. Barnas Sears, a Christian educator; his making and work . overt his own viewsor those of their classmates, with vigor butcourtesy, for the purpose of having the sub-ject in hand thoroughly canvassed by thevery persons who were in all probability todiscuss the same subject before the , he knew how to guide such a de-bate and make it profitable. He was anadept in the art of leading his pupils to an-ticipate problems sure to meet them in ac-tual life, and to find the solution of courtesy and tact were so prompt andnatural that his pupils often became, for thetime being,
. Barnas Sears, a Christian educator; his making and work . overt his own viewsor those of their classmates, with vigor butcourtesy, for the purpose of having the sub-ject in hand thoroughly canvassed by thevery persons who were in all probability todiscuss the same subject before the , he knew how to guide such a de-bate and make it profitable. He was anadept in the art of leading his pupils to an-ticipate problems sure to meet them in ac-tual life, and to find the solution of courtesy and tact were so prompt andnatural that his pupils often became, for thetime being, to the great satisfaction of theirmaster, earnest teachers of one this method was deliberately chosen,appears from one of his reports to the trus-tees. The leading objects of the teacher(meaning himself) have been: (i) To create adeep interest in the study; (2) to point outthe extent and connections of the subject ofinquiry, together with the method to be pur-sued and the means to be employed; (3) tohave the results of such investigations and. COCO < uTa: \-z UJ O zo h- UJ I- llJ UJ f- 03UJ ZUJ o CO <UJCO ccQ A Christian Educator 6i reflections presented first by the student,then by the class, and lastly by the teacher,in free, but not polemic discussions; (4) tohave the fundamental doctrines and collat-eral topics in any branch of study, the mostimportant works, ancient and modern, ontheology, the best chapters and treatiseson particular topics made the subjects ofanalyses, critiques, translations, etc., to beread before the class, and followed by oraldiscussion. Neither the examination oftext-books nor formal lectures have beenadopted. Doctor Sears was a great lover of books anda fine judge of their value. What he read hemastered and could reproduce in a condensedform. He often referred in his class-roomto the works of distinguished men, pointedout their particular excellences, and criti-cised in a keen but kindly spirit their left his presence e
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