The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-07-05
A SUMMER SCHOOL.

echoed by every pupil in the elementary
school from the eighth grade to the
kindergarten.
What shall l do during vacation?
Why nothing, of course. Vacation is
rest. shall rest. No more multiplca-
tion table for me now until September;
no lessons to worry me for two months.
1t may be very inappropriate at such
time as this to announce universal
summer school, school to which all are
invited old and young, rich and poor,
illiterate and learned Yet that is Just
what we propose to do. Moreover, all are
urged to come. You must not stay a.
way. To do so would be to forfeit both
pleasure and opportunity.
But what about our vacation What
about our rest,
REST is not quitting the busy career;
Rest is the fitting of self to ones sphere.
g Tis the brook motion, clear, with.
out strife,
Fleeting to ocean after this life.
Tis living and serving the highest and
best;
Tis onward, answering, and this is
true rest"
Rest is not q synonym of inactivity,
of Incidence, or of stagnaton. A change
Of employment is rest. Physical labor
is rest to the book student, and mental
activity is rest to the worker OF the field.
Dormancy is often a prelude to death.
Mental drowsiness precedes mental dis
integration, and moral slothfulness is a
precursor to spiritual death.
This summer school commences any
day you desire. You will find the door
open when you reach it. You may enter
in at once and begin your work. The
classes will be small, you being the only
member of the class, as far as progress
and promotion are concerned. But as TO
discussion, there is but one class. and you
classmates concerning the work taken
up. II is the Batavia plan perfected
the merit system worked out in its en-
tirety. TIE school will continue in
definitely, the term depending npon
yourself. You may enroll for life, for you
will never be graduated No degrees
are offered. Although you are urged
to put forth your best efforts to become
a master of science and master in
service, that is the limit, the ideal
though it is not possible for finite mind
to reach it.
Two kinds of work will be taken up
observation and manual training. The
former is training of the senses, build.
ing up of the intellect, and is based up
on the pedagogical truth There is moth
ing in the intellect which does not en-.
ter it through the senses 1t is train,
ing of the sensory mechanism of the
nervous system. We are aiming to
develop the seeing eye, :he hearing ear,
and the understanding heart" The mind
is to be introduced to its fellow creatures,
to know them and to enjoy their fellow
ship. The outside world is to become
the world of thought, the pupil il to
become adapted to his environment ana
see natures beauties.
Manual training is the training of the
hand (manus, Latin hand) and involves
the training of the motor mechanism of
the nervous system. The mind executes
its mandates through its servants, the
organs of the body. The hand is one of
its chief managers. The training of the
hand is, therefore, indispensable in edu-
cation. Whenever the hand masters the
execution Of a piece of work, the person
is that much more educated, be it the
handling of apitchfork or the manipula-
tion of piano key board
There are, however certain conditions
for admission to this school The pupil
needs to have developed n certain
amount of proficiency in diligence, pa.
tience, perseverance, and thoroughness.
Not that he must be perfect in these (for
who is y, but the rudiments at least must
have been entered upon. He must also
have a fair amount of ambition. The
indoleut, the shiftless, the frivolous and
the conceited are not desired, even though
they may be of wealthy parentage All
such must first enter some preparatory
academy and learn few principles like
the following
l. He who will not work shall not eat .
g 'The boast of heIaldry, the pomp of
power.
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er
gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour,
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
B. Not enjoyment and not sorrow
Is our destined end or way"
4. "Only he who works and adds to the
sum total of the worlds happiness
is truly honorable" Etc, etc, etc
Tuition in this school is free, but the
pupil must come provided with time
energy and good will.
The teaching force will be strong, and
many specialists will be employed.
Mother Nature herself will be the pres
, ident of the faculty. She has kindly
consented to give free Of charge to al
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