Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-26

j. a. c.. Chandler. City, Superintendent
of Schools, made u welcoming address.
! Response was mndo by L. l.. Shcw-
make. Jr., of Staupton. DIR. Charles
H. lTarnsworth. of Teachers College,
Columbia University. talked on tic
Importance of teaching music In the
! PUBLIC schools. tE
President Fairfax Harrison. OF the
Southern Rallway. made an Interest
Thueydidos ii. AZ lie said:
'If Cod Is on tho side OF the big
bat thenGed i n,a to-day With
ton. il rs probably fair TO attribute
this largely to. the influence OF Au.
the philosophy of positive studies and
their absolute necessity. for an indus
trial people In the modern world as
MS when u INSURED Norbert Spencer.
decay OF classical studies Is that the
purely iitcrary ~ '''
TYRANNY or TASTE
LEAVES ONLY DRY Husks
The truth Is that subservlence to
merely literary standards accomplish
ed through centuries tyranny Of taste
| far that the spirit which gives vital
ity to all literature. be 1t ancient or
modern has, in the practical essperi-
mainsJ. This is particuiariy true in
ns aIe ey sssSo 70 MfSfa p and
ccss Of turning q few pages of Greek
and Latin into haitlng and stereo-
4 sequence very little perspective Of
classical l,tefature lie has 80 had ,na,,n
I tain tops, but he knows nothing of
the pleasant valleys. lie has USUALLY
virgil and Horace; perhaps a play of
| Plautus: perhaps a dip into Tacltus.
He has read xenorhon's AnabasIs,
and several books OF Homer. All ord
LUIS and one of Sophoclcs, and perhaps
also one OF Eurlpldes OF his teacher is
not. too bigoted sophoclean; and, II
| he is fortunate, rlso g. comedy OF Aris-
| tophanes. Win these he Is allowed
scraps OF IIerodotus and Thueydides
separate from their context In an un.
inviting volume larded with nninspired
notes. and, most degrading OF all.
| equipped with vocabulary.
| YEARS OF YOUTH DEVOTED
TO MERE SCATTERING
This is called classical education.
which. in practice, doee not often make
enough impression. although precious
enable an Intelligent man later in life
to read the familiar chapters Of the
Btu the Of asm Se se
trate the older polite English litera-
| ture.
but despite all this. there Is moth
er who has vision and enthusiasm fanJ.
! praiso be. the tribe is not yet eStincO
from making for boy, Of imagination
| 10 broaden aud deepen and affect his
entire life. He can lift the veil before
his scholar and reveal the classic spirit
body of Greek and Latin texts. say In
such an edition as that of FerInin
,eie h a snd ,here unti at Ieost he
knows what all the books are about
once heard the beloved DR.. Oliver
should be allowed the liberty of a large
lbrary--that from mere handling Of
the books something would rub off, be-
Side tho bindngs!
LEADERS OF MEN
| One who believes that whatever
may be the spread Of the ideals OF
democracy; there must still be leaders
all submit TO the do,nination of the
State. even In matters Of education. we
Freiheit which can alone produce men
OF power. real tsuper-men: very differ
e9t frcm he brand with n,, sagg est,Sn
commonplace to aspiration beyond
their capacity. men who can by their
WORDS. oy tnelr example, by their actS
instill throughout an entire people tina /
thing which the Greeks called aidos as
well as that narrower quality equally
necessary To true greatness In q peo-
pie az In q man. which Is implied In
the word sittlichkeit
There is another claim for study of
thc>rlussics upon which never lose an
opportunity TO insist. and that Is it's
magistcrial position I'm any scheme OF
education for leadership. a kind of
education which there is danger may
be neglected in the social democracy
To which VIC arc tending. II can never
be expected that all men shall have All
highest IDEAL Is that all shall have an
1 equal opportunity for the highest edu
cation Reran has well expressed my
II Is not the aim of nature. we must
| needs believe. that all men should see
the truth, hut that tho truth shall be
seen by some and that by tradition 1t
I shall be conserved
MUSICAL AND RECEPTION
AT JEFFERSON HOTEL
a musical and reception were given
| in the Jefferson Hotel last night by
the Elementary Teachers Association
o. Richmond, and practically all the
delegates to the conference were pres
{, ent. There were many small reunions
! of old acquaintances and Of college
/ alumni. and the evening was much
| enjoyed by the teachers and their
hosts.
At the meeting OF the Virginia State
1 Teachers Association in the auditorium
I: OF the John Marshall High School to-
4 night at Sis O'Clock President j.. II.
Russell will deliver his message 10 the
association. and DR.. =. Alphonso Smith.
of the University OF Virginia, Will make
! an address on Education for Culture