The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-24

| IlO0Q SdFSa paTllld.
| grape is less luciOus TO the taste than the
| tame one; so the child whose outbursts Of
! anger and unpleasant moods are unre-
| strained, will never have the full rich ma
| ture Of one whose intellect. will and emo
| tons are carefully trained 50 that there is
| a harmony Of soul like that of Christ
| our perfect pattern. His was the harmo-
! Nous temperament. He was sad but not
| melancholy; joyful but not triiing;
| thoughtful but not self-absorbed: author
itative but not domineering He who
strives TO reach this leads a worthy life.
He who attains it Is free from every slav-
ish mood and habit TO perform his duty to
! his fellow men, his country and his God. -
Miss LauchIand, speaking on 'Imagina-
ton" said: Jean Ingelo says: OF all
gifts. imagination being the greatest, IS
least worth having, unless il is well back
ed either by moral culture or by other
intellectual qualities. 1t IS the crown Of
all thoughts and powers
Imagination IS early exhibited IN small
children by the great delight which they
take in the dear old rhymes:
Here's the church and here's the steeple,
Open the door and you see all the people"
Sing a song Of six pence" etc.
What child-lfttle girl especialIy-has
not had q perfect mental picture Of pussy
in the well and of little Johnnie Stout
who pulled her out, and thereby learned a
lesson Of kindness to animals?
The Imagination becomes the make-be-
Ieve element in play. Things not present
become almost real to them through the
medium Of present objects.
Some might say this childish magma
ton IS perfectly innocent, so why not
leave It to self-direction? The very reas-
on that 1t is innocent calls for its proper
training and protection before the child
is Influenced by the evils which must
surely present themselves. These will i'm
press his mind in such way as to enter
into the formation of his ideals
Nothing is used by the Imagination
which has not first been received through
the senses: hence the great activity Of the
chiId's imagination in seizing upon the
very limited amount of material which his
experience represents
Robert Burns asserts that his poetic
power was developed through the infu-
ence of stories told him in childhood by
his nurse. That he understood the work
!ngs Of the imagination IS illustrated by
his description Of the small boy gazing at
the fire.
'"The jungle stories Of Rudyard Kipling
bear witness 70 the impressions made
upon his own childish mind by the folk
lore of India, learned from the lips Of his
Hindoo nurse
'eThe kindergarten is doing a splendid
work in the proper training of the childs
imagination, through gems, songs. games
and stories. The power by which are pro-
duced such creations as old Curiosity
Shop Snow Bound The Sistene Ma
DONNA Mendelssohn's Elijah and Edi-
sons phonograph is here carefully pro-
vided for.
IF proper material and training be con-
tinued through the entire school life. the
strong Imagination becomes a thing to be
desired. not feared as the first Indicators
have been feared by some mothers and
teachers.
Picture scenes described enables the
reader TO thoroughly enjoy and remember
what is read. In the study OF history and
geography this power makes the best stu
dent.
For example. the pupil should he able
to wildly picture the forces before the
hattie Of Bunker HILL the British moving
Up the nil until close TO the fortlfcaaons, !
then their disorderly retreat; or in q
geography 20 picture the beautiful Rhine,
the peaceful scenes OF Switzerland, the
mighty Niagara.
THE teacher with vivid Imagination viii
lead even the less imaginative pupils 10
get gIimnses which viii never be forgot /
ten.
IF the building OF character IS the bust |
ness Of education. how Important that the /
child should be led 10 begin very early the !
formation OF ideals Of noble. true living. /
II the child during this period 5 brought /
into contact VITA the purest and best life /
through living examples, he will select MS !
material FOR deals from them.
The parents should provide for the /
best possible home influences Of true love. /
good literature. some particular work and /
harm ess a~nusemen-s. The teacher should /
be such -lac even the maynard mus zee. /
the influence Of g he hlis6 w:cA worthy, I
e.evauuE ideals.
"Ct all nations the Chinese are prob /
ably the least Imaginative. and as Re-
su.t their condition IS al present mGca ire /
same as d was hun8re9s os years ag1.
The culture by tae Greeks az --e aes-
thetic jnagln4t-3-~ ID poetry ara art 50
l5c.re5 the alu.-s--el q the world bur
their downfall vas ocCas.a-=5 by ne
lack o. moral culture.
Inauguration Is necessary q ---Ersss.
moral culture 10 the beSc 5naz.-a-.-n ana
effort 70 the realization OF .tea-s After