The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1899-02-18

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about them which she has not yet
analysed. She considers her investiga-
ton thus far Of the greatest importance
and especially to her patrons, as she can
now assure them. taking her own school
which she has carefully investigated,
that ordinarily there would not be more
than three black children in forty and
that under ordinary circumstances par.
enta need have but little concern as to
the color Of their children. This one
fact che has fully settled by her scien.
tific child study would be grateful news
to parents. On hearing the result of
her observations the president of the
county association recommended that
the association show its appreciation of
her original work by vote Of thanks.
And all the smaller lights said, Amen.
The bell sheep was evidently following
the rear one. This is not an overdrawn
picture. Hundreds Of pictures are do
ing just such work based on no more
correct data or method. and they are
posing as scientific students Of Child
Study. Right here desire not to be
misunderstood. II is no wonder that
the sensible painstaking, sympathetic
teachers. unskilled in all the scientific
and abstract statements of psychological
principles are drive 10 question whether
there is such thing as child study, not
knowing that all tn > while she has been
true student OF child lite. DR.. Nuns.
terberg Of Harvard, says: "There is
great psychological field for us to inves.
tigate in the development OF child work;
but it is not to be made known by any
such utterly uncientifc methods as are
now being pursued by thousands of
teachers over the country" To be Of
value, the data must be collected by
those trained in scientific methods. Then
again it is true IN this field as in all
others, there are students Of the science
OF psychology who are not, neither can
they be, scientific students. Their work
counts Tor naught in the great field of
child physiology. l would not, l do not.
discourage child study. would en-
phasize it by warning teachers to be-
ware lest they lay to thu blame of the
child the sins and the weakness of the
teacher. I believe there is nothing
more needed just now than that led by
the Will Of the Wisps OF Child Study,
teachers do not forget or lose sight of
the need Of studying themselves. We
have teachers Of stronger type who
know something Of psychology. but they
consider the child as bundle of physi-
cal elements rather than as living be.
ing. A being that can love and hate,
think and act; one that must be held by
chord Of sympathy il we hope to do
him good. There are a few, very few,
who can collect and compare data and
draw the correct conclusions therefrom.
They can and do study scientifically,
and the results OF their investigation
are OF great value. They are the deep
undercurrent in the river that seems all
foam and froth. The foam will blow
away and the under flow will give OF it's
life giving properties to all who seek it.
! remember once standing by cane
press where the Juice as it ran into the
vat was 80 covered with a thick foam,
that the foam alone was visible. But
as the fire was applied and the mass
seathed and boiled, the froth was skim
med off and that which was left made,
when properly reduced, fine syrup. Pos.
sibly the syrup could not be without the
froth, but | do know that at first
the sight OF that green, filthy scum,
turned me against anything that might