South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-29
GERMANY FOE Of
COMMON DECENCY
Such is Arrangement Given
Nation by Prof. Burnham
al Institute.

Derounciug Ger many as the foe
OF liberty. democracy. and common
decencg. prof smith Guraham de-
uvered a com prehensiye lecture or
Our Enemy at tine afternoon ses-
sion OF The teachers institute We'd
resday
Defining our enemy az Germany
and comp a1. Prof Buruham
traced the history or that country
frcm the opening OF cine Christian
ere until us development into pres
emf day Germany % federation Of
states brought into uuiucatiou ny
military force and ruled by It's
largest and most popuIous state.
which state iu turn is dominated bv
its wealthy inhabitants
Pervertcd Nation.
Germany is marreiously efficient.
inordinateIv ann bilious. she is "a per
serted nation. miF.aben. menacing
and friendles~ nation declared
Prof Burnham and then be pro-
ceeded TO prove his points The eff
cheney OF Germany along certain
lines has been universally recog-
on.
was especially IMPRESSED with the
efficiency OF their school system.
which he inspected while there sew
eral years ago Tie told Of the com
mer5ial ambitions OF Germany which
she endeavored TO realize both
through iuegiumate and legitimate
means He cited several instances
OF the pervertedness OF the German
people in their general make up
their politics their spirit and their
ideals
There are no citizens OF Ger
many said Prof Buruham they
are merely subjects whose law is the
survival of the fttest'
Mistaken Conception.
Germany was never $50 mistaken 50
continued Prof Burnham. Gas in her
Judgment or America previous 10 the
war and in her conception OF how
her methods Of frightfuuess would
effect the nations she is lighting
Germany thought that her horrible
deeds would brighten and COW her
enemies but instead IL has made
them the keeuer 90 anuihiIate the
instigator Of those horrors
Friendiess Nation
Germany Is frieudleSS nation
ne concluded. because the whole
world believes that IL was Germany
1-ho took the lid off hell who start
ed rhis war because the whole world
has been Mortified at the cruelty
Germany has exhibited ia prosecut-
ing The war and because the whole
world resents the GERMANY ube-
allies spirit"
Teaching 90 Child.
Prof IL D.-C8lkius continued tine
lecture on Beginning Geography
"Wednesday afternoon He empha-
sized the point that the chId must
- given funda mentsI experiences
which in turn Will help him 20 20 in
Imagination 20 distant regions and
see them as they are
He dwe1r at length upon the use
OF the map critcisiug the way ir
which the teacher presents IT'S study
90 the pupils q map is not 20 pic
ture said Prof Calkius FOR "a pic
tgre looks like the thing ic repre-
~ents. map is sisr: language just
A~ taEtiA 1T" N.'E I'. l'..f..l 900. .IlNt
should re studied as such
Before teaching ANYTHING to chill
dren a relation should be- esta oIisl,-
I'd between that thina aud something
'shich they know about and are in-
terested In II there s. nothing bra
The chud's past experiences which
win help him 20 form a concept Of
= map. the teacher should give the
emilio that experience"
Map Reading
Prof Calkius suggested n map OF
the school room as q convenient
means OF supplying TINS experience
BY means OF this map the child NAV
ba taught recognition Of symbol
direction scale. location and map
reading Prof CaIkins also suggest
Cd that the teacher hrinE The play
element into the teaching OF the
rap. and i'm fact into all her teach
ing SIS much as possible lie cited
several plays which might be used
in this connection as one child be-
ing sent Co The map Of The room and
asked 90 grace the course OF another
pupil allowed 90 wander al viii