Reading Observer 10-1920

IN
I

I

I

NEED OF SELF-EXPR~SIQN.
M~

fISHER ON THE VALUE OF

'\ 1

S&Jdom if e e -bj too Hall at Un ven ty
CaUego been a.l cd p!n 0 ac ommod te su h tI
arge number as sought. 0 obtain admlSSlon to
on iFr~-da a \d 8a urda.y s.st on the ~8 on
of the •
d nnna. con erenoo of the R adi g
an d Di ~riot. Tenche s .\s!!OCl80 on
A dense
compn t f>od 0 teachers male. a.nd female waa
edged n f om
u 0 W8 1 lil ng e e.ry avAil
ab e n h of spnce e en to th& 0 gao 6eah and
t.he w ndo ~ edges and overflowed nto tho
ad a.ccnt Jorr dora ffhe conference reso ved tse f
around he 5 b ec of The Cu
alian of E:::qnu
on n SChoo 0,,- men and f. p.~uced a: gu
ment.5 of much bought and deep ci)ncentra on
_JiJI!n cmUlent cduc~t. onal st. from Berks Oxon

. . . he ~unty town

a8

weU

&IJ

an add

C5I

on

Tho Va U6 0 H story to Ob d:-cn
by he
I es dent of he BODÂ¥d of Educn. on the R ght
H on R A L F ,he M P
'lhe ch. r at the open ng of the "" .. on w ..
ken by the PreSlden of the APOCln. on 1t1
~bc t 8m b nnd addre.s.o;es of we corne l\ e ()
g en by the M::..yo tD G S Abram
n behAlf
of the oWn :LlId Pnoc pn Chi ds o n bcha f of the
Co ego

THE WWN A!\D COLLEGE WELCOME

The ~t!YOR n the course of b B addJ'elSS sa d
Ih.t he and Prine a Child. bet,....n them
~prcssod broad r nroking the who e object of
h ch WM to further the who &
the cOuference
'PLl'lt. Dol\.cl the h gbe t. de.n.1s of fu UTe edu a.t on
Df !.he eh lmn That oould and wou d be done
by d 5C1lSd ons whioh they w.ou d hold among
tMJDSe vee b
oornpnr SOD of methods and
rm,ults w~ Ob they won d be 8.b &10 brmg fan a d
and utly bn not oo.!>-t by tbe ndV1C8 wb b
would be gIVen them 1>y ... perta n edueal on
who ~ould address them H&Vl.IIg N!feITBd to the
town te e mate. Sltuat on and ndu.tne& th~
:MAyo &aid hnt be ~"P rat on5 of the town we e
very bLgh aDd pe.1'>haps he m ght be allowed to
p1ggeu. that. from an educational po nt. of 'V (5\
the re8U UI n many ways had 'bet!n great They
had dono much n Reading m that d ect on
'!'hey lIad as good if n" better odneal. onol
C~dde than mo;t towns n the roUD ry They had
JaddC't! wh h litre cbcd from the e emenmry
boo to the Read DE Co age IUld D a. yey eha t

time

he hoped to Rej\Dg UDlvenIty
Hear
b... N~ had thov eglooted the Dl&nUal or
fbytica 8 de of the lora mg The cru:estioD of the

·\;raw

9f

ng

the chUd en II mmd.s cou d not be

)epan<1Ald llrom. the t A nmg oil ij>elr hod .. and
ih"eN w~ perha.ps one potnt on which the oca
.,.thon~:re a I Wo backwlLni t.hat 'WlUI n
1M P':
on of aboo n1>iy '"Â¥tab. bmld ng'
lope< y lor aeoondo.rv BCbooJ. With regard to
l ~ emen~oducat.ion ho thought !.hey ooOld "'Y
Mu.t thG1 ~,.s nP":~dato.. to was ~ b e to
be tUfder preeeot bUlld nlif eona ana.. W h re;
pod to the physiea.f lOde there waa the <tue&t on of
l>l~a. which mMt be "Wi ed for children
~in ~1 t1Dl6 and out. of it
Hear he60r
w ..!~ to think thaA., OW ng to !.ho keen
8.n ~7ons 01 Mr. Button hey had taken
firsl itep n .upp y ng 6 Jllayground for Ille
~ementarJ. ..boo 4ild en of il>. tow<! P""haps
the most.1 difficnlt. taek. of a whi h they as
ieachen,
before thmn was to educat& 'the
ta
It woo .boo nte y ....ntia.! not on y

lr:

kad

~

at tlIo

h drec lIhould be b ought. up m tho
\d_oJ. of eduoation but th.t theu" Jl1><enta
d be persuaded that t WlWI D6CeMAry for t.he r
t~:o
of the moot. unportAnt IllIDI!8 n
e 0000<1 on of chi dren W'&5 t.he &elect on of t.he
6y looked upon thernae vee n Rend
tng tLIII be g some.wh&t. m th& forefront...of educa,..
.tion and h. hoped and believed tbat that
~

EOne

ponferenc6 "1't'lXlld lead them one 8bep forther

f.....m.

