Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-03-03
The Art of Expression.
BY a Senior.

generation.
History in this country is DIVIDED IN
Co four great periods. There is the
exploration age when our land was
discovered; men dared to brave The
dangers and privations of the unku"vn
forth generation which was to follow.
The pioneer age when men shaved IN
the wilderness to clear up the wiIds.
They had little thought Of society o.
any of the finer arts Next we have
the age of invention. With the coun-
try improved men turned their
thoughts toward invention to make
life easier for themselves and their
children We may safely say that r.
vention is about to it's limit ard sure
lv the other two ages are. With every
thing discovered, prepared and all the
conveniences which invention can give
them for their comfort, we have the
present generation which is purely the
social generation
While it was the work Of the pre-
vious generations to do something tor
humanity in the manners already
mentioned, it is the foreordained work
of this generation to do something for
humanity along civic and politlcai
lines thru the medium of society.
We are told that society never adj
vances," but we are well aware of the
fact that, although it may have re-
ceeded somewhere, it has advanced in
tellectually. Therefore, in order to
meet the need of the age in which
they live, this generation must be fiji
ted for it. Where are they to receive
this training and what sort of training
must it be? There is but one place to
receive this training, the public schools
and colleges. The schools, especially
the graded and high schools, are not
doing their part faithfully in this train
ing. In order to meet the need of the
age, the man or woman must be able
to speak from his or her feet and do
it with ease and fuency. With some
students this can be attained with lit
tie effort. Others need help and much
effort on their own part. 1t is not the
mission of the school to elevate those,
to whom the art of expression comes
easy, far above the dull and difhdent
ones. 1t is it's mission to give all the
same chance in this great task OF the
age. 1t is not the true work of the
school to lift to fame a few master
heads who reach this goal at the eX
pense of those who were just as bright
but less confident in their powers,
just because they were not given the
proper stimulus.
Science tells us that the young mind
is very plastic The older we grow
the less able we are to acquire know
ledge quickly, and to certain extent,
the less we are able to receive lasting
impressions Childhood impress 81 rs
last forever If this is the case, we,
as teachers and fellow students, should
teach and cultivate habits which will
mould characters which will be useful
in this social age.
In this great endeavor the school is
the mighty factor. Truly the home is
the nucl ms of society. and, properly
managed, the greatest and best in
stitution in the world; but it will not
suffice, because it is composed of those
trained in the arts of the previous age
and those unframed to any age, but to
be instruc ed to in the requirements of
this and the coming age. The school
must train in the art of true express
sion. This must be begun at the
earliest possible time. The school
must first battle with the first childish
dialect. Mothers and fathers talk
silly, foolish, ungramatic and senseless
gibberish to the child, who depends
upon them for model and expect or
do not expect it to learn to talk. This
sort of tumble of words is tolerated
when it is really being framed into
handicap for the child and source of
annoyance to the teacher. However,
this evil must be attack ed in it's early
stage in order to have the child re-
celve the Impression. The great oh
ject of the teacher is to get the child
to talk and talk English. He must
overcome shyness, diffidence, laziness
and many other attributes Of the child.
The teacher must be a student Of the
child and often learn the first lesson.
Where one thing fails another must be
tried With the language that the
average child hears, the teacher is
wonderfully blessed when he has pu-
pill who is of foreign birth, because he
can be taught English.
Leaving the grades, where the reel
tation is practically the only chance
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