The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-10
DON'T 10y WASHINGTON

"a serleA OF sociOlogic and psychologic
&deduc Ions; \. who int erestn ne and TO
certain shsd a
Lecture delivered lasts.nlght at he X NJ.
CA. by Mr. Earl Barnes. q appearing UNI
der 4 he auspices ;ofs tho II edmond Edu-S
cation Assonla ion, ~ IA;
I'M the course of his ak, which was
thorough Y appreciate by an excellent
audience. s NIL Barnes pointed out the
SIaths followed by the mind of q child
ill dts development and drew therofrom
several lessons 81 Of uncommon interest
The commanding pnrpos esof the lecture
was to show how there might be accom-
sEitshed q grateful ttansf formation In the
hnm-drum rnu tine Eofs class work by AZ
knowledge Of the psychologist phenomena
7 that the composition of the examination
paper of a child subserves But In reach
ing this point the lecturer followed out
limo Of thought that tended to exhibit
an underlying defect or errur In much
OF the educational method pursued in the
present day. Out of this error sprang
many unfortunate things and Is one OF
these things cited by The spea ker wa
very striking In. It's way. According to
Mi. Barnes, the adult population Of
America look with indifference upon
George Washington, the greatest Of all
Americans Biographies u Of washington
do not ssel the people smile when his
name Is mentioned. And then he indir
Gated why this was the case, and how
1 was caused by a fundamental error In
education. III
Il FINE LECTURE.
# Mr., Barnes discussing tho, subject,
S"Children's Ideals, or the Admiration OF
Character showed how the personality
of q human being, confined In tile first
"a pf y fr,
extends to all parts of tho body then to-
the lmmedlate nyironment. and finally
by increasing leaps expands until In ma
ture nge 1t includes the universe and
all tina there is thereinS Flaments Of
personality. Mr. Barnes said. gradually
extend and connect the deVcl ping man
with all tho world, In accordance with
this law Of tho mind, the childish IDEAL
lss found first among acquaintanqcs ind
sfrionds--those who are neaIS-and later
among M Bile characters and great per-
spnall ties OF EIiistory--tho who are dis
stant and not seen, Mr., Barnes showed
by CHARTS how tho acgualntpnce Ideal,
prominent illSthe aarly years ~ tho child, )
gradually. disappears az y he child GROWS +.
older, and how at the, same time there
3Er0ws aud "a develops II ~ corresponding
proportion tho public character Ideal
Incidentally he showed Why a gradual
more val llable because M man ca n re-
'cpsni2e nndtuppreelpte fully what he has
MOI already experienced aud because this Z
broad foundation of experience can be.
acquired only near at l,and--l hat As 10
say among .acqlu!ntanees
Carrying 5gthis. idea intps educational.
methods, MI. Riirnes tinted out he evil
of beginning 4 lbs educatlpll OF a.. ehll 4
With subjects Ear reno we'd from his NJ
.sioi, and &of which lie can necessarily
,knoW.s Il tile and {eals loss Geography,
Instead OF beginning ~ ASH, should be-
gin mt hame~+in the school room, y, ne
Surrounding country, within tha bounds
al tho horlSon--and extend sth9nce Until
1T embraces Tie wotll, Similarly biog-
iraphp ieaohlns nobility az Sharncter
should start with an nHliibitinn OF this
character In those around thn.chiid his /
ucouaintpnces and tho great men and
women Who haze lived In his ueghbor-
hood. Then, when he approaches tbs
MI bio characters of history kllc VIII bn
able to appreciates ard Interpret what lis
of value IN tho life Ills tory ~ .mel, S5 n
by Actual i,iSestlg1tlon MI ltor1ies
Was abln to shp@ thnts Girarge, WaallFsI
;ington is an sdenl FOR ciildrcn iE u 3gpadlsi
3peraentagn when theplarn Very Young,
but In a rapidly decreasing percentage
ms tley grow older The chila, [; almost
in his infancy, is taught that Washing
ton, the Father uf Ills tsnlntry,8is spilt-
lhody la ba Sroyciad The elcrncnts q I
greatness I'm the character 6nf AS9sfinsr
ton arc al n SOY. not 70 ,l,a gsInnreheNded
by q mlga Hi Its infancy l1llarg uaintea
With thes eS per,nilees 4 hat so 10 make
An Abs raefiuns5Eal III 5genera lixatiGnh sS