Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-17
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THBNFLURNCB Oh MANUAL TRAINING UN
CHARACTER.
Developing the Fan'6ss q Those Wac Do "'
Possess a Fsadn5ss for Books-Ihs Pleasure
% Acbsvsmsat-I1iUsstlg Studies

,-tc.s bv Professor Felix Adeler N the
r,nus,v number Of The Ethical Record "a
which that gentleman takes Up some oil
the m raj questions that pertain to the
subi- TIE professor finds such training
Of INN euse value 10 strengthening wesk-
ness Of VIII in children, especially those
wbs have no liking for the ordinary book
stn5is. of the schools In showing how
manual training aids TIE VIII and mental
rovsr. IN such scholars the article says;
.It is intsre ting to the young. as his
tory geography acd arithmetic often are
not. Precisely those pupils Who tlAe tns
1ssst interest or show the least apllrde lor
literary s,ndv are of.en the mCst proficient
In tfe workshop and the mOdelrg-IO1ml
Vsf,re has mo- Left these ueg.fc u emil
drsn ST.. thcut beautiful compensation. II
thew .re deficient pa intel.ec'usi power
thew ..- all the more Caqaol- oi cei1s &C.
vsl6r.f ar their active Dc. Iaus manual
trairirs fulflIs tho one essenila- Cludl,-0n
1T is interesting.
"It also fulfis the second. by manual
traini-e We cultivate the intellect ID close
ana mseu8rable conuecto1 VITA acuon.
Manual trainiug consists ~ series ol o.
tions. shich always Isac or q Let me
task ..igned be, for instance, she making
nj a wooden box. The fgst POINT TO be
Gained s TO attract t-e attention OF .1e
pupils Che object. 81 "o0len ''A is ~
terestirg To- cE1d, le-ce tn's uIst pony
viii be- gained Lethlrgy is oy come ara
attention is arou ed. Next, it is lmpVl-
tant 90 keep rho attention hxed on t-e CO
isct Taus only can tanacity oi pa pose
b. u.t.vsied. Nacual tral-l-s e-a'ies
rs to keen the attention of toe cfl.u nAeu
upou th obi e. b-Cau-e the latter IS con /
crete Furthermore, the variety OF VCci-
nations which en.a- into the i1ehlngoi ,ne
how .or.. aatg -ereshes this interest al.er
b. b,. .,oe. b.en started. The WOOD must
81 cav s to lice Tee hoard mu oe care |
f-uv nare7 sad smrothed. The JOINTS /
must De- fccuratel- worked out and n-.e0 /
Tbs lis r.ust be O. facled with hinges. I1e
edges must he suo hsd OF beveleo. Iae
box must De- painted or varcl'eeG. herS
i- a sso1ercs of means Leading 20 an end, /
a series of operations en- poctlg To me
fnal object 10 De gained, 20 be prodVc9c, I
TO be created
THE PLEASURE OF ACHIEV EMENT
"Agein. each Of these means bscome IN /
turn ard for The time being secondary /
end, are the pupil thus learns, IN an eie- /
menl.lv wav. tha lesson Of subOrdinau1g |
minor eads to D maior md. And when the
task is done. when the box stands before the
boy's ewes "a complete whole, assrVlc7aDle
thing. slightly 90 the eyes, well adapted 10
IT'S nass. with wins. a glow OF pride does ne
coulero'ate his work, The pleasure OF
achievement now comes in TO- crown his
experience; and this serss of achievement
in connection with the Wo,k done, caves
in his mind q pleasant aitertaste when
viii stimulate hla Co similar WorS no the
future The child that nas ones acquired,
ia connection with the masking OF "a eoX
the habits inst described, has mastered the
secret Of a strong viii, and viii be able 10
apply the s1me habits in other directions
and 0u other occasions.
SHOULD EMBRACE ART TRAISING
COZ l-t the task be ara artistic one. And
let me hare say that manual training is a.
complc u1itss Fl covers art iral-icg. The
usef1l nus. Fl over ini0 the b6suuiul o. he
ia the highest sense useful. NOT N l- me-
cessary so remind ttOsa who have given
attention to- tie suoisc, Of education how
imporfant the inh fence Of the beautl'ul IS
i'm refining the sentiments ard elevaung
the nature Of the young Let the task tnen
he tollud.l a le @ vase, s. hand or ue11'
Here seoin ws have Che some a1y2ntag7 es
in the making x lhe box The ofJsct Is
concrete AID therefore suitable Tor m,uos
incapable Of grasping absIacllns. Inc
objects can ne constantly kept before the
pupils tyes. Shsre viii bs cons 2n. ap-
proxim fi11. and at last tle- g.oH oi ,rl-
umph. Want child uol happy ID be has
procu.e- something tangible, something
that is Pre- lutsrJwth oi bis own ACTIVITY
especi I'r lf 10 D. som nE Tucl is
cIa-mi o. every bshcldeis
A1L-EoUND cUlrURE.
"I resi no. spsak of -1e value of man
nal training 10 ihe future surgeon aenHst.
scienti C., eX erime,t T. ld 60 all tao "ho
requre 1srress of hand in the putsu't OF
their ayo,ati1n, but I DO wish % sce-S OF
The vel-s of manual training 70 The future
lavvsr and cltrgyusu end iOCli these who
viii ro- hs called uror TO labor Win thelr
hands Precisely because they viii not
labor i.h their hands II msuual training
so im1or.gl f0r them In the interest OF
an all-rould cu'tcre-in osd-r that lney
may noe Pa eur rely Ccipp.-d on ole Ade OF
their ns.uro. We ne tC have a Gaze ihat
our civ. z.t.on sha remain planted on toe
solid srh. There s lanser les, % NAY
bs ev-'op0d -oa much iuto this flr--,nat /
one d. 'ee-ur TOO much separated teom /
thosep. ..rei sources Cf stracg htrom which |
mank hes always drawn IFS yital'y. IT
is not efficient 70 ra'ntsiu our phys'cal
strens ~. eur brute strength, the strength /
of linn end muscle. We must also pre-
serve tlat soiitualzsd strength which we
cali sli the tool using iacclty-the
power 80 impresSing GA maJie- the shapes
of miu And the more machinery taxes
tie p,sc. ot human labor the mO.e pecs5-
sary wiz no. De- 90 rts'rt -o merua. -raln ng
as o Sc in-rate tNe-,i.e in skill, precisely
rs we have res0rted toalhlalcs and hunt
ing as exes,iees il strength. A father,
Therefore, who belongs to the intellectual
class has every reason TO take an even
create interest 90 lhe manual training Of
his children than a father 7ho belongs 70
the ar'islu class
AvERrNG THE CLAsHING of CLASSES.
P.ofs.or Adelsr gives othsr reasons also
for the Introduction O. manual training
into the schools. one of the most Important
of which is tea. the training Idle BY side
st the work bench of iha children of the
rich end fhs poor VIII DO much TO avert
the7arcertfa class win betrayed gaInst
class. "Ist manual training therefore,
he saye. "be introduced into The common
schools: lcs Tire son of fhe rich man learn
side by side with ,hs son OF the poor man,
to labor with lbs hands; le him ihu9 learn
practically Co respect labor; let him learn
70 understand WHIST tbe dignity OF manual
labor rssly means. and the two classes
united st The root, VIII never thereafter
entirely grow asuuler.
The Third Party.
Crushed againln eX claimed Du Smythe,