Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
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And therein, take IT, lies the exact
ing and difficult requirement of the
teachers calling. a. Is this point that
robs the profession OF teaching OF rules
and striCt methods OF procedure. ana
places the teacher upon his individual
tact ana resource.
The farmer sOws and cultivates his
grain ana knows that with proper care
and attention he Will reap a harvest.
the mechanic Yields the tools OF his
trade with perfect knowledge OF what
each stroke will bring; the artist ap-
proachos landscape with reasonable
assurance that natures picture will be
transferred 10 his canvas. the scientist
applies rules IN his research and DEM
onstration that must bring inyariabic
results.
But the schoolmaster enters the por-
tails Of the school rOOm--gdEes into the
faces of the shy and the bold, the
strong and the weak the trusting and
the suspicious, the robust and the puny.
and before him are as many varied dis
positions as many childish ambitions
and hopes, as there are pupils. And
somewhere in vague background Turk
the impresses Of the stubborn patrimo-
MES of ancestry, the unyielding inhu-
ences OF environment and the differen-
tial characteristics that parental super
vision has developed And 10 bring
harmony, and uniformity OF purpose,
and unity of means TO an end out OF
this Wide range OF human traits, with
out destroying the individuality OF a
single child. is the task assumed by the
school teacher. The inherent desire for
Know ledge found In every child makes
the task possible But even with this
| strong ally and the support OF an en-
! lightened system Of imparting informa-
ton, there remains the all important
| task of ferreting out by palnstaking
| labor the peculiar facts with relation 10
each child and the adjusting and set
/ ting Alright of those things which d1
not harmonic with the purposes OF
/ education. And ever. there must rise
I be fore the school teacher the worry
and anxiety for what his labors 0il
| bring The great end sought can only
| be ACCOMPLISH by firm. yet sympa-
thetic Will by patience and love.
JUVENILE DELINQUENcIEs.
| have mentioned this feature of youl
work for the reason that Il leads Il
! the discussion OF a subject that has
engaged nay attention with n peculiarly
fascinating interest. and / am glad
that so ideal an opportunity has pre-.
scented for bringing 10 your notice a
without the schoolroom. and vet Is s.
closely related 10 II that its separation
| from school work Is impracticable.
wish ! might say its separation Is i'm
| possible.
refer 10 the yexed problem OF III,
| juvenile delinquent and the iuvenil,
court procedure which has been founC
necessary In an effort to check hl'
| hayward tendencies.
! Ia unUHnuf hfnu this ankfarf I
aware of the fact that the juvenile
| delinquent has been the inspiration fol
elaborate psychological treatise-tha
the best educators OF our age have
wrestled with the mooted problem
am ~lad for this, and sincerely trus
that the efforts nut forth Ia this direc
ton may bear fruit In more ad
Nanced method OF handling So seriou
a situation. In the meantime. do no
lose sight Of the fact that the problem
Of delinquency and the question of
proper care OF dependent. neglected
and ill-treated children IS with "a
daily. I need but hint at the reckless
parental Jurisdiction OF children. whicl
ofttimes YOU encounter. 10 awaken II
your hearts the deepest sympathy 10
the poor little urchins whom fortuna
has deprived In so many ways of IN
strong. Uplifting influence Oh a aoo'
home and the wholesome inspiration
oi an upright parentage.
AN APPEAL FOR AID
know that your hearts 20 out 4
them In their unfortunate circum
stances. that your hands are extends
10 ma them above their surrounding
and save them from the influence o
their associations. know. too. tina
the officers OF the Juvenile court wlthl
our capital city are constantly engage
in tho labor ~ handling am ever n
croasing number N youthful dehn
Quents Our legislature has not fun
scnsod the Importance OF this wor
~ reformin~ The Young -leastwise.
has failed 10 mako provision for "a
extensive onerati0u OF the reformation
system inaugurated Personally, I De
neVo this work would be most effec
tive m carried ou without hnancla
compensation 10 those engaged in n