The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-12-28
THE YEOMANRY.
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our proverbial energy we set about
TO remedy the defect, and strike a
the root Of the disease, our commo;
schools.
The aim Of education, is to incul
cate truths in the child and prepare
him for solving the problems tha
constantly arise. Economic an,
social questions are pressing them
selves npon Us for solution. UpO;
our decision depends the veal on
woe Of countless millions OF people
for years to come. Are our youth.
capable of settling these question.
intelligently? | fear not. Oul
schools have not developed in then
the powers Of thinking clearly ant
cJnciscly. The matters in the text
books stand as separate entitie
leach separate fact, undpniably
true, but with the pupil or eacl
other they have nothing to do" We
stuiy history, e.g that we may pro.
fit by the successes Of the past, and
avui the mistakes Of the fuiur e.
Vet not one pupil in fifty can logic
ally connect events. They do not
realize that the split in the constitu
tional convention, the Nc. cOmprJ.
mise of 1920, the compromise period
from 1850 to 1860, were but acts in
mighty drama, ihe crisis Of which
waS portrayed on the blood stain
cd battle fields Of our civil war.
Nor do they see that the problem,
thPt are agitating Us today were
seminal in the minds and hearts of
of Hamilton ana Jefferson, every
act, no matter how trivial, bears Il
relation to goa and me; anu We are
not stud! ing history Alright until
we perceive this kinship. No word
or deed can be isolated, the same
rule holds in every other study.
The intellect must be arprissd ot
the nearneS5 Of each fact to ITSELF,
before it becomes of an educational
value. Have We reason to com
plain that we have no intrlpctural
giants, when every physiological
and psychological law is set at de-
fiance III our school rooms? Can
we wonder that our young men
and women are frivoDas? in
their conversation can we expect
"JOva to mol t. JDve behind the
chair Of each," When we have xeal-
ed the fountain Of instruction II
cur young men are unfit for dem
ocratic government, it is the fault
of the system under Which they
live. The child comes into the
world with an inquiring raind. lie
wants to know everything that j.
going on in thi, great beautiful
world OF ours II is as natural iur
Child to stu iy a5 for t!ack TO take
to water, AMI ii the teacher i skill
ful he Will make II close study of
each child, and present the matter
to i'im in II pleHaive manner. fl
will take the natural objects with
" hleh the ci'ili ID daily associated,
Hnd ciuthe them iushpauty, pih he
Vii ieat on. step by step, Ia ihs
Fl 'Wery field. ut Knowledge. He
will erar'uully acquirr II rec Ing 81
mastery, winch "n being thwar,rd.
will unly arouse him Ia gieutcr ei-
forts, and devt IOp- wiihii him ii
keentr, more rcct p,ive intellect.
Herein lies the rvat secret of
teaching, getting the Child to study
because he loves it. Directing his
natural talents to the greatest
good.
All children with rural instincts
should be educa;ed nature-w ard
Nothing is mean or trivial in nat
ure. When child pickt up stone,
not to shy at IL bird, hut to examine
asa work OF art, (dnd all nature j.
arii7t'r0when he is taught the pro.
cess Of growth from the seed to the
:natare plant, new z,st for
study VIII he given him; Il
reVerdnce for the works OF ma
t"re will he devrloped; human
p inriples will he iuculcattd,
and all that is created will have n
sacred value Nothing is created
but bears the seal of Cod. Are We
living nobly unto him whcu We
ear icssly educate our children ?
Ifchildren have no reverence for
nature wtirh ihr ali wise Great I
fashioned, how much i.4S caa lhry
rerp"ct e fabrics, the ! ws or.
daircd hy mah"
Tnr ducalipn ,hat TIE times de-
biand calinm he acquired under our
present system. The teacher, com.
PEELED To hear from 3Jto 10 ria-sr,
per day devuiing from three 10 Fl ,e
minutes 10 each reelection, c0RHOt
give the phinstukiDg care that