The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-01

Is his to set In motion. then his fairy land
Is real one ard already is at hand"
The other feature of the evening be-
sides President Warren's inaugural adj
dress was the address of Dean James Earl
Russell OF Teachers College on THE Open
Mind Toward Foreign Education"
The programme OF tn Schoulmastors'
Association for the ensuing year" said
Dean Russell, holds great possibilities.
II we are looking for small things. such
~ details az to method Of presenting sub
jects. we can lind them. IT, however. we
want to see the large significance OF the
various systems we are to study We mus,
look for them In national results.
In the present situation we must turn
first to the German system OF education.
Whether we like IL or not. IL must COM
mand our respectful admiration because
IL works. The evidence IL 5000. 900 men
In the field in two weeks time. backed by
the united support OF "A loyal nation OF
6OO00.Q00. one part OF this years pro-
gramme IL to find out how nation may
be united In such support
The general German ideal Of the state
Is above and beyond and more sacred to
the German than that ~ any other insti-
tuition. letter from Max Woter, who
was to assume prOtessorship at the
TClchet- college this year and who IL
now wearing the uniform, says: I'm every
German breast there Is the consciousness
that the welfare OF the state ,ransceuds
the rights Of tho family. We are nghting
FOR the "Naterland' We are ready u give
our lives that German culture and Ger
man civilization may be maintained
German unity. loyalty. devotion 10 a
cause. come primarily from the method OF
Instruction The way school work is done
the mode Of school life. makes men. For
hundred years In Germany the method
of instruction has been the same IN every
school. II is hard FOR u To- realize this
for we are accustomed 20 Rotations. with
outside preparation OF work our boys are
engaged IN experimentation. IN guessWorS
In the German schools there Is no
such term as rccltdtion--ins;ructiou Is the
4 idea. The teacher leads and 4 inmates
throughout. There IL only one small
blackboard, used principally 10y the in
structor. Any boy who happens to use
II does so, not to take a single step on his
own initiative, but 10 follow Instructions
Whatever home work is done Is for the
purpose Of going over the ground already
covered. Text books are annotated very
slightly, II at all. Courses are conducted
largely by syllabus Boys are not en-
couraged to 10 TO the library to work out
their own salvation.
. This method Is carried through by
scholarly men, examined. appointed, paid
and pensioned 10y the Government The
Government builds every school house.
. - f"s7'S hloii A4lf pans lot lNpSe 10 De
built by cities The Government shuts
out visitors. even parents Government
control is supreme
This system engenders respect FOR au-
thority. obedience TO sGpcriors. Magnla-
cent advantage is taken OF the teachings
OF the church In habits OF obedience and
respect 4 patriotic tinge Is given to all
the work. Indeed. this is the only in
stance OF a nation moulded in one form
through rs education.
Somewhere in that German system =
continues Dean Russell. there is train
ing IN DISQUALIFICATION In the past few
months. This place is the university.
which assumes virtually no responsibility
FOR Its students The German boy in his
first university year finds himself In "A
great human Uaelstrom. with the fuun-
dalton of habit, with scholarship. and