Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-30
REAL EQUIPMENT IS
SHOWN TO TEACHERS
OUTLINE OF PROPER METHODS
MADE BY DR.. KARR
Speaker at Olive Street High School
Tells of Three Great SUBJ
divisions in Educa-
tionaI Work

DR.. Grant Karr in the course of his
regular Monday afternoon lecture be-
fore the teachers, at Olive street high
school, reviewed the work already Civ
en- under the subject principles Of
Education" and further spoke OF the
equipment of the teacher.
IT ask you," said DR.. Karr, "to dis
tinguish the meaning between carry
ing a subject of study to school, and
passing a subject. This difference is
very significant. A person carries a
subject, like English or arithmetic.
when he takes 1t up into himself, so
that he can talk and say what he likes
about it, in a clear and impressive
way, whenever he wishes. Many high
school people take algebra, and pass
it-by forever; and many other sub
jects are also taken-merely passed
they do not become a part of the stu
dent.
"If we are going to teach, we must
carry, not pass, which means that we
always must have in mind education
as a living thing. In our present dis
cussion of the school as an organism.
we have seen that the teacher is the
manageable person who knows the
aim and the means of reaching Il.
and directs the activities of the school
to the accomplishment of its purpose.
1.-THE whole field of knowledge may
be divided into two main classes, that
about nature and that about man.
I'VE view nature under two main
heads, viz, organic and inorganic. In
mastering organic matter, we must
know mathematics, physics, chemistry,
astronomy geography, etc. In the
mastery of organic matter. we have
the sciences pertaining to life-botany,
zoology, physiology, geography, etc.
I'm the world of man, we have mind
knowing mind, or self elf-consciousness.
This self-consciousness shows itself in
three main ways in the sphere of man
intellect, feeling and will.
Under the head of intellect, come
all linguistic studies, leading to gram
mar, logic, psychology, philosophy
Under the head of feeling, we have
all aesthetic sciences, all forms OF
art-those pertaining to form-sculp-
ture; those pertaining to form and
color-painting; those pertaining to
rhythm, music and poetry. This leads
into literary art-drama; these are all
combined in the drama, especially in
the Wagnerian music-drama. in which
the soul contemplates its highest self
and reaches the very acme of enjoy
ment.
Under the head of will we study
the institutional life consisting of eX-
ternalized universal habits The chief
study here is history, as shown in the
life and development of the state, the
church. the home, the school, All
these institutions were cor nrehended
i'm Abraham, as head of the patriar-
chal form of government All other
knowledges and arts have their his
tory. The study of this department of
knowledge, will, ends in study of The
history of philosophy.
"In the teachers equipment, he not
only is aware of what the pupil may
and possibly will become. but there is
incolved also a knowledge 80 the pu-
pills present self aims, dawning ten
denotes, leading on to what he may
yet they are the ones which the teacher
seem appalling. almost overwhelming
yat they are the ones which the teacher
must possess in some degree IL he is
earnest in his work, and hopes for sue
cess"