Word: paper
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Laurie Bliss, of Yale, has a brief paper entitled "The Handling and Training of a College Base Ball Team" in the March number of Wide Awake...
...Charlton Black will read his paper on the author of "Rob and His Friends" before the Women's Association of Boston, this week...
MORNING SESSION.The first paper of the morning was by Andrew S. Draper, Superintendent of Schools in Cleveland, whose theme was, "Plans of Organization for School Purposes in Large Cities." Mr. Draper declared that the one great fault of most of our present school systems is that the municipal management is in the hands of men, who are not acquainted with the proper methods of education. This evil cannot be avoided until we do away with politics in the election or appointment of school boards. Moreover, the board should be small and easily wielded, composed of men who have thorough knowledge...
...second paper was by Superintendent Maxwell of Brooklyn, who spoke of "The Supervision of City Schools." He set forth the duties of the principal and of the superintendent. The principal, be said, must be able to judge the teachers under him and also the pupils. He ought to know all the pupils so well that he could advise their parents whether or not, their children should be sent to higher schools. Furthermore, he should be in touch with all teachers and make it a special point to lead them to think for themselves and to study the books...
AFTERNOON SESSION.The afternoon session was opened by Superintendent Gilbert of St. Paul with a paper on the "Reconstruction of the Grammar School House." He said that it had now become a well established principle that we must teach the pupil not facts but the meaning of facts; teach him not what to do in given circumstances, but how to adapt himself to any circumstances that may arise. With any such principle, our present system is incompatible. History and geography are presented to the pupil, without ever allowing him a glimpse of their significance for his own life. He is loaded...