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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1905)
ii Ml TIN IS INDORSEMENT Expositions Find Favor With Educators as Mediums of Instruction. ; . APPROVE NORMAL-SCHOOLS Educational Conference Deals With Jjarge Questions of School "World, "With Great Teach ers Leading. EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE TODAY. Educational Congress meets in Aud itorium, Lewis and Clark Exposition, at 9 o'clock. Admission tree at Twenty-nlth-etreet gcte. Presiding- officer of the day. A. J. Church, City Superintendent of Schools, Baker City. Address, "The Problem of the Rural School," J. H. Aokerman, State Su perintendent of Public Instruction, of Oregon. Discussion led by W. T. Harris, 1L D., 'United States Commissioner of Education. Address, "The Educational Situa tion in Idaho," Professor James Mc Lean, University of Idaho. Evening. Reception at Oregon state building, W. T. Harris, LL. D., United States Commissioner of Education, gcet of honor. Educational benefits derived from the imposition and the value of normal train Irg for teachers of American public wI:ools were the themes that received attention at the thlrdday's session of the Educational Conference, which convened in the Auditorium of the Lewis and Clark Exposition promptly at 9 o'clock yesterday mcrnlng. Professor E. T. Ressler. of the State Normal School at Monmouth, pre sided, and the addresses were of the same high order and great value to those In terested in educational advancement as have those of the previous days been. There Is a very large attendance of teachers and their friends, that is showing steady increase from day to day as citi zens of Portland and visitors here for the Exposition realize that one of the rar est educational treats ever offered to the per!e of the Pacific Coast is presented at the Audintorium and that admission la absolutely free, with an open gate to the rlty streets, without the necessity of entering the Exposition grounds either be fore or after the sessions, unless one careB to do ' so. Yesterday forenoon the main floor of the big Auditorium was crowded, and a number of those in attendance found seats in the balcony. Soclnl Affairs of. Congress. Social functions entered into the affairs of the conference yesterday afternoon and last evening. In the afternoon from S o'clock to 6 o'clock the educators were in lted guests at a reception tendered by the people of Soattle, through the repre sentatives sont for the w,tjok to preside over social functions. This evening at the Oregon bui'dlng there wi'l be tendered a reception to Dr. Will lam T. Harris, United States Commis sioner of Education, who Is accredited the first rank among educational writers of the age and as an authority on educa tional matters. A. H. Yoder, professor of pedagogics, University of Washington, was the first speaker of the day, his topic being "Social Conditions and Elementary Education." The tenor of . his address was directed toward the considerations that must be met In the tendency of the times toward greater centralization of population in cities and towns, that educational require ments may advance more rapidly than the changed conditions of the country. He Insisted that every boy having normal health should be given the opportunity to work, and receive compensation for labor performed that would make the boy feel that what he does Is of Importance in the world. Pay Boys for "Work. "Give him some real work and pay him for It," he said. "A plan should be de Ised whereby children should be put to work for an hour or more each day. One of the most serious obstacles to education is the necessity for work. Moral degen eration ensues when gangs of boys from 10 to 16 years of age herd together. "Elementary education means more than the education of the schoolroom. The time will come when Portland and every other city will have a supervisor of play grounds as well as a supervisor of schools. The child who does not know how to play or to properly amuse himself needs edu cation as much as the one who does not know how to read. "We don't give the girls the same op portunity to form character and to ex press it that is given boys. We will never have proper conditions until both sexes are given the same opportunity. Don't take it from that, however, that I am in favor of equal suffrage. I am not, for I don't believe in all men voting." Discussion of the address was led by Professor H. D. Sheldon, of the Univer sity of Oregon, and participated in by Dr, Andrew S. Draper, of New York. "Both speakers agreed that the country is undergoing great educational changes and" that the teachers of the Nation are and xnu6t continue to be in the advance to prepare the coming citizenship for Its re sponsibilities. Henry M. IelpzIger, Ph. D., cf New York, In his address on "Manual Train ing." was no less pleasing to his audi tors, and equally as interestingly Instruct ive as In his address of the previous eve ning, upon school extension, that was one of the Important features