Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-12
MODERN IDEAS KEYNOTE.
Columbia and Yale Professors Discuss
Training in College md school.

Modern Ideas In tho training of the
Young people In our schools were the
feature OF the educational conference hold
Thursday at tho University OF Vermont.
and the addresses delivered before a
large attendance of visiting teachers were
of real importance for the future of
public education in this state. Tho large
lecture room in the williams Science hall
was filed to its utmost capacity, and
great interest was shown. That the
teachers present were In fun sympathy
with the progressive thought presented
by the speakers was shown by the
frequent applause which greeted some Of
the utterances from the lecture table.
Professor John Dewey of Columbia
University delivered the hrst address of
the morning session at ten o'clock. His
subject was Present Tendencies in Col
lege Education" and 1t was treated With
breadth OF mind and in an able and
scholarly manner.
PROF. DEWEY OF COLUMBIA.
The only liberal education" said he,
rs the education that liberates the in
teIlect." Discussing Greek and others of
the dead languages" he expressed the
opinion that these are not the only studies
training and discipline can he obtained
from the study of other subjects as well.
TOO often in the past" said he, "a
general education has proved to be only
a miscellaneous education" Some people,
he continued, have been afraid that our
academic colleges would lose some of
their value developers OF culture be-
cause of the intrusion Of the university
hat rSu Il
investigation on the part Of the student.
But this research ideal makes for oul-
ture truly does tho older aim, and
the mental discipline" obtained from
professional and vocational studies is
quite as valuable as that derived from
the study of Latin and Greek.
I'm tho present state of college educa
tion. students can hardly be blamed for
seeking practical training In student
activities"
DIR. MOORE OF YALE,
Professor f. G. Moore Of Yale Uni
versity presented tho next paper taking
for his subject Present Tendencies in
Secondary Education" Because OF the
fact that the high schools Of Vermont
ere 40 vital a factor I'm the education Of
the youth OF this State. Dr. Moores ad-
dress was OF wide general interest
The State University" said he, is
the head of a public school system. and
as such II has an importance OF it's own.
Emphasizing the largo place filled by
Becondary education, ne said that the
public schools Of to-day, as contrAsted
with the colleges. are marked by
superior teachers and better instruction
The public schools are supported by all the
people and the welfare OF these in
stitutions IL therefore a matter OF moment
10 a larger number of our citizens than IN
The case of the colleges and universities.
"a pupil in school" said the speaker,
'once asked his teacher in physiology
which OF the digestive fluids Ia the most
important. That one was the reply,
which Is not Secreted in sufficient
quantity This incident illustrates very
we'll the relative importance Of the var
l0us schools in our system, the one that
Is not accomplishing it's purpose is the
Dne which most demands our attention.
The failure to recognize the equal value
Of all kinds of schools has worked great
harm
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS KNOW
BEST.
"High school teachers are more COM
hstsnt than college professars TO deheyr