The herald., 1896-12-04
by her physical inability to make her.
self heard in SO large a room.

by her physical inability to make her.
self heard in SO large a room.
Mr. Rhode gave class exhibition OF
gymnastics With a class from the Spring
street school, which was loudly applaud
ed. The little people moved with the
uniformity of automators, but lack CT
time for the program prevented their
responding to the persistent encore re-
ceived.
owing to the number of teachers in
attendance and the larger seating ca
pscity of the house, the exercises OF the
evening were held in the Broadway
Methodist church.
A chorus. k.ventide, was beautifully
rendered by chorus of the city teach
ers.
Prof Foshay then introduced Dr. Kel'
logg Of the state university, whose SUB
ject was Prescriptions of Early Lite.
The child does not stand alone mental
ly, morally nor physically; he depends
on others. At first he relies on the fam
iiy The mother love is the strongest
of all; 1t exists in the savage and in the
brute. The child relies on this and he
is sure to find it.. Widen the environ
ment and he finds some kindness in the
world. Evil is in the world, and it en-
Senders antagonism and wrong doing.
There is in us all the possibilities ot
seltishness. The child wants to know
things; the thirst for knowledge is in
satiable. The man or woman the child
appeals to is supposed to be able to an
swer these queries. Thus the response
bility is laid on the parent. Light is
wanted and the conduct of life is eagerly
sought. The child early learns that his
acts have their limitations. As the
young mind expands the power of limit
alton is increasingly understood. Chill
dren learn the power of adjustment This
sense and presumption of law is learned
In early child hours. We have. then
these three presumptions: love, wisdom,
law.
The focus of influence is in the family
circle. If the family We're ideal. the
parents would remain the guiding power
OF this developing soul. Not all fami-
lies are IDEAL As parents are. in most
cases. unable to care for the culture Of
their children. it falls TO others. The
passing of the child from the home to
the school is delicate experiment. The
teacher receives a sacred trust from the
parent: kindness. wisdom. law must not
be suffered to fail The teacher must err
courage ard protect him; must think
how patient has been the father ana
mother, and emulate their patience.
Women are more patient than men. IS
The public finds that they lack the moth
er heart and that Is the secret of til.
feachers of children men are out-classed.
large proportion of women teachers in
our schools The child has learned the
school room.
Let him learn again and again from
parent and teacher the law of love. From
this coign of vantage il will be easier
to learn the law of the land. Obedience
to law will be impressed on his whole
life. Happy are the teachers who ap-
preciate the trust committed to his hand
by the parents.
The audience was then favored with
a German folk song by a chorus
Education for Citizenship was the
subject of Prof, SINNERS address. With
an army of $4,000 teachers in the state
of New York, the speaker said we cam
not maintain an organization such as
yours. He expressed his acknowledge
ments of the kindness and cordiaity
with which he ard his had been met or
their first visit to the coast. In this ac-
knowledgement included. especially,
Prof. Fcshay. the chamber of commerce
and the kindergartners who had extend
ed such heartfelt courtesy.
We must begin with the child, to make
good citizens of our republic. Recent
events in this country have attracted
the attention of the public to the rela-
tons of the schools to our country 1t is
to our public schools that our country
owes its prosperity in the past and its
hope for the future Citizenship in its
hest estate, is grand and inspiring
heritage. IL should continually lit the
citizen higher and higher. What is edu-
cation for citizenship? IT is an education
that fits a man to hold office. 1t should
begin with children in the first yeats of
their school life and be continued
through the university. Men and women
ought to know their government. In
no nation in the world are greater prizes
placed in the grasp of the child. no
country can expect enduring prosper
ity without good citizenship. The men
and women of the future will be largely
what our public schools make them I'm
less it comes through them it may not
come at all. The pressing need of all
governments is intellect, enlightenment,
high-minded citizenship. We have edu-
cation for ali duties IL life. Why not
be a citizen? The state does not want
learned scholars alone, it wants good
citizens. More than 80 per cent in our
public schools never go beyond them.
They know nothing of citizenship ex-
cept as they learn 1t in the world.
Is our education one that will fix them
for the duties of life? Are we doing
what we can to make our children hon