In chat

-neoe.

~I

h. hed great

pl.euure. DJ Mayor of the B0r-01l8'h lD weloom Dg

(AW1auee )
PrinClpa! W ~{ CHILDB .",d tba, they .....
...,..!cd t.. part of 1ll0lr m ...on and not the
Iftet part, oJ t, tbat that place, on long
.mted t.M oonvmteuce of rt.bo8e outside ~'~'W. I
bo mCl'8aa ngly "'8&rded ar. the !I_
any mavement of !.hat lrind. Thev
."........"1 well that ch. importiIlg of Information

'them to thAt. eonf6l"eD08

far

imo/Ul or otel;eotinK. ,... - paJy .. "",all
of
education,>r.".'1ibey 'knew;1i1ol.t. when~
..,d ",,11 d<lru.- ahdftt,.ofJ,oc!a of 1..,._. .....
prof. . on, o! oneJIDI'fI and ahothe\" Ill.
JuncUo,m,i\pl1" faci; m edlu:ational .110 to
a\waya centro &l"Ouild the eha.tactoer and penon
allty of ~. teocher They ......", p~g thro gb
rath(U" eombre tUDe. of .8.n;riety and dimoutt.iM
and the pnne pa -one WIAI tbe danger of vb"t.
was 1m01'"1 aa matenaham the nabil tv on the
p ..... of many poop a ro _~cloorly between the
.t.andlll'de of ngh~ and ..rongl"" _
~rd
of the Itu_ value of things 111 oondnct. ..,d lila
and. ".;ru.gness to accep~ the Inl........ lor !.h. I"~.I',,",

best..

wu an Jmpatient dtpire.
n tbOllgbt oe,t.Ction to take the .hart.
cut :But Q.2, ooe knew 80 well as u.e teacher
!.hi. dudent aud til" 1ICb01al' _
in the _do",
01 r. tbore ...onl no shan
It..... the
I twn.., of tb.. teach... by eobriet.y of procedure,
earq u n"'l and ' CT1IEulOOIty to UrlIu"ll'" tbooe wbollaned Wltb D ~e r ctrcl.e, ., tMt they could do
whal th0Yi could ..
the .....dIri of ""..
Another dlLDge

wbethe:

em.

>OIl""'"

duet ...d 1'Igh~ anne at thab better England

aI hoped w _
On the IPro
• on 01 the President IOOOndod
by Mr Elam tb.. ~bDILoazried tb..
'ftJSO lit. on unanunoualy
... 'l;ha n the
thit oonf'~renoe reot'M8IltWg thtt
Readinjl ill""'" and Omn the t.Une bu """,.
when ~~g UIm'ermty ~'I!" obl7llld.r
gnlntod tJi. _ . of an mdop=dent Charier
Pnne P~Childa 11' .-alDg thaIlkI aid
that he
tion wou d carty, great. wl!!a'ht. ..nc! I t
would n
• OOD,\'IO go fDroral'd wtt.h t.beIr applf
cat on
w~reb ~

1'''::;::::

E OPENtNG ADDRI!SS

Prof~ DE BURGH the!!

deI!......t the op.'"
ng addr<r. on
Boll _ o n ana Be1f-.on
fi _
'~th. co.,... of ....hlch "" MId !.hat the
aub ct. 0 dI.!CUIlSLOtl, fell in ?C'Jry approprl&tely
" t.h the po nt h& endea.'V'OIIll'ed to make III his
.ddr... I
yeor wbon he - " " thai. the by ro
the pro
of edncat on ~ ro be Ioond n
Ihe den.
P!!1"ono.l ty TIiD term of ..If-m:pt'Ol>
• on ngti y und.ntooa woe, h. tlJoogbt, cl0081
al< n to that of p ..aonality Solf_on ...... a
word th~ J!''''' capaj:>le of .. good "'""Y diII""",t
meant n~ He ~d nqt _
if l' bed lItzuok
them bu it had o!teo .m.e\t him tIist worda n
ou _qgu a wh oh oeIemed ~ were .....n,. moot
d tficu t
hi e hoee wllich aeamed the m08t
d ffieu • teohn coUy were tn .....nty the eoweot to
u derstanf! Tb?
n the street DIlght be
puu.lcd ;the1
...bond 0 d"
geome

LV

the words
Ii~

•

woOld
~

.,..