The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-17
TEACHERS IN FAVOR
OF A HIGH LICENSE
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the pupils have been led to think
and to assume an initiative spirit.
Second. The result of modern me tn
DDS has been to develop the scientific
spirit. This the speaker defined as
spirit of inquiry and investigation,
which seeks to explain the relation
between an effect and the cause which
produces it. Third Scientific study
gives a training peculiar to itself. 1t
is not peculiar to science to teach
the laboratory methods investigation
or analysis for other branches OF
study do these things, but it is pc
culiar to science to offer a large gift
of appreciation.
The second part of DR.. Coulter's adj
dress had to do especially with nature
Study. which" he said .'as now in
troduced into the grades is difficult to
define. Is the burden of the primary
teacher and the joke of the scientific
fraternity" Yet he regards it as
founded on right principles, and val
liable in its end when the work is
properly carried out.
The speaker pointed out the follow
ing changes on the part of the teacher
relative 10 UdIuIt
1: Observation of Insignificant
things. 2: Facetious interest playful
and unwarranted devices. 8: Book
dependence. 4: Unwarranted infer
ences; and, 5, sentimentality.
The test of the work is the interest
taken in it by the pupil and this should
be largely cultivated.
The afternoon lecture was on the
subject Some Plant Sociology" In
this lecture the speaker showed a
remarkable parallel relation between
colonies of plants and colonies of in
dividuals, as they are distributed over
the face of the earth, and pointed
out some striking things to those who
are not familiar with such lines OF
thought.
Resolutions Adopted.
| At the close of the afternoon lecture
there was a report of two committees
which resulted in the adoption of the
/ following resolutions:
/ The Wayne county public school
| teachers, in their annual association
/ assembled, having in view the best
/ interests of the pupils under their
charge, and the promotion of the wei
| fare of society, respectfully present
| the following recommendations to oul
senator and representatives:
Teachers Salary.
Teaching is a profession, and those
| in charge of the boys and girls, the
! future citizens of our state and ma
ton. should be of the highest training
efficiency and character. We believe
the standard of our public school and
teaching force would be raised by the
passage of the proposed bills increas
ing the salary of teachers: namely
House Bill, 1853; Senate Bill. 22S, and
the 81 900 High License Bill.
We are in favor of all bills before
the legislature that tend to curb the
influence of the saloon and promote
temperance.
Text Book.
We give it as our best judgment
that the proposed law, known as the
Moss Bill, providing for uniform high
school texts for a term of fifteen years
would be a detriment to the best in
terests of the high schools of Indiana
The book suitable to a small high
school is not always the best book for
large high school, with a faculty OF
trained specialists and the school term
of which is longer. Then. again. such
is the progress of knowledge that a
text book soon gets out of date and
needs frequent revision
In this connection we favor the adop
ton of the free text book system
which has proved SO satisfactory in
Massachusetts and twenty-four other
LOADING educational states
The people are entitled to have free