Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-20
TnIsKISo AND DOING.


the interest,"" causes the children TO be
'wlde awake" ION the alert" and en-
abies them 10 "fcnrn with much less
EFFORT" as the teachers Of the State
Normal school testify: and H. accord
ing to Superintendent Cooper. ~ IL
educailvc and helps develop the whole
man" why should II not form even "A
small part OF the common school cur
rlculum7 Trustees are not responsible
for the M manual training dca. Boards
of education do not Introduce "fads"
into the schools. The people are not
trainers of school courses. Who, then.
molds educational opinions2
Teachers. can't you ma time and
space for constructive work In your
schooisf rive taught school five years
and have never found time 60 spare for
bury work" No. but you,li keep
yourself and pupils for hours after
school ana rccitc from n spelling book
that collection OF dead forms. that
cemetery of dry bones. that weed In the
garden Of thought. You study the
spelling book 60 Increase your Nocahu.
laryf Spelling book talk Il only mani.
Testing dead forms through the mouth.
while the brain u on gathering wool
Spelling II used only In writing and the
only way 20 learn TO write II To- write.
I'VE don't spell. and anyway my pupil.
prefer history" Hut what do they yet
from their. history that makes them
WAC ANY, Nv, .'an 49," ,',,','y,, IT,
his moccaHin, making his bow and ar.
rows. preparing his fish hook and line.
and doing everything else that his
wants require" 70 far. 80 rood. but
how far IL 80 far" and how much
sood IL 20 good p 80 far " only
- A.I half rUWN
Many a time have I ionFed 10 live like
the indian. where I could dig my own
cave. make my own tent poles. cover
my own bony legs with buckskin which
I might capture with bow and arrow
Of my own make. aud tan with rib and
brains from my own dead deer. but
alas, my civilization 90 babe me
read" while my noccasinA. together
with nearly all the heredltamcntn and
sppurtenancea unto me belonging OF IN
nnywlse appertaininK came trom the
stor~ hut. thank fortune. they let me
out OF rcohol early In the afternoons.
where could do something where
could be q real "blr injun' ana paint
my face without being stood up.
The only time I was ever stood up
for doing something was In school. ana
that was for wanting 20 be a MAN.
only marked my upper llp with u psnci.
And for this manifestation l was IN.
vited to stand on top Of n bench ana
fare the school with "both hands on
shoulders and elbows well back"
accepted the Invitation and remember
tho stand I took better than The y. ~
tss was supposed 10 be ''reailng. u
have shaved ever rinceD
The thinking part Of the brain ana
the mart which controls the muscles
are connected by fbrrs Of comnunica-
tlon. Thought without expression OF eS-
precision without thought wlthers these
- AL lao HIa = IA
and N you think history Without acuhs
II YOU are growing one-sidsd. or " you
arf history without thinking II you are
becoming q mental suicide; w., you arc
killing the mind by starvation. The
mind grows by what II feeds on, ana "
ism. when you think wiEwafn thr
hands want TO make u wiRwain, ana "
they don't make II the next thought
Of q wirwnm viii be- obscure ana the
hands win refus. TO make anyihlns
but a dilapiiated structure. " YOU
think wiEwam aud max ~ ths n NY, ,,,,s
ENHANCES the imaseennd TINS aEain IN.
proves the making. No man ever dih
better than he thought. aud Vice versa.
81 know but cans explain u not thc
truth-lt'n simply n lie, you 'oulh
Just tell me that IN you're black IN the
face. but I know FOR myHclf bcttcf
You know you know" but you have
no Language 60 make your knowledge
known Ne think only In some mode
OF ekpreaalon and when there II no
mode Of expression ut our command
there Il simply nothing 10 express. "
1 know a butterfly | can draw IL, ana
n you know fiy--without any butter
you also can draw u. II ] make a
broom stick and don't leave " round.
my image OF said stick IL Imperfect.
When IA child paints u squirrel, making
IA large daub for It's body ana small
or one for Its head ana calling " mn
irhed It's image has no details such as
Legs. ears. and taii-a very simple
squirrel,
In one hour q day II spent In study.
ing geography. part ~ that time, or 81
some other time. should be devoted "a
the constructive side OF the subject "
the pupils read about dykes, canals nhu
jettlcH they should also make thcin,
if q bridge II worth reading about u
worth making. II Columbus hnd ships
pupils want Hhlpr-and they must mahe
them 60 appreciate Columbus Toy
thipsi ~ course, for children are "hls
toyH--they initiate the manners ana
customs of their seniors lust az the toS
engine initiates IN. locomotive. " w
''vlllnge blacksmith" makes the sparks
nv ali the pupils should pound till ihey
100 can make them iiy. Whatever man
has made for the benent OF the race
should be made by the pupils n II comes
In their school studies. That H. Mher'
ever constructive work II possible II
should be added not only for the me
chanieai value but also-and principal
iy-f0r the physical, mental ana mora
value Next time 1 shall refer To IN,
financial aide of the question.