The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-10-09
SENSE TRAINING.

ment of the Kalispeli public schools
and graduate of the special primary
department of the Iowa state normal
school,
Miss Skaters address was deliv-
cred Monday afternoon and some of
the points made therein were prac-
tically illustrated with the assistance
of class of IL or 10 of Miss Skaters
pupils. The paper and it's practical
eXemplificalion were much enjoyed
by the large concourse of teachers
present, ana for the benefit of the
parents and teachers who We're I'M
able to attend, The Bee herewith re-
produces Miss Shaffcr's paper. Miss
Shaffer said:
LAS each new life is given to the
world
The senses like door that swings
two ways
Stands ever 'twixt it's INNER waiting
self"
And that environment with which
it's lot is cast
No greater joy comes to a new
mother than to know that her baJe
has a perfect body, eyes and ears,
but it is doubtful if she realizes the
boon.
Through the melium of the perfect
body the child Wakens to conscious
ness. The sense doors ever stand
open to acquaint him with his new
environment. Without them he
would lie dormant in his cradle nos
knowing of the outer world nor
| dreaming of his own great POSSIBLE
tiles. With them he explores The
universe about him Upon their sen
sitiyencss and perfection his progress
depends.
| Whatever serves to increase the
effectiveness of these doors in con
vcying sense impressions to the III
ncr consciousness serves TO Slrcng-
then the enid physically, mentally
and morally.
| 10 many of us much Of the wealth
Of the world is lost because literally
as we'll as spiritually, Having eyes
see, we see not and having cars tt
taar. we hear not
A day spent with a naturalist in the
pursuit of his vocation will reveal tc
us wonders and beauties in the com
mon things about US that we have
daily passed unnoticcd. Attend q
finds delight in the subtlest har
mony that our less cultivated ears
fail TO detect Discuss with a frient
some place which you have both Wis
tied How many things were OBJ
served by your friend that were to
tally lost upon You and vice versa
We see what we have been tiaine.
10 sec, hear what we have bcel
trained to hear.
1t is the purpose Of this paper tt
discuss more fully the value Of tn
training of the senses, but since heal
thy mental action is dependent large
~ upon a healthy physical condilioi
it will not he amiss to touch upGl
he subject of physical defects
Two seemingly parallel strai%h
lines may be but an inch apart a
their origin and yet be ten feet apar
1T the end of the mile"
Some moral or physical defect s
insignificant as to escape notice ma
| be the secret of a boys dizziness
D which is destined to develop into VIZ
/. iousn"Ss.
' Twenty bad boys were chosen i
> i certain city for a sense test and
G was found that every one was lefct
0 tive in sight or hearing or both.
t would be dangerous doctrine to gel
. eralze from this that physical d.
fects are responsible for moral Il,
e fects or that perfect physical deye
1 opmant means sound morals. Bu
d that physical conditions are larsel
t responsible for the mental and NOR;
f conditions. no one can disputt
,,byci.oi IiS,1li Il /
/ handicaps us in both our bn
@ mess and social relations. Ho
9 many men have lost good pos
/ lions because of defective sisl
V or hearing? How many terrible q
cidenis are due to the same cause
Z The signal was not clearly seen, II
/ orders misunderstanding train
9 wrecked and many human bcin.
pay the penalty with their lives.
How far are parents and teachc
: responsible for these misfortune,
Y How many eyes are put out, the I,
delicate machinery of how many "a
injured for lie by the ignorance
carelessnass of teachers or parents
% How often we reprovc our pupils 4
I. lack of attention when We have siy,
no thought to the cause. We THU
they should be able to read rcadil
N when it is an effort for them to S
" the outlines of the words. much l.
Sc distinguish them clearly enough
G get the thought they convey.
Is Let us then first find out Wheth
III this inattention and seeming menl
,lulmess is due 10 some physical 1
feet and. discovering that such is I
case. do all in our power to correct
Put the child with weak eyes near I
,g blackboard and have the work |
on with broad. firm strokes. NeN
,s mind if it does not present as good
~, appearance as more delicate lin
~ The child's eyes are of greater c.
nn sideration than the appearance
,,n the ackboari. Let the child W
ID cannot hear we'll have seat Will
hi easy range of your voice. Let
IA study the termal sense, or sense
~ temperature. in our pupils, This "
OF guide us in proper seating so We n
ho avoid placing the thinly clad or I,
o., bloodei child in the coolest corr
of and the robust, healthy one With
~ superabundance of animal heat
near the stove that he is irritated