The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1902.
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Much has been said and written aoo-t
na.,ires study in connection with OF
sss1e5a Or education, and many psopia
are s.lsposeu 10 LOOK upon !, As iald.
AN Il, our opi4=on ii is one OF ihe thos1
!. essential elements IN the 'iiisiio -
children ard canno, cceive TOO in'ieh az.
tention. Nc a4e al better ne ciosei
re ike 10 nature. and In pant caiture
there is q vas, deal OF inieltectuai ana
n.orai aud re.ig Gus training. There IS
a rna.s,i Eng sgSncy. says s1he #eii''s-
lion \, orr and Evangelist. iii contact
II gid, the soil. In NAMING ,hings zion. IA
having n part in the creation OF iaihss
necessary 10 man. just as IL Is incis-
pu,at,Iy boon TO turn the natural az
tiv!,ics or child from Destructive 70
productive work.
TINS observation is made by writer
In the notification above named on eiii.d
Farmers u New York. a good woman
OF that city who had visited the schoais
and taken an active interest In the tram
ing OF oh ldfen,. conceived the. idea oi
giving out number OF potted p ants
.1,at the children might become interested
in nature studies. She was so ven
nIcascd With the experiment that she
finally got permission from the authoIi-=
Ties Ia convert Dewitt Clinton Park INTO
farm for children. The ground was
l.t i,,41 i.jJ5E bllf WORK
was begun with ytscr the sou was
nre,mred and large number OF chl'nTef'
of both sexes were marched out TO pam,
the seeds They were uniulN at nrss,
bpt IN q little while they became inter
ested. and When they ga &, the little PANS
begin 10 sprout ard take on life. ara
finally when they saw crop OF vese-
tables coming on. they were en- a. a.
To give an additional interest, s!naii
n,o, al ground vas assigned to each Oh
,be vonnc farmers. and he Tor shs) was
responsible " the resul s Inc parents
of the CHI dlen also became Interested.
visited the farm daily. and aided II me
work.
,5resu,t. we are told by tho writer
,,.era has been a decided training Tor
eve hand. feet mind ana heart as4eVi-@
dence,; i,y what can be done with those
vino we're tlnr-uly rho most signiiaeia nj
abatement made is that the ACTIVITY oil
tb.,se Uni ad4 en-. os.ce destrueti We has been
given IA turn fol construction and care.
They Nave learned that Weik can be a
pleasure and they can now be gnideo
into dung things usefal where once they
could hardy he controlled They have
also made a great stride in private care.
OF public properly.
Evely boy As by nature vandal. he
would rather destroy than create, ana
IL he has no training in the productive
al. the yandal spirit In him VIII develop
and expand. We see evidences in Rich
nond every day of this spirit OF Sailaai-.
i'm among the boys, and the true remedy
for n is TO be found in nature study ana
In manual training. When the hoy Is
taught TO love plants he will not destroy
them. bat will prefer to aid In growing
,hom. when a boy has been taught IN.
the manual training seileol Inc alsflfls
and value of labor he Will be disposed
to build up rather than TO pull down.
and destroy property.
1t is not expected to make farmer
gu, of every boy or girl who takes les
sons in nature studies. nor Is it expected
to make a mechanic gu, Of every boy OF.
girl who takes lessons in manual train.
ing. But these stadies are excellent. We
may say ind saensahle. a sencies IN tram
ing the hand. the mind and the heart
and after all the best part OF edncat on.
j As In the training Every city and d town OWL
and county in the State Should have a
manual training department and a plot
of ground where children may Bet close
TO nature and learn her WAYS OF creation.
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