The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-10-14


Marcia to the lecture. Ill'be hanged
before | 20 looking like Revolutionary
soldier
But, my dear fellow quotb Mr. Al.
lonby mischievously. after all that you
have said to your sister about mining
ones faith to reiguing fashions
Major Arkwright stayed to hear no
more, but bolted into his own room. with
q muttercd sound which might have been
something else.
And Maria smiled rougish dlmplcd
smile, She felt that she aud Harold we're
quits.
AS for the Major, he never ALLUDED to
the slavery of fashion again. Whether
he suspected Maria of being in the pot
or not he never said, but at all events, he
was slenced Uncle Eiab's buttermt
colorcd coat had done the business br
him.
THE EN.-Switzeran has
led off in the true culture of the faculties
through Pestalozzi and Germany through
Frobel, has developed the scientific mch.
cd of Pestaozzi in his effective and etu-
cational art. The kindergarten is
great fact and far greater promise. 1t
is sign Of the new education that il to
train our boys and girls for the science
and the art of common life. 1t mears to
restore the old paradise and keep the lev.
il out. Look in upon that company of
twenty or thirty boys and giils whoare
under the guidance Of an accomplished
pupil of Frobel with her assistants. Gou
find them at their lunch around two ia.
bles, and laughing and talking as merily
as birds hop and chatter Glance atthe
spacious and airy rooms aud you see little
that looks like keeping school. There
are flowers and pictures and birds, and
every thing pleasant and enliveniug. Ex-
amin the cabinet Of apparatus an, the
specimens of work. You can finl no
books, but here are gcometric blocks of
many kinds, paper and sticks for vgious
tasks Of the ready fingers and the retless
fancy. Here are balls of all sizes for
study and play, and the whole aim evil
IDENTIFY is to lead the child to see naure
and life for bimself, and learn to know
real objects instead Of mere words. Now
lunch is over, and basket is brought in
which holds what looks like u lumI Of
ice covered with cloth. The cloth is ia.
ken off and there is large piece otnold.
ing. Squares Of boards are distributed
to the scholars, and the clay is divided
among them in due proportion, with mod
cling sticks of the simplest form. The
teacher asks Of the scholars, in turn, what
they propose making, and they reply at
once. One says III will make a plate"
another, "a basket" another, "a house"
another,"a snake" another, "some fowls"
another, IA bird d's.nest," another, "a has.
ket Of flowers" another, "a cake" an 50
on to the last scholar TO work meiriy
they go, breaking out now and then in a
CHEEKY song, until, with quite different de.
grees of success, their wors is doae The
bird d's.nest and the basket Of flowers and
a few other things are quite pretty, while
the house and the hens may need some
help from Imagination to interpret their
construction. But all are wide awake,
and senses aud fingers and thought aud
fancy are all astir 1t is substantial edu.
cation, and the foundation Of wholesome
labor and artistic training. This is an
exercise that comes only one week.
This over it is time to rise from the work
bench and 60 to the more open loom for
more stirring movements, and br plays,
with motions and songs that represent the
farm, or garden, or workshop, and carry
joy aud goodwill into every gesture and
tone. Soon school is done, or it lasts
only three hours, and the merry, ROSY
girls and boys come to you, as they go
out, and take your hand and give you
graceful courtesy or bow that is worth
more than any stately etiquette of courts.
This is glance at the kindergarten
on Frobel's plan, and it evidently meth.
cd Of training that allows OF the utmost
variety of adoption, and invites both low.
ing enterprise and artistic originality
without limit. If Frobel had, as some
say, more ingenuity and vivacity than in.
spiration and depth. aud if too much Of
his song is doggerel, and his views smact
too much Of matcriaism, these failing dc
not belong to the principle, but to the
man, and he has started movement
which is likely wholly to revolutionize the
education of children, and to tell strongly
upon all ages of study. Our young peo-
pie must see things as they are, and learn
to observe, compare, judge, aud act for
themselves, or they will be set of imbe-
cile pedants in world that is now calling
them to have their eyes open aud their
hands ready, or 60 TO the wall. If the
true method is carried out, there is no
danger of losing either high inspiration or
solid utility. If we open our senses To
Dature and life, and stir ourselves brave
ly in all needed play and exercise, the iu-
tultlve and Spontaneous faculties Of the
reason and will are sure 10 report them.
selves, and good healthy affections will
give heart and glee 10 our movement.
So, too, the best working training comes,
and health and Intelligence and good will
that start from right principles go for.
ward bravely to their life work. All
this we need, for never before were men
called upon to judge and act upon such
great principles and interests as now, and
social science are submitted to ou. judg.
ment and vote.
OLD PETEs CoNscIENcE.-The colored
brother who is conscious of the infrmities
of man, and aspircs to higher and purcr
life is seldom without words to express
his emotions, abbott sometimes in phrase
ore direct and blunt than elegant. So
it was with an old negro named Pete, ,whC
was very much troubled about his sins
Perceiving him one day with downcas
look, bis master asked bin the cause.
oh, massa, I'm sIch great sinner !.
But Pete said his master, you ar,
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