Newark post., 1914-03-25

work as one Of the most intensely
personal forces OF the world. We
desire for our children the develop.
ment Of the best that is in them
what we have aspired to be and are
not We hope they will attain. The
lengthening Of the period Of in
fancy is one Of the great differences
between man. and the brute crea-
ton. this with its consequent re-
spOnslbility makes us, parents,
teachers or social students. seek
ever the most effective utilization
Of these formative years. Numer-
GUS proverbs and sayings showing
the universally Of this have pass
ed into the current speech Of all
people such as As the twig is bent,
the trees inclined" " Were all the
work of man done with the sole
idea Of present comfort, cOnven-
fence and happiness how soon it
would perish from the earth. "All
that tread the globe are but a hand
full 10 the tribes that slumber in its
BOSOM yet for us have all those
slumberers tOiled and for the fu-
ture handful" We. who soon shall
slumber. are dreaming and toiling.
Truly the vision ever beckOns rs
on. a man Of science discovers a
new relation man bears to his en-
virOnment. pushes the curtain Of
the unknown a little further aside
and straightway we incorporate
into our training for the young the
result Of his hours Of patient study.
In Brains and Personality" DR..
W. II. Thompson of New York.
nerve specialist. says 1.-The gray
layer Of our brain is actually plas-
tic and capable Of being fashioned.
1t need not be left with only the
slender equipment Of JUNCTION
which nature gives it at birth. In
stead it can be fashioned artificial
ly. that, by education, 50 that it
may acquire very many new func-
tiOns or capacities which never
come by birth nor by inheritance.
but which can be stamped upon it
as 50 many physical alterations in
its prOtOplasmic substance. All this
is demonstrated beyond cavil by
the teXturaI brain changes which
the acquired and not congenital
function Of speech depends upon
Think Of the bearing of this upon
educational activities :" After the
acceptance Of educators of the new
position given man biologically as
the result Of the labOrs of Darwin.
Wallace and others, the study of
psychology rapidly advanced. The
. reason for much Of the pedagogical
work hitherto done became Iumin-
Gus, It's real Importance in man 5
development manifested. The thOts
Of men went marching to a music
requiring longer strides. and all
have not yet caught the swing. All
uncOnsclouSly pedagogues of every
age and CLINE were initiating ma
ture 5 plan Of the survival Of the
tittest, according to their degree of
enlightment they endeavored TO
mould the plastic character Of the
young, in order that future gen
eratiOns should benefit from the
strengthened traits transmitted to
them. There have been, it it true.
in the history of education times
when the words Of Isaiah might
have been as a message written for
them And all vision is become
unto you as the words Of a book
that is sealed which men deliver to
one that is learned saying. Read
this | pray thee, and he saith |
cannot for it is sealed. And the
book is delivered to him that is not
learned saying, Read this | pray
thee, and he saith, | am not learn
ed. " Yet to patient long contin-
ued endeavor the book yields and
the version is known to learned
and unlearned.
Ito be continued next week.