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

every conception, in fact, necessary in
the perfection of high or complicated
edifice-is awakened in their little
brains. Each observes his neighbor's
work, and, when invention flags, copies
and initiates. Talking is permitted,
and tharks 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 colnrs
aud of symmetrical design, like squares
circles, stars and other shapes which re
quire closer attention. Practice renders
the children skilfnl, it being surprising
to see how rapidly the paper glides
thro ugh their fingers, and issues from
them in proper shape Others fll up
with 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 Il pin, houses, dogs aud
flowers, or repeat the outlines OF these
objects III Torsted work. An hour of
-'-- physical EXERCISE
always follows an hour Of labof- tT'ihua>
comes singing, which is learned by ear
theu marching about the floor, turning
and winding as in ballet then sports
in The garden with small spades, consis-
ting of digging in the ground aud
building up or excavating of nll kinds
n part ofthe time is devoted to gynss
tic cxecise. The children are made to
stretch their arms and fingers and stand.
on tiptoe play soldier, and finally
practice gamss, devised by Frebcl him
self specially to exercise the organs OF
hca' ing, touch and sight. Many tinc,
saws our author, the results have
atonislrcd nc. On visiting II kinder
garten of sixty pupils have witnessed u
sort of blindmau's buff ia which every
child .iu turn Had to guess, by nnexcla
matinn. the !ane of the child who
seized lis hand. MT one in 30 lar 70 a
crowd lna,lc IL mist Ike.
THE RESULTS.
-s These ,cx rci> Lcsclop to 81 ren,rk
able degrrr, prrspicac.ty ana t,roA5ht
fulncsS, while u 1--we nf labor under thi,
form Sccnn!,s seductive The children
are eager to gc,to >ehnoi where all Is
ir"lic, ana every evening they take
back som; new acquisition to thei,
families Children are naturally open
and communicative, md are consequent
ly cheerful: the child who is suppose
" pr.or' to be Of Il good disposition. -
led wholly by gentIcnc,s aud kindness.
Boys and girls are treated alike. Th.
children are not taught either rea,lnr
ar writing. but when they leave the
k'nd .rsarten aud 90 to regular school
their progress i. much more rapid than
that OF other children the school
masters all agree that the Kindergarten
graduates excel others in vivacity OF
Intellect FrHbel's aim was to make
children thoroughly understand that
which is ordinarily only Indicated to
them; they are obliged to talk aud get
excited, their intellect in word, bciuy
"a mil
usually passive.
TIE PUNISHMENT.
There remains one point more on
which to say something, and that is the
philc-cptly of punishment IN principle.
punishment is not considered either as
curative or with view to make an
example. 1t is avoided as much as
possible. Never is the child whipped,
on the contrary, i; is placed iu corner,
away from the playthings, aud whom
convinced that it has done wrong the
punishment ceases, lasting but short
time, and ending when repentance
shows itself The object is to let tho
child sec that labor, far from being
trial is really pleasure, true punish
'nent consisting ola privu,iou OF work
Children are never praised on acco un
OF dextarity, skill heing regarded as the
natural result of labor; thore is no
smiling at awkwardness, no word being
uttered that will provoke rivalry. Such
are the principles and operation of the
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