Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-24
COMPARISON NTH ENGLISH SYSTEM
State Superintendent of Schools
Esu'caton, of Virginia, Delivers an
Address and He roIla What the
State is Doing in High School Work
Other Addresses.
tny Assoolntcd pressl

'irMiiiio, TENN, April 23--Thc
presence of British Ambassador
Bryce drew The largest crowd tonIght
OF the present Conference for Edncn-
tion in the South. When presenter
by President Ogden, Ambassador
i'rycc was given hearty reception.
Hardly less cordial was the greeting
of Bishop Il. u. Bratton. of the Mis-
sissippi diocese, who spoke on "The
ton
Professor +. =. Clnxton. Of the Uni.
versity of Tennessee, opened the eve
ming meeting with a discussion of
ways and means of educational col-
reyes. Prof. Claxton took the posl
ton that the negro must be lookcu
after In his advancement with Chris
t'an care and tender sympathy.
The bishop declared that tho negro
IL capable OF mental development;
That majority are children intcllcc-
'uaiiy and little short OF savages or
ally aud that the relations between
the races Is after all kindly ana M
fcctlonate.
Ambassador Bryce's speecb.
Ambassador Bryce followed nlabon
Bratton. He said: ia
1T Is n pleasure 10 the relurniny Vic.
itor TO note how strong has become
mo interest In the progress of eli,.
| cation In this part of your country
| ,mi are so convinced OF tho worth Of
NOSE services. however, that need
not stop TO dcscant upon them. What
+. uesirc 10 do tonight Ia TO 70 straight
10 practical topics and supply such
| iarts or give such counsel "a nv ain.
Wy OF English education problems.
continued during forty years. places
at my disposal
After we had established Elemcn.
| tary Schools all over the country sn,
some years to get on without cam.
puisofy school attendance laws. mn
VIC found them Indispensable.
| we have found great advantages IN
"aVihg elhe elementary schools sun.
porter partly by local taxation and
purify by state grant Supervision
ny the central authority is Of great
Vaiue. In cities whore school com.
mittce controls considerable number
or elementary schools, Il has been orr
practice for the committee to appoint
Tor each school small number OF
persona, men and women. whom we
call managers. The managers are ns.
nally the lest citizens in the neigh.
Dorhood. They form n friendly semi.
Official link between the school AMI,
the parents and the local community.
we have found II matter OF s,.
preme Importance to establish a propst
er connection between the elementary
SCHOOLS In which children remain iii
ABOUT IL years of age Ton an aver.
agc) and the Secondary Schools
what YOU call High Schools-whcfs
children remain till Is or 16 80 that
| inc best pupils of the former may he
PASSED Gil to the latter and pursue
their studies there. 1t is specially
needed In rural districts. where high
schools are comparatively few. The
BOY who shows ability Is sent forward
| 70 the most available High School and
| II his parents can't afford to stippnrt
him. he is helped to remain for two
or three years at school. The most
vital part of a good school system Is
10 secure good teachers. On him or
her depends the advance of the schoI.
ars--tiieir intellectual, life. their NOR.
al tone. Good teaching consists in
much more than showing. children how
TO spoil and write and I'D sums. or in.
hearing them rcpcat the names of tho
states and the dates in Your history.
The real aim is to quicken tile iniot
ligencc of the plpil. mako him loyo
knowledge and wish 10 so on aenllirs
ing 1t. To do this the teacher must
himself love lSrowledge aud Dpsse5s
much more of II than the mere rou.
tine OF school work demands.
What the South Desires.
"Thcsc educational conclusions
| drawn from our English experience
seem 10 be applicable generally 4
suppose What you desire 10 have IN
the South is broadly as follows:
81. You desire that tho iaborins
man of the country. by whom its
manual work, skilled and unBkilled.
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