Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-07
fought the battlt Of life with the
elements 1000 years ago.
Great Reserve Strength.

fought the battlt of life with the
elements 1000 years ago.
Great Reserve Strength.
Germany has a great reserve
strength, and by no means has i
| spent it. My friends, this effort il
is making to get upon its feet is
ominous. What are you going to
do with people so economical and
thrifty when placed against a waste.
full world?"
The Columbus educator stated
that he had spent several years n
Germany and he was giving some OF
. his observations. He explained tina,
the kaiser was the head of the pro-
fessional and military classes, which
he welded together to dominate the
working classes. He asserted that
the caste system brought on the war
and is holding the German people
together today.
we had better stand by Our
acknowledgement, Italy and France
and observe closely what is going
on in Germany" he said.
Relates "reminiscences.
He related a series of personal
"reminiscences of his visit in Ger
many.
DR.. Otis w. Caldwell, director of
the Lincoln elementary and high
school of Columbia university, spoke
on Progress OF Education in De-
mocracy."
"A man from Calgary recently
told me that he wondered whether
we had an educational system that
will train our young people so that
they will carry the responsibilities
that will come to them. He made
me think" the doctor said.
I'VE shall rot have fulfilled our
task if we develop only our natural
resources, great as they are. Our
problem of democratizing the hum
dreds of thousands of people who
have come to this country is made
more complex when we realize that
we must care not only for the aliens,
but for our own. Our problem Of
democratization is not only the chill
dren in school, but it is you and l. :"
Must Have Experience.
He made plea for education that
emphasizes the experiences of the
senses, instead of placing stress on
mere memory development, or try
ing to have the child absorb the sum
of human knowledge.
Real education comes through
experience" he added. 1--WE will
learn the printed material better
when we have experienced through
the sense. When | was boy I was
warned not to whistle while | was
practicing my piano lesson. The re-
suit was that | never learned to
play the piano and | still like to
whistle. We get out of the worlds
knowledge in terms Of what we take
to it out OF the experiences we have
had. There is need of reorganiza-
ton of Our materials and methods
if we would do something worth
while for all of the people. Our
task in this trying time of our coun-
try is to encourage the will to do,
the will to- carry the responsibilities
that come to us"
Community Singing.
P. w. Dykema of the University
of Wisconsin led in community sing
ing for half an hour before the
speaking program. He aroused con-
siderable enthusiasm. One of his
hits was to have the womeni sing
There's Long, Long Trail" while
the men, sank Keep the Home
Fires Burning" these selections,
lending themselves i'll peculiar man
ner to Simultaneous singing. III
DR.. ]. Paul Goode of the Uni
versity of, Chicago closed the even
ings program with an Interestingly
series of stereopticon slides offered
with running discourse on "Ameri-
ca as World Power" He showed,
the economic relation of this coun-I
try's resources. F.
General Session Today.
A general session will be held int
the Auditorium this morning, be-
ginning at 9. The following pro-
gram will be observed: Training,
for Citizenship in a Democracy
DR.. c. H. Judd, Chicago; National
Child Welfare Standards" Miss Jul
ia c. Lathrop, Washington, D. c.;
Making Teachers Association Ell
ficient," William B. Owen, president
of Chicago Normal School; report,
of committee on resolutions and
general business of the convention.
P. w. Dykema will lead community
singing.
A complimentary concert by the
Chamber of Commerce for the Wis
iting teachers will be held this ev-
ening at the Auditorium, where
Helen Stanley will sing and jacques
Thibaud, famous violinist, will be
heard.
Sectional Meetings Today.
The following section meetings
will be held this afternoon at 2:30:
Commerce Section, Commerce
High School auditorium.
County Superintendent Section,
Y. M. c. A., lecture room 316.
Grammar Grades Section, Central