Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-03-05
NELSON HOME FROM
SESSION OF n. {. A.
Questions Discussed Indicate
Healthy and Progressive
Spirit.
WAS HELD AT LOUISVILLE.
Meeting OF Supcrintcndcnts Was tho
Largest of Recent Years Interest
Taken Decidedly Keen.

State supt. Of Schools Nelson return
ed from louisville, KY yesterday
where he attended the session Of the
department of superntondents OF the
n. T.. A. He stated that the attend
nnce at the department Of superintend-
ents of the National Educational associ-
alton, held at Louisville, Feb q, IS,
March ], was the largest Of recent
years and that the keen interest taken
IN the questions discussed indicated n
healthy and progressive educational
spirit AL Of the papers, said supt.
Nelson, were Of high class, but OF cx-
cepiiona merit were the papers Of Dr..
Il. p. Halleck, author Of "Hallecks
Psychology" and Or. Martin G.. Brum-
baugh, head Of the department OF peda-
gogy In the University Of Pennsylvania,
and DR.. VIM. o. Thompson Of Ohio
university. DR.. Halleck's subject was,
What Kind Of Education tx Best Suit
ed TO Boys" lie held that boys VIII
never receive the best education as long
as they are taught chiefly by the oppo-
site sex. The ideals, he tastes the
reading matter, the sports the subse-
quent lives OF the two seses differ wide
~. In the name of the boy he pro-
tested against the tendency to discour-
age honest rivalry In NE school He
was doubtful as to whether much rival
ry Is necessary or desirable Tor girls,
because women have rendered incal-
culable benefit TO mankind In preserv-
ing quiet homes. the places which Of
all make life worth living.
He showed how that with men life is
contest and how contests are well
coined by successful men, A boy should
be taught that life will displace him for
HIS rival IL that rival can do things
better. To cover up this truth with
sentmentality as many teachers arc
now doing, will train boys not to be
ready to face the conditions OF life. He
did not minimize the evils which might
result from contests, especially unwisely
developed and carried on, yet he EN-
phasized the beneficial results, finally
showing that the trouble with the count
Try today IL not that there are toe
many fighters, but that there are too
few Folks, Jeromes, and Roosevelts,
DR., Brumbaughs subject was ELM
nations md Notifications in the Course
of Study" His chief thought was that
II Is not only unnecessary hut also del-
rimcntal for a child To- be required 10
digest little of all sorts OF subjects.
but that II Is to his advantage TO learn
well the lessons which will produce ru.s
ture and mental power for future use
DR.. Thompson's paper on moral train
ing In the public schools received un-
stinted praise
The convention endorsed the bill now
ss. III,
privilege TO state educational depart
ments so as to cover the mailing Of
official reports and like documents and
also Secretary of Agriculture Wilson's
recent report recommending the teach
ing Of elementary agriculture in the
schools and approving HIS request for
nm appropriation Of Sl3620 TO cover
the cost Of an investigation OF agricul-
tural instruction in America and Eur
ope. 1t also passed resolution recon-
mendlng that state normal schools give
special attention TO preparing teachers
for instruction In manual training, cle-
mentary agriculture and domestic SCI
ence, and urged the passage Of the
Burkett- Pollard bill now before Con-
gress asking for an appropriation of
money to the several states for that
purpose.
Three cities entered the contest for
the next meeting place. They were
Chicago. 81 Paul, and Hot Springs
Chicago won out
The officers elected for the ensuing
var are. Superintendent W. w. Stetson
OF Maine president; first vice presI-
dent, IT, II. Seerley, president Of IN,
Iowa state normal school. Cedar Falls.
ia. second Vice president r.. j. Tighe
of Ashvlle. n. C.; secretary. J, H. Har-
ris, superintendent of schools Pontiac
Mich.