of the session. "What Dr. Uelpzlger Said. Dr. L.elpzlger said that expositions had materially helped educational prog ress as well as individual advance. "The First International Exhlbltlonln London In 1851 was in a large measure responsible 'for the provision for art and technical Instruction which marks Great Britain's educational system. The manual training movement in the United States really dates from the Centennial Exposition of 1S76. Through the attention there directed to the sys tem of tool instruction exhibited by the Imperial School of Moscow, Russia, St. Louis and Boston established the first manual training- schools In the United States. The expositions did not originate the manual training- idea; they called attention to the need that was beginning- to be felt in the edu catlonal world. "During the last 30 years both the curriculum and methods of teaching have been clticised, and the greatest nroblem of the time, what shall be taught to our children, is beginning to be recognized as a subject worthy of statesmen. The belief is spreading that what we wish to put Into a na tion's life must be put Into its schools. GUBERNATORIAL POSSIBILITIES NO. VII E. L. SMITH BY HARRY MURPHY, ARTIST AND BIOGRAPHER E. I SMITH, OF THE subject of my present literary de bauch, ladles and gontlemcn, is the strange and eventful life story of Hood River Smith, or to employ the identity concealing nom de plume with which he occasionally disguises himself, "E. L." Smith. Just when and where he was born I do not know indeed, what I don't know about him would crowd several large libraries. Mr. Smith Is a farmer, with emphasis on the farmer. Heretofore. I have discussed in these columns farmer- editors, farmer-professors, farmer-law yers, farmer-politicians, etc.; all of whom, It is understood, have carefully avoided any onerous contact with the duties which are Incidental to really and truly farming. The subject of these luminous cogitations, however, enjoys the rare and transcendent distinction of being a farmer wno iarms. The reader can readily verify this beyond mvii and dissension by taking a trip to Hood River, where Mr. Smith may be discovered on his farm almost any sun shiny day when he isn't attending a con vention hde in hand, engaged in offering his struggling young strawberries every Inducement to grow up ana ue rcai Dig and husky. At Hood RIvor, among his neighbors, Mr. S.'s reputation for probity Is remark ably good. Some of his more ardent and nnthuBlastlc admirers even go so far as to maintain that his strawberry boxes never have false bottoms. Mr. Smith has but one dissipation. This, is of the most baneful and In sidious brand. The efforts of his friends to break the power of the malignant habit and further, as Professor "Woodward so tersely expresses It, 'the whole boy should go to school.' "There are intellectual, economic, physical and moral grounds for the value of what Is called manual train ing. The school instruction of the past laid undue stress on language expres sion. Children do not go to school merely to learn facts, but to be trained how to learn, how to think, how to help themselves. The basis of element ary manual instruction is laid In the kindergarten, therefore the kinder garten teaching self-activity la so valuable a feature of elementary in struction. Things and nature as well as books and words, should form part of our educational curriculum. Train Hand "With Doing. "The school curriculum should be re lated to life, and not merely to examin ations. Living as we do In an indus trial age, and the majority of the work ers of the land being engaged in dis tributive and productive branches, that Is, manufacturing, agriculture and commerce, the pupils of our schools should be in some way prepared for these Important activities. The eye and the hand are such important aids in intellectual development that the training of these important members should form part of every natural sys tem of education. Shall the school master exercise in writing only, the member on which the Creator has lavished so -much skill? Drawing and tool instruction shduld be Included in every school curriculum. Besides the dlscllplnary value of manual training, it will impress many of the" pupils In the schools that it is as dignified to engage in the .fields of Industry as it Is to enter the professions. The boy who can use tools has a power which will enable him to get along In life better than he who Is Ignorant of their use. The fact that the schools teach something utilitarian will do much to ward encouraging parents to keep their children in school as long as possible. The appreciation of the value of prac tical Instruction may be illustrated In the New York public schools. There are several high schools, but the most popular are the Manual Training High Schools for boys and the Technical High Schools for girls. These schools do nut turn -out artisans, but they combine instruction in what arc known as the liberal arts, with knowledge of the processes of commerce and the appli cation of