Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-03

,omai department Of the u'ah
.,,r,,.ily is taking advanced ground
uui ,,s. Il, the theory and art OF teach
T'' .,J the underlying principles
lns, which education in iis highest
W. IL based. Proceeding upon tue
isn', ,,,ory that education Is tho un-
D., ami developing Of oil The
I''-'s and faculties Of the mind, the
.,,,. ia based UPON natural law,
IL In harmony with modern
NV A briof statement Of its
~ and aims, as coming ifom ils
.,,.c,te,, may be considered as fol-
loeE ,-,..,u,. ,.g,
,s,ti,n 4. the unity Of tho sutJeci
- he presented Tot study. To deter
,,o.vba, sui cots are adapted to the
,t,l development Of the child upon
-,.sninpes into school life, Il IS but
...s,fy to Inquire what has been the
n,.,u,n Of his mental activities pre-
.,,,, 10 that time. one has bat to
,u Tor an answer until he has
,,,cbsd the growth Of - CHILD from IT.
',npcy b six or seven years Of age,
m tho question hwabeus n host OF
contingencies Of one's own childhood
,sIamyluw Of those happy days viii
,rys,l what a1 original investigator he
v,,. Wherever tbs unyironmont Of tie
.tIi allows access tona,uf,, every
s-,firrnt OF her ample stJrehOusc u
,Liiy entered. Ills fresh young tenstB
,syei in the treasures before him. Ho
tss never heard o. botany, but he OO.
~fye, q great many botanical puo'
pompna, and lays u similar iouuiatiln
,of hls munial uevclopmun, Ia zp0i gyi
mlntralOfy, metuor0logy, astronomy
ssosinphy anu history.
lie has observed, u no has not dis
urgui.hoi, tho two modes o, action
under which all objects attract him,
pamelyi Physical action aul chemical
Tbe elusatofs Identified with "thu
new movement agree that nll the fu, o
Iests of natural science aud geography
aldbs.ofy thOuli DO studied ny Tue
ysuns child. One Argument Tor this
theory is that the CHILD, 90 We have
shown, has ~ intnucJusly begun IN
y,stisatl1us In these directions.
Another IL, that natural relation
exists between thcsu subjects no that II
], impossible 10 teach uu0 wituuut
letvuiug all thu othcgr. For example,
gtosiapny-wuich h the baais OF many
ltlFf tC.rucrt--iu ito relation q
geology 90 10 form, may be defined NJ
On eject of geology. Compared with
Hast0 TINS II ~ n phaee Of geology, or
u ls the science OF tho pre'ont appear.
auce 0i tho earth. It's alHJ an effect,
10 iu relation 10 mttcUr1lOsy anu
astronomy. It's relation 10 botany,
lo5l0gy, aud unthrop0logy, Is that ui
cause, aud " may bB uCiined as au
uIgatim Tor thu basis, support, and
u11fislmrut OF life. This brings 81
close TO history and abunlant evidence
eau le found OF the determining IA.
llencrs Of structure aud climate upon
iAe lilo Of man. rhis relation, OF unity
u shat may be called the GENITAL su0-
ltcJ, " spoken OF a. tne theory OF con.
CtntiaiiOn.
The study Of each sui ] sct Ia a search
ilTils Underlying laws aul these laws
have their center IN the laws OF lilo.
Bu, more than this Is involved In the
theory u concentration. lt n claimed
that the right preiuuigtiOu OF natural
Jtlgc,a In tue study Of these sciences
,tJfds opportunities for teaching oral
language, writing, reading, drawing,
painting anu modelling, when N skill
fully USED viii illustrate another
natural unity-ihat Of thought with
expression. These principles em-
boliod Ia proper methods, will unity
aud make clear all tho work OF the
teacher, as well rs save much imo
now u.vlLnu % form nlnlInl hlOne.