The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1909-11-02
SuPT. KRAFT TALKS ABOUT
STATE TEACHERS NETTING
Head Of Calumet Public Schools. Who
Attended Sessions at Saginaw,
States Conference Was Decided Sue
cess From Every StSndpoint-ln-
dustrial Education is Favored.


= dustrial Education is Favored.
= Speaking OF the iifty-seventh annua
= meeting ~ the Michigan State Teach
Z ers' association. held az Saginaw. Oc,
z tober IS 10 So which he attended
I: Supt. X. Z. Kraft OF the Calumet pub
: Tic schools. stated IL was a decided
! success from the standpoint N
!: strength OF program. deep interest and
large attendance. President ". n
French OF East Lansing provided a
specially strong program and proved
an admirable presiding officer. IN
every respect. His address as presi-
dent strongly emphasizing industrial
education sounded the key note of the
meeting. Industrial education in var
ious forms was discussed in nearly
! every address before the general body.
/ President French. Dean Eugene Dav-
/ export OF the University OF Illinois
and Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch OF the Uni
versity of Chicago all strongly ad-
vocated making the training in our
public schools more vocational in Us
aims. President French held that the /
time had come when the curriculum. /
devoted almost entirely to academic /
instruction. should he modified SO that
oue-third Of school hours should be /
devoted 10 industrial and agricultural |
training and only two-thirds Of the
time 10 academic work. In the city
schools he would place emphasis m
the workshop. and in the rural schools.
on farming.
Dean Davenport is thoroughly con-
WINGED that industrial education look
ing towards fitting the boys and girls
for vacations and trades. must be pro- 4
vided by the public schools. The de-
mand is growing so strong for voca- \
tional training that If the high schools 5
10 not soon provide such training pri-
vate schools viii be established, par 5
ticularly trade schools like those al q
ready established by Westinghouse n
md other great manufacturers.
Professor Earl Barnes OF Philadel- y
ohia gave one Of the best addresses v
# the meeting on "The Training o. D
our Lower Nerve Centers." Starting
With the familiar facts pertaining 20
bodily control. how in the simple pro- \
'ess OF walking every power of the
'hild needs at first to be centered on II
his taking his first steps successfully.
tut later his walking Is carried on by
lis lower nerve centers, with higher [
lerve centers in the brain freed for
more important work, he pointed out D
Irawn between the training OF the o
over and higher nerve centers. To "
rain the lower nerve centers TO re-
.ct automatically when fundamental Il
operations in arithmetic are presented, o
: wise but 10 rise on Sunday morn
iminaries in preparation for church,
walk mechanically 10 the church door,
IL in your accustomed pew go o
through all the church services "
through automatic action of your low &
r nerve centers, and fail to call into
r brain centers is not only unw!se c
ut sin.
Professor w. II. Mace, of Syracuse u
delivered a stirring and d
loquent address on Lincoln and
Douglas in which he presented these u
rcat leaders in striking contrast, q
luch to Lincoln's advantage and JUS. u
Y SO. yet be also generously accorded
D Douglas a high degree of patriotism =
4 supporting Lincoln, his successful
wal for the presidency, when the de- Il
truction of the union was attempt
d by the south.
There were musical features also IF :,
very high order. The auditorium
eating $500 people, the gift of Well p
lgton II. Burt, contains one of the
nest organs in the country. This or
an, "a well as the magnificent Man
al Training school building located
! Saginaw, is also the generous gift -,
Mr.. Burt. The organ recital given 9
Y DIR. Louis Adolph Coerne of Olivet
ollegc gave abundant evidence that
ne great organ was worthily handled .
y a master musician. a.
There were many features of the in
rogram that deserved the highest
The attendance reach
4 "A total Of over 1890. Altogether NJ
was most inspiring and highly al
lcccssful meeting. lie