The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-21
NOT ALL The BLAME
Can be Laid at the Door OF
the Pupils.
Five Important Factors In Our Am
eicaD Life are Treated In Lee.
ture by Prof. Albert.

Il
stitute continued its session Thurs
| day with opening song and roll
all. Professor 0'Shea gave the
teachers few points on tlullness and
disorder in the school room. He said
much OF the dullness and disorder
in the sclrcol room is due to Illness,
| fatigue or the over-taxed nerves of
the children. In every normal child,
there are daily periods of dullness
and keenness, regular rythm of
waking and sleeping hours. Dull
ness however, may be brought about
| by different methods. In our
American schools surrounded by the
noise and din of the streets allied
with too close application and concen
tration of the mind. the children's
nerves become over-taxed, the ten
sion becomes too great for the deli
cate nervous system. Self control
gives way and the school room be-
comes chaotic and disorderly.
"The International Congress of
London in its last session decided
that the children Of today have too
much brain stimulus that they try
| to do too intensive work. In the
adult so much energy is expended in
solving the least difficult problem.
As such Is the case the professor
asked what right have the teachers
to fatigue the children, who have
not learned perfect nervous poise
and self control. They have not
learned to concentrate their mind
and energies for as long a period as
the adult This defect in our
school system may be remedied by
shortening the school hours and
the daily periods. by cultivating in
teusive work and concentration and
then giving the child a short time
fer relaxation. The child becomes
tense, he becomes disorderly He
does not realize that he is disorderly.
"In keeping the child after
school is another very dangerous
practice in our schools. Too often
disorderly child or a dull child is
50 defective because ne has been kept
within the walls OF the school build
ing too long He should not he
kept after school for this but should
be rather be dismissed earlier than
usual
1.-The wandering eye is the cause
of very much disorder in the school
room So much energy is expended
by defective eyes striving to see
clearly. Many children. in fact about
| forty per cent. have defective eye
sight. Specialists are being employed
, in the cities to test the eyesight of
| the pupils as their condition for
seeing and observing in the school
room.
Disorder Is also dnue as has been
proven, to the weather, to the lack
of nutritious food and also to the
seating OF the room. A teacher, there
| fore, should bear all OF these things
in mind and consider them. She
must remember too above all, the
disorder and dullness in the school
room depends upon the mental at
titude of the teacher. She must be
able to face her pupils each day,
ready TO meet any necessity with
always perfect nervous poise and self
control /"
Miss Clara Leffler accompanied by
Miss Mabel Leffler rendered a
pleasing violin solo at this point i'm
mediately following an intermis-
sion.
In perhaps the most powerful
lecture OF the institute. Professor
Albert presented TO the teachers,
five important factors of our Ameri-
can life.
at has been said that the schools
are the most important factor in
American 'fe' said Mr.. Albert.
"That cannot be. The greatest fact
or is not the school but the home
The home must stand out pre-emin-
emily 20 solve adj questions The home
whatever it may mean to us rs the
Fundamental factor OF the world. One
indiyidua! cannot make home, he
may live in a house Two people, a
man and wife, cannot make a
home; they may live in house;
! With the advent of the first child
that house becomes a home. What
is the fundamently purpose OF the
home life? Learning Obedience.
When the children have learned
this they have learned all of the
virtues. child cannot fail II he
hes accepted this parental blessing.
Obedience Is the fundamental pur-
pose of the home life.
1.-The second factor is the school.