El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-10
CHILD
THROUGH WORK
S. S. Mcclure Declares All
Other Systems Fail; the
Schools Constructive.

That a system of education which
I ness Of boys before they are u years
old. is a failure and that the MOntesorri,
the Gary and the farm system of devel-
Oping children are the best Of all meth
DDS. was the text of an address by 5. s.
Mcclure, publisher and editor. at the
High school Tuesday evening The
speaker also stated emphatically that
| the schools Of community are its only
! constructive aEencies-that they dealt
/ alone with causes; while law. medicine
! and the courts alone dealt with cor
| receives
/ Went to Rome.
Z For the purpose of getting first
: hand Intelligence of Dr. MenUesOrri and
her work 1 went to Rome. talking with
Dr. MontesOrri and her friends. There
L arranged for other articles which ap
, Deared in the magazine DUNG the fol-
lowing autumn.
During all Of this time Of observa-
/ ton / not only noticed the effect of DR..
Montesorris work upon the world but
{ this fact was confirmed with a flood of
J letters and inquiries from remote China
/ and India ! studied her books and she
! told me that I knew her system more
I thoroughly than any one in America
! Her teachings. being so fundamental
, and so right, I think hers is the most
important movement of ideas since the
] time Of Jesus Christ
Prevention, Not Cure
The child is permitted TO get sick
and when sick the doctor is called II
seemed TO her that the child should be
prevented from getting sick But where
such an opportunity? The answer was
the schools. where the child can be the
more readily developed and interested
And the idea came TO her that the work
! Of these schools could be so greatly
extended. could be carried on so as TO
Z minimize the amount Of sickness
Care for Detectives.
There was conference Of teachers
IN Turin about this time II was in
1898. In fact the first conference of
women teachers in the history Of Italy.
'Dr. Montesorri asked for permission
10 address the session for five minutes
upon the subject Of the care and educa-
ton Of defective children. And she was
refused as IL was said such a subject
( mad nothing TO do with tn congress In
spite Of a first denial she was allowed
the floor and spoke She stated that
these defective children constituted a
great national problem.
First school Established.
Her talk upon the needs Of these
unIOrtunaUes was SO convincing that il
became the great subject Of the con-
VentlOn for three days and the result
was the kingdom began at once the es-
tabilshTnent Of schools for the de-
tectlyes. Scientist and student. she
started out 10 study all that had
been accomplished in the teaching of
defective children She sought facts
from Berlin, Paris and everywhere.
she worked from 10 with defective
cnhuren, devis.nS apparatus and build
ms up the work Of others
New Pedagogy.
IN order 20 teach the children the
lacls OF the world this marvellous
woman organized a small world for the
senses Of the child and gave the child
eQucauon- She sought 10 furnish a con-
uilOn most favorable 10 the physical
liberty and Development; TO give a me-
olum that VIII help the child to ex-
press himself And in doing this she
emphasized the value Of the child
touching objects which interest IL ~
provide such material as is necessary
Tor auJo-education- If a new pedagogv
IS 10 arise from the study of the indi-
EldqaL such study must occupy itself
with the study of free children.
More Expensive.
or course the 8Iontesorri method OF
suucaIon IS lar more expensive than
our present school system. yet the
proper care for little children during
their early years is the most vital work
that people could engage in. There is
an excellent opportunity for develop
ment IN the Gary system It is the
MOnlesorrl method only applied to
larger chIldren-the opportunity 10 do
things and 10 work. The most i'm
portant part Of education is TO learn
OF ones hands
Liberty Of Activity.
, Inc MonteSorrl Idea Of liberty is
Jhat liberty is activity. II a child is not
a
physical function The liberty OF me {
child should have as its limit the col
lective interest
The first dawning of real discfplfne
comes rom work At a given moment ]
II happens that a child becomes inter
esJed IN certain work Work develops I
lhe enid spiritually, and the child with (
ruler spiritual development works !
better Discipline becomes not a facr
but path These children became good +
not by being told to be good or being I
told TO obey the ten commandments but ;
them they became good.
Bad Boys Are III.
Ut. MontesOrri had a theory which /
she developed while studying in the !
university of Rome She noticed that /
Wnen child deliberately ANNOYED an
other child that the child IL examined Z
would be found TO be sick or abnormal
she states that, under normal condi- {
lions, all normal children are good !
mere are no exceptions and if the child ]
IS not good then that child needs the /
attention or the specialist or the doctor |
1t would be impossible to train me /
2oOV or 10000 parents Of Ell Paso as TO .
lhelr proper care for their children. but ]
II the Alontes0rri idea We're applicable /
the Italian scientist would have begun
with these parents when they were 3 I
ana TOUR years old The school. how
ever. furnishes an opportunity for
bringing 70 the surface in a child an !
us latent interest. enthusiasm. and Gre !
atiyeness.
Baby Has First Call.
DR.. MontesOrri believes that the
ba1y Is the call upon society. and that /
II mas the right, Irrespective of the ig-
norance and incapacities Of its parents
70 nave rightful chance: and if this
ldea IS made practicable that we viii I
then be able TO have schools and insti-
Hsf'a 70 gn- els