science and art to industry. The advocates of manual Instruction believe thoroughly In the value of lit erary Instruction, but advocate that In a complete and harmonious education axt anrt.lV'!"JX..nUi;5l:t, toQ, k.iejcoj HOOD IUVER. have only been rewarded by its greater aseondanay. I refer to his predilection for presiding over conventions. Time was when he found one convention a month sufflclont to break the Insufferable monot ony of life, but, as Is well known, disease refuses, most inconsiderately, to stand still, so at the present writing It is dis tressing to relate that he regards that day as Irrevocably lost on which he doesn't request the meeting to "please come to order" at least twice. It is said that he frequently gets up in the middle of the night to attend a convention. Mr Smith sometimes' disappears from homo for oon sldcrable periods, causing great grief and consternation among his distracted rola Uvea, who. after anxious search, usually find him in Portland, Pendleton, or some other place, quietly presiding over a gath erlng of delegates, political, agricultural or commercial, the kind, being of no con cern. In the accompanying masterpiece I have portrayed with marvolous fidelity Mr. Smith in the throes of his favorite vice. The overwhelming fund of Important and valuable facts pertaining to this hon orable gentleman's history which are con talned in the above will doubtless consid erably astonish the reader. I am not however, soliciting applause richly as I may desire it for my thoroughness In this matter, for In view of the public's passionate Interest In all facts, even the smallest and most Insignificant, bearing upon the hero of those disclosures. I ree ognlze it to be no less than a bounden duty to spare neither expense nor energy In placing before my readers every scrap oz information obtainable. HARRY MURPHY. nlzed. Domestic science should form part of the curriculum in girls' schools. The study of fire, food, clothes and health is particularly the province of woman. "Manual training- will able agent in the upbuilding of moral cnaracier, ana now to give moral train ing in Our UUbllo school a In th mih Ject Which is now fnrmnt In th minds of the leading educators of our land. Statistics. It In nM shmr thef large part of the criminal classes ST young men who have had no industrial training. -jaian finds some mischief sua ior laie nanas to do.' Fourth Ii of Rascality. "Mr. Froude saya 'the three Ra of no industrial training have gone; and w are ant to produce a fourth nt rascality. Rich as our eountnr ( n its natural resources, now that It has defi nitely entered into the International arena it enters into tne neld of commercial and industrial competition and f main tain its high rank It must rely on the orains or its citizens as well as on its resources. Aa we have learned much from Germany In the realms of higher learning, we can profit too by a study of Its wonderful system of education vhioVi has for Its object the training of each, unit in Its national life for the highest efficiency. Germany in many respects Is in tne leaa in many Industrial lines. Thb jeaa is cue to the application of scientific knowledge and educational mnin. oil departments of human activity. In the city schools as well as In the rural schools, provision should be made for trade schools, technical schools and farm scnopis ana the result would be the In creaeiea intelligence of our people greater prosperity ana greater happiness. The manual training movement, broadening as It does the term education. attract to the cause of teaching many ui ino ac-jcst minus and secure both mgner appreciation and higher remuner atlon for tho teacher. As President Roosevelt said reeentlv; Th. irh - the' most important functionary in our suciai me. TOTTER" ICHPT OX. Popular Steamer Makrs It Trip Septem 7n firmer fn mut fVtn r ! oeacn patrons, tne J . J. Potter will re- I main In SprvlrA hAtvnen Tnl1n... .t North Ttflrh stnnnlni- nt l)nrln ...n ! the middle of September, making the last inn aown aaturcay. beptember IS. Leaves Awi-uirwi uogjt mis weejc a xoiiows day. August 3L 3:15 A-'m.; Sa'turday, S- imiui;; a iu a. ji. x-arucuiars ana o. K. ThlrH unit TCimhlnrtnn tj.. 0 T3nt Commencing Wednesday. September 6. tho . tvi nui mane vvi li2llIU ITlps uuu.uwiica in jrarxisxia. OBJECTS TO QUERY Deputy City Attorney Clashes With John F. Logan. WITNESS FAILS TO ANSWER Miss Hyland, "Witness in El Rey Saloon Case, Is Asked to Tell 3Ier 3rothcr's Address in Seattle. An nttemnt on the part of John F.. fine in the absence of Justice of the Peace Reld for the de fense In the case against the propri .tnr nf El Rev saloon and rooming- house, to secure from Miss Mary Hy- land the address of her moiner, neariy brought on a clash of arms between him and Deputy City Attorney Fitz gerald in the Municipal Court yester day morning. Judge Cameron had to call upon the lawyers several times and rap loudly for order before the row ceased. nnntv FItzrerald came off victor- !," fnr mi: Hvland left the court room without giving the