The Detroit times., 1914-09-09
and RURAL
! PEDACOCUES in
BIG CONVENTION
Wayne-co. and Detroit Insti-
tutes Hold First Joint Ses-
sion in History
NOTED SPEAKERS TELL
OF TEACHERS PROBLEMS
Prof. E. b. Bryan. DR.. v. M.
OShea and DR.. j. Paul Goode
Deliver Short Addresses

Fully $500 enthusiastic teachers
and visitors were In attendance In the
opening session Of the Wayne county
and Detroit teachers institute In Gen.
tral high school, Tuesday morning
This Is the first time that rural and
city teachers. have held a joint insti-
.tute.
Supt Charles e. Chadsey and Coun-
ty Commissioners Z. w. Yost are In
charge OF the institute, and notwith-
standing the large number in attend
ance and the necessarily crowded
condition of the lecture rooms, the
program ran along smoothly.
AS lectures are given In three
places In the building at the same
time, ten minutes elapses between the
periods SO that those desiring to hear
any particular one may do SO.
In the auditorium, Prof. =. B. Bryan.
OF Colgate university, New York, open
ed the program with a lecture on "Ar-
rested development" He placed spe-
cial emphasis on the proposition that
the people today. especially the teach
ers. were willing to face facts, and
instead Of "shying" at some religious,
or social doctrine that did not At In
snngly with their own ideas, were will
ing to be shown" In this connection
he declared that the present strife In
Europe would be Of benefit In show
Ing to the world. as well as the bellig.
erents, that facts must be faced and
solution of vexatious problems brought
about by other means than by bring
ing into play the monstrous imple'
ments of war.
DR.. J. Paul Goode, or the University
Of Chicago, delighted everyone with
his illustrated lecture on Industrial
Japan" He has travelled extensively
In that country, and his lecture was
based principally on personal observa-
tions. In closing ne sang In the ma
tive tongue the Japanese national air,
thrilling his audience with the rich
ness of his voice and the quaintness OF
articulation.
In the boys gymnasium principal
interest seemed to center In the lec-
ture of DR.. v. M. O'Shea, on The
child as heir to the past" DR.. Shea's
position was that inherent traits OF
ancestors are bound to develop In chill
uren IN spite Oh Lne mOst CdFciui dHu
patient teaching. Dirty hands, accord
Ing to the average boy, are not things
OF which to be ashamed, even though
parents and teachers admonished him
constantly that they are. Primitive
man was part Of the soil to q great
extent. and try as we may to impress
on our boys, the desirability of clean
illness, they will delve and dig into
mud, grease. oil and other substances
necessary to creating useful things,
according to DR.. O'Shea.
Miss Sarah Nicholson and Miss
Elizabeth 4. Farrell, supervisors In
the New York schools, each lectured
IN the girls gymnasium, and received
enthusiastic greeting from the teach
ers. Prof. William r. Rauch conduct.
ed classes in music there also.
Supt. Chadsey. Commissioner Yost
and all the teachers express decided
approval of the institute as 1t Is plan
ned and as II worked out the frst day
and much good Is expected to result
IN new equipment for the teachers IN
resuming their duties next Monday.