Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-11
THE 18TH ANNUAL
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fill his horizon. He will stand between
injustice and its victim and will not fail
to give merit its earned reward. He VIII
be sane in counsel. righteous in judg-
ment responsive in sympathy and inspir-
ing in association. His personality Will
pervade the system under his care and
he will be its head-in two senses-or he
will become a cipher without being cir
Gle. :,
The teachers win know facts so well
that they will be a means OF grace in
stead of eXhausting burdens. She will so
efface herself that the child will be lett
alone with his problem and salvation. by
recognition or silence, by act or refrain
ing she will help each pupil to see himself
and do his best She will be one of the
community she serves and Will do her
share in promoting its welfare. Her work
will find and leave her too honest to re-
ceive a dollar without giving it's equiva-
lent
The common school course of study
has been the dumping ground of some
things that are wise and many other
things that are otherwise. These inf1lc-
tons have come from people whose am
and who deceive themselves into think
ing they think. These errata cause much
mischief by being more anxious to be
credited with doing something when they
are concerned about having something
done. They bring many grists, but man
ifest scant interest in the grinding: The
course will be so formulated and taught
that the pupil will be able to read the
forms used by the masters in expressing
their thought -,
The instruction will help him to use skill
fully that form of expression in which
he can best make known his thinking
This work makes possible the mastery OF
the fOundat alton studies. furnishes Oppor-
tunity to give needed introduction to Gull
tural, forming and refining branches and
| for imparting stimulus to enter the next
higher school. When needed changes are
made. the elementary school will once
| more have a chance to be a common
school and will not assume or be burden
ed with the work of more pretentious in
situations.
The High school will do the work Of n
secondary school and will not cOnnive at
Overlooking or Understanding the lower
grades. 1t Is hoped that somebody may
| live to read its emancipation proclama-
| ton and see it freed from dictatiOn from
above, as to its course of study. 1t Will
devote itself to introducing its student
body to the sources of information and
culture and persuade them to continue
their work in higher institutions. Above
all. 1t will help those who can go no far
ther to do well the work to which they
set their hands and develop determine
ton to continue, by themselves, their
scholastic training.
The trade. industrial and technical
school will conserve the power latent in
pupils who must get their training and
who are to make a livelihood from a
knowledge of and skill in the manipula-
pare their students to do the thing they
ran do best and find JOY in doing 1t bet
: or shan it has been done by anyone else
81 cnual capacity.
The college will recover from its ecleo :
tive spasIns and nili continue to be cen
- 81 culture where lanE'Iac1 HtnratC"1
art, science. mathema tics, history anr
phi,.scr' will be so taught that vision
- = no: perish from the earth or the
theaI type Saea fhir from the done
even IL some features savorina Of the bru-
tai. now given much nr"ininence, are
lieve official representatives of these IN
stitrlti"r:. that they would be able to
'e:.k az morals. manners and culture as
..ems OF importance in other than halt
ing phrase
The university will be reserved, in the
bright lexicon of choice spirits, for those
rare souls who are capable Of giving the
world its winnowed wisdom. In its quiet
have time to discover how much they
don't know ard how much of what they
do know isn't exactly So and In the END,
TO become wise enough to sit az the leet
Of those who know things they didn
have to learn.
The methods used will be so simple In
content and natural in application that
the child will not lose sight OF his work
in the haze manufactured by the instruc-
ton. The devices invented will die with
the using and will not be born again. In
stead of devoting much time to storing
the minds of children with facts and thus
robbing them of their Individuality, the
work will take such form as to help them
to be creative instead of initiative. indie
pendent instead of dependent and will
seek to make the Indifferent different. No
method or device will be retained which
does not help the child to see that be-
hind his work there is a thought and
coming as wooden as the material upon
which he labors. Many people are buqSBd
up by the hope that TIP day wisfs
Mnen N" doors Of thiasSiEH the ~ :
liable will receive tlIe seSooln9
will bring Joy to themss es ana (
tons TO others. L,ns u
The school Of the future WIZ