El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-15
Ella Wheeler

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found in a thoughtful study of the
work done by Luther Burbank in the
plant kingdom and in the experiments
of Elmer Gates, of Washington, in
building brain cells for animals and
children by patient, steady labor.
It is gratifying to know that organ
lied societies now exist for teaching
TEACHERS and parents how to de-
velcp the minds Of little children to
bring out their best and noblest pow
ers.
Our public schools, our private
schools, our colleges and our Sunday
schools have failed to do this, but the
New Thought of the day, combined with
science, will produce wonderful race
of human beings In a few generations,
after the enlightened few become the
illuminated many.
Among recent recruits to the ranks
Of wise instructors for the young is
Helen Rhodes Wallace. who for many
years gave her attention to purely
artistic and scientific studies.
Mrs. Wallace has been identified with
the University Of Chicago Divinity
school Teachers college. Columbia
university, director department OF
religious education. Lake Chau-
tauqua, N Y; instructor in re-
ligfous education at Union Theological
conference for Vacation Bible schools
of New York and Brooklyn; lecturer
or biblical literature, School Of Higher
Criticism: teacher in Model Sunday
school, Teachers college in Life OF
Christ
New Books for Children.
She has now a book for use in the
education of children. This book may
be used as a textbook in the school
room and in the home. and best of al!
In mothers clubs. In bringing TO pass
new standard in religious education.
which is the paramount problem in the
churches today. The psychological data
and methods are the same as used IN
the Model Bible school of Teachers
college, Columbia university, New
York.
In her book Mrs Wallace says In
the foreword:
movement is the meaning locked up in
these two little words New Thought.
New thought about all of life The
hunger and thirst after righteousness
IS an elemental appetite, hunger for
union with the universal SOUL that
which sent il forth on its long voyage
of self-discovery.
The God of our fathers was the God
of the little girl who, when asked II
she loved Him, said, Yes. she was
afraid not to-
The God of this generation is an
abiding spirit in1manent in all things.
the embodiment Of love and law, rather
than law and power.
The New Thought mother asks,
What shall do for the religious ed
ucation of my child? We have no Sun
day school. nor a body Of teaching ma
terial adapted for the child, and l GER
tainly shall not send him to the ortho-
dox Sunday school to be taught the
most precious truths by unframed AND
undeveloped persons, frequently IN
their teens and with the same notions
about God that I have abjured. Where
shall go?" Where indeed? May It
not he the New tf1oughter who may
contribute something of value to this
mooted question:
The confusion Of story books is be-
wiIdering and appalling. Who is to
warn the young mother against the
had and the immoral and point out the
beautiful and the true for her chill
dren7
The need Of such help was the rea-
son for forming "Tlle New York Story
TelIers' club" whose members are Bar
nard and Teachers college students and
professional literary workers. Our plan
is to appoint at one meeting those VINO
are 10 tell stories at the next No one
in the club is allowed to read story
II must be told. for telling a story is
a vastly different thing from reading IT.
The Best Stories.
We have tried to answer the question:
(Which stories are most interesting ana
hest for children. and why? Which sto-
ries will not hold their attention OF are
not wise. and why?" We are trying 70
do the work that the fast disappearing
grandmother might have done had she
STAYED among US. and we have listed
her stories for their positive qualities
~ honesty. pcifteness. chivalry ana
courage: and for their indirect reouke
Of the vices Of selfishness. dishonesty,
living and gluttony The story heads
the list as a form of moral teaching ana
claims first place in habit and charac-
ter building in children
.aThe Arabian Nights" stories were
preserved in our lists IN the edition OF
lang and Lane, especially the three
Great stories. Aladdin and His Won
derful Lamp THE Forty Thieves
and "sinbad the Sailor" These are for
children from nine to IL years old. This
edition eliminates all Objectionable fea-
lures.
Have ghost stories a place? Yes, de-
cidedlv. and the best ones are the true
ones The time is after IL years Cnii-
dren will hear them somewhere, SO II Is
better to give them good ones; those
which can be explained in rational
way. Do not give them the unexplafn-
able too young or they will become
fearful until they have reasonaoie
Familiarity with their own world.
IT is a delight to the sympathetic
heart and open mind to know that such
woman as Mrs. Wallace has entered
this great field, where the harvest is
ready and the toilers few.
There is no other vocation so full OF
lasting benefit to the world as systema-
tized efforts to awaken the minds OF
little children to right thinking
When we consider the ignorant.
wrong. cruel and unjust methods which
have prevailed since the beginning OF
history in the education OF the young
IT is a matter of amazement that SO
many good men and women nave
blessed the world
1t proves conclusively that God dwells
in each heart; otherwise all mankind
would be sunk in sin and misery.
The evil which has resulted from the
old thought idea. Spare the roo and
spoil the chiIdr can not be calculates;
and the injury to sensitive nature done
through unexpurgated Mother Goose,