New-York tribune., 1899-10-07
STUDY OF CHILD LIFE
SUGGESTIONS FOR HOME INVESTIGATION
BY PROFESSOR BARNES
TO CONCENTRATE ATTENTION on MASSES OF
COMMONPLACE CHILDREN Is THE THING
MOST NEEDED. Hv SAYS


Professor Earl Barnes. of oxford University.
England formerly professor Of education at Le-
land Stanford Jr.. University who will lecture on
The NeV Educational Movement IN England" be
fore the school u Pedagogy. New-York University
to-day a. II ~ has given IN o series Of mono
graphs many valuable hints as 20 methods of child
study applicable 20 class arl home equally. Pro
foss9r Barnes IS % The vica-presldents OF the
British Child study Association London Branch
the object Of which IS TO interest parents teach
ers anc others in The systematic observation o.
children and young peoFe win a view 20 gaining
greater ias isht into child nature and securing
moro synparhe'.c aad scentiac methods Of train
ms tho Young
The general ob,or' ations Of child fife the gath
erns of unrelated collection. Of observations and
incidents tne writing Up Of ones personal mem
ores. rho study of ch'ldre.'s d.lries and letters
and the Vide reading of autobt9grauhies" says
professor Ba-,es will quicken interest broaden
srinpathy and give larger understanding OF
special instances. However II such work Is not
accompanied bv direct and VOL ordered observa-
non. by experimentation and statistical study.
leading 20 some general euarti-8tire results II IS
apt 70 leave us with p feeling that human life IS
not amenab.e 70 law that circumstance. desire
and viii can hrusa aside everything except the
laV or gravity These studies are absolutely inds-
pensabe. bu, taer need be scr in background of
large gcncrs-lz-tions. based on studies IN actual
life. Ry gathering rsmiri-eent studies along some
ing ia au,osiosrazAv ra4,eris,. beng on par
ucular lines ot thinking and feeling. genera.za-
lions can doubtless be worked on, that will have
large value. TIE thing most needed to-dav is
however. oIl-iiaAl s-4-les On masses or common
place children
All stronc adv7rca in srf-rcA has so fs~ heer
made through the direct study OF reality and prob
ably comes nearest 10 the reality with which
education deals whea he stands In the immediate
presence Of child. True. the phenomenon Ae
Wouid siN-y Is subjective one. and II Is shut on
from hin hr difdenCe imitation acquired expres-
SONS. lack q expression and al those Other baf-
tns Conditions that smut of soul from
v'th child h= ls nearer ,he phenomenon he
wishes 20 understand than he j. ~ any other tin=
Lirec- studies on l-d't-dual children must give
Vr2t-t-c Or 1nal krowi-lse w. achieve concern
sNih aed honesty to nc study Of the natural his
I t--E ~ cn--dne1d iI.ei w. no" NeNcfe to nol-Hy
ana Zoology We slaA make great progress in our
/ treatment o children.
Among ne BOOKS re'oinn1ended 70 tne student
~ me ar -l.- ~ - 9t.t'ss--.a
Ni-as on Enterirr School and The study o.
/ Cnldren by Stanley HoiL and The Personal
l- fess,- % A1 ec:...-.,.o- 81. Tho rst5o,
osi-t the Official organ oi he British child study
/ Association. and was one or the speakers on elu-
cation at the international Congress a Women.
MAGAZINE ON CHILD STUDY.
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year +'.- every "oi--7 '-'" O.
prominent scientists in the heid as vel ~ me
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