The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-27
FIRST ISSUE OF
 TEACHERS PAPER
Opening Number an Interesting and Creditable Debut Into the Literary
 Field.
SOME ARTICLES OF
 REAL MERIT PRINTED
President Luther Discusses the Question of High School Relations to the
 College.


 There will enter Into the journal istic life of this city to-day a new publication along novel line for this city at least, and with field distinct lively Its own. This is the New Ha- ven Teachers Journal, the first num- Der of which will be placed before the public this morning. The board of editors, with William H Hackett, the popular president of the Teachers league, at Its head, has certainly made its debut in the new field in highly creditable fashion, and it will have no need to fear but that it's first produc- ton will bear itself both with dignity and honor before all who read It.
 As a piece of printers art the new magazine or journal is simple and very attractive work printed in a read able form and altogether typographi- cally pleasing, But the substance, not the external appearance is that upon which the editors will wish to stand and they have placed beneath their feet a solid foundation indeed. There are twenty-eight pages, printed double column for the body or the magazine and the articles all carry out in splen- did style the motto of the fore word which the editors have prefxed to their first attempt, By the teachers oI New Haven for the teachers of New Haven" The leader is an article on the Attitude of the Teacher towards the Child" a subject of importance to the highest degree in the essentials of the teachers work and one that will have vital interest for all who are interested in any way in the education anad bringing up of children.
 The next article takes up another of the problems of the educational field, namely the gap between the High and Grammar schools While these two in- stitutions arc logically sequential, there is feeling which the article states is especially strong among the High school teachers, that there is a real break in the continuity of the edu- cstional life between the two schools which furnishes problem. The con- slderation of this Is a highly interest ing topic and adds a valuable feature to the first number of the Journal.
 Along a similar line is the article on E'fWhat May Colleges Fairly Expect from the High Schools?" The open Ing sentence calls attention to the fact that the mission of the high school Is distinctively a broader one than the mere fitting for college, and discusses from that standpoint how far the coll IIege preparation should be taken up in the high school. This article is of especially great interest and value as 1t is from the pen or a college presl- dent himself, being the work of Pres ident Luther of Trinity,
 President Luther is regarded as one of the leaders of education life in Connecticut, and the securing of such writer on so important topic is a foreshadowing of what the paper in- tends to do.
 Another article asks tn equestion, Why teach drawing in the Graded school2" This is something that has been asked by a great many people and the exposition of that topic here given will be of value to those who are asking that very thing.
 The leader in the exchange depart ment is from the Atlantic Monthly, be-
 ing penned by Professor George H Palmer. It is short essay on the idea teacher.
 , Many teachers will be interested ir
 the matters covered under the eaptior
 of Convention Echoes" It contains
 brief resumes of some, of the most i'm
 rortant points made by the principa
 speakers who appeared at the recen
 convention in this city,
 There is also included in this mum Iber an article on "Thc Board of Educa' ltlon," written for the paper by Colone lOsborn of the Journal and Courier.
 In the concluding pages there art many small matters which are exceed { ling interesting indeed Under the head
 of Literary" is a showing of the bes twelve sellers in the literary market. The Teachers Journal Is an eduea ! tional book published, as is stated ol It's cover, by the Teachers league o New Haven, and is intended to appea a to all persons interested in the profes sion of teaching and incidentally thos Interested in the persons who are be II ling trained under it. It IS veluabl book, an addition to journalism Una |, even this period of the endless makfnj n of books finds there is distinct room = for and the first number fully doe
 what its editor says the Journal is pre- Az AgN.a 1f