information asked for by Mr. Logan. Tne iaer did not cross-examine the witness af tor her direct examination, and It was not until Harry E. Bowen. a defen dant had whispered to him that Mr. Ixgan caled the young woman back and asked her for the address oi ner mother, who lives In Seattle. "Don't answer mm," snouieu j. nrtdressinjT Mls3 Hyland, and pointing a finger at Mr. Iogan. "Are you running this court, Mr. Fitzgerald?" angrily queried Mr. Lo gan. Do you own ana comroi mu nnTt iritislvely? Or ha3 His Honor something to say about It?" "Address tne courc, spoise up ouuu Cameron, rapping for order simultan eously. "If you have anything to say, gentleman, aaress me wm- r .i -t-tviu vniin? woman where her mother lives, "as I certainly hnve a right to," said Mr. Logan. "She Is my witness," replied Mr. trifTi-rr-slii 't hrnuc-ht her Into court. and I'll protect her. She was on the land, out air. iogan ianeu io ,.- onvthlnp "Ha cannot bedn now. and besides, what he wants to know is for a purpose that I oon t propose to stand bv and see worked." "I hardly think. Mr. Logan, that you should ask such a question at this Hm" ctti Juries Cameron. "You should have cross-examined the wit ness when she was on the stand. "Very well. Your Honor," replied Mr. Lotran. "we'll And out anyway where the mother lives." The war betwenn Mr. Fitzgerald and Mr. Logan began as soon as Miss Hy and was called to the stand. The cases" had been set for hearing, and air. uz gerald had all of his witnesses present. Mr. Logan then said that he appeared merely as a favor to Justice Reld, who is counsel ior me aeiense, ana wisncu tn ratoe rnnrinupfl "Well I don't nronose to stand for any such arangement, stated air. ux- gerald. continuances are taken in out the prosecution, and I won't alltiw it: lm ready to try tne cases now, anu given If Judge Reld Is at the bench, let them secure other counsel, Mr. Logan is a good lawyer, and willing to take a fee for this .case." "Mr. Fitzgerald never wants any one else to secure a contlduance, but I no tice that when he wants a postpone ment, he demands It, and when he goes fishing and fails to get back promptly. other people have to wait for him," retorted Mr. Logan. Finally it was agreed to take the testimony of Miss Hyland and hear the remainder of the evidence Monday. Harry Bowen, proprietor of El Rey saloon; Belle Rowley, keeper of the rooming-house above, and. Andrew Hoffman, bartender, are charged In the. informations with permitting minors to enter and drink in the saloon, and are also charged with maintaining a dis orderly house. , Miss Hyland swore she had been In the saloon three times, each time drinking beer. She said Bowen and the bartender were present, that they made no objection to her being there and that they did not inquire her age. She swore she secured a room, remained over night in It and that Belle Rowley made no objection. Following the notable example of the Portsmouth plenipotentiaries, those who were negotiating for peace In the case of John Nohoun, charged by Vic tor Cohen with asmult and battery, carried on negotiations in French. It was difficult to arrange matters at first, but an adjustment of the situa tion was had after brief parley. T suggest that Judge Foley act as interpreter," aid Attorney Petraln, addressing Judge Cameron. "Foley Is French, so am I and Deputy City At torney Fitzgerald. Both the defendant and prosecuting witness are French, and only the court Is outside the pale." "I appear as private prosecutor, so I suggest that Mr. Fitzgerald act as Interpreter," said Judge Foley. "Anything to get these negotiations under way and secure peace will suit me." said Mr. Fitzgerald. After hearing the testimony of sev eral witnesses, through Policeman Crate as interpreter. Judge Cameron took the matter under advisement. Cohen Is now under arrest on a charge of embezzlement, preferred in Seattle. Michael Lalsner and his 'dog live at 287 Klrby, street Alblna. The dog has no license, but that is merely a detail. "What caused the trouble that brought the dog and its master into court wa3 that the canine, being fond of veal, laid hold of the calf of little Johnnie Casson's leg, "then and there biting the same In a public street of the city, contrary to the statutes made and pro vKled and against the peace and dig nity of the said city." The dog seemed to enjoy the session of court immensely. It sat up and took notice of the proceedings, and appeared to be proud of the honor of being the only dog In the room. It didn't budge whsn Johnnie mounted the stand and related the dramatic details of the bite that caused jthe trouble. There was no denial by Mr. Lalsner, so the court In structed him to secure a license for the dog, and to appear In court today and hear the decision in the case. x As the result of a letter written to tho Chief of Police by a private clti zen. Detectives Kay and Jones rounded up Tom Barrett and George Murphy, who have been nanglng around South Portland saloons, drinking and making themselves obnoxious to the residents Jn the vicinity. They