The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-01
SCHOOLS or CITIZENSHIP.
Dr krr.chen .sctner Tells OF his Cei~.
braIed Work I'm Munich.

81 n testimonial dinner given IN his
honor by tn. National Arts Club last
evening DR. Georg KerSchensteiner. SUI
perintcndsnt OF schools in Munich who Is
visiting this country A. the guest Of the
National Society for the Promotion Of
Industrial Education. told Of his wori.
IN making good citizens for Germany
and the ideal behind II. and DR. Felix
Adlsr took such work as the text for his
philosophy OF the useful life and the
bens.i, of creative striving TO the worker
DR. kerschensIsincr is responsible for
the ~ stem Of continuation schools IN
Munich said 10 AFFORD the ne Arrest APP
proach in the world to ideal industrial
education The other speakers were DIR
James p Hancy. director OF arr IN the
high schools. and Col Henry VI Sacke:;.
vice. president OF the American Scenic
and Historic Preservation Society. John
q Agar. president OF the club presided.
DR.. Kerschensteiner. with a joke about
his boldners in attempting to make a
speech in English. began to- read from
manuscript. but soon grew abs orbed
IN his subject and extemporized. He said
tina, the aim and end Of all education was
10 bring on, the beauty Of life and that
the one beauty OF human life Law in being
a useful citizen. rendering service to on.'s
peighbor. city and native country To
produce such citizens 10 the endsavor
of the Munich schools Germany n
fortunate. he said. in having labor laws
that protect her youthful citizens from
he evils a( the apprentice system. and
in the law that sends them TO school be-
tween the ages Of II and ~. thus prevent
ing a onesidcd industrial train ing At the
formative period To make a bov happy
ana useful YOU must give to his natural
eQoiatic instinct a suitable venue Of useful
eIpression The medium must be suited
TO the individual. just as you cannot
catch trout by nut. or plums. bur must
have a tempting Ny. Once ths boys
interest in caught you can lead him to all
moral ;hings DR. Kerschensfeiner dspre-
,atad the notion that German professor
was omni-cieni that God knows all
things. but a German professor knows
them better
Dir Adler was not cont eni ed wi, h
DIR Kerschenst siner's dictum that Joy
10 the end in work He said that man
should not only be- interested IN his life
work but also should hes helped to APP
proach the unapproachable ideal IN Gre
alton toward which his LIES struggle was
directed Life IL so ugly. aaid DIR Adler.
that We oyeremphasize the beauty and
harmony IN IL NE wished TO Sc every
occasion turned into a means OF devel-
o,,ing personality Morality. hs said.
means a, last not rest rio; ions but free
dom 81 he highest power in man. When
tho time comes tina, we are willing TO
question whether machines should he
deye loped to higher productive efficiency
nj the cost ~ the nerves and health Of
he producers then We may expect such
IDEAL ecucat ion - Munich has TO be gen
eral and not limited
Among the guests were Robert w
de Forest. vice. pre~ident OF the Metro
politsn Museum: Herman A Msfz Of the
Board Of Educati ion. Eugene Philbin,
Der. Hanson, president Of the Municipal
Ar Society; Prof c. r. Richards ~ Cooper
Union. " r. Cochrane, Leonard W
Davis. John & Eanea. J. " Fosdick.
Prof Walter T. Goodnough. DR.. James
r. Nancy. Walter A johnson. William
McAndrew James n Proctor. Jr.. end
John De Witt Warner.