The Portland daily press., 1899-03-13
THE NEW EDUCATION.
Last General Meeting of the women's
Literary Union.

The woman's Literary Union held
their last general meeting for the season
at Y. M. G. A. hall Saturday afternoon.
There was large attendance of ladies,
who Thoroughly enjoyed the exercises.
The afternoon programme was made up
by the Child Culture club and was in
charge OF committee consisting OF Miss
A bly, N. Norton, Mrs. Paul X. Stevens
and Miss Eva waterhouse
Miss Abby N. Norton presided Miss
Sarah W. Adams spoke on 1.-THE New
Education, She said among other
things that the new education is a pro.
cess not result. 1t is the gradual adjust
ment Of a child's life to its environment
and to the demands made upon IL.
A child comes into the world with his
physical, mental and spiritual life equal
ly undeveloped and as his body gains
strength his mind should gain breadth,
and his soul life become strong and pure.
This the new education recognizes,
and tries to accomplish py carefully
planned methods In the nursery, the kin
dergarten and the higher schools, and
we as women, mothers, teachers, writer's
and thinkers should make IL our duty to
realize its purpose, and to help each child
to grow to the full stature of a man.
Mrs. William 5. Ayres spoke Of the
DbhrlnX Oh tnb new buuChtlUH Ou tHt
home. she said: The homo is the foun
dation of the new education. II we would
attain the highest and best results, the
training of the child's body, mind and
soul must begin at its birth. The new
education demands that the home shall
furnish the model for the best school
training. Educators are coming to see
that the goal OF education is not TO &C !.
quire vast store of external unrelated
Inform alton, but to develop the indiyid-
nal powers of the child and unite them in
"a faithful, pure, holy life OF service to
mankind. To accomplish this the school
must follow the methods adopted by the
ideal home The New Education demands
he constant and intelligent cooperation
of the home with the whole school period.
Miss Grace +. Nash spoke on the kin
q rgarten. She said: III educators agree
in piououncing the first seven years OF
existence, the formative stage OF life.
According to the influences thcn sur :
roundig US We are made or married. The
kindergarten would utilize this plastic
period Tor the highest results-for devel-
opipg q noble character. While the kin
dergartsn Is essentially ethical. 1t is also
eminently practical 1t gives the best
possible preparation for school work. BY
form study. by training in observation,
by supplying stock OF keen interests,
the kindergarten prepares the child for
the most rapid and tn orough future ad.
vance. The much misunderstood kinder
garten games cannot be surpassed us a
means of early social training. Outside OF
the physical development and knowledge
of things represented, the spirit of gentle,
ness and courtesy they inculcate should
commend them to all thinking people.
One of the most interesting addresses
OF the afternoon was by Mrs Luther
Freeman on the influence of the new edu-
cation on schools and colleges. She spoke
of this new education and the changes II
had brought about in the methods of edu-
cation.
There was vocal musio by Miss Helen
Marie Cobb and Mrs Lou Duncan
Barney.