The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1874-03-14

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An idea Of. lines, shapes aud proportions
conception, in fact, necessary in
the perfection Of high or complicated
edifice-is awakened in their little
braius. Each observes his oneighbor's
work, and, when invention flags, copies
and initiates. Talking is permitted,
and thar:ks to every one being occupied
|, with his own work, there is no noise.
The more advanced pupils arc given
more difficult tasks. Some weave to
gether strips Of paper of different colors
and of symmetrical design, like squares,
circles, stars and other shapes which re
aquire closer attention. Practice renders
the chiidrcn skillful, it being surprising
to. see how rapidly the papcr glides
thro ugh their fingers, and issues from
them in proper shape Others fill up
with a lead pencil progressive geomctri-
cal designs traced beforehand, and which
are afterwards reproduced without the
model with remarkable accuracy.
Others execute in transparency, with
the point Of pin, houses, dogs aud
flowers, or repeat the outlines OF these
objects in worsted work. An hour of
pngsIcAL EXERCISE
always follows an hour of labof-- f T'hiefA
comes singing, which is learned by ear;
then marching about the foor, turning
aud winding as in a ballet J, then sports
in. the7gnrden with small spades .consis-
ting of digging in the ground and
building edp'or excavating of.all kinds .
a part of'the time is devoted to gyms
tic execise. The children are made to
stretch their arms and fingers und staud d..
on tiptos; play soldier, and finally
practice ganss,' devised by Frebel him
self specially to exercise the organs OF
hearing, touch and sight Many timc,
saws our adaulhor,y the results have
astonislred me. On visiting n kinder
garten OF sixty pupils Ihave witnessed
sort of blindnan's buff, in Which every
child iu turn had to guess, by an,excla-
matinn. the !alne of the child who
seized its hand. MT orc id 80 lar.sc a
crowd made Il mist Ike. is fii ao vi.
q TIE RESULTS &s
=. These ,cx rci> develop, to n re n ,rk
able degree, perspicacty ar"l t.loA sht
iulncs>, while 1--we Of lahur unlcr this
form 3rc"m's seductive The children
are eager to get to sc,npl where all is
,tr''lic, aus every evening they take
hack som, new acquisition to their
families. Children are naturally open
and communicative, aud are consequent
ly cheerful: the child who is suppose
Z" preori, to be Of good disposition. is
led wholly by gentene,s aud kindness.
Boys and girls are treated alike. The
children are not taught either reading
or. writing, but when they leave the
Kindergarten aud 90 to regular school
their progress is much more rapid than
that Of other children the school
masters all agree that the kindergarten
graduates excel others 10 vivacity of
Intellect Frebel's uim was to make
children thoroughly understand that
which is ordinarily only Indicated to
tlem; they are obliged to talk aud get
excited, their intellect in word, beiny
rendered active in matters where it is
usually passive.
e m THE PUNISHMENT.
Thcr, remains one point more on
which Co say something, and that is the
philosophy Of punishment in principle,
punishment is not considered either as
curative or with a view to mako an
example, 1t is avoided as much as
possible. Never is the child whipped,
on the contrary, it il placed iu corner
away from tho pIaythings, aud whom
convinced that . it has done wrong the
punishment ceases, lasting but a short
time, and ending when repentance
shows itself; The object is to let the
child sec that labor, far from being
trial is really a pleasure, true punish
ment consisting ola prigatiou Of work
Children are never praised on acco un
of dextcrity, skill being regarded as the
natural result OF labor; there is no
smiling atawkwardness, no word being