The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-02-11

most + tbar aeffaps sprtpe. hence tie common maxim that example is bet
ter than preeeDe. PFssspt strikes the consciousness but example Consistently
present sinks into tile heart
an every department Of life We see only too frequently very VIDE sep
aaHm between profession and practice. Profession comes from the region
ohbe conscious. aud practice largely from that Of the subeonscons "
course many actions; and particularly our most public ones are dtetateQW
the active consciousness; but those that make up the main tissue Of 9F aA9
have their springs in deeper region and furnish a better INDEX 70 of Try
selves. ItIsof the highest Importance therefore, that the young noun
mot onS receive formal instruction In right principles but that their
Notwithstanding should be such as TO promote the general health o. ts
moral and Intellectual nature. They should see as little as poss9e@ angry
passion, Of selfish scheming, Of dupIeity In any FORM andeFeFy ehH{shoma
be made to lead them TO appreciate and enjoy the finer and ha92eFelests@
Nature and al that Is harmonious and eegaing In the world q arg apaM
human effort generally. 1t may be said that this would give theman in
correct dea 81 the world as IL is pt lb should be borne IN mind tint the
object ID Ia make tile world esuef than 1t is-to make men and WoneHmoe
humane. more reasoaaae, more equitable to endoW them with more eerreet
Iperepds4s in all matters Of taste, and fit them Tr ahgher plane OF fctal
life. five we're to proceed upon the assumption that the world stncatabe
II amendment and that the only thing iso make ourselves at homelnt
exactly as IFS, there would be an end to an progress In education,
nThere are some good remarks In Dr. Wadstetn's book about the Ian.
ger Of crOwdlng too much into consciousness and so impatFing the snsont
sdous recepttyity OF the whole nature. We have all heard Of podga at
school who have turned out very dun men in after life. AS long as 1T was
diyiduals were far to the front; but afterwaEd, when it came to be- question
iofindiyidual resource, bf energy, initiative originality they relapsed in0
quite a commonplace II not inferior position II Is very undesirable that
anybody should be all consciousness. It'll Shakespeare who says.
IN springing things b any tot diminished,
They wither In their prime, prove nothing WORTH
In our schools many a taprngng thing 1T thus diminished through the
very forcing which seems at the time to produce 80 great an enlargement Of
mental faculty. The careful educator should be constantly asking himself
The question, is the mind before me getting into contact with tIags7 and
his chief effort should be to establish and promote this contact, 50 that the
mind may draw instruction from Its surroundings az 4pant derives noursh-
ment from the soil There is nothing absolutely new I'M DR. Waldstens
Views, because ages ago men recognized the comparative futllty Of BRILLIANT
faculties unsupported By solid qualities Of mind and character but he has
brought forward what he has to say at yM5 good moment When, almost
more than ever, we need the quiet teachings Of Nature to curb our mental
reslessness and enable Us 70 'se things steadily and see them Who'll"