Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-08-19

that each was called bAl k and
recalled after every number.
Miss Page is q wonderful
violinist and Miss Kuhn equally !
as good q pianist while Mr..
Gamble charmed his hearers
with his excellent voice and in
terpretations. Some of the
best classical music was ably
executed and the programs
which had been distribu ed as
sisted much in the general un-
derstanding by the patrons.
Saturday at Chautauqua
As Mr.. Zimmerman came
upon the platform he was met
with enthusiastic demonstra-
ton by the youngsters in their
esteem for him and for his
kindness to them during the
week However, they were
sorry to learn from his announ-
cements that Miss Thomas who
had entertained them so we'll
with folk lore and dancing for
several days was to leave that
evening.
Following a prelude by The
Bovds of song and song read
ing, the poet, Edmund Vance
Cook. was introduced and in.
vited the audience to take "Pot
Luck with q Poet" with him
that afternoon Mr. Cooke re.
cited manv. of his poems, both
humorous and sad in many dia-
lects.
After the regular program
was given an exhibition of the
folk dancing which Miss Thorn
as had been teaching the girls
took place. These dances were
very pretty.
EVENING SESSION
The Boyds were again pres
ent for the evening prelude
and gave several musical mum
bers and a humorous ske'ch en-
titled "Mrs Gad-a hout's Busv
Dav." This latter caused much
merriment, dealing with the
problems Of the ellen pecksd
husband" of the day.
After ANNOUNCE ments, DIR.
Hunsberger delivered a very
interesting lecture on DR.
Montesaori's System of Educa.
fion. The object of this system
is to train the child from earli
est infancy to super woman
hood and super manhood for OF
; them, rest the responsibility OF
home and society. DR.. Marie
Montessori's propounds, the be
li-f that no human being cat
be educated by anyone else hui
that the education must b. 8
well.trained self-education.
At an earlv age the sense o:
touch which is the highest de
veloped sense in the younl
child, is trained to discern con
ditions such as smoothness
roughness and the 'differen
Textiles and fabrics learned il
this manner. The sense of sigh
follows next until the little on
possesses eyes like a sailor o
the sea or a woodsman. Thal
comes the sense of hearing an,
: too few parents realize thei
children are receiving impress
sion of sentiment from them al
!, the time and become facsimile
= of themselves. The sense o
: smell is then developed unit
= the child can tell any flower o
! anything having odor simpl
: by their fragrance.
DR.. Hunsberger called atteu
!; tion to the fact that there ar
= no two pebbles, no two grasses
: no two leaves nor two huma
: beings alike and hi nee, tn
: MOntesSori system is very az
! |pliaable, as the teacher studio
= each pupil with their own littl
y ideas and each one is educate
: separately. They should b
warned against the harmfu
: and the helpful stimulated
> Each one should be allowed t
! choose their own vocation to b
!. worth while. The child VIII
q attends Madame Montessori'
= school is never punished bu
: treated as if i'll when naughty
: There is culture of the hear
: along with that of the intellect
y y DR.. Hunsberger closed hi
: : talk by showing motion picture
: of the children at study an
!. play in the school of Madar
= Montessori in Rome. Thes
! pictures were very INSTRUCTIVE
" and helped make the statement
made during the lecture yer
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