The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-14
ERON OTHER PENS
METHODS OF TEACHING.

notlceab bic change going on in our
teaolng universities with reference to
tue metnods Of teaching is treated in a
most interesting manner in the an
nual report of President Butler of Co
Ium pa university. The disposition is
growing among university teachers.
49, aSooroIns TO President Butler, to lay
less stress than formerly upon differ.
ences Oh opinion as to the relative
vaIue ana Importance of different s,1b
!ectS OF study and to devote more
thousht TO questions connected with
sne most eHective presentation to the
stuoehts or the subject matter in anv
gwen part OF the field of KNOWLEDGE.
me originally accepted method of
Ieach1nS in American schools and COL
leges was the text book method. with
method seemed to be in iInreinar,f ~,
uanger or complete extirpation before
the lecture or demonstration imnortad
from the German universities bv
Ailierlcan students who completed
thelr educatfons abroad The over
doing of the lecture method natnraIiy
ueVe!oped Its defects, the chief ohjec
Ilon Deing, as stated by President But
ier, that by its promiscuous use there
Is an enormous waste of power and a
great loss of opportunity. the nn,yar
OF the teacher being wasted because
unable TO reach and stimulate any but
the most Intelligent and devoted stu
oents and the loss of opportunity aris-
ing because by more pers ona1 and inti-
mate methods of presenting the sub
Ject matter Of instruction the teacher
might easily reach all of his students
Inc reaction from the lecture systeo
mas apparently brought US back to the
middle ground, by which the inf1io
vlduality of both teacher and student
1s developed by such a combination of
method as experience shows to pro-
duce the best results.-Omaha Bee.
o.
T,AC
/ Occasionally one will ind a man
who criticises the proposed CLASSIFIED
oasis OF taxable property, with an as
sertion something like this: There is
no no need of it. Make the owners of in
tangible or credit wealth return 1t. by
requiring 1t to be stamped; otherwise
1t is uncollectible at law. That will fix
the business
Well, why hasn't somebody done IT,
We have heard of that suggestion for
years; but nobody seems to put 1t into
actual practice. Why? One reason is
that most of this property is in some
form of credit, bearing a very low rate
of interest. and to tax it at the full
rate IS very near confis cation. There
are millions of dollars out in the form
or credit, which If taxed at the full
rate, would not yield more than 1 or
2 per cent, and sometimes not that. It
is this feeling of oppression that causes
people houlding this kind of property
not to return 1t. And thus they are
forced to lie in order to protect them
selves A government that forces such
a condition as this upon the people
does them great harm and weakens
the real glory of the state. And a
stamp will never correct 1t. The fault
Is inherent. We must give honor a
chance
There is a strong sentiment that this
sort of property should not be taxed at
all, but we do not hold that way. We
say, let it be taxed what it will honest
ly and fairly bear, and that much 1t
will stand of its own accord; and these
results will be greater than any
threatening scheme will bring forth
Wherever the classified taxation has
been resorted to 1t has succeeded. and
the revenues have constantly in
creased. 1t has made money for the
people. 1t has saved the integrity of
nal.