are .charged with vagrancy, and their cases will be heard tomorrow. Fines of $1 each were imposed upon Ed Bcrtelon, James Craig. J. w. Mack ey. Roy Anderson and Harry Quick, who were arrested by Policemen Burke and Crate for riding bicycles without bells. Nothing that approaches it in quality is obtain able at the same price Nothing that surpasses it in richness, purity, mild ness or aroma is obtainable at twice the price. The perfect and ideal blend that best unites all the characteristics of Turkish Cigarette tobacco is in , The Turldih Cigarette that leads the world in popularity and tales, not because of its low price but because of its fundamental quality, its purity and its 10 FOR 10 CENTS Everywhere. THE FLAG GIRLS Exquisite re productions of large sire (Qx9 inches) in fourteen colors, of the famous paint ings ; scries of 25 beautiful women ia characteristic national costume. Ef fective decoration for den, club-room or cafe. The whole series sent post paid for 25c S. ANARGYROS, 111 Fifth Avenue, New York. That the Change Was Appreciated Was evidenced by tne immense crowds who packed the immense ampitheater last night to see Pain's marvelous production Wast Days o :AT: THE OAKS For the next two weeks the doors will he opened at 8 o'clock .each evening, and the performance begin Promptly at 8:45 o'Clock Each night witnesses the culmination of the glorious Fete Day Fes tivities "by the thrilling, never-forgotten, awe-inspiring destruction of Pompeii, by tremendous earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. A scene of startling, vivid realism; marvelous pyrotechnical and elec trical inventions. Reserved seats on sale at Skidmore's Drug Store, 161 Third street, and at the 0. W. P. & Hy. Co.'s ticket office, First and Alder streets. General admission, including seat, 50 cents. Reserved seats, $1.00. Private box seats, 1.50. Admission to "The Oaks," 10 cents; children 5 cents. No afternoon performance of this attraction. Coming: The London Royal Marionettes WORK FOR JURY Many Crimes in Oregon to Be Investigated. WOT TO ADJOURN TUESDAY Several Cases of Sensational Charac ter Are to Be Placed Before Fed s cral Grand Jurors by Dep uty District Attorney. The Federal grand jury will have a new lease of life and will continue to exist and delve even after Tuesday, September 5. which has been the popular date set for Its ending. It seems there are other crimes and misdemeanors In the state of Ore gon which need Investigation besides the fradulent land transactions, and in order that these cases may be attended to the grand jury will be turned over on Sep tember 5 as an instrument of vengeance to Deputy District Attorney VT. "V. Banks, who has a dozen or more cases to be Investigated. Some of the cases to be presented by Mr. Banks are of sensational character and others of a good deal of Importance. The list runs from raising a $1 bill to $100. another case of making counterfeit moulds and money to a very brutal charge of rape, the statutory penalty for which, under the Federal law. Is death or life Imprisonment. The Jury will be MARK CIGARETTES fragrance. f Pompeii occupied with these cases for the greater part of the coming week. The fate of Wlllard N. Jones and his associates In the Slletz case le about ready to be made known to the public, judging from the witnesses who have been before the Jury and the Indications and rumors about the Federal building. All of the old soldiers who have been waiting for their turn to explain their acquisition of timber claims under the guidance of Mr. Jones, havo been given a, chance to tell their stories, and yester day afternoon saw the closing of the in veotlgatlons, so It Is thought, unless Mr. Heney has a few other witnesses whJ were not In attendance at the cou.i. house. The "Williamson caso will be the next up and yesterday afternoon the corridor was filled with men and women froir Prlnevllle and vicinity waiting for th1!' call to appear, before the Jury with ther testimony. It Is expected that the in vestigation into the Williamson case will bo commenced this morning, or at the latest during the afternoon, and that It will occupy the greater part or all of tho rest of the week. Failed to Get Quorum. "When Mayor King called the St. Johns Council to order last nlsht for the ad journed meeting It was found there was no quorum present, only Councllmen Thompson, Peterson and Unquest re sponding to their names. Councllmen Lcggett, Shields, Edwards and Brlcc werj conspicuous by their absence. This lat ter faction, who walked out of the Coun cil Tuesday night had adjourned until next Monday evening. As there was nn quorum present last night, the Council adjourned until this evening. j CHILDREN'S FA CHS. How Interesting to study the faces of children. Note the different faces and heads, the great variation in features. You will find a good chance to study faces in the Mellln's Food Exhibit at th'e Lewis and Clark Exposition; hundreds of children's faces, and all happy and healthy. The Mellln's Food Exhibit is in the Agricultural Bldg. r