Arizona republican., 1913-11-05

the science of the subject, must look to her health and lastly must find joy in the work. pr. Reyes brought out the fact that knowledge, sympathy and in- terest are the traits of the good teacher and that health and good cheer is as much gospel the teacher disseminates as wisdom and learning.
 Dr. J c. Muerman of the department of education, Washington, D. C., spoke on Commercial Geography. It ap- pears that pr. Muerman's knowledge of geography was obtained through the
 medium of globe trotting. Dr. Muer- man travelled extensively in the orient and spent 12 years in the Phillipine Islands, to which he humOrOusly re- ferred in his address as "a bunch of trouble" Dr. Muerman made plea for localizing commercial geography. The subject should deal with local pro- ducts, the markets which these pro- ducts seek and the packing of the pro- ducts. The extension of the parcel post system makes it paramount that goods be packed economically and durably. The keynote of Dr. Muermans message to the teachers of Arizona was to ap- ply geography to practical ends. During the intermission vocal solo was prettily rendered by Mrs. R. E.
 Jenkins.
 A very interesting feature Of the in stitute is a class for teachers in pencil l drawing conducted by Miss Cordelia McLain. supervisor of arts in the 1 schools of Phoenix Miss McLain was a student of the University Of Illinois. the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts and a graduate of Pratt Institute, Brooklyn. N. Y. About 100 teachers gathered in | the east wing of the auditorium and 1 listened attentively to Miss McLain | from 8 to 8:45 A. M
 Miss McLain devoted the first ses- | sion to an explanation of the Applied Arts Drawing Books, published by At | kinsOn. Mentzer x Co., and talked | briefly but interestingly on the rela- | tiOnship of Art and Life. She point | ed out that the slogan of Art for | Arts Sake" is a thing of the past that ! art has a vital relation to everything you do, and should be applied to l the needs of daily life. This class will
 meet every morning during the insti-
 ute.
 The evening session began at 8
 o'clock Mrs. c. NJ Sargent held the
 crowded auditorium spellbound with a l NiOlIH SOlO, ana Teplleu WlIH dn encore,
 of a medley o American airs. Another number that charmed the audience was
 a reading from McKay's Joan of Arc''
 by Miss Carrie Blair Mckenzie. The
 selection was exceedingly well done in l spite of it's length.
 The subject of the evening was Ed
 ucatiOnal Visions, delivered by Dr. A.
 E. Winship, editor of "The Journal of l Education It was a delight to hear ! this New England educator, who trav-
 eled through Arizona 50 years ago. and | has been travelling up and down this
 country observing the teachers and noting the schools of the land. Win i ship stated with remarkable frankness 1 that his business was to do nothing but
 see what others do in educational lines | and then pass the word on. The teach | CTS of Arizona are glad for many a
 word that was passed on to them. 1 Dr. Winship said in part: "Often
 words catch the public mind and pass | current for ideas. Visions is the new | word in science. in agriculture. in phy
 chOlOgy in philosophy, in history. in
 education. The vision in biology is to | produce life and if that can be
 done to further it. In geography the l things we want to know are the men, | institutions and conditions that had i the visions to build up cities and com munities Historically we are after the events that made history matter of
 life and not death. We are after men 1 that are creative
 "Educationally, we are beginning to have visions of the things we teach, I of the way we teach them and for the l children we teach.'