The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-07-09

! women, pledging themselves not to
buy Of dealers who. thus obnoxiously
advertise. believe this is really the
only remedy, and that every one has
1t in his power to right this atrocity
by buying only Of those who adyer-
tise in legitimate and artistic man
ner. Thus, through the efforts Of
those who love beauty, our beloved
country may lead the nations artist
cally as well as commercially.
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ORGANIC TRAINING
by Lydia J. Newcomb Comings.
From various sources arises the in
lquiry, What shall we do with the
child who has outgrown the kinder
garten? Hosts Of women realize the
folly Of putting books In the hands
Of six-year-old children and confin-
ing them In a close school-room, but
know it to be equally bad to leave
them unemployed.
Organic education-thet training Of
the sense organs solves the difficult
ty. II scientists are correct In saying
the brain centers controlling the sense
organs are the first to develop, and
that those controlling the reasoning
faculties are not fully developed un-
til maturity, then ut least the first
ten years Of d child's life should be
largely devoted to teaching him to
observe, to hear accurately, to use
his hands, TO work in the soil, to do
the things adapted to his ability.
Music, color work, literature, history,
geography, nature work, all given
without books, se1f-directed activities
freedom in the school-room and with
out, all these things that interest
him and give health Of mind and body
that allow the brain to develop with
out forcing and without stunning.
II preferred, call it advanced KIN
dergarten work. Froebel never in
tended kindergarten methods to be
abandoned when the child is six years
old. Let him develop naturally from
the froce within. Let him learn to
read when he wants to learn, no,
when he is six years old or seven
years old, but when the desire be-
comes intense and the power to do
the thing has been developed, and i'll
q short time it is accomplished just
as he learned to walk and to talk
not when he reached the age at which
some other child walked or talked.
'ut when his own powers were sufi-
'iently matured that he could do it.
fhen with a little help and encour-
lgenlent 1t was quickly accomplished.
We are too apt to have preconceived
lotions, and expect the child to do as
We wish, with no regard to his de-
Tres.
Organic training stands for the in
ividuality of the child, and have no
ear but that the child trained I'm
his way will, when he learns to use
ooks at ten or twelve years of age,
DON outstrip those who have been
sing books for number of years,
,r, with this free, outdoor, active
aiming. he will, be sound of Drawn
nd brain and be eager for knowl-
ige. That, after all, is the great
ling Ito have desire for the bet
n things of life.
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Rec ART AND THE PUBLIC NUS
EUM ~
Mr.. Thomas Nelson Page, the au-
or, appeared before the ways and
cans committee at Washington the
her day in favor of free art. His
teresting argument, together with
e charm of his southern accent and
anners. held the attention of the
mmittee in spite of the fact that
ey had been discussing commercial
hedules all day. 1t was very evil
mt that the committee regretted
at the five minute rule cut him
ort.
He said, Il have a little veneer of
city on me, but deep down, and
t very deep down, either, / am
lntryman." 1t was especially on bes
II OF the country people that he
xed for the removal of the duty
works of art. Only the day be-
e he had visited small, free
lool down in Virginia where the
ldren of his poor neighbors were
lght. Noticing the great improve
mt that had taken place in the
few years, 1t occurred to him
look over their reader He found
It very significant argument for
art. 1t was the reproduction of
'ainting called "The Song of the
*, by Jules Breton; and he was