The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-07-13

weakly yleldlng TO every
,hildish request and excuslng from un-
performed duty.
Tho gushy teacher performs all the
labor "n,1k must be given Babes" u
md he iaiD would free the child from p
every EFFORT and feed even this dilute r
with spoon. Spare the =
child indeed! \
Manhood's strength Is not gathered q
rolling In easy chairs nor in languid
exertiop, tho price paid for muscular
might is energetic effort. What among ,
mans noble qualities is moro admira-
BILE than strength of moral character =
Men of old believed that the strength
of a fallen foe was by the victor won,
In the moral field. Of conflict man docs
0uin the strength Of foes overthrown.
For this the lily fngered sons OF idle
ness need never hope. Povcrty's school
has trained the worlds best workers,
because necessity has ever kept the
powe,s OF her pupils at greatest tension.
Muscle, morals manhood reach not ap'
proximate perfection without unre-
i served application of energy In ap'
propriate directions.
Since the mental powers are subject
10 like laws II Ia mauifestly improper
to deny the child that opportunity 10
bring these powers to the highest devel-
opment afforded by full cxertion.
AS man approaches perfection only
s by labor, it has been well said that
= even Gods causes work for man more
g good than the richest blessings prompt
n ed by human love and friendship.
r .Vicarious atonement is beautiful
{. essential of the christian religion, Dus
J. belief in the efficacy Of vicarious thought
10 should be eliminated from every teach
10 er's educational creed.
10 Milk must be given babes the effor'
10 made to adapt mental nourishment Il
o. capacity of pupil has been widely bone
1t ficious. It has eliminated from tn
d. textbooks many nom Essentials, secured
ee a more practical study OF language, il
or short, the education, of to-day has
be cleerer conception of mans nature an
in destiny. his ends and aims togethe
toll with the means of their attainment
*. The pepdulum OF reform once loosenec
IN ever swings unhindered 10 the othe
pc. extremity OF tho arc; education ma
by become too practical and eliminate u
cir culture element which aims to brin
he man 10 his highest state of develop
ey ment. The spelling book and the gran
Oh mar have been in many places abolish
Int ed, oral teaching has been substitute
for study, the use OF the rod as NOR
ri tonic has been abandoned, before tho
rO- sands of teachers the word method
The teaching cat has been expounded, al
we from books wo have turned 10 otJec
rgy foudly, foolishly believing that son
DO magic power therein existed capable
of removing the blight Of ignorance.
hat Each reform, perhaps, has the rig
d direction, but proceeds too far. L
,ne use of objects Is proper but time
} is wasted, ~ BY showing objects, visiti
hall springs, etc, with which children {
lore already familiar, and, (2) BY using
ity, iects for illustration when the chill
esq, powers of abstract thought are sufficie
uel, toeenabie them to obtain ideas
ion. readily without. The child has brai
J, it let him use them.
,roe How can the intellectual appetite
t or improved 1st Develop your own
and terest and enthusiasm you will fl
sive them COP tsgious; childhood natura
op- Initiates. Cad Paraphrase the curr'
deil educational principle "proceed fr
n of the known to the unknown" 8
the "proceed from tho lored to the
ONE loved."
nd a Every one Ia interested in sol
re ia thing; make it your business to {
cover This and manifest interest F.; G
dualIy, imperceptibly and skiiifu
tain connect the loved with the urlo
and the victory is wou-superior ~
tai force and foresight must ever
>! PROT. ID. l.. Earnest.
The following narrative shows
ready adaptabiiity of the slower
lors', NJ animate beings to new