Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-21
PRINCIPAL TERRELL ELEcTEp
 AT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

AT TEACHERS FASCINATION |
 H. A. Tirren. principal of the Nor wich Free Academy, was elected . mem Der of the executive committee of the ! Eastern Connecticut Teachers' Associa- | ton which held its annual meeting at | New London Friday morning ;-1 aft !! ernoon. Many of the local teachers were l numbered among the $50 present. An ex- tra trolley ear was provided by the Con- | necticut Company 10 accommodate the extra travel
 The morning session began at s3o and was opened with prayer by President Warren A. Hanson, superintendent of the New London public schools. who presid- S1 Following the prayer President Hanson welconer the teachers in short address. A pleasing feature of the morning session, not down on the pro- sramme was chorus, singing by the gathering of several popular songs and the grammar school orchestra played several selections.
 There were two addresses at the morning session. The first was by Prof. ! Alexander InEiis of Harvard. who spcke on Educational Limitations of Democra- | cy and the second was by Dr. Wallace W. Atwood. who had the Teaching ot ! Geography for his subject
 Professor Inglis said In part: "I would like to speak about one or two de- velopments !n the last few years and changes that have taken place in Ameri- can society. In the first place human beings differ We have always recor- nized the fact that children differ from each other. Not long ago. Chinese | delegation asked me to Tvias them of I some of the significant prohi.n4 which l .af L gave them the best of my thoughts. r . l was done through an interpreter. as tiAv I spoke, no English and oniv knew a very few Chinese words which I had picked up from the Chinese boys 1ai,n WE had on the west coast, and are beg. nor in l terpreted here.
 Some time after I had finished tr- interview the interpreter came n to me and sai dthat the whole interview could have been condensed into one sentence. American children are d,f,- ..
 noteworthy change is in the fov- ernment We are gIAduallv being co-- verted from a re9u5.ican form of -o,'- ernment to democr7tic form of gov ernnent which is making r.eater dc mands upon the ird;vrsua's We gre constantly demanding more from inc i;.- dividual than before. Ii reminds me of the Boston woman wn7 md passed
 
 spirit While looking ove- her new sur. reundinge and after short time shs said: Why. this isn't m1ch 5etter than Boston" Her companion waited a mo ment and said. Well. this .sn't Heaven you know"
 The government which VI are nsin. now is not the government NC sfartst with. We are placing tremo1dous re-
 sponsibility on men .hase days. The ! ay,f zg
 morrow. The training must he Tn n, schools. Train for intelli-ant fellows7-, as well as for intelligent leaiorshin. hi, must be the aim for whi,h we work
 In his address President A.wooi sts;ei that it is his aim to found in New Eng land an institute to prono-a research and investigation as well as orcaniza-it ' and teaching the study of geography The study of geogrs phv aas ever beer given proper importance, declared Mir {: Atwood. "A short time ago shipmen
 of scales was ordered for Rio de Jsneiro Carload after carload was shipped [, them and when they arrived they weri found to be in ounces aad tounds in. !. stead of the metric system. The fnsn ciers of the country call N EeoSrapers Business needs geography This countr- is the richest in the world and the oul,
 one which is not facing the struggle to existence.
 Tn 20 years q short cror in thi country would mean inc rstioninr . - food we had it during the war Thes e conditions are forcing us 10 apPreciat Il the large humber of national resource n which we have to develop.
 . The study of geography with th : little children begins with the stud, '' of the flowers. dist1-y and geosra nj
 are fundamentals aoo1t which V :. should form our elementary education
 Eighty per cent. of what we kne, = we learn through our eyes four per c>r' e through the eyes and the rest throuE Y other so1rcea.-
 Draw pictures and take lnaasinar journeys" the speaker urged his hear CTS. Don't spend all your time prov . ing that the earth is round. on an xxi: 10 and the Ike. Take history an geography together. As history unfeId
 90 the natural geography untolds. Tn study Of geography is like watching
 big drama The study of .eorrarh IL VII help teach the American reorl
 to have an International sympathy wit all people of the world
 L Our relations with all the world ar interwoven with all the world. Thfns are happening so rapidly. ] want n ts :, children of America to be hearty m ! ' but of all the world"
 The afternoon session which berun .e 1.I5 opened with music by the Erarns s11 school orchestra. followed by 7n addre' ~ on Education and Business by John Y Thompson of Fitchburz. Mass. and al Y, .u other on Preparation Of the Pupil Fo AI High School by Jesee 3. Davis of liar
 ford.
 ' Oficers were elected follows st t'
 session Friday afternoon: Presider 10 William Mcdonald, Putnam: vice pres dent. H C. Libby. Colchester: secretsr
 and trea asurer, H. r. Turner Colchsste HI executive committee. Warren A. Hanso New London H. A. Tirrell. Norwicl
 F. W Porter. willimsntic Homer
 Underwood. New London; Miss Hsrri ! Stone. willinnantic; nominating conmi = = tee. P. H. Newton. New London: Mi m Helen R. Royce Norwich; Frank T. VI .h son. New London resolutions commits
 F. A. Case. willimantic; Miss Tere ir Brown, New London; c. W. Greer, VII