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Show NORMAL AND ELEMENTARY SESSION HELD Two Departments Convene at Tabernacle in Joint Assembly. SNYDER OF COLORADO GIVES MAIN ADDRESS G. H. Whitcher and Frances Fran-ces Jenkins Also Read a Interesting Papers. The departments of normal education and elementary education held a Joint session at the tabernacle this morning William E. wiuon. principal of the Washington state normal school at El-lensburg El-lensburg and vice president of the department de-partment of normal schools, presided. The principal addresa was delivered by X. Snyder, president of the state teachers' college. Qrseley. Colo., on "Training of Teachers In Norms) Schools and Colleges of Education. " He said: "In the growth and development of a Krhool teacher b should express the pact ss modified and enlarged In the present snd enriched, projected and realised in the future. He should know the line of growth that brings the pupil to him and continues after leaving him. Should Have Training. "The teacher consequently should study and be trained In the public school unit. The public school unit extends from the kindergarten to the high scttool, Inclusive. He should emphasize his particular par-ticular situation that he may know whence the pupil comes and whither the pupil is going. "The play Impulse should be appreciated. appreci-ated. As this Impulse expands and expresses ex-presses It-elf In wit snd humor he should follow that expansion. The ratio stages of the pupil should be understood snd appreciated by the teacher. "This means thst the normsl school snd the college of education must have expended or expand Hi work and equipment equip-ment to meet and suit the growing demand de-mand of the present and the futu,re. The courses of work must be made out to suit the situation. A strong and large training school should he a part of the organisation. Laboratories in science should be erected and maintained. Ll-braiias Ll-braiias to suit the grades and stages of Y development should be liberally provided for. Large museums should be connected con-nected with every department. Play-grounds Play-grounds snd gymnasiums should be erected and maintained. "School gardens slvould be constructed, kept up and worked by the children Nurse rise far plant, trees, etc., should be maintained. Provision should be made for exceptional children. There should be cooking a nd sewing lu bora -tortes, household skis. etc. And the school organised should be a complete social unit in the life of the Institution. Spirit of Unity Needed. "There should be s spirit of unity. The persons I element should be strong and powerful snd there should be an Intelll-gadt Intelll-gadt vision of the whole situation. There slrould be complete co-operation of all the parts, and a strong professional element should permeate the entire plant and institution. in-stitution. "There should be no crisis in the movement move-ment of any child along the public school unit. No stage should oe e preparatory stage for the one above, but the stsge above should be a receiving stage for the pupils from the one below. "Any Institution, whetner onrmal school, col 1 ege or ed ucat Ion. or whatever, t ha t compiles with such a preparation wuuM be prepared to train school teachers. "This conception of organization should he and would he s complete democracy. This leads to the thought that opportunity elng given and ability being expressed and realised In a school, there should be no discrimination ss to compensstlon snd lhat the Individual should be compensated for what he can do. results alone being .he criterion." John E. Kirk, president of the state norms school at Klrkvllle. Mo., continued he discussion of this phsse along similar Ines "The Training of Teachers In Service" and "aVdlustlng the Normal School Graduate Grad-uate to the City System" were discussed ml G. H. Whitcher. superintendent of schoola at Berlin. N. H.. und by Prsnces Jenkins, supervisor of elemc-nlsry grades at Decatur. III. Recognising thut the normal Kraduate has a distinct contribution to make to the city system, yet that she has much to learn, the early years of th- grsdu-ate's grsdu-ate's teaching life are appreciated ss the pertOst In which wise supervision may help the struggling voung person to resell u msxtmum of efficiency with a minimum uf struggle. The normal graduate Is t h. highest lype of Inexperienced teacher who enters m r city system. The normal graduate respond s mos t res 1 1 1 y to t he co ope ra tive type of supervision, a The young graduate a able to plan her work Intelligently, to present lessons with a fair de-Tee of clearness, and to study the aptitudes and Interests of her pupils both in subject matter and discipline. dis-cipline. Other problems with which supervision super-vision muat concern itself are the development devel-opment of confidence, more deflnltv appreciation of professional ethics, the opportunities for advancement In the profession, and the establishment of community com-munity relationships. Introduction to ths scientific standards now in course of de-velopment. de-velopment. of the scientific attltnde to- (Continued on page 10.) NORMAL (Continued from page 1.) ward school problems Is also necessary. In many of these the normal school may render valuable aaslstance. but much must alwsys be left for tile eerly years of teachlrur to d.velop, so that supervision will nave He problems tc meet from year to year. |