The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-01-29


sixteen.
Coming now to the soaed practical arts invited to
those forms of training which, although far from dominating the cur
ruum themselves be relied to variety and vitality
the excessive boshness OF our past school,
ing puposef understanding and lay open to many subjects
whole of application and illustration 1t becoming more
clear that knowledge of immensely greater accuracy ana
permanency when motor reaction involved that when the child
does the thing wisdom wherever possible OF trans
ng distractions their concrete applied FORMS there will remain
enough distractions When at the time these pursuits
have great practical for M their educational value enhanced
60 far from believed that the genuine though
latent cultural associations of what sometimes scornuy termed
vocational subjects are wholly unreazed susceptible of
development constructive woodwork in domestic
science in elementary agriculture therefore most warmly to be
welcomed petty spirit but as charged with an
abundance of significance that school afford to miss
It is probable that senogaphy and pewrng should eventually
find place in school this kind not wholly for their vocational
value extremely convenient tools that any one may acquire
These are the outlines roughly sketched of school form which,
well equipped able to hold throughout its all normal
pupils suitable age to be of decided value to them They should
Be admitted directly all sxade elementary schools without
examination than those usually given their classes 1t should
be the policy the junior high school to admit freely almost any pupil
best by each but to use considerable dmnaoh IN m
,ps that are central school, is clear that school
d this type successfully organized without at least three
teachers and training and ability much above the present
level in small institutions The curriculum as outlined above may
appear at sight of omnum aherum in its variety requiring
large This not the will however require reorganza
preparation It's units no longer nicely adjusted 10 coege
demand fundamental training Tor the purpose
so trained operating with elastic would it is believed
proy the new be economical than the old The
principal should preferably with training in agriculture
and the problems The ideal teachers would be those espe
cay prepared the advocated another
section otherwise college graduates who have had training teaching
should employed Although the expectation of the school would be
to give should its classes full throughout the
course instruction would be feasible in small COM
munte Thus the English could proab be taught
groups could well be drawn from their history
and Arithmetic Also as indicated above should largely
appear applied other classes Such arrangements would
of course require Skill but would not be dfhcut
Turning once central high school, few main features
may be pointed This its higher is the school for
bows and girls been tested in the junior school,
and definitely what they want to do Here therefore,
are studies specifically preparing for college Latin
French could doubtless be taught here throughout the full
sxvear with reasonable though special classes
would necessary the last two for pupils coming from
other Junior Parallel with these and equal dignity intensity
and toughness should two years course agriculture
Teacher training for the elementary
organized vocational course for girls and courses
in music drawing designing wood and metal working should
be available the school that aims to organize and conduct
any form that be shown be of value and to be
considerable number of boys and girls of high school
age It emphatcay peoples school, aims to affiliate with all
other educational enterprises and to cooperate so far as its
equipment permits with industrial mercantile establishments IN
training employees 1t just emphatay not trade school
or the being limited to the drilling OF
pupils of mechanical to be found Office shop
factory Many of these must of course include but its aim 49,
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