New-York tribune., 1901-01-25
CHILD NATURE AND NURTURE
THE EDUCATION OF THE FEELINGS HAS
BEEN A NEGLECTED FACTOR IN
TRAINING LITTLE FOLKS,
SAYS Mr.. DU BOIS

The spiritual parallel TO the different modes OF
nourshing the body is the purport OF the OF
lectures ''Chd Nature and Child Nurture by
Paterson du Bois, the first of which given yes
terdsy afternoon in the chapel of the Brick Presby-
tersn Church, at Thirty-seventh-st. and Fifth-ave
The speaker was introduced by the Rev. Dr.. Malt
bic D. Bsbcock, pastor Of the church. The subject
for the DAY was Atmosphere, the Education of
the Feelings" Childhood. Mr.. Du Bois said, IS the
emotional stage. and this primacy of the feelings
must be recognized because il not only comes first
In the point Of time, but is fundamental factor
In character building. He quoted Schiller, who
said while philosophers wranglng over the
government Of the world, hunger and love are do
ing their work
10 live IS 20 feel said MT Du Bois Luther
savonarola, Kosciusko, Pestalozzi Toplady Mon
tsigne and other men famous in history moved the
world because they aroused fire and feeling. You
always come up against the great fact that II Is
enthusiasm that governs the world. Gradgrind
was the apostle Of intellect II was his business to
train that alone. When his daughter went away
she said: You have trained me so well that have
never had childs grief a childs dream a child's $
hope from my cradle to this hour"
Mr.. Du Bois defined regeneration as obedience
through conviction, and said that second nature is
sometimes called a regenerate heart All children
nave feeling. some right and some wrong, bur all
as second nature is the aim of true education
There are three modes of influencing the child-by
70 be employed when the mischief has been done:
the second TO avert the mischief.
II children are met with harshness. resentment
may be expected. II severity IS employed fear will
be the result; injustice produces hatred for Car
lyies words true, that Nothing is so hateful
20 this world injustice Sympathy will arouse
the conscience; rrabiity, irritability and unrea-
sonableness, disobedience.
The child's standards OF importance should be
recognized. although they differ from his parents
IDEAS string Of spoos means more TO him than
70 his mother, and his toy horse is perhaps more
valuable in his eyes than is his fathers choicest
fteeo TO him. 1t is important 10 know what child
admires, and his opinion should be respected. All
advanced pedagogues are admitting that the edu-
cation Of the feelings has been neglected factor.
nut as yet only vague chapters not strictly pract-
cal, appear in theiI writings.
Feeling cannot be taught like reading. writing,
astronomy, etc, but il must be caught up through
moral atmosphere and sense. Even the condition
o. the physical atmosphere is quite factor in
human conduct. In a comparison OF ten years of
weather records. with parallel chronicles Of mis-
oeIneanors reported by the police. il found
that al certain times offences against the law
were more frequent than At others. Moderately hot
summer weather p'oduced the most. the hottest
GAYS the least, energy being at lower ebb at 1Ol
degrees Than al s.. II this IS the condition of
me atmosphere Of schools and houses is important
ne speaker decred the common practice OF
ssklng pupil which study he loves best and why2
Nhat person he loves best, and why? ana similar
Questions. He ought not, he said 10 know why
The subject Of the next lecture will be Nurture
by Light