiye i'
lof THY Fulness L0rdr
Reports from the principals rcgardin,
the report OF tcachc1si st aao Raa
Iaskcd ly Supeffnlcndtnt 1pltmycr
following which Baron Verona I'd
Quesada. "a Cuban Professor of Spanish
lwho IL conducting classes for teachers
made an announcement of the work o
his classes. Tho professor was profus,
in his praise of the good work done by
Miss Alberta and Mis- Palmer
Dr. 7. G.. McFarlane addressed the
institute on the unity of geography O..
shown in the political divisions. Their,
Is no reason why one country should b,
studied before another except that 30 i.
your own.
There are two things which we must
provide for. First that the children
dropping out Of school between tho
first and fifth grades should have some
knowledge OF the earth and the geo
graphy OF it. Second. this second treat.
ment of this portion Of geography.
The reason for this division in IN,
treatment OF geography Is that there
are two stages in the schooling of the
child. The first Is the child Of sense
the second the child OF reason.
some people believe that the youni
child can reason and take exception
to the statement I have made. Ii yol
call the connecting of am obvious causl
with AN obvious effect reason then tha
your contention is correct But reason
TO my mind is the connecting sal,
DR.. McFarlanc of a cause distant an,
not obvious by means OF various link
and devious events with a present re-
suit or effect
Johnny connects the whipping M
gets for taking the jam q immediate
cause ana effect That is the ilustra
tion Of sense. But ne begins TO rcasoi
when he begins to ask a question ant
upon the facts of your answer asks
second and upon your answer TO the
!. second asks a third. That stage O.
usually reached after the hflh grade
Teach the children tho facts IN IN,
first hvc grades and I'm the upper grade.