The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-20

that belong to him in the home, towards the
parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters, rela-
! tlves, friends, schoolmates, causing him to
| understand these things; imparting to him a
tononeSS for and d habit of showing all the
| graces, conYentionalties and formalltes that
| soften associations; cultivating the unselfsh
| spirit, arousing the affections and leading on
! to possibilities for good-these things, the
| imagination assisting by processes of uncOn-
| sclous tuition will make the child in fullness
of time man.
You may reasonably infer that 1 attach
great Importance to the coed heart of the
teacher and that feel that the heart rather
than great learning without the good heart
IS the best kind of preparation for the work.
PESTALOzZIS WORK.
From the mountain land of Switzerland
there comes. as if from far away the voice
Of an apostle Of the children There is
bent and ungalnly body and a homely face,
but the soul Of Pestalozzi has wrought in
behalf of the children in all civilized lands.
He made many mistakes, but far OutWeih-
ing these was his unselfsh work.
AT the instance of Queen Louisa, in 1908,
Prussia sent twelve young men to Yverdon
10 study the methods Of Pestalozzi. They
were selected with great care by Suyern,
minister Of education, who, before their de-
parture addressed them as fellows: The
! Object in sending you to PesaloZzi is not
merely that you may study the external or
formal part OF this system to acquire
skill in teaching but that you may warm
yourselves at tie sacred fire which is gov
power and love; that you may walk IN a
similar spirit in the path OF truth ard IN the
observation of the laws of nature" This
supreme test the love of children or the love
or humanity as represented by childhood
fas been successfully met by every great
teacher Of the world. Thomas Arnold of
Rugby. whose highest eulogy has been rem
dered in the inscription ITO ore who loved
the boys Horace Mann whose clear pale
features seem womanly in refinement and
genueness, toling ince sa t1y jec irg gh-
n to frtNf u
America; David Page, Irait of bcdy, but
strong of spiri, calmly entering upon work
Tat he knew would shorten his life; Pes
talozzi Speaking at his VIE S fuleral: We
were summed and 1espised by all, sickness
and poverty bowed US down and We a-e dry
bread with tears" All these bear splendid
purpose, to the great truths that lie at the
foundation of the preparation of those who
properly deserve to be teachers.
COMMENDs AN IDEAL.
If in any of my talks l have spoken with
seeming warmth or have expressed radical
views l pray you bear with me. for like
you. the greatest wish of my life has been
that I might not wrong a child, nor close
against him the avenue to his rightful heri-
tagc-an honorable and useful career.
We are concerned about ideals and study
them; let commend one 10 your especial
consideration. 1t is not exactly a picture,
though scenes that are sacred may invite;
scenes in hallowed ds, where he blue skies
have brought the natural and the super
natural into Intelligent union. Nor is 1t quite
the picture of FToebel and the child though
that were suggestive enough truly, nor Pes
taloZz: at StanZ. where We see the shadowy,
but almost glorifed forms Of the mas ter and
bis poor children through the mist Of years,
and hear almost echo a far of
voice the great heart speaking of his work
Il was among them from morning till even
ing. Everything tending to benefit body and
soul 1 administered with my Cwn hand.
Every assistance, every lesson they received
from me. My hard Joined to theirs my
smile accompanied theirs. They seemed out
OF the world and away from Stanz. They
with and / with them. We shared
food and drink ! had no household, no
friends no servants around me I had only
them. Was their health good, l enjoyed it
with them; were they sick, l stood at I cir
side. I slept IN their midst. / the last
10 90 to bed ard the first TO rise. I prayed
with them No, not these pic ures, how
much they may appeal to. IN pire and
help you. No, the idegl l would present is
remarkable for its directness it's simplicity
its truthfulnos5, ard into the midst Of our
labOrs It may come, as, 80 fair q vision of
loving woIder. OF reyerent trust and OF
patience that as z Divine presence the mild
and constant light of hope and fifth may
abide with US. The ideal that 1 commend 10
you is a little child