El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

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OF the hour, but conservation
~ must rest on a foundation Of in
telligence. and intelligence can come
only through education The school,
the university. the laboratory and the
workshop are the battlenelds Of the
new warfare"
The education OF the near future
must do more to conserve the physi-
cal wellbeing OF the child. II this
war has shown US any one thing more
than another, It has shown US that
we have too many Of the physically
unfit among our men. Had the draft
included the women, doubtless even
larger percentage Of them would be
found TO be below the standards of
normal physical conditions. The new
education viii give more thought and
time to hygienic conditions Of living
and to the physical growth Of the
child through play and systematic
training for the DEVELOPMENT OF the
body; for the sound bo6y is the only
sure foundation for intelligent and
moral manhood and wOmanhood The
physical weakling must be educated
out Of the race and the beginning and
the larger part Of this work will de-
volve upon the schools.
The new education must do more
to conserve and TO develop the native
intelligence Of the child. Courses Of
study VIII be organized in such way
that livelier interest in the work to
be done viii be maintained through
a better selection Of subject matter.
School work viii be more closely con-
nected with the everyday interests OF
the child, interests that have a more
practical application to the chfld's af-
tairs outside as well as inside the
school room Motivation of this kind
has been made use OF in the best
schools for several years past. but
its value is becoming more widely
recognized at this time, and there is
no doubt that present demands for
conservation and economy will hasten
its more general use
Changes In Methods.
The teaching Of formal grammar in
elementary schools is being rapidly
abandoned and more time is being
given TO correct speech through much
repetition Of correct forms and
through additional oral practice. Real
letters are taking the place Of the
old exercise letter which always went
into the waste basket Elementary
arithmetic is being taught through
actual measurements applied TO things
made in the class room. sewing room
kitchen or shop, or through bills OF
goods purchased for the home or
sCAvpi- ] ne geography TEXT Is sup
plemented by books OF travel. pic
lures. etc. History and geography
classes are being correlated. Cross
references and correlations are being
made between all subjects By the best
teachers. a livelier interest in litera-
ture is being developed through class
room Libraries. and the teaching Of
how 10 use libraries in connection
with the daily study. Classics are
being dramatized by the children who
first write and then produce the
plays. The class that reads a classic
with the expectation of reproducing
for an audience must have a different
motive, a higher interest. and deeper
appreciation OF its beauties than one
reading it merely because it happens
to be in the course Of study An ex-
ample Of this kind OF work viii serve
to illustrate what has been outlined
above.
A class in one Of our elementary
schools during November made q
study OF the anniversary OF Thanks
giving day The story Of the first
studied. retold by the