The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-22
raE MODERN SYSTEM OF EpuCA.
TIoN.
An lzxsmina,.cn OF Its Theory and Practice
Written for the Herald aud News.
VI

inr men, Nor Is this picture Of the
earliest education au entirely inlagtna-
tive one, for it Ia almost exactly the
training of Mosaic youth oi the
dav according to the narrative OF the
distinguished young explorer Of Central
Africa, Mr.. Joseph Theopsoa OF the
Royal Geoiographtea, Society OF Great
Britain.
The first truths learned by the indt.
vidual AMI the race being physlcaI
truths, il would scarcely be unreason-
able TO sXpect TO fin1 in every g>>oa
cause Of instruction due appreciation
of the valae ot the natural sciences
Professor Huxley has indeed said that
the first experiment 4 man makes is 4
,l,ysical experiment, explaining his
remark hy comparing the nr'nc;ples ni
the Suction pump to the first act OF the
new BORN hsee. Aud throughout his
eat;re life man spends by far the great
est portion of his time, either CONSCIOUS
IL or untonsciclsIy. III ccntempaa@ng
and dealing with physical laws. AS
has already beea Seee. savage trioes
meet this fact S9&areiv aud TINS train
,ar-s,,ea as it Sis c,sa1aea tN SNca
hSowle>ise as will be iahnaedtsteT re-
ouira>l Gv the Young, The e<Iueatica
If the iatant. in every stage OF hunlaa
nyy>sress for a time at sesss, pr>ceeds II
= snn,ewhat siyailar manner. For rea-
s,>s,s at first glance iaeNllScahte> Row
ever, Az soon as the child really begins
10 think. TO observe, 10 experiment, 10
inoaice-ia a word, to have his curt
Nsiir acS,ssesa aud his Interests eNcite0
,.,tS IN ressra to hiasel; ars<s the world
s,>>,,t Aiea, his education 2,derg~es =
,>,a,n,etc transformation. The OF
ss>rinS of civilized parents ScaNeV
learas the teSscns taught young say.
ares beS>ze ii ssSastv cssss-pt>EsscSi
laws are al,aost eaiirelS waoTea>
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,N,ctsNce 20 the health, happiness s'a0
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