The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-24

Let US take. for instance, the present
system. 4 boy and girl are fed. pctted
and clothed for the first i've cor SIX
wears of their existence. the wears that
scientists declare the most impression
able and most important Of ,hcir exist
ence. Then they are sent 10 school
10 learn TO read 10 write, 10 mcmor:ze
and practice mathematics mildly. Logic.
inStiued into the child's mind 10y simple
methods. not as task, but as pleas
ant excursion into new worlds. IS not
taught. Il is not i'm the school curricU-
lum. The children minds are fun OF
wonder for all about them. but they
merely wonder They have been
taught 20 memorize but not 20 think
that i 70 say. the reason according 10
their years and capacity. They are
giving Il smattering of trifies into
which physiology, botany and similar
sciences are entered like giants. Then
the children graduate. Is this solid
basis on which the house Of man. f, or
yyomau's knowledge Il, 70 be- crectcd'
To be sure they are given more or less
vague ideas of morality az sunday
school and more or Jess certain ones az
home But their most important fac-
mites are left unframed and unawalg-
cnrd The household cat knows better
than this y,hcu She teaches her Young
- exercise the instincts they are given.
This matterof training The affections
and emotions Of children has not yet
been discovered by the schools, a.
though IT. has employed the attention
az scientists. who declare that thr emo
tionaI side 81 cuiid's nature De- IFS
most lmportaut-itS genius. iu fact.
Shall II grow up as q weed or be trained
a. H1wer2 This is tbc imprcssiorable
side 81 the chiid'- nature. Let your
children. then. Re educated % tae
highest from their babvhooi. Take
them 90 the woods ard fields. Jet them
learn % love flowers and creatures and
let them imbite the love If nature.
Let them see the ~u1 rise occasional IS
as q privilege and as scene more
beautiful than any ever caught uv
a master, brush. Instruct them iu
the order Of mature and the good
Of life a- no more uccrssifies than beau
ties Take them 90 see good paintings,
sing 20 them. Jet them near good music.
recite % them occa sioraI'r beautiful
thoughts lead ;hem co. the highest 20
the best o. your ability and that with
ont n lesson or 40 much as the appear
anco az a lesson. To the voutHfui
mind everything must be sp1ntaue1le.
as II becomes tircsorre. Make appre-
cation 81 beauty a part - thsir nature.
and when they grow up. housewife or
artist mother or man ~ bushes. they
viii thank you Tor j.. and iu turn teach
l. % thelr children.
There f. as.h.ug more refining or
more refreshing than the love ~
beauty Above aI, thinEs teach kind
ness and Hunauir-. : nave eesu q
mother whip her child f1r selling an
sur1u and laugh 20 see hIa fortur.Eg p
p. j. ls small c-a-.f.es encourage
faat make great criminal. F9- TIE
affections guide fhem v-nfl- % eecr
qua .tv rather than appearance. trrf.
rather than z...tr- Train chem fo He
constant and fr-u- a., "a as f. lies .l
~1ar power trv % iu1'ant earte-af.
IN rae Youthful mind fr~ Eee and
shifting character. ise- a.l ellis u'
D. done without the -i.ste-t appear.
aa-e a. tearriov T.et fea. -elrair0
occupy 'he frst ZEN years ~ Ife u
vIl ttso have gained p lasting '9u1aa-
t.en.
Above All fhic~v make t=~ basis -
tartt-ll et-raf SION SOLID see 'aaf
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