Evening journal., 1910-05-12
TEACHER FOR THE
HEBREW SCHOOL
Saul Klelman, in Country
Three Years, is Student
Of Character

saul Kleman, who Is in charge OF the
school for Hebrew children to be opened
Monday next at the Adosh-Ilodesli syna-
gegue came from Russia In July. 1906 The
following January he went 10 Bingham
ton, n. y, to establish modern Hebrew
school there. After he lad been but one
year In this country Mr.. lSleiman con-
trbutcd special articles TO several news
papers. He came to Wilmington last sun
day TO found modern daily Hebrew
School and to reorsanize tho Sunday
School that was a. The Adash- Is odcsch
synagogue. Mr. kleiman thinks that with
harmony and confidence the Hebrew
school can be put upon sound basis.
Mr.. kleiman is student OF character,
and concerning character study he says:
"Of all tho various branches OF science;
Of all the vital questions concerning and
controlling tho human being there is one
scientific object which. though almost un.
noticed. is most important and most pro-
found, that is character study.
''rho sciences such as astronomy. ply
sizes. chemistry, zoology. botany. etc. have
their different gcnmscs, who boy their eX-
perionco. in those sciences rcvolyed the
whole lifc-system and afforded us a more
convenient and agreeable life. Yet tho or
dinary man has little, or no notion of
them. lie is not interested IN them at ali,
/ because they are not directly related to
his daily and ordinary life
ASK, for instance. an ordinary man.
what Is the name Of the largest planet
in our solar system, and he viii answoi
you, 4 was not at his birthday celobra
uon.' Ask him what becomes OF the can
dis after being burned out and he WI
answer, what do you mean by what be
oomes7 II burned out and that's all. AL
him what stuff does an csg consist OF
no will say IL consists Of an albumen an'
a yolk. Ask him, what are tho lttl
worms I'm tho earth fed withT lie will tel
YOU that this question isn't noteworthy a
ALL Ask him how the various flower
grow. and he Will reply buy flower seeds
plant them and they viii grow
I so the common people know very littl'
Of those sciences. though they enjoy thoi
fruits, because their enjoyment comes I'm
directly. But when you ask the same man
What Is character? What is the difference
between good and a bad character
4 YOU shall SEQ that these questions make
him serious and interested. lie knows tho
meaning Of It, because he himself suffered
Of bad characters His daughter fcil IL
love with a certain fellow. just because h'
has a good character. His next door neigh
bor is dislikod by the whole neighborhood
because Of his bad character; his kinsmaI
has many friends and Is beloved by al
that know him because OF his good char
lactor-in a word, with tine character ques
ton are concerned insignificant people a.
well as great ones. or rather, the whole
welfare OF mankind depends on the char
actor question.
''Wore there not bad characters M
{ blood would ever he shed. There woul'
r not be any oppressed or hated people; al
would harmonze and everybody woul'
live happily. Our world would BE a para
disc. as our great prophet. Isaiah prophe
sled: The wolf shall dwell with the lamb
= III is true that the literature Of th
papers and books Is Tor ought 10 be) aime
. 10 improve and refine the rcader's char
o acter, but. FIRST a part of great writer
and artists deem that nice literature mus
not necessarily have tendencies. TIL
sketch, picture OF poem is not a lesson q
morals. Literature is art created rather
amuse than 10 teach the reader. ScconC
If though the general literature were re
sponsible for an aimed tendency Of moral
the aim would not easily reach it's polnt
thick volume Of a romance woul
o. scarcely suffice 10 find the faith or fal
+ sity Of love, and whole sketch would b
z required 10 before finding its deduction
Thou shalt not covet.'