Pocahontas star herald., 1910-06-24


their character, as among adults,
proving that they are inborn. How
ever, where the environment has
been the same, the difference in the
disposition, tastes, talents and NOR
al tendencies are often quite as dif-
ferent as among children of separ
ate families surrounded by sub
stantially different environments.
This is given partly to heredlty and
partly to environment. Every child
possesses talent and environment
should be so that its talent could
be developed to the highest degree,
The home should be awakened to
all the elements Of virtue, purity,
honesty and kindness so as to estab-
lish in the minds a controlling fac
tor in the character of education.
However it is not any one indl-
vidual training that makes the child
selfish. 1t is the environment
Of the individual that makes him
powerful, just and courageous. The
proper environment for a child to
have gives him a training that trans
figures his ideas, makes him feel
independent IN his ability, have
disposition to help his fellows,
and lead him to seek opportunities
that the world best affords.
tits the purpose Of the schools to
help bring this about. The envi-
ronment of the school with that of
the home has this great work to
perform. Meeting and living with
people of high ideals are always
stimulating and enrlching. The
mind of teacher who is rich in
in thought, sentiment and ideals
touches and quickens the child
This is the environment that child
should have, its associates should
be with people who have minds
that glow and sparkle with lite.
The child when he is being brought
up iii his educational career he
should be associcted "with the
spirit of nature, the spirit of litera-
ture, the spirit of the Bible and the
spirit of God" Truth, beauty and
good should be emphasized in the
life of a child as well as faith, hope
and love. The school should be a
democratic as much as possible SO
as to give each pupil the privilege
of speaking to his enterest. The
teacher should be able to find ont
the child and the relations that ex-
ist between him and his environ.
ment. 1t is time for us TO realize
that the home and the school holds
the hope of the future, and if the
home is true to its mission and the
school faithful to its duty then the
whole country shall profit by their
goodness. In the home the mother
should be very careful as to the
books her children read. She
should never select and read any
thing that she does not wish to be,
come part of her child. Minds
are made up largely of what is put
into them. If the child is surround
ed with "yellow back novels" you
can never expect anything out of
him but an outlaw or a bank rob.
ber.
To raise the standard of the edu-
cational environment the teacher
should possess a genuine character
and have sufficient ability to teach
the better ways and struggles for
the highest life until "love rules in
every home; honor Is written on
every brow; kindness beams from
every eye; purity bubbles from ev-
cry lip; Joy springs from every
heart and Christ reigns in every
soul" Then it will be easy to
look into a face of a child and see
goodness written therein. The
cbild's environments in school
should be SO as to give him natu-
raj reference for his parents and
law and order. When the child
has respect for God or man he is
very easily controlled. The child
Should be so trained as to lisp Gods
name in prayeras naturally as they
laugh AMI play. Long before they