Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-27
TRAIN CONSCIENCE
OF CHILD SAYS
HOOGlN
Dean Of Faculty Of University
Of New Mexico has Thought
full Paper on Educational
Ideals.
BEWARE OF FADs,
COUNSEL OF PIONEER

CUuNDEL VI flUNEEh
That The moral training OF the
child Is after all the highest purpoee
OF education and that his consciepce
needs development as well as his
mind. and that fads OF the day should
not distract our attention from the
essentials were the chief points made
by Prof. Charles t.. HodRip dean OF
she faculty Of the state University, IN
a paper prepared for the meeting OF
the state Educational association
Dean liodgin is one OF tho pioneers
IN educational work "a New Mexico.
His paper In part follows:
The character OF education IN the
past has been determined largely hy
the character of the civilization.
Primitive man had few needs and
Few ambitions 90 satisfy, hence his
children received only tho simplest
Ia securing food and protection
So We md that lhe emphasis In
education has shifted from time TO
time, according 60 che changing Ideals
and conditions of llfe
To-day. wo are living In the whirl
uf striving, hurryiug, complex GIVE
! lization. with such varying demands
L
mind becomes bewildercd.
The school room b. the happy hunt
Ing ground for faddlsts and reform
tTs. ia the game uf life fuddists have
their function. and refOrmcrs We must
| have, but from the protuaion uf IDEAS
! presented, aud the rosy results prom
ised by their systems. from Comcnius
10 Montessori, We must De sniocuNc,
| over keeping in mind the real needs
/ Of the child az determined py tho ma
turc uf the child.
nut the field OF knowledge h. large.
and the time Of life Us short. hence
| that which is OF greatest value, should
receive greatest attention.
Ia forming courses Of study we are
easy imitators. AZ Herbert spencer
! once said We dress our Childrcn's
minds as We do their bodies, Accord
! ing 10 the prevailing fashion
while tho truth pf this statement
may De less apparent today than u
was when written, set Il Is mp 20 ed
ucators 20 be- sure 81 their footing.
that they may not yield too much to
Psychology teaches. and experience
! proves that the self seeks expression
| through the physical, the Intellectual,
ana the moral life. Nothing short ot
development In all Of these phases Of
| lie can produce the complete man,
We are taught that mind manifesis
I Itself through fhe nervous system, and
| that strong nervous system is the
result uf "a healthy body Therefore
the school instead of permitting con-
| dltions that tend 20 produce defective
bodies. should adopt Intelligent ana
1 positive means Tor securing the health
and physical development OF tho
! child
This end should hc sought through
| the proper sanitary construction OF
school buildings. with favorable en-
vironment as 10 drainaec. sunlight
play grounds, and school gardens
! Recreation. play, cleanliness OF the
body. food. clothing effects of alcohol
and narcotics upon the undcNeiopcd
body the symptoms OF disease. ana
tho effects of uncontrolled emotions
upon the health, should an receive
Intelligent attention; ana cafeiul
distinction should Dee made between
those habits which help ana those
(which hinder health.
AS 90 the intellectual training in
the common school curriculum, the
contest Is strong for many and var
led subjects.
rho elementary grades should give
the mastery of the tools OF education,
and lny well the foundation Tor all
lnround Development.
The child should be taught how 10
read and 90 guiu thought, how 70 use
| the English language with some DC
gree OF accuracy; ana now "a spgu
| correctly the common words ln dall
use re should have ENCOURAGEMENT
land direction in the development OF "a
hand writing which could hc road.
even after the letters become cold
lie should have KNOWLEDGE OF
lpractical phyaiuloEy, and oi dynamic
geography ana history. lie should
have his powers Of observation, an"
lhls sympathios cultivated through ma
turo study ana TIE best Ulci"'9t
suited 90 his age. lie should nave hlH
ewes on, ned To what tho world Is DO
ms. through leaSons "u current events
IA, should have the refining influence
which may come from music ana from
art. an these phases ui culture
should Dee his that he may b" hl'd
for n richer cnJoy mtnl OF me-
To reach these ends ANA 20 dFulu
Tho duupcrs of shalloWnesa hnd over
rroAdius lot as eliminate the less im
purtunt things 20 bee found tn IA,
course Of study, making "a distinction
us some one says, "hctWcen hfht ih',
and tenth ratio facts and principles
| Thcn let ms study the needs nl euol
p. nhitd seek "a closer correlation oil
. studies and do more thinss alttttlN o.
! DEL and Well; even th"ubht tue 'lBlN
I wears course may Boz reduced 20 SIX
There is al present sweeping over
the land "a great Industrial wave
p which is changing the elcmehiat
D course. and 70 is reasonable ana tsh
r. that the course of study should h'
r,ndmsted, from time 90 um' l'
meet the PROGRESS of the age bul %,
@ us keen I'M mind the chloi aim of cu
ucntion and guard wei the ihhn"
mental pr.uclplcs' ,tt.
heartily believe To- reaHohHp l'
amount of manual trimming tna
there may bee wholesome recfca 'ini
Z from purely mental exercises thal th'
4 eve and the hand may work toEihol
n that tho school ana the nome may pc
e brought into closer touch, ana NOR
y | practical relations; and that the ricl
= and tho poor may appreciate ihc olh
nlty of labor understand inc appu
I. cation of theory to practice ana nel
ter corrolato school Mo Win llle o"
of school .u. a.,
q the GRADES are ready TO specialize li
10 yocational work. nor do I believe WA
NOV should De tempted or cncourts
ed 10 feel that 'ho prcnnraunh II"
"a u.5h after tho nlmighiy doiai
- me urinary purpose oi tlemch'm
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