Show At the Academy I Environment and Idea was the subject of the lecture delivered by Prolebsor 13nmball at the summer institute stitute on Vedneeday aftern on The speiker discussed the two theories viz i that environment creates ideas and that ideas are unconsciously colored by environments The former theory was held to oe incorrect and the latter true It was lurther claimed and provedby illustration thatoue environment environ-ment will negative another It was argued then that the environment as far as possible should be of an elev tin t-in nature pplymg this to the school it was urged that tile approaches to the school house should be made pleasant and attractive by vegetation the school rom should be decorated with flowers bright pictures etc The teacher should be genial and pleasant I Another phase of the subject was considered idea was placed in the lead He who allows environment to poutrol his ideas willjnever aiisj above hiB environments The necessity of idea being predominant was made forcible The idea Qf the teacher and the trustee must modifly his environment environ-ment for the better Pi of es3or Nelson set forth his ideas of wiiHfc the schools ol the territory should be and what he would try to make them if he were appointed com missioner of schools It these v eva were coincided in by the thcapiers present they were asked to support the speaker for the p ° siuorj of school commission com-mission r Professor Rees followed with a set of resolutions endorsing N I Nelson for tne position of commissioner of schools which was adopted by a rising vote f ur opposing and many voting neither way After a 1 speech in favor of Dr Park by D H Ejoisoa of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove a motion to reconsider was lost i Dr Hinednles nterncn theme was I history lie cuinmeuctd Ins lecture with a general talk on studies devid ing them into three groups vz guidng or information studies discip mary studies and culture studies They overlap to a certain degree each group partaking somewhat of the nature of the otLer two Reverting to history it was classed primarily as a Riii ance or information study and secondarily ss a disciplinary and mlture study Its position in each of thesegroups was carefully and concisely iiutid As a promoter of patriotism h storv together with literature was I given first rank |