The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-04-06
MONEY GETTING SCORED
TEACHERS TALK OF PRESENT DAY
CHILD VIEWPOINTS.
FRENzlED GREED OF DOLLARS
Home Influence Of Business Men Upon
Their Children Was Attacked at the
First Session Of Northern Nebraska
Teachers Association.

The idea that money.getting Is the
chief end of life was roundly scored,
as we'll as the businessman father of
today. who, engrossed with his own
comemrcial affairs, has little time to
devote to his children, in the first ses-
sion of, the twelfth annual meeting of
the North Nebraska Teachers asso.
citation which was held in the high
school assembly room yesterday after
noon, The topic which brought about
the discussion upon the so-called prac.
tical education for school children, was
that assigned to Superintendent A.
V. Teed of Dixon county, "a Broader
and More Substantial Elementary Ed.
ucation."
Mr. Teed took the view that the ell.
ementary education should be of a
more practical and sounder nature,
while Superintendent Sorensun OF Ne
ligh, who followed with a discussion,
designated the "so-called practical ed
ucation" as but the frenzied desire Of
something that will aid the child to
earn few dollars speedily"
Practically this same view was held
by Superintendent Stine of Harting-
ton, who also discussed the question.
What is the real purpose of life to-
day." he asked. He cited the theories
of the ancient, dwelling upon their po-
etic natures and their philosophy of
thinking and getting enjoyment and
happiness from life, while today, he
said, the chief aim seems to be prin-
cipally money-getting. He also said
that the teaching Of language and
common sense English should be
among the practical thinges taught
Children must be taught correct views
of life
Attacks Present Home Influence.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the afternoon was the attack
of Superintendent Sorenson upon pres
ent systems of home influence. He
said that the business man gives too
little attention to the development of
so engrossed is he in his business af-
fairs and money-getting," he declared
Superintendent Sorenson also said
that children should be given a course
in manual training, that the idea of
wealth as a chief aim in life should be
crowded out of life and that there
should be a more positive moral in
struction.
Superintendent Teed, in his treat
ment of the subject, showed first that
only small percent of school chill
dren ever received more than an ele-
mentary education. Education should
be first practical and then cultural,
he said if possible. He touched upon
the course of study. He said there is
too much adding and not enough sub
stitution. Quality is often sacrificed
to quantity. Text books present too
much material Arithmetic should be
completed in less than eight years
He urged more thorough knowledge
of subjects, said that too many teach.
ers lack in scholarship and entered a
plea for more careful work. He said
that there is more interest and more
of a desire to make teaching a real
profession, ecessary to development.
President Wilson Calls to Order.
President f. p. Wilson of Wayne,
who is big man both physically and
mentally, called the meeting to order
at O'clock Miss Ruth Shaw gave
a piano solo which was rendered with
feeling, invocation was pronounced
by Rev. w. ]. Turner, and then Su-
perintendent Teed took up his sub
ject, which he handled in interesting
manner.
Lecture Tonight.
Tonight DR.. Thomas E. Green will
deliver a lecture to the teachers at
the Methodist church. Concerning DR..
Green, DR.. Frank w. Gunsaulis, the
noted lecturer, says:
"The lecture of Dr. Green has mas
terful and noble purpose. Such mes
sages to the America of today, proph-
esy better and greater America to-
morrow. DR.. Green is creating lof-
tier faith in the ideals for which re-
publics are created"
The remaining program is as fol
lows:
Thursday, 1890 p. m.
Department Meetings
High school section, High school
building, Jos. R. Fulk Randolph, pre-
siding.
Subject-What Sciences Should be
Taught in the High School and How
Much Time Should be Given to Each.
H. II. Hickman, Wausa.
General discussion.
Subiect-Thorough Work in Our
High Schools; How it May be Secured.
j. " Dwyer, O'Neill.
General discussion.
Grammar school section, High
school building, C. H. Kindig, Wake
field, presiding.
Subject-GoverDment in the Gram
mar Grades, Isabel Cover, Pender.
Subject-English in the Grammar
Grades, Mrs Elsie Littell, Winsde.
Subject-The Essential Qualifica.