The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-22


conducted by Rev. Warren. after
which DR.. II. A. Hartman made the
first address of the morning. Waste"
was the theme OF his discourse I'm
which he said in part:
"a man becomes wealthy because he
knows how to take care of the more
trivial things. II the boys and girls
were looked after they could be taught
before they reach maturity the art of
taking care OF the lesser things that
eventually make for greater things
What is waste in school? You have
IN idea when a boy or girl wastes his
time. Real waste is the waste of op-
portunity. of character building.
am afraid that we little realize that
ime is the stun of which life is made.
Each day is a thread, II that day or
a part of It be lost the fabric of life
$ marred by the imperfect threads.
Understanding the Child.
"our positions as teachers place us
,loof from the child. A teacher may
1e perfect one i'm natural way.
out is she in childs way? Are you
able to reach the plane of the child,
to descend to the child's level and
guide and direct him from his own
standpoint? Play Is one of the es-
ientials of childhood. II there were
no play there could be no childhood.
Take play away and childhood per-
shes Unless q grown person Is able
to indulge in play he is not fitted for
society. much less to associate daily
with children. The child's profession
Is play, the work of teacher Is out
of his line A teacher may be able
20 suppress the pupil, she may keep
he boy quiet. but has she his mindY
Little good comes from teaching,
)ut much good comes from leading.
II teacher Is successful It is be-
ause she is in touch with the soul OF
he boy and from his plane directs
md guides his energies. II teacher
can leave one impression on the mind
VI a pupil that will grow, and expand
With his life as II develops, she may
we'll congratulate herself that her
work has not been I'm vain"
Teaching from Nature.
In conclusion DR.. Hartman spoke
II the necessity Of teaching from ma
ture. He censured the method in
which a certain number of pages must
ne committed i'm "A certain number of
minutes. and the method In which
material is learned, merely to be dis
carded for the next topic of study lie
said that the present school methods.
~ which so many branches must be
learned before advancement and pro-
notion can be made. are greatly to
nc blamed for the existing conditions
lie considered the crowding Of ener-
gies as waste. just as the loss OF Op'
lortunity Is waste.
DR.. Hartman's address was heard
With the greatest interest lie brought
rome many "A truth for the consider
alton of the teachers.
Following brief intermissiOn the
male quartet, composed of Messrs
rarmine, Hayes, Starbuck and Bolan-
ler contributed several musical num-
hers which were greatly appreciated.
Talks on Mexico.
DIR. S. ID. Fess, president of Antioch
college made the second address OF
he morning He spoke on the Mex
lean insurrectlon and the attitude of
the United States and of other coun-
tries of the world In regard 10 1t. He
reviewed some of the political history
of Mexico, going back to the year
1921 when Mexico became republic
Not republic as our country Is a
republic, but a republic in name only,
with the history of which four great
names have been connected. The last,
he said, is Diaz, whose regime, he
firmly believed, would soon pass into
history
The speaker compared our govern
ment to that of other republics OF
the world, showing our republic
TO be republic OF the majority. This
condition does not exist in the latin
countries. for there the minority Is
constantly scheming and plotting, try
ing TO accomplish by intrigue what
they are unable to do because of their
numerical weakness.
The Monroe Doctrine.
DR.. Fess then gave summary OF
all the insurrections that have occur
red, including those of our own coun-
try, and gave the attitude OF each OF
our presidents regarding them. He
brought up the Monroe doctrine, say
ing that in case OF an insurrection In
America America will look after the
issue herself, without foreign aid, and
ttat IA, tho case Of foreign insurrectiOn