Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-29
BRUMBAUCH URGES
SPANISH IN SCHOOLS
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springing citizen the best ideals that
our spirits may hold"
Judge Samuel j. NJ. McCarrell made
the address of welcome this afternoon
and the Rev. DIR. l.. S. Nudge led the
devotional exercises. Superintendent
James j. Palmer, of OIL City, made
the response The professional ad-
dresses on the Material Phases of
Standards in Education" were made
by DR.. w. c. Bagley, of the University
of Illinois, whose topic was THE Phys
ical Equipment of the School," and
DR.. w. l.. Halbrook. of Choctaw, Ark,
who spoke on Training Rural Boys
and Girls in Systematic Activities"
Miss Janet McIlroy, of McKeesport,
Pa. gave a violin solo.
The department sessions of the as
sociation opened this morning in four
teen different rooms and halls of the
Technical high school with simulta-
neous lectures and discussions for the
direct interest of the persons engaged
in the various lines of educational
work. At least 1900 members were
present in the building at the opening
of the meetings this morning and more
were arriving every hour. The audi
Genes were swelled by hundreds of
local teachers and students. At the
general sessions at o'clock this after
noon the number estimated in the city
was 1000. More than 5000 total at
tendance is expected during the three
days sessions, many of whom will be
hree for only a part of the time.
The programs delivered this morn
Ing for the various departments were
under the following divisions: County
superintendents; city and borough SUI
perintendents; college and normal
schools; high schools, including sepa-
history. mathematics and science,
modern language, commercial sub
jects, English; graded schools; town
ship schools; manual arts; music.
Latin Exhibit
The best attended meeting was that
on classical languages, under the lead
ership of Miss Katherine McNiff,
teacher of Latin in the Central high
school. Miss McNiff gave an extern
poraneous talk on Whats the Use of
Latin?" and explained her work in
the preparation of the 1875
cards illustrating this subject which
are on exhibit. She told of the plan of
the work last Spring and how the
cards were executed by all the pupils
in her Latin classes regardless of
standing or class ability. She said
SOIlle VI lIleD est were uOne DN SCnOl-
ars who were not at all brilliant in
their recitations or distinguished by
high marks.
The cards show the influence of
Latin in modern language and of
classical thought on modern archi-
lecture, art and industry, and they
draw parallel between ancient times
and the present day regarding ques-
tions of political graft, woman suffrage
and war. Twenty-Five of the cards
are illustrations of trip through
Rome.
This War and Another
As part of Miss McNiff's program
DR. Walter Dennison, of Swarthmore
College, gave an illustrated talk on
How Caesars Battlefelds in France
Look To-day" He compared the pres
ent war with the Roman campaign in
defense of the old French or Gallo
peoples against the Teutons from the
north. His pictures showed ancient
trenches of Caesar that can still be
seen on the battlefields in the north
of France in the neighborhood of
Rheims and the River Aisne, names
which have become familiar during
the present war.
Miss Anna Petty, of the Allegheny
high school, Pittsburgh, spoke on THE
Teacher of the Classics and Modern
Tendencies" emphasizing
the need of the classically educated
teachers getting away from the doc
trine of formal discipline and adjust
ing himself to practical modern things.
She talked from her personal expert
ence, advocating thirty pupils as the
ideal number in a class and the teach
ing of first-year Latin exclusively by
class instruction without the use of
textbooks. She said Latin should not
be forced on q pupil, but should be q
matter of election. and that the prog
ress of any study should be the natural
growth of the students abilities and
not the following of a program arbi-
trarily set by the teacher.
Shambaugh a Speaker
Professor +. E. Shambaugh, super
intendent Of Dauphin county schools,
spoke before the meeting of county
on Standards in the
His paper was q prac-
tical talk based on his personal expert
ence in supervision, stating the need
of efficiency with modern standards
in education. He said teachers should
look on the real busy life outside for
subject matter and methods to use in
the schooIroom. He discussed stand
ards of motives. the consideration of
values by pupils, attention to organ
ization by the pupil and of initiative
and leadership development.
DIR. w. G. Bagley, professor of edu-
CdllOH OI the university OF LIMOS,
spoke on Discipline" at the meetings
OF both the city and county superin-
tendents and graded schools. He said
that every we'll directed school should
hvae good order, respect for au-
thority and spirit of aggressive in
dustry, and these principles should be
so instilled into the pupils that they
become fashions.
Short addresses were made at all
the sectional meetings by men who are
in their respective subjects
Discussions by the members interested
followed. Good attendance was shown
at all the meetings.
Urge AmaIgamation of Teachers
DIR. Robert c. Shaw. of Greensburg.
president of the association, said this
that the meeting now in ses-
sion seems to be the most enthusiastic
and well attended in the history of the
association.
The executive committee was in
business session this morning for the
routine details of passing on bills and
some minor changes in the
bylaws of the association. The COM
mittee on cooperation also met and