Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-22

should do is to examine our attitude
toward the child and find in what
respects the best of us are still Squeer-
ish.
II Dickens wrote more about the evil
of Cram than any other in 'Dombey &
Son. Hard Times and Mrs. Lirri-
per's lodgings
"All the chief elements of bad train
ing are revealed in Mrs. Pipchin,' and
Mrs. Lirriper Is the type of woman
who possesses the best elements of d
good trainer.
1.-THE need of a rich, free, real child
hood is pleaded for in many of the
books of Dickens and at the same time
the strongest ridicule is heaped upon
those who rob children of a true child
hood
MIR. Quadgmind. Mr.. McChoakum-
child Mrs. Pipehin. Young Jackson in
'Mugby Junction. and The Smallweeds
had no child for several generations
plenty of little old men and women,
but no child-until Mr.. Smallweeds'
hood.
Taught Individuality
Dickens taught the value Of indi-
viduality. in nearly all his great books
by showing the evil of falling to de-
velop each childs selfhood. Mr.. Nc
Choakumchild was turned at nor
NAL school with others as exactly alike
as so many plano legs.
"Bradley Headstone's school was
conducted according to the gospel of
Monotony.' No odds what a boy was
intended to hear, DIR. Blimber made
him hear to pattern somehow or other
In The Grinders School boys were
taught as parrots are
ESTHER Summerson said of Richard
Carstowe in Bleak House, He could
write Latin verses beautifully. but 1t
had never been anybody's business to
find what his natural bent was, so he
became failure
Dickens understood the value of the
imagination and the need Of It's devel
opment as the basis of all learning, es-
pecially In mathmatics science, liter
ature and art.
lizard Times was written mainly
to ridicule the Herbartian psychology
and TO advocate tine cultivation tbs
Imagination in childhood Hard Times
is the best original work on education
yet written in the English language.
yet 1t was written more than fifty
years ago"
Many quotations were given to show
that Dickens was a most intelligent
advocate of physical training in the
schools, especially OF outdoor sports,
and that he also understood the great
modern educational question in regard
to the Importance Of nutrition In the
development of a child mentally and
morally as well as physically.
Thanks rendered
The following resolutions were
adopted:
"Resolved. That the thanks of this
association are hereby rendered to the
educational forces of this city and the
various local committees for their un-
tiring efforts looking toward the sue
cess of this convention; to the city
board of education for the use Of the
various halls and buildings; to the cit
zens and the teachers for the reception
accorded our members; to the railroads
which have been most considerate in
the matter of rates; to the hotels for
their courtesy and generosity; to the
president officers and speakers and
for the programs prepared for our
meetings.
"Resolved, That we commend the
policy of the president and his asso-
ciates in providing fewer topics for
each session, thus allowing fuller op-
portunity for discussion and the clos
ing of the daily sessions at the ap-
pointed hour.
whereas, The council of education
of this association was organized for
the purpose of considering the funda-
mental problems Of education, and
through their solution to insure greater
efficiency In our schools therefore,
be it
Resolved. That the meeting of the
council be given greater prominence,
and that day be set apart for it's de-
liberation, so as to avoid conflict with
other meetings.
Resolved, That this association ex-
presses its appreciation and thanks to
State Superintendent Edward Hyatt
for his successful efforts to furnish In
a new form of state life diplomas con-
ments.
Resolved, That we favor a law to