The Washington herald., 1913-11-08
DIR. GOULD Tells
|. OF new Teaching
Character-Buildins Plan Ex-
planned at Schoolmen's
Club Dinner.
WILL VISIT MANY CITIES
Representative Of English Moral Edu-
eaHon League 10 Remain IN This
Country Until Spring.
VISIT MANY CITIES

Prominent educators Of the Capital
gathered et the Hotel Continental last
night for the nrst meeting Of the season
OF the Federal Schoolmen's Club. There
was . short business meeting, ban.
ouet. and an informal symposium ai
table. which was addressed by DR.. +. ].
Gould. demonstrator Of the English
Moral Education League, upon Thar
acter Building In Our Schools"
DR.. Gould. who has been demonstrat-
ing the methods advocated by the league
before gatherings OF teachers and
parents. told his hearers that the spirit
Of this new" teaching was to make all
subjects taught in grade schools contrib
utory to Misunderstanding. Little fault.
he believes. ean be found with the pres
ent kindergarten system. There II the
right heart interest displayed In their
work. but this interest is largely absent
in the grade schools and its place Il
usurped by the interest for eruditlon.
The league would have history, geography
and even mathematics 30 taught as to be
aids In the moral development OF the
pupils.
taught alike: that he would employ the
same methods in teaching the American
child that he would use In giving instruc-
ton to children in Bombay.
DR.. Gould will remain In the United
States until April or May. demonstrating
his work In many OF the larger cities.
Tomorrow he will make an address at
the Church Of the Covenant, and will
speak next week In Baltimore.
After his short talk last night great
many questions were asked DR.. Gould
regarding details OF his system. and he
was elected an honorary member Of the
club.
DR.. W. II. Davidson presided at the
banquet, and at its conclusion many ex-
pressions OF regret that he Is leaving
Washington were heard
Those Mt the Dinner.
Those present were Paul Bartsch,
Smithsonian institution: William w.
Bishop. Library OF Congress; ]. A.
Chamberlain, manual training super
visor public schools; Commissioner of
Education Philander p. Claxton, DR..
William NJ. Davidson. superintendent OF
schools; Prof. II. L. Day. GaIlaudet Col
lege; Principal II. w. Draper, Monroe
School; Supervising Principal s. NJ. Ely,
Harry English, Prof. Allan B. Fay, CAL
laudet College; r. L. Haycock. principal
OF Industrial Home School; Prof. George
n. Henning. George Washington Uni
versity: Dean H. L. Hodgkins. George
Washington University; Supervising
Principal B. T. Janney, Supervising
Principal II. NJ. johnson. Thomas Jesse
Jones, United States Bureau of Ed
ucation; L. r. Klemm. Supervising
Principal E. G. Kimball, Supervis-
ing Principal S. Z. Kramer, Edgar
S. Martin. supervisor OF Fairgrounds; c.
MerIwether. Business High School: Su-
pervising Principal B. W. Murch. Super
vising Principal W. NJ. Patterson. A. T.
Ramsay. principal OF Fairmont Semi
nary; George A. Ross, Central High
School; Prof W. c. Ruediger. George
Washington University; Prof. A f. W.
Schmidt, George Washington University;
c. ]. Schwartz, Eastern High School:
Thomas w. Sidwell. principal Of Friends
School: DE-. w. S. Small, principal of
Eastern High School; Prof. Charles s.
Smith, George Washington University;
C. W. Skinner, superintendent Of the In
dustrial Home School; Lyman Steed,
principal Of hendall School; L. L.
Thurston, assistant superintendent OF
schools: W. J. Wallace, Eastern High
School, and Dean w. A. Wilbur, George
Washington University.