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Instruction by Experimental Methods. — 



As • represented by Prof. J. F. Woodhull to 

 the American Institute of Instruction, the 

 New York College for the Training of Teach- 

 ers has model classes of pupils in all grades 

 to which apprentice teachers are assigned at 

 stated hours to give experimental instruction 

 in science. In the primary and grammar 

 grades the experiments are performed by the 

 teachers in presence of the pupils, after 

 which the pupils are questioned concerning 

 what they have observed. They are also al- 

 lowed to examine the objects closely in hand. 

 Familiar, every-day objects, which are con- 

 venient for manipulation are used. The pur- 

 pose is not to load the children with facts, 

 but to arouse their curiosity and beget in 

 them inquiring habits of mind. In the high- 

 school department, systematic scientific in- 

 struction is begun for the purpose of devel- 

 oping careful habits of experimenting, ob- 

 serving, and reasoning. Familiar objects or 

 home-made apparatus are preferred for the 

 experiments, both because most of the high 

 schools are not in a position to purchase 

 elaborate apparatus, and because they are 

 believed to be more fit for the purpose. The 

 apparatus in the markets is considered insuf- 

 ficient, " because most pupils of high-school 

 age fail to comprehend the machines, and 

 their minds are confused by them with ref- 

 erence to the principles." The pupils are 

 taught to construct their own apparatus so 

 far as there seems to be educational value in 

 that kind of work ; and in most cases such 

 constructions have fulfilled their purpose 

 better than the conventional apparatus. They 

 are not intended to illustrate the apparatus 

 of the markets, or to serve as a cheap sub- 

 stitute for it, but to illustrate scientific prin- 

 ciples, for which imitations of " show-case " 

 apparatus are not required. Of course, no 

 attempt is made in this system to teach the 

 whole of science or to cram with facts ; but 

 " to show the pupil how to study nature so 

 that through life he may go on to acquire 

 knowledge." Mr. Woodhull's conclusion is 

 that " patience and a love for the work are 

 the most essential qualifications for the 

 teacher ; with these and with freedom from 

 unnecessary restraints, however meager other 

 equipments may be, science may readily be 



