The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-04
Do thou take care only.of thy duty,
Of the means and proper Instruments
q, thy purpose, and leave the end to
God Jeremy Taylor.
Our Educational Page.

Our Educational rag.
on orr educational page to-day Will be
found n number of instructive articles
from practical writer's.
DR.. l.. II. Roystcr. of Norfolk, discusses
manual training and sheds lsn' upon that
subject, about which there is so much
misunderstanding DR.. Register under
takes to disabuse the popular mind OF
the notion that manual training in the
public schools is designed TO teach pupils
a trade, Manual training is, in fact, men
tai training, and in greater or less degree
moral training. Through the teaching
of manual training" says DIR. Royster'
"the faculties of mind and body are.
brought into close relation with each
other. bringing the dreamer out of the
clouds and teaching him to know the
earth on which he lives. and raises the
mechanic above the level of tho plane
and saw"
One of the greatest offices of manual
training is to teach the fine art of OBJ
serving correctly; TO teach the child the
Importance Of seeing with his eyes and
hearing with his cars and understanding
with his mind There are so many care
less seers and careless listeners in the
world that IT Is hard to get an intelligent
( report of any occurrence, and that is one
reason. by the way. why newspapers have
the reputation of being Inaccurate. The
E j. al,
hand. and there are few people who are
capable of giving an accurate account.
Manual training teaches accuracy and
emphasizes the Importance of it. and
therefore. it teaches truthfuness and the
Importance of IT. So tina. manual train
ing not only trains the hand, but trains
the mind and trains the moral nature also
i. trains each and trains ALL and trains
them TO work in harmony.
ii Another interesting article on our edu-
cational page is from Mr. f. b. Watson,
superintendent of schools for the county
IF Pittsylvania Mr. Watson is an edit
Gated man and teacher. and for several
years he has devoted his entire thought
and time to the public schools of his
county. That is his occupation. and he
Is thoroughly absorbed in his work. Mr..
Watson speaks of the Importance OF
high schools in the counties He does
not underrate the value OF nornal schools,
/ but he thinks that the high schools should
/ 5be stepping stones TO the normals. He
emphasizes. also, tina. many pupils in
the public schools will never be able to
enter the normal schools or college for
lack of financial means, and if they do
not have the benefit of high school In
struction in the counties they will not
get it atalL
Quite so. ana moreover, 1t is well known
that the norma, schools are now doing
much work that should be done In the
high schools. A large percentage OF the
normal school pupils are taking studies
which they should have taken before en-
trance. Ii IS a false system and false
economy. We should have high schools
for high school work and normal schools
for normal instruction. Then pupils
Nonld not be admitted TO the Hormas
until they were prepared,
There are several other articles on our
educational page this week which make
It altogether ono OF the best of the series
Mrs. l.. R. Dashiell. who has done such
effective and patriotic service in organ
izlng local education associations. contrib
ntes an article on that subject, with prac.
teal hints
Professor Charles w Kent, of the Uni!
versity of Virginia, contributes n striking
article entitled "rhree Visions: AS to tn,
Primary. Graded and High Schools A.
TO the Relation Of the State institution
10 Each Other IS 10 the Relation 0
the Denomiuational Colleges TO the Uni
versity of Virginia"
Tho illustrated article is written BY
member of the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute faculty. ard gives a history of tn
library Of that institution.
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