The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-04-22
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BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.


II NOllUlOU, Ol Ulle VIII. lHlHhllS anu
knowing are the intellectual powers.
Their products are ideas and
thoughts. A thought is a product
of the mind which if expressed in
words makes a proposition; as Trees
are plants. An idea when expressed
does not give a proposition; as, the
! tree, horse, etc. 1t is q mere notion
of anything, mainly acquired by
perception.
The intellectual faculties are Per-
ception, Memory, Imagination, I'm
Outstanding Including Abstraction,
Conception, Judgment, and Reason
ing) and Intuition.
The Sensibilities, or the powers by
which we feel, are the faculties which
give us emotions, affections, and de-
sires. These terms are expressive OF
different degrees Of feeling. An emo
ton is a simple feeling which results
from a certain perception OF an OBJ
iect. 1t is subjective in its nature,
while in an affection the feeling goes
out towards the object, thus beng
both subjective and objective. In a
desire, the feeling goes out towards
the object accompanied by the wish
to possess it OF not to possess it; it
is thus subjective, objective, and at
tractive or repellant-eXample: We
observe a picture; we enjoy it's beau
ty; and then we desire to possess it;
or, failing to desire it we thrust it
from us. There can be no desire
without the emotion and the affec.
ton. The sensibilities are double in
their nature, each has it's opposite;
as, Joy, sorrow; love, hate; desire,
aversion etc.
The will is the power of putting
forth volitions. A vOlition is the
real exercise of the mind in doing or
refusing to do u thing. There is n
double process in an act of the will
a choosing and a following up OF the
act in accordance with the choice;
for instance, two apples are upon
my desk, | conclude that one is bet
ter than the other and, as a result CT
this choice, reach forth my hand and
take it. These are the essential ele-
ments in a act OF the will.
Having given n general idea of the
nature OF the different mental facul-
ties, we shall take them up separate
ly lon g with h~esuggestions relative
to their culture.
The n. W. r. r. Co. have u
thanks for an excellent map of the
L. S. which now hangs in our Office.
In the completion of the last years
r. c. work, Jennie Bell received cred
it for the fourth year emitting her to
a Diploma which has been granted
her. This is the first one received by
a resident,of our county.
On examining "a package left at
the Office a few days ago by Miss
Watson, n beautiful souvenir card
was found which is q departure from
the ordinary reward of merit usually
presented OF the last day Of school.
In addition to the ornamental finish,
it contains the name of the teacher,
the pupils, and the Co. Supt. Miss
Watson will have IL and possibly
two candidates for graduation from
her school.
Mamie kolda called at the Office
OF Friday. She is haying a brief va
cation on account OF the mud and
water.
Lois Talbot closed her term with
a picnic dinner and literary exercises.
Rosa Stapp and Grace Holmes had
to stop their schools on account OF
bad roads.
Matte Thomas has begun her
second term at Hand; Mrs. Lille Sc
dam at the Kelley school.
Term reports have been received
FRO m Geo. Corrin, Jennie Sedan, b.
A Naber, Jessie b. Kintigh, Linnie
Erickson, f. E. Fisher, Fay Fisk, An
ma Rymal, and b. +. Hubbard.
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