MELBOURNE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1501, 21 August 1880, Page 10

MELBOURNE SOCIAL SCIENCE CONGRESS.

The following circular in connection with the education section of the Melbourne Social Science Congress, to be held at the time of the Melbourne International Exhibition, has been received by the Education Board here for the information of teachers who may be inclined to compete : — Melbourne, 12th May, 1880. Sir,— l do myself the honour to enclose, for your in formation, a copy of the. Syllabus of Subjects, from which a selection maybe made for consideration at the forthcoming mooting of the Education Section of the Melbourne Social Science Congress. The first meeting 1 of the Section will probably take place during: the month of October, ISBO, and within a short time of the opening of the International Exhibition. It is the desire of the Committee to render the meetings of the Section in every way worthy of the occasion that has called the Congress into existence. They are anxious, accordingly, not only to turn to account for purposes of instruction the material resources of the Exhibition, but to enlist to tho same end the active and zealous co-operation of exhibitors, of visitors, and of all others interested in the progress of education. I have therefore the honour to request the favour of your assistance in obtaining a limited number of papers upon any subjects connected with education, and I shall be glad if you will arrange that papers intended for the consideration of the Section shall reach me not later than the 30th September next. It must be understood that the Congress is not in a position to incur any pecuniary liability whatever in respect of any contribution ; that the ordinary length of a paper should be such that its reading should not exceed 20 minutes ; that the right of publishing any paper in such form and at such time as it may think fit, as well as the right of rejecting any paper, rests with the Council of the Congress ; that no paper can be accepted which has already been made public ; and that no accepted paper be published by its author until after the publication of the transactions of the Congress. 1 Jt will give me muoh pleasure to supply any further

Information that may he desired, and if you can forward to me any suggestions tending to promote tne success of the undertaking, the Committee wi be very glad to receive them and to give them the fullest consideration.—l have, &c, Thomas Harlin, Honorary Secretary for the Education Section. SYLLABUS. EDUCATION :- I. Considered as to its Ends, viz. :— (a) The formation of individual character. (&) The formation of collective, including national, character Education: Comprising the general principles of systematised physical culture appHcable to the training of cither •sex, or o both'™ under (1) normal or (2) abnormal 2. IntSSuai, Education: Comprising the discussion of various subjects, of Mucation considered as means of training the intelh3 Moral "Education: Comprising Ethical Culture, Religious Culture. . 4 Social Education: Comprising Domestic Education, Industrial Education, Political Education, Professional Education, Education. 11. Considered as to its Means :— 1 The Parent considered as an Educator. ' The Family, the Teacher, the Employer, the Workshop, tho Neighbourhood, the Community, the State, considered (1) separately, (2) not separately as educators, 2. Tim Places of Education and their functions :— The Home. / o , nnnr L Bi , \by the State wholly ™. „,. , Supported jbythe State partly Tho School, < Su pp Or ted otherwise than by I the State. . The University, with or without a Collegiate System. Education elsewhere. 3, Organisation op the Means op Education :— Supply and training of teachers. Tests of qualification of teachers. _ Buildings, suitability of construction, &c. Appliances, such as furniture, books, «c. Discipline and disciplinary agencies, Time-tables and the principles of distribution Of school work. , . . . Methods of teaching different subjects, School records and statistics.