The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-23
BOOKS OF THE HOUR,
TWO IMPORTANT BOOKS ON THE
MUCH DISCUSSED SUBJECT OF
CHILD STUDY
SCIENCE, NOVELS, COOKING

"The Study OfAChiIdren," by Fran
els Warner, M. D.-..The DeveI-
opment of the Child, by Nathan
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ImbeciIes,"
by Mrs. Greene - "Moriah,s
Mourning" by Ruth McE. Stuart.
''The Study Of Children" by Francis
Warner, M. D., and THE Development
of the Child" by Nathan Oppenheim,
belong to the large and constantly
swelling volume of recent studies in
the fields of child nature and child Gull
ture. Both authors are physicians, and
while the first book Is written with the
teacher in view, and the second with
the parent, both school and home might
be improved by the knowledge given
from the experience Of each of these
thoughtful men.
DR.. Warmers methods of observation
are frankly physiological He has ex-
amined 100000 children in 1913 English
schools, compared them, and upon his
classified facts built up the deductions
OF the volume. Two chapters are de-
voted to a general explanation of the
growth of the body and the brain of
the child. but the burden of the book is
to exhibit the valuable points Of OBJ
SerVatiOn in noting the various physi-
cal and psychtcal departures from nor
NAL childhood. AS such observations
are vital to any classification Of the
forty pupils that any teacher ought to
be asked to take charge of, its value
may be readily seen. One practical
point, often overlooked, and here made
apparent, is the immense wrong done
to the delicate child in neglecting to
give him early training. SO far from
agreeing that the best thing is to let
such q child run wild" until he is
we'll grown, DR.. Warner argues that he
should have just that early care and
training which is best suited to over
come the special defects from which he
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1.-The Study of Children" by Francis War
ner, NJ. D. The Macmillan company, New
York For sale by the st. Paul Book and
Stationery company
''The Development of the Child"
DR.. Oppenhein's book Is more scien-
tific in form and more philosophical in
substance, though it may not be more
practically useful. An elaborate study
Of the comparative development of
the child is made to combat the cur
rent potion that child is only a small
adult and can be treated on similar
principles. DR.. Oppenheim asserts that
the child nature differs qualitatively
from that Of his parents. Were the
child simply enlarged physically, he
would be physical monstrosity Ma
tCre discovers new proportions for the
adult. In like manner, an increase of
psychical power, without new adjust
ments, would develop the child into a
moral monster, because Of his over
weight of imaginative and emotional
faculties. This position furnishes the
key to a theory Of education
And since the thought centers and
the will centers of the brain are not
completely developed until after TWEEN
ty-five years Of age, it explains how
so many boys who are pestiferous be-
tween twelve and twenty make such
responsible men later in life.
The kindergarten is criticised as
making too great demand on unde-
VelOped sense perception, but it is
likely, in view of the admirable re-
suits of Kindergarten training, that the
author overlOoks the important factor
of pleasure as a stimulus to nerve &C
ton and a protection against fatigue.
The chapter on the child criminal is
so unsatisfactory as to lead to the con-
clusion that the writer is not acquaint-
ed with the literature of the subject,
nor is the discussion of religion and
child culture worthy of the Hebrew
blood of the author
The Development Of the Child" by Nathan
Oppenheim The Macmillan company New
York For sale by the st. Paul Book and
Stationery company.