Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-12-01

ClaSsltS, because tney know thel
value as "Scaffolding" for highe
education.
He cited a number OF fundamen
tai maxims OF education, which ap
piled with equal force to life. H
declared he knew all the delegate
assembled would have succeeded
had they gone into some other pro
fession, and some would have "pilet
up enormous fortunes"
The reason why those Assem- olec
were engaged in the teaching pro
fession, he concluded was to de
good for the children, who would
form the coming race.
Committees on nominations and
audit were announced. Election OF
officers will be held tomorrow morn
ing.
The nrst formal question discuss
ed was taken up. This was, Char
acter and Spiritual Ideals As Fund
smentals in American Education"
Dean Howard McClenahan. of
Princeton, opened the discussion.
II was easy TO say there was moth
ing new under the sun. he began. but
it was fortunate that this was not
exactly true. because. while superb
cislly a discussion may return 10 its
original point, nevertheless It re-
turns usually with embroidery" and
newer ideas attached TO Il.
Character likewise travelled in
cycles, he continued. adding humor-
ously that he would pay the su-
dience the compliment of speaking
strictly in language It could under
stand"
Dean McClenahan reverted to the
time when scholarship so far out
weighed character in institutions of
learning that misconduct even lead
ing to the arrest of students was
blinked at by collegiate authorities.
OF late, however, colleges have come
TO realization Of the need OF good
character, with sane minds in
healthy bodies"
He contrasted the simplicity OF
the Puritan fathers in their teach
ings with the complexities OF the
present, saying there was much that
was preiseworthy in the older days,
although there was, perhaps, too
49, $500 "a EAC11AA ABQ A4lLAG VI |
leadership" He cited the prohibit !
ton Of game Of bat and bail by /
students of the college that ante
dated Princeton as having been de-
creed improper for students. This
ban on the forerunner Of baseball,
he contrasted with recent scenes on
Princetons football field.
Dean McClenahan concluded by |
oraising the growth OF self-govern-
nent among students. which. in his
Judgment, he declared. would bring I,
about a development and refine
nent of that thing which is already
he finest product Of civilization
he unselfish American college stu
lent"
DR.. Irvine presented Dean Wini-
red ]. Robinson, OF the University {
" Delaware. by quoting from John
1uskin that when cause was lost
was Usually due to some man.
'ut when won was due 10 the spirit
Isl uplift of some woman. It was
n ost just. he added. that women's
colleges should be strongly repre-
ented in education. Dean Robinson
eceived a warm welcome. She said:
"Our responsibility. az educators.
'or character and spiritual ideals
is fundamentals in American ,
Education rests upon the prem I
ses that mental Judgment are
not universal but individual
and possible OF development !
lust as truly as mathematical tudg-
nents. The moral sense il develop
I'd from two sources. the struggle !
for the life OF the species (not the 8
individual and social instincts. j
out of the heart are the issues {
II life. Emotions are as responsible
or the origin OF our moral Judg- {
nents as for any others. From their q
notional origin OF varying grades
II approval or dlsapproval arises 6
he concept OF degrees Of goodness d
md badness. a
Social inheritance varies as wide
Y as biological Inheritance. So 7
iety is the school. custom Is the Il
eacher,' We are told. 1t implies the
'assing on to offspring OF anything p
possessed by the parents. including
lot only their property and their
language. but their environment as
veil No doubt there is social in
leritance varying in degree with !,
omplexity Of structure among the
over animals. The puppy and the
Dung chimpanzee probably learn !
much from following the parent
bout, while il is doubtful whether Il
he fish gets anything from others :
n the shoal. In man II is difficult
o separate social from organic in
eritance. What the child is when
e is born is due TO organic heredity:
that he becomes he owes chiefly 10
ocisl heredity.
Il quote from Miss Agnes SNYDER
( the Womens College Of Delaware
s to the results Of a test which she
ormulated as to moral Judgments:
While moral judgments are no sure
Of moral conduct they are at
asst indications OF standards of
onduct. In order~to determine the
rend Of the thought OF youth on
moral questions a Heterogeneous
roup Of ninety-eight acts supposed
? committed by young man over
ighteen years OF age. some good.
ONE reprehensible. ranging from
oclal breaches as chewing gum in
ublic to serious moral lapses. was
admitted to two groups. one OF col Z
'ge boys, one OF college girls. for
valuation. The students were in
ructed to mark the most nearly
eutral act zero. the most commend
bic 10 and the most reprehensible
and to evaluate the others with
ference TO these standards. 7
THE results showed general agree.
ent between the judgment OF the