The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-08
TEACHERS BY
HUNDREDS
Assembled in Burlington For
American Institute
THE ADDRESSES TO-DAY
Need Of Industrial Education Pointed
Quilts Disciplinary Value Is Great,
Declared Charles F. Warner of
Springfield, Mass.

Burlington, July s,--Today's session
Of the 7sth annual convention OF tn,
American Institute of instruction were
BY far the most interesting and import
amt Of any. The program, which con,
tanned some strong papers, was carried
out according to schedule this morning
and this afternoon the delegates oi
| whom there are from six to seven hun
dred enjoyed an excursion ON Lake
Champlain. The first paper of the
morning upon the general theme Of in.
dustrial education was by President
George Emory Fellows Of the uniycr-
sity Of Maine whose topic was Direct
Relation Of Industrial Education to Ma
tional Prosperity"
President Fallows emphasized the
need OF educating the many rather
than the few and said that the nations
! THAT were most prosperous were those
where the riches were in the hands of
the many and not held by few million
aires. General prosperity includes
more than financial independence, he
said. All the citizens should have an
opportunity TO obtain such education
as they may desire, and enough leis-
ure TO enjoy the advantages which
the culture and refinement OF the com
munity where they dwell, may offer.
But recently in the history Of the
world has it occurred that organized
government, together with the efforts
OF social leaders have attempted TO
produce Systematically a condition of
generally prosperity. The centennial
exposition Of 1876 was the moving
cause Of the marvellous industrial de-
yelopment OF Germany and Denmark
and other countries have taken great
strides along these lines since then. 1t
IS not at all pessimstic TO prophesy
that the continued prosperity Of the
United States can only be maintained
hy educating or trimming the necessary
supply Of skilled labor. rather than BY
pdtting dependence upon the importa
tion OF such labor. the supply of which
is practically cnt of through its absor-
tion by the countries which have real
lied soon than We the same necessity
Need of Industrial EGucation.
Following report Of what had bcen
done and il being done in New England
along the lines Of industrial education
by Principal Willis O Smith of Ian
easter. \. H. and admirable paper was
presented by M W. Alexander Of Lynn,
Mass, indicating the Need of Indus
trial Education and its Methods from
the Business Mans point Of view" and
a paper BY Principal Charles r. War
uer Of the technical high school, Spring
field taking up the subject from an
edueotionnhst's point Of view.
Mr. Warner spoke Of industrial train
ms and education as the latest and
most notable phase Of educational pro-
grcss ID the United States. 1t is al
consideration Of new subject hut there
ia new interest indicated throughout
The civilized world II is simply an 0d
iustment OF school traditions to mod
err demands. There are new and eco
noinic and social needs which must be
met in a different way
We are not likely to oyCrestinlate the
disciplinary value Of a well ordered sys
tenn of industrial training to the moral
MS well as the intellectual development
oil the children Of the present day
Mr.. Warner referred to the Germans
as having carried toward the scheme Of
ndustial education with marked sue
coss. These schools were developed
when Germany was country Of small
shops in which apprentices to the var
ious trades could be taught principles
and practice in broad way But gen
orally speaking the schools in Germany
avoid in their system carly special |
training and make much Of the intellec
tual training which must mderlio all
industrial work in which a high degree |
If skill and proficiency is essential.
Germany is now in the front rank |
in the competition for the worlds mark
cts and if we seek to extend our trade
abroad we shall find her our most i'm.
p2rtant rival In this competition scien
life knowledge, industrial intelligence (
md skilled workmanship are to count
rs the highest factors If we are to
make them count on our side we must
10 in our own way through the schools
what the Germans have already done /