Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-10
MANUAL TRAINING.
What Or, Hughes Said in His Lee
tnrc on This Subject,

The lecture by Dr. Hughes yesterday
afternoon was heavily attended and
much appreciated. The subject was
Manual Training and in the hands
Of the doctor made a very interesting
theme. Preceding the lecture the
congregation sang America. and
Principal n $, Martin offered the in
vocation.
Dr. Hughes began by stating that the
greatest revelation Of the nineteenth
century SO far as the schools We're con-
cernrd, was kindergarten and manual
training From the former evolved
the latter, and il was perhaps one OF
the greatest essentials leading up to
book knowledge Put the whole boy
10 school should Boz the one ideal kept
In view, ana therefore manual train
ing should be kept well in the fore
ground The speaker believed IN edu-
cauonal rather than economic manual
training The production OF things
was not the great consideration In
manual training rather was the pur.
pose and object Of Il the bringing out
Of the whole faculties This training
should be introduced al The proper
time, were it not. urging would be Of
no avail for the boy would have no
sympathy for II did IL not exercise it,
self naturally Manual training should
be educationa' for all. not merely utlll-
tartan as it had been in the past In
European countries. The general pur-
pose should be the bringing out Of the
whole man In this connection DR.
Hughes said he admired the man who
was willing 10 accept amy new system
which possessed virtues over the old
4 potent argument for the virtues Of
manual training was that IN conservn-
tive England there We're 5000 manual
training schools where 10 years ago
there were but co.
Manual training brought out the fac
ulties Of the boy enlarged his ideals
and caused him TO transform things.
thus transforming himself az the same
time. The teachers duty was TO plan
the system which would bring about
this transformation Boys were called
destructive and bad because they had
not been given the privilege to become
otherwise. II granted the opportunity
they would assert the virtues that We're
I'm them and would become valuable
members Of the community
Some BOYS did not care for the book
course, These should he nurUred In
the kindergarten and then placed in
| contact with appliances which would
not only prove interesting to them but
| would bring out what there was I'm
| them Schools such are required We're
! I'm operation at Cornell and In Mon
| trcal-sChoOls where the constructive
! tendency was encouraged. and thn 500
! called "dull' boy placed right In his
| clement. Producers among children
! were always happy because the result
Of their work brought forth happiness.
! Don't insist on planning things for the
! children let them plan for themselves
and they win never tire in their effort
at production
Dr. Hughes was pleased "a know that
| I'm America this manual training spirit
had taken hold of wealthy mems son
| and % great many Of them We're today
! producers, notably one OF the Wander
! bits. who had millions az his command.
| Such type NJ manhood brought forth
| the speakers admiration. u was 20
! benefit also physically. Tor IL developed
| not alone the mind. hut The body as
! we'll and made II strong. healthy end
! vigorous. Physical improvement was
| best produced by the employment nf .Ii
tho faculties
Manual training created GOOD aisei.
/ rIine I'm tho school for 81 learned tho
bows To- govern Themselves To- control
their actions and to lpad fAam I'm rrn-
nor rhanrclg Fun I'm tho grh0oI room,
was "a good THING. and N proparlv en-.
cnurarpl dovoloprd I'm thp child oooJ
| rpirit and "a epirit to 40 Inc ripb4 thira
an tho rlcht lime. The schools of yaar