Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-18

sasA4NSS11iS S6SiAooa "SOA.
ence at the University Of North Dako-
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The first address was given by DR..
John w. Todd sof; department of
psychology in the School of Education
Of the University of North Dakota.
The subject OF Educational Measure
ments" was discussed by DR.. Todd
whose methods in his work nave be-
come well known through the educa-
ttonal Journals OF, the country. Many
schools in this ana other states are
adopting his plan. as outlined in the
address this morning. DIR. Todd used
as illustrative material a number of
charts and diagrams which he has
prepared In the study of children of
various grades.
Superintendent p. Il Kuhnes Of
LAngdon followedirwith a discussion OF
high school graduation and entrance.
He stated that the high school cur
riculum should b 3ntted to the need Of
the adolescence period, and hat grad
Ing should notsbe left so much as 1t
now is to final organization. Exam
nations form ans Inadequate test. The
question should not be "Does the boy
know certain facta?" but ''can he do
the work Of the grade?" It is impos-
sible to ft all pupils to the same
mould. The capability Of the pupil
should be he test Of his graduation
or promotion. educational measure
ments and tests must help in de-
termining this. -
High school worksshould be not on
ly disciplinary, but also selective. 1t
should point the hoy and girl in the
direction Of the work he will be best
suited to do in life.
n main address Of the morning
was made by Dr.: Y: c. Bagley.. dean
University Of Illinois. His subject
was Some Of sthesProblems Connect
Such"
Dr.. Bagley's address, in brief. was:
Some one has said that teaching
is the noblest of professions, but the
sorriest Of trades This is true. For
the man who looks upon his work as
a teacher as a field for great public
service 1t Is the noblest of professions.
mind on pay day and his eye on the
clock it Is indeed the sorriest of
trades. 1t vas this last class that
Bernard Shaw must have had in mind
when he said: Those who can, do,
those who can't, teach It was the
first of thesepolassGs4 that Palmer be-
longed to. for he said, Harvard uni
versity pays me for doing something
for which I would gladly pay Harvard
TOT .r the cb privilege OF letting me DO
profession. The teacher creates
something from the raw materials Of
the experience of the race and the
pupils with which he has to deal.
The best attitude for the teacher
to maintain toward his work is the at
titude of the creative artist. He must
be master Of a thorough knowledge Of
both the ray materials. He must
nave than q mere mastery of
technique He MUST have the artists
attitude in all thins1, ~,
DIR. Bagley urged the development
OF skill in the preparation Of teach
ers. Teachers ought to have good
voices. the use Of 3 good language
should be a matter OF habit, sensi-
tlveness to hygenfc conditions should
be unconscious through training.
1t is harder to take the attitude Of
the artist when teaching in the ele-
mentary and secondary school than in
the higher institutions. because here
the teacher must deal with the things
that are familiar to all the adult
world. Matters of common knowl-
edge are apt to become common place.
We must pass on these big funda-
mental truths that the race has
wrought out OF its experience, as 1t Is,
our privilege to do SO.
1t is a spiritual heritage which the
teacher has the privilege Of passing
on to the boys and girls, and one Of
the problems of a liberal education is
to make the pupils sensible of the con-
tribution the past has made to the
present and the future. They take
for granted what they have. They
do not realize what they owe to So
ciety. They should learn to appreci-.
ate what the present has cost, to the
end that they may be stimulated to
contribute their share to the worlds
advancement.
Other addresses which were to have
been made this morning were those
by superintendent Martha T. Fulton
Of Wahpeton, on 1.-THE Separation Of
the Sexes in High School," and Hon.
N. c. Macdonald on New Education
al Legislation" These two speakers
were mo- present. The discussion of
the other addresses was omitted be-
cause of lack of time,
The May fete and the fnal high
school debate will be held tonight.