The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-07-02
EDUCATIONAL

~ EUC
,,.... Delivered Before the
,ii,u NJ. C. Society by
G P. andrews, June 27'
s,,llv the object in educating
'1cai rain their faculties to the
ben ils;r j IDnl in order that their
Il as'T DGFer may be enhanced by
sta lsr p Il resources at command.
prey ny the U child is educated that its
1 e II u 5rssadwinning may be in
Tn r. to a certain point these two
81 !. ..5{rcation are in harmony, but
4 q. u if or rather the theore-
a s!n a involves a far wider range
s ..5iniog Of the scholar, and aims
S. .. ra,n the intellect that it shall
..otroI Of the widest field in its
inward, irrespective OF the
s. : 4. ACQUISITIONS in the work OF
living, A rational scheme of
Y" aims to so equip the scholar
/. hall have the capacity to appre-
.'ra I Intellectual pursuits and at
- lime be fitted for business sue
.5tbi, object the tendency of the
IN ,pecialize the higher education
Grp to each individual the line of
.,,Ikely to be most useful. The
rsmssed when even a Humboldt
). .r6s the details of all knowl-
81 NON, we are entering a period
aerigencies Of life are so great
demand is becoming loud for a
fine for preparing the child to
,n; that the youth may be ready
gu business, and that in spite of
sesty for a better training and
aEOugh culture, to meet the ad-
email branches OF knowledge. l
heaer protest against this MUIR
ie innOcents by the Moloch of
m.
Aaga standpoint the view of the
&lgist, understanding the condi-
. d Development in childhood and
he period when the foundations
lEltOn must be laid. During the
at Of the period of growth the in
ala facilities increase i'll power in
s nOmetric ratio. The infant for
nnOnths presents only rudiment-
sass, with scarcely the suggestion
tslect, for many months more.
The lambkin or little chick has
% % SHIFT for itself, and is to all
Z adult, the human infant has not
amed to know its mother, and
time the baby speaks its first
zoe chick is a mother with a brood
s'El' But speech is only the first
! 4FardS for the child; the first
we're devoted to the perfecting
Ggaalc machinery which for the
lle is to make or mar the SYM
;aan immortal soul, with all it's
~llesi Tor so far as we know the
IA and all, is nodded by his bodi-
l1l'lduality. So it becomes us to
1% respect to the needs of this "ma-
/. 'asETiathement," as Joseph Cook
Il Inc science of education has
wa hand in hand with other sci
3aaIll now its fabric has become
|, 4 J. and complete, but it re-
Ess " Oe proved whether it is truly
sa' ~ wore than in any other branch
], 'lVd, perhaps, education in
\ s !, element of the ." personal
y as the astronomers term it,
81, -, peelllarities OF the individual as
NJ, LIS =, capacity for acquiring
Il e., The public educator of ne
9., Isals with large numbers, and
fnio 'u ai must be adapted to the
n n; and yet wise instructor, in
H. ai rs lndlvldualism in talent, stu
d tSa ' ..1 OF his pupils, and
1tb.tt uleS 70 the case. l am happy
D ma i such painstaking is the rule
5dera J u our own instructors, and is
.dt6si,p y them a most important
+ 9aI eve! that tendency of the time
t5s st ian4l is to crowd too much
artsD 'a snsi years. The popular kin
/ as E system, admirable as its me-
pervS "4e9 properly limited. is liable
d S n1sl and become an evil ~ i." It
t pls as o. work, that is, it makes
he nIu, and in the excitement
ns,v pleasure the strain upon
en- pay sSy.aeez exercises the O' muscnIar
aany and "a and the brain only in
lsated ~" ~ oirlety. The Create; has
an sain ~ the the healthy immature ure
BODY msr Inc q love of activity, that
dislike Of sod De developed first; AMI
aatursl VI ot Continuous mental effo, :,
! to do V tE Of the imperfect brain
si0rs r i That 4 ~ which they are not oH vet
les 10 :, m u the brake which Nature
eptiops make a. :! children 90 slow ys' the
J and y Ib Mental activity prove p'I the
De eop ,nIsy :. rarely in mature treV ye s1e
sanding iI I. o. those who came to G un .
ENDS to s ssctr, kindergarten work
! Which nssn tns az Ofain-cells to ac-
rsy py and 50 unn iGpsaSe e, OF the
seassd Ii jttyIdlt itself is stimulating. and m
6eoas Tti5 1aa never long enough Oe,0 hap p
: isises ap pssE' but every one Of the ,e
= is updaLt to its intelliyenc u s s,,G
I, pc play. Outstanding far more thar har
s ss 6ad nervous, active l eb i Sery
| alter a Sf a by the course A'e -
,sary to few ts, weeks or MONTHS ctiS9' il i !
\, se,e', this AXE ne them out of school i
'at auG, and an in it, ieSsgr ~ =
4 g. it5,siol no dthlads Es room; bu
rss,,ale Ten both U Si,s who have brough
taer anfhg have assured ured0u aa h sba
We'll nl for later wv ~os prepare pa Il, n
'astlo i 4tss. s Cd The fault As lies : ,e :