Show PRACTICAL REFORMS IN EDUCATION in an interesting published mr chas francis adams jr of quincy mas s describes certain school reforms accomplished in tho said own sinco ro forma consist in the removal of tho old fashioned mechanical routine of instruction and ho introduction of that system which is generally known as the developing system of education tho author of tho publication referred to affirms that at present the school children of quincy are really educated and instructed and no longer trained like parrots this would bo a considerable success and it is to be hoped that the procedure of the school authorities of the afore said community will find imitators in tho greatest possible bumler of towns and cities the scientific thorough anesa and practical simplicity of the reform plan executed in quincy are indisputable fienco we think to confer a favor upon our reading public by making them acquainted with the experience exper ienco burg in the year 1873 a few of the leading members of the school hoard of quincy came to the conviction that there were no remarkable or even i noticeable advances made in their public schools closer inquiries and investigations resulted in the ilis cou the majority of the boys and girls who biad absolved the so called grammar course with splendid success were not able to speaker write their native language fluently and correctly in spite of their brilliant certificates testimonials reports and such like mirages with a great waste of time and efforts they had spelled thousands thoa sands of words for purposes of orthography and analyzed parsed and diagrammed hundreds of sentences with incessant care and scrupulous observation of the dry bones will say rules of grammar As soon however as it came to a practical use of the mother tongue all the scholastic trash drummed and drill ed in with so much pain and trouble appeared in all its dead ess the word of goethel what you dont know is what so much you need and what you know is useless chaff and weed found a true illustration in the sad ment of the educational results of the old style the deplorable deficiency revealed itself in its glaring hideousness when alie members of ane school board took the examination of the scholars in their own hands at the occasion of a public exhibition tharo was hardly any dis coverable cover ablo of a living comprehension of the memorized formalism considering this condition lie school board resolved to reorganize tho schools without however in g payers the town was willing to sustain the reform tho first stop was the appointment of a competent superintendent who was charged with the details of the reform in 1875 a man was elected who was himself a teacher and who in he frank consciousness of not yet understanding der standing his difficult art sufficiently biad gone to germany where he obtained an insight into the true method of education he now introduced object lessons in the sense of the developing method tho school gradually transformed itself from a humdrum hum drum factory into a genuine institution of instruction and education instead of empty words and dead formulas tho pupils learned to know the real things oral polling wherewith so much valuable time had previously been sinfully squandered was mostly dropped out of the pro gramme wherever it yet retained it was a means to a certain end not an end in itself orthography which they had hitherto endeavored to teach by mechanical senseless spoil ing was now acquired in the most natural way viz by instructing the pupils to write very much and correctly orthography correct writing wai learned by frequent exercises in writing correctly in the higher classes it was soon seen that the students were capable of constructing correct sentences without having been compelled to dissect them day after day according to the old method it seemed to be the opinion that tho child could only then be taught to make a proper use of words and sentence if it could them into their grammatical elements the absurdity of this is evident to every rational teacher or thinker just as a child earn to speak correctly by hearing correct speech just so it will learn to write correctly by assiduous practice in tb i s ai t tho developing method of education which guides the child n observation and bior ia even then to bo recommend ed if only practical results arc de aired mr chas francis adams says of tho results obtained in abo last four years in quincy the children learned to read prima voce and this not only from their school readers aa formerly but from book laid before them they havo acquired the ability ot writing their thoughts down rapidly neatly and correctly without having dissipated their dirae with the ing of dry rules of of alio grammar blosse cl osse evinced either excellent or proficiency fici ency all acro ceasy interested in their work which was an ever fresh incitement for their menial powers in the entire school fion a coin floto revolution had place and at alie end of alio fourth year the one nath less than before but it is not only thesa practical which induce ain to advocat i the system at each and every opportunity although tit abi practical ago nd amon this practical american nation prak results are of the first coned aeration era tion tho arts of revlin and arili ng and tho acquirement of otylior necessary branches deserve all but we put a yet higher estimate on the harmonious unfolds aholo m in be natural grown and independent thinking and tl capability based on a sound intelligence of the struggle carrying it on and through honorably and into alio schools delves gelves the new method infuses a fresh life and a genial warmth never before experienced the teacher has to work much moro independently and if his task is rendered more bigi cultic is on theother tho other hand more pleasant it creates intel ifa and mental activity around him thua we heartily join in the sincere desiro of the N Y from choso whoso columns the leading ideas of this arciclo that all communities of the union may become enlightened and public spirited enough to pattern after ho progressive town of quincy in cleansing all alio school rooms with ono bold sweep of the ugly cobweb of antiquated routine and letting the radiant light of education flood ni through every door and window listher OJ 11 ollister sometimes known as holy hollister is not satisfied with liis recent till with the from which he cama out acconio best and with a courage such as is possessed ony by those who rush in where angala fear to tread ho returns to the conflict iio judges us by our writing and arrives at his own conclusion as to what we are we will adopt his rule and judge him by his writing which leads us to mhd conclusion that he is a gaping lunatic he calls us a young man and advises us to heed his admonition we have heard something bedora about the crime of being a young man but have not BO far been guilty of obeying the instructions of those who are always on the alert for the detection of blodys faults but their own IMPORTANT ELECTIONS today to day see returns in the JUNCTION tomorrow in ohio iho republicans have dropped claim of majority to and wo hope the count may reduce even tho latter figure A communicated editorial in yesterdays ter days contained statements in relation to tilda n wo aro to endorse we hope and have every reason o believe tliatha will be nominated by he democrats nest year nomination will bo equivalent to ins elac lion and liia election equivalent to his aking alie seat fraud cannot prevail forever |