The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-01
AESTHETIC IN EDUCATION.
Professor Clewell Addresses the
Teachers Assembly.
Cor. Raleigh News and obserrer

Ieachers' Assembly.
Cor. Raleigh News and Observer.
One OF the papers of great merit ON
the Aesthetic in Educatian,'' was
read by President John ii Clewell, OF
Salem Female Academy Among
other things he said:
There is a need in our educational
sy stem of a more thorough regard
Tor the science of the beautiful. Men
are careful to teach truth, but are
not always careful of the form in
which it Is taught. The beautiful is
science representing a great power:
beautiful women have swaytd king
doms for good or evil; beautiful Sec
tons have brought wealth to their
owners; beautiful stories and gems
are rated at fabulous prices, and the
aesthetic, or the science of the beau
tiful will add a great power to our
educational system If properly
applied. There is no question but
that teacher must insti,l truth ht
cannot teach the child that 2 and 2
make 5; SO he must teach the 'sciencs
OF the good, or give up his position
But one who cannot of1 nd against
the science OF the tue and the good
may Cf1eDd against the beautiful
(aest hetits) and retain his position
Looking at the subject from a posi-
tive view We suggest that the work
should begin with the very "a c. o.!
the matter. The teacher should
study in mat ters OF dress, in tone OF
voice, in every action to introduce
harmony and music The pupil
should be taught to come to the
days work with clean hands and
face, no dust on clothing, with a
degree of pride in personal appear
| ance, personal manners and attrac
tive voice. The school room should
share this attention, till every OBJ
| jectionable feature had disappeared,
and the room becomes an attractive
| place-all harmony, no discord.
Some may think a boy is not won
by these matters. 1t is the very way
to elevate girl or boy. They should
| be taught to reason out the fact that
positions in business are opened to
the boys who, in word and deed, are
| Influenced by the beautiful; girls
should be taught that happy homes
are created where the aesthetic is
found. And when, from selfish
motives, later the love of aesthetics,
| will remain beca use of its own value.
The noble lives, the happy homes,
the great works of the world are in
nearly every instance connected
directly or indirectly with aesthetics,
or the science OF the beautiful. Hence
this science should hold place equal
to the science of truth and goodness.
These form a trio which have their
ultimate end only in God himself
the true, the beautiful and the good
| We should not alone have the beauti-
full harmony of colors; boys and girls
| should be taught to use in personal
dress the beauties of color. The
| harmony of sweet sounds ought not
| to be confined to birds and musical
Instruments. The wonderful human
voice should be free from htrshness
and discord, and the highest ideal OF
the aesthetic appear in this wonder
which we call speech. And thus
through long list
"If the aesthetic is given a more
decided place in our educational
| system the result will be nobler men,
more beautiful women, happier
homes, grander lives, greater pertec-
ton in our race, and we will appre
ciate the threefold blessing of Heav.
en-, the gift of our imperfect world OF
the True, the Beautiful and the
| Good"