The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-10
FIRST SESSION OF THE
 AMERICAN INSTITUTE
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 The mayor advised the visitors not to miss a visit to the New Haven Colony Historical society. He also called at tention to the great work done by New Hayeners in improving the telephone and the rifle and the alarm clock He called their attention to the beautiful view possible from the summits of East and West Rocks.
 The next speaker was professor Ar thur M. Wheeler of Yale university, who spoke on the teachers problem ana duty He said it was the great prob lem of the race-that of training the minds of the children, A good teacher, he declared, was like poet, born and not made
 He warned teachers not to be too cock sure about their theories. He re- cited the case of Greece, who adhered to the rule which taught the attain ment of a sound intellect and a sound body to the neglect of the moral side. Jean Jacques Rosseau opposed in the light of the education of his time the idea that the introduction of the arts and sciences had contributed to the morals of the world and he won a prize. Professor Wheeler said he was in doubt as to whether history was not repeating itself in this nation. He doubted if our system of education is turning out truly patriotic and loyal citizens. Men are shamefully violating the trusts assigned to them. He att tributed this to the nordinate desire to attain wealth qlulckly He did not doubt that many men left college with d sneaking idea that they could not be both successful and honest.
 Another form of our disease is term ed megalomania. We want the biggest gunboat, the biggest tower and the longest bridge. To show that the dis ease is more general, he spoke of our -headedness as a people. We started in to drive England off this continent, and we probably will never stop until we do 1t.
 Teachers can awaken tho national conscience and impress on the mind of tho youth that there is only one stan dard of right. That it makes no dif- ference whether 1t is an individual or q corporation or state"
 Another thing that should be done is to call things by their right names. Professor Wheeler said that the Mon roe doctrine was to him the em5odi- ment of national greed We started out with the idea that 1t was our duty to carry to other nations not so far civilized our civilization. There never was more crazy idea. A republican form of government is best for us, but might be disadvantageous for other peoples Let us trust to example and not to force.
 He branded as bogus the kind of pa- triotlsm which is always boasting of ono's own country, or ones own wife and children. That was rather bad manners. The man who reads the his tory of his own country as he reads that of another country and tells the truth about 1t Is the patriot,
 The professor closed with most hearty welcome to Yale and all that she offered
 In behalf of the institute pr A. F. Wlnship, editor of the Journal of Edu- cation of Boston, responded to these addresses of welcome He thanked the governor and mayor and Professor Wheeler for the welcome extended. and expressed his sincere appreciation of the Inequalities.
 The last speaker of the evening was Charles D. Hine, secretary of the state board of education, who gave an ad- dress on "A Staple and Useful Educa- | ton a Force in the State" He spoke ! of the time when the people of the state had to grow to manhood without much education. Buildings were inadequate. Trained teachers were unthought of. Strength and knack were the only re- quisites. Now education is not for those who are willing to take it, but is compulsory upon all Now there is a seat in school for every child, except perhaps in the large cities and crowd ed districts
 He referred to the small salaries paid { teachers, but said that that was less a source of worry than the curriculum Where schools were poor he said, il was found to be due to the incompet- ence or indifference of the teachers or school officers and lack of funds,
 He said that the normal schools were graduating only 200 trained teachers a year, whereas they should be graduat- l ing 800, and declared that some means must be secured of obtaining 200 more per year. He said the universities were doing almost nothing in this direction and declared that universities and uni. versity men did not understand thC needs of common schools, The deficien. cy of persons ready to be trained is Igreatest on the male side. There was not fifty in Connecticut last year pre-. Ipartng to be common school teachers.
 He cited as the benefits of good ed location the attaining of the power tt see things as they are and to do thing! better than ever before. Necessities il a good education are science, history and the acquiring of the habit of read, ling truthful and sane literature w
 should not educate to obtain prodigie. of learning, but to get men who thinl clearly and intelligently. A good. wei ordered school is the best assurance tt a good government. The ultimate enC of an education should be usefulness.
 After President Ranger announced the programme for to-day the meeting came to a close,