Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-24


first gave to the world the news OF
DR.. Landone's marvellous plans, the
scientist has consented to explain In
detail the methods to be followed in
his school.
BY DIR. L. II. LANDONE
I am asked for statement of the
plans and purpose of the Institute Oh
Applied Sciences and Arts.
Six departments have been organ
ICED, each carrying out q distinctive
line OF work.
First, the development by conscious,
discriminative functional methods OF
twelve Of the very best children that
can be selected from the thousands
that have applied for admission to this
department of the institute.
Second, the awakening of the art
consciousness and the development OF
the ability to execute in relation TO
voice production, pianoforte playing,
violin rendition, sculpturing, drama
tization and constructive craftsman
ship,
Third, the development Of adults who
were only informed and trained under
the old system and who seriously feel
the deficiency resulting from an educa-
ton one hundred years behind the
times. This department is intended for
those who wish continuous improve
ment.
Fourth, the remedying Of conditions
existing in backward and deficient
children and adults by functional
processes, changing the brain structure
and modifying the entire ability ana
nature of the Individual. To the OUT
slider this work seems the most Won
derfuI.
Fifth, the curing of so-cailed In
durable diseases, including various
forms of blindness, Deafness. paralysis,
locomotor ataxia, by conscious runc-
tional methods, known In Europe as
the Frenkel system and In England
and America as the conscious and dis
criminative functional methods sys-
tematized by myself
sixth, the awakening OF the qualities
lying dormant within the individual
the substitution of will and determine
ton for weakness and indecision; OF
courage for fear; of honesty and stead
fastness for unreliability and insta-
bility.
It is always better to state what has
been done than to predict what one
is going to do.
On Burbank Lines
One has only to consider the mar
velous results in plant development
secured by Mr.. Burbank, in many
cases by the processes Of selection and
cultivation alone, to obtain vision OF
what may be accompanied by the Sc
lective development of the best types
of children chosen from thousands ap-
plying for examination.
II you have not worked to change
the nature of plants you do not un-
derstand how fixed some of their char
acteristics have become (by centuries
Of almost unchanging environment)
and yet MT. Burbank states, after for
| ty years of consecutive work with
them: "There Is no barrier tc
obtaining eruits of any size, form OF
flavor desired, and none to producing
flowers of any form, color or fragrance
| All that is needed is a knowledge &c
guide our efforts in the right direc-
ton, undertaking patience, and cul-
tivated eyes to detect variations OF
values"
Mr.. Burbank also states that the
most stubborn child is many times
more pliable, more adaptable to en-
vironment. more capable of evolution
airy development than the most re-
sponsive plant.
The educational problem with the
| human for the past two nun
| dred years has been to give
knowledge of facts, and, since the time
of Pestalozzi, to develop by activity
the possibilities apparent In the child.
| The present kindergarten system and
the present manual training work are
as inferior to the functional methods
which we employ for the evolution OF
character and ability as the old
Chinese education is inferior to the
present American system.
In selecting children for higher hu-
man DEVELOPMENT everything thai
| tends to make up a perfect physical
body, a splendid functional intellect,
| balanced, virile moral character Will
be taken into account, and the pupils
selected accordingly.
To Study Each Child
| After selection each child Will be
studied individually and the qualities
| that we desire to develop to balance
| and round out the whole character are
selected and the instructors choose an
environment under which the child
cannot help but develop the character
istics and qualities desired. independent
Of any talking or teaching on the par'
of the instructor. =.
From thirty to forty instructors will
be employed in the training Of the
twelve children.
There will be selection of individuals
selection of the qualities to be devel-
oped and selection of the environment
| to hiring forth these desired qualities
The basis of the art work is that thu
art instinct in any line and the abilit,
to execute can be developed IN any or
| dinarily normal child, provided func
| tioning discriminatlve INGENIOUS ar'
used.
| The child who is o born sculptor hal
had the consciousness Of form, proper
ton and size awakened at birth. and
these brain centers have been fully con
nected by means of functioning nerv'
paths with the muscles of the hand s.
| that the individual is able to execute
his ideal OF form and proportion.
The child who Is born with voice,
| singing voice. is born with the organ!
| which produce voice in perfect form
| and perfect functioning condition.
The individual who is born genius
| in pianoforte playing is the one who a
/ birth has consciousness OF tone ant
| harmony associated with musculal
rhvthn1. and the ability to carry thi,
| into expression; first through the torso
i second through the large muscles of thu
i arms and lower limbs, and through ths
j hands and fingers and feet last.
Whenever we desire to develop thu
j ability to execute, we should learn II
i receive through the same organs b,
j means of which the expression mus
i come Modelling and sculpturing mus
| result from the expression of the hands
i consequently 1t must be by means O
4 the hands and not through the eye tina
the learning and the impression mus
/ come. Many have the eye to perceiv'
1 beauty in art; few have the ability Il
i execute. Compel the impression t.
i come through the hand ana the hant
/ will be able to execute.
/ In regard to the plano work, the pupi
! is ordinarily taught to work first will