Evening journal., 1906-11-16
MORE PLAY AND
LESS STUDY NEEDED
So Declares Dr.. Tyler in Lee
tuTe Before Teachers
This Morning
ENOUGH BOOKS,
MORE GYMNASIUMS

ers' Institute convened this morning in
the auditorium Of the High school. Divine
guidance being Invoked by the Rcv. Hu-
bert W. Wells rector OF ST. Andrews p.
church.
The opening address was made by Dr.
Tyler of Amherst College. and was ons
Of series dealing with the laws oi
growth and development and their bear
ing on the public schools In this lecture
thee comparative physical condition Of
small boys and girls ON their entering
school was discussed. and the great neces-
sity that the laws Of health be UNDER
stood by their teachers and themselves
was dwelt upon at length special atten-
tlon being given to the hygenic details
pertaining to their welfare and health
which should be observed in the man-
asement OF schools and their arrange
ment
AZ the conclusion Of the address there
was a selection by tho chorus after which
vocal solo was given by Miss Morrow
OF School No I.
/ The second speaker was Superintendent
/ Kendall Of indianapolis who dwelt "a
length ON the present day tendency 70
teach IN the schools subjects Irrelevant
20 the problems which would confront the
pupils after leaving school Especially
was the study Of spelling and arithmetic
dealt with the contention being that in
the case OF the former only such words
/ m o.. |lar. -I. -.
taught and the dictionary appealed 70
IN the case OF the others. In the matter
of arithmetic Il was said that more atten-
ton should bc given TO practical buslness
problems and less TO nbsiruso questions
never lisoiy 20 develop in after years.
Dr. Tyler delivered The third lecture,
dwelling upon the physical condt ton OF
the boy and girl entering the grammar
grades. making the point that as a rule
the girls arc overworSed. TO the eocrlnce
of their health. strength and mental ca
nacity. lie advocated more play and less
study and the institution OF more gyni-
nasiums
Yesterdays Lectures.
Yesterdays afternoon session was
opened with singing. accompanied by
the orchestra, and during fits course,
vocal and Instrumental selections by
several young lady teachers relieved
the monoiony. Between each lecture
there was a five-minuto recess. which
the teachers took advantage OF to dis
cuss in detail the words Of wisdom
previously listened to-
NECESSITY Of Nature Study.
The opening address OF the session
was made by superintendent Calvin
n. Kendai. Of indianapolis. who spoke
briefly on the resources OF teachers
and nature study In this lecture the
: speaker dwelt on the fact that the ma
jority Of the teachers are not equipped
for the proper study Of nature al
though steps to remedy this deficiency
are now being taken. Another thina
touched upon was the failure of teach.
ers TO thoroughly understand their pu
pills and 10 present the lessons to then
in an interesting manner.
The speaker dwelt at length on th
! point that the teacher OF a child Shouts
be in robust health. Otherwise her ef
. forts with the child IN the teaching o
4 physiology and kindred subjects will b
2 for naught and IN this conpectioi
men graduates from colleges were com
. ing into the teaching field. Continwnl
y the lecturer impressed on the minds O.
e his hearers the necessity Of a physica
e culture training, stating that IT wouli
't surely result in their becoming better
teachers and better healthier women
l. Womsn's Practical Talk
The address Of Miss Frances Young
supervising principal on the Philadel-
phia schools. on the subject % the
school children and their needs
was wonderfully comprchepfiva
p and brimful Of practical suggestion. IL
was begun with reference 20 the
earlier IDEAS Of education. stating that
nt the history Of education was synony-
he nous with that OF civilization.
ie She brought her hearers down through
ar the changes IN educational methods
"a from the time Of Christ to the period Of
d the Renaissance and the efforts put
t. forth by the reformers Of the seven
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