Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-13

manual training, Los Angeles public
schools, also read paper on THE Rela-
ton of Primitive Handicrafts to Present
Day Educational Problems"
The Conceptive in Mechanism
Mr.. Eastmond's address was as follows;
From a psychological point of view
hand work and all mechanic art IS nrst
constructed mentally before IL is ex-
Gle power and skill, in material sub
stances. 1t is maintained that strength
of brain capacity and training of mind
faculties is the basis business ness OF oa ade
dreamed out planned out, before they
are actually worked out. = ,oo,,od
cart work in the public school is looked
upon as a constructive conceptiVe agenI
as it comes in, connection with manual ntl u
training, and where it is established as
refining medium or for the practical Dene-
fit of innate talent it is recommended that
the following method of procedure be
taken:
Presentation of Lesson
''If the picture is to be, correlatlve ex.
preston the mind of the student must
possess the images, at least IN emPryo;
of the subject to be represented; Bulld
the mental concept from an ooJectlve
of the childs mental and manual facul-
ties truths of form that shall convey IN
the picture the thought and knowledge
gained. The picture must be PLACED az me ho
worked out actually. III you desire 70
have painted an ocean scene then IL VIII
be the first business to have the cnilo
see the picture in his mind Allow the
Imagination to be exercised excepting
where some definite, stated, fixed object
is brought in. For instance, If picture
Is to be made of the Pyramids OF EGYPT,
as they have been presented to the under
standing of the child, then the truth or
the forms must be given him when the
objects cannot be seen actually; then you
the blackboard or by a photograph OF re-
production of some kind tnat VIII CON
vey the truth necessary Never copy
picture only as necessary means 10
subjective end.
The Adaptation of Ideals
at is maintained as we'll that necessity
is the first stimulus toward constructlon,
but that as soon as an idea or structure
is placed the impressions of the object
i've of nature is entertained even thougn
they have been reduced to geometric form
because of the facilities of production.
1.-THE two great agents OF expression
through the mind connected with the
manual activities is nature and geom-
ut is stated also that form in struc-
tural evolution Is influenced not only by
innate feeling or, sense OF progressmadap7
tation of muscular energy to concrete
product, and by oppression or the senses
to that end, but by adaptation to con-
ditlons. -, o,,o, s,,o,,,d
accommodate courses for manual devel-
opment that will involve the use OF ma
tive materials or be in toucn WIN tne
vironment That ideals must be adapted
to these conditions and that teachers and
supervisors should receive training ana
n9Tedge that Viii Pe 6 fea any u Indus
trial locality into course and lesson ave
nues that will give the needed. develop
ment to the activity of the child
Work Possible to Introduce
cart and manual training in the rural
school is established educationally that
it aids in the az round aeve np hoy and
girl. 1t should not be introduced win
utilitarian aims to any great extent III
the elementary school; ..oo nov,
"All problems should have three gen
eral requisites-consistency as 70 use, geo !
metric basis and an element OF beauty sdIyc
''In most all rural localities the folloW-
ing lines of work may be lntroouceu Win
slight tool equipment:
"Primary-Clay molding; paper cuttlng;
design, representation, free hand; brush
drawing, objective and subiectiYe char
coal and chalk painting; color study; de-
sign cutting; paper picture work. o,o,
molding. objective, subjective, ilustra
hand drawing; sketching; charcoal tone
study; picture making; chalk painting;
pencil painting: design.
MECHANISM
primary - Simple wood construction
with prepared stock and nails; paper cut
ting, folding, FASTING; paper construction'
pasteboard construction: spool knitting,
braiding, weaving; textile art work. do,
mestic art work (primary); constructional
needle work (primary). ~
"Grammar-Three-si xteenths stock whit
thing; fret saving; clay carving, wire
work. grass. husk straw and willow bas-
kerry design; knife carving; heavy. whit
thing; bench sloyd carving; domestic art,
and CONSTITUTIONAL; garden
ing (primary agricuture); cooking Dri-
mary domestic science).
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