The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-17
the battle of everyday life are heroes
of the most beautiful character, unlaur-
| al

| the battle Of everyday life are heroes
of the most beautiful character, unlaur-
eled, unknown"
In the normal training class MISS
| Alberta Hammer handled the subject,
Music and Gymnastics" She said:
MANY old theories of education are
being mercilessly discussed and many
new theories claim the places OF the
old. The classical scholar still claims
for the ancient languages the greatest
| educational power. The advocate Ct
modern languages says life is too short
| to study dead things; that modern Ian
| guages furnish enough discipline, and
| are, besides, useful. To the scientist,
| science is God of all, even of educa-
| ton To him no man Is properly edu-
| Gated unless his mind is stored with
scientific ideas and trained by the SCI
entifc methods of the 10th century.
Languages, ancient and modern, math-
| ematics science and philosophy all adj
vance their claims to be the best edu-
| Gators of the coming man.
I'm most discussions on education a
part of men. women and children alike
which is much neglected is the body.
In fact for centuries past many educa-
tors have seemed to regard the body as
a rival of the brain. if not an enemy
of 1T. They have apparently been filled
with the idea that strength and time
given to the body are strength and
time taken from the mind; but this is
not true. Body and brain are parts of
a harmonious whole, and either ne
elected makes trouble for the other.
Trained minds avail little in the
battle of life without the health and en-
ergy which come with a full physical
development. Therefore, physical exer-
else should alternate with intellectual
work during the school hours, and such
exercise now forms a part of our course
of study.
While no good can come from mad,
wild pursuit of athletic sport, the eX-
ercise of all the bodily functiors with
in proper limits is not only desirable
but is a moral duty.
There are persons who object to the
practice of graceful attitudes and ex-
ercises, declaring that they lead to ar
titicial airs and affectations, adding
further that naturalness is the only
thing which should be encouraged A
true system of physical culture never
encourages the practice of any art
which leads to affectation, boldness or
elf-consciousness in any form; it aims
to make it's students natural according
to natures purest ideals.
The public school has been the con-
| servator of all that is best in American
life and history up to date; and it has
music. while music has mighty work
to do for the nation through the public
schools.
THE teaching of this art should not
be placed before the child in way to
over-impress or stupefy. But there is
evident wisdom in bringing within the
childs Intellectual range what it should
receive, waiting patiently for develop
ment to do the rest"
The subject of Miss Deborah F. Glib
bons was Socrates and the Socratic
Method" which she treated as follows:
History, using the word not as a
chronicle of wars and political changes,
but in its broadcast sense, has recorded
Oh it's ilustrious pages the lives and
deeds of men who fought in behalf Of
their God their country and their
rights. OF these some have died on the
battlefield made crimson by the blood
of martyrs and heroes, some have en-
| countered every danger to alleviate the
wants of suffering humanity, and 9TH
ars have bent every energy to elevate
| pagans and degraded people to the
plane of civilization and to plant in
| their hearts the seeds Of virtue, truth
and Justice.
of the last mentioned there is one