Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-22
OUR OWN STATE.

others; our memories become special
ICED along the lines Of our thoughts ana
pursuits and may not he developer
along lines In which we are not inter-
ested. We try TO remember things
along our favorlte line Of thought ana
employment. The best way to cult
vate memory is through the original
observation. getting q complete con-
seriousness Of the thing 70 be remem-
bered at the outset; II person Is
good visualist, able to produce pictures
in his mind from seeing, he VIII re-
member the contents of q page betterby
q few minutes close observation than
by an hours llstless repetition of It's
contents. We should make allowances
for the various types of mind In ch.d-
rem: some viii memorize by the visual
method and others by the auditory
method, etc. The systematic training
OF the mind 10 the conservative ar
rangement Of IDEAS 70 be remembered Is
a great advantage In cultiyating mem-
Dry
On the question OF controlling the
thoughts IN general DR. Dewey em-
phaslzed the need for great care, show
ing the necessity for shutting out the
wrong image and idea and cultiyating
| the right
The thinking of wrong thoughts for
a length Of time often breaks out IN
wrong actions, and people are sur
prised and win say f'What a hypo-
critic such a man has been, while he
probably had no intention when ne nfst
began to think wrong thoughts OF
ever putting them into action, but the
time came and the thoughts he had
been thinking found expression IN ac-
ton. SO with thinking good thoughts.
Many people go along for years ana
we think there Is nothing IN them hut
an opportunity comes and the thoughts
they have been thinking find express
sion In noble actions
There is but little difference between
remembering and Judgment and be-
tween "reminiscences and judgment A
good definition of judgment is the ablli-
ty to place proper value Of things,
and memory Is not complete TIL II is
placed I'm activity through judgment
Memory is a necessity only to furnish
the material for use though the cXer-
else OF the Judgment We all. know
people who have q wonderful memory
but who have not asslrnilated that
which they have collected, and we
would not so to them for advice, al
though we might go for information.
The right training Of memory Is that
which gives material for intuition the
crisis comes and that which has been
accumulated by memory Is taken hold
Of by the judgment and applied to the
situation,
Memory Is Judgment In the process
of making, Judgment Is memory be-
ing applied to the affairs Of life.
AT the close of the lecture, Professor
Joseph a. Rees presented n resolution
thanking Dr. Dewey for his valuable
lectures and for the clear and interest
ing manner in which the subjects had
been presented
This being the last lecture before the
instItute--the evening lectures beinr
given under the auspices of the sum
mer school The resolution was unanl-
mousy adopted
DR.. Dewey responded briefly, thank
Ing the teachers for the close attention
that has been given and for the Kind
ness and courtesy with which he had
been received since his arrival In the
State, and also congratulated the peo-
pie Of Utah on the earnest and intelli-
gent interest manifested by them in
euuCHtlOn. lniSi HONtNNif was NV "
surprise to him, as he had become ac-
ouainted with many young men from
Utah communities before coming here
and had noted their earnest endeavors
In the field OF education.
SOME ELEMENTS IN CHARAC-
TER"
The evening session opened with the
assembly singing 1.-THE Star Spangled
Banner" President Brimhall intro
duced Or. Dewey, who, as usual, was
greeted with applause. He announced
that ne would speak on Some Ele-
ments ia Character from a Psycholog-
ical PORT Of View" making the eN-
PLANTATION that he could not cover the
whole field of mind education In one
lecture, and wanted II understood that
he did not deny those things which he
failed to affirm.
When we say that the object OF educa'
ton Is the formation OF character we
want that character to be something
more than will cause us to lead life
OF negative goodness; we want a life
that Il good for something q character
that means ability to do something as
well as to be highly developed intel
leCtually or have simply negative
morality. and while Spencer has said
that there is no relation between edu-
cation and character, that education
does not affect character. the truth Is
that nothing Is educative lnless 1t does
affect the character.
Three elements of education In the
formation Of character and how they
should be lnculcated In the mind Of
the child were taken up. First, the
Intellectual side which Is judgment,
sense of the value Of things In their
relation TO one another and TO the
conditions of social life. This gives
The child a sense Of independence and
abiliay 10 do their duty to themselves
and 10 society by weighing and decid-
ing questions for themselves. and not
TO be mere followers NJ others.
Next the power of execution. the dis
position and tendency not to stop short |
OF the desired end TO be positive, self
assertiye and aggressive, @nd TO be
trained 10 do things now. The dis
pofifIon 10 make up the mind TO do a
thing "bye and bye" Is responsible for
much moral mischief
The emotional side should also be |
cultivated go that there may be dell
cate Susceptibility Of feeling, respon- |
sive 10 tho state of mind OK others and |
. sersibility 20 their needs; this VIII |
balance the executive qualities. when
are ant to be hard and angular and |
lncnnsideraie IN their expressions. The |
emotions should however be cultivated |
Indirectly. rather than by trying to stir !,
up emotional feelings before the time |
nature has set for the DEVELOPMENT OF |
emotional feelings The child should |
be surrounded by an atmosphere and |
environment, which will arouse the con-
science.
In conclusion DR.. Dewey pointed out |
that lhe treat advancement made In
educational methods during the past
ffty Years should encourage the teach
.rs aud n thew could not ALWAYS get |
the best conditions not 60 make that an
excuse Tor not doing the best they |
could under tho circumstances. Every |
sten forward that Il is possible 10 take |
should he taken and by taking one |
step the wav will be clear to take an |
other. and with the spirit % education |
that Is now existing everything desir- |
able win be brought about untll the |
school becomes. as II should be. n
home Tor training beautiful and noble |
character
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