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The Journal of True Education for 1946 The JOURNAL of TRUE Education OCTOBER, 1946 NUMBER 4 The JOURNAL of TRUE Education . EDITOR I ssociates ERWIN E. COSSENTINE JOHN E. WEAVER LOWELL R. RASMUSSEN FLORENCE K. REBOK CONTENTS Cover Photograph By Galloway A Challenge to the Church By Nathaniel C. Wilson page 4 A Child Speaks to His Teacher By Charles J. Hemmig 5 Among the Schools of Inter-America By John E. Weaver 6 Rural Living and Self-supporting Missionary Work By Edward A. Sutherland, M.D. 9 The Arts in the Curriculum By Richard B. Lewis 10 Posture in the Classroom By Isobel J. Hansen 12 America Is Different By Dyre Dyresen 14 Teachers of Tomorrow By Else Nelson 16 Sunnydale Academy By Harvey C. Hartman 18 Action Taken at Secretaries' Council 19 News From the Schools 20 ISSUED FIVE TIMES A YEAR—FEBRUARY, APRIL, JUNE, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER—BY THE DEPART- MENT OF EDUCATION, GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS, TAKOMA PARK, WASH- INGTON, D.C. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, 81 A YEAR. ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT 1HE POST OFFICE AT WASHINGTON, D.C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS OF MARCH 3, 1879. 2 THE JOURNAL OF TRUE EDUCATION YOUR TASK AND MINE-An Editorial HIGHER than the highest human Christian teachers will lead them to thought can reach is God's ideal for great and noble heights. They believe His children. Godliness—godlikeness— that you have something better than the is the goal to be reached." True edu- public school can offer. They have con- cation will give "to the successful stu- fidence that you know your God in a dent his passport from the preparatory very personal way, and they are ready to school of earth to the higher grade, the place their futures, their very lives, in school above." This is our goal, our pat- your hands. What a challenge! What tern for youth. an opportunity! You are their guides as Just as the pilot steering his ship they prepare to go out into life's great across the trackless sea must constantly trackless unknown. To a large degree, keep his eye on the compass; and the their success or their failure lies in your pilot of a plane, winging his way through hands. This demands that each and space, must be alert, watching lest he every one of us think soberly of our task, fail to follow his charted course, so time study daily God's plan and pattern for and time and time again in our busy our youth. It requires the personal con- lives we must look to our chart and secration of our own lives, for who dares check ourselves to see that we are not to attempt the molding of a human life deviating from the course that has been unless God be with him? outlined for us. Following that course, "Let us remember that a Christlike we need have no fear, but we must fol- life is the most powerful argument that low it precisely. can be advanced in favor of Christian- The aim of our education should be ity, and that a cheap Christian character the fourfold development of the stu- works more harm in the world than the dent. Emphasis should be upon the stu- character of a worldling." dent rather than the subject. We must Often the youth who come to us are develop and encourage the "learning careless, indifferent, and sometimes drive" from within, a consciousness of downright antagonistic; but, with the the need of sound practical education, blessing of God, as His plan is followed following the pattern given in our chart. we see them leave our schools with an We must live closer to our boys and experience, understanding, and conse- girls, that we may know them better. A cration that belong to the converted friendship must be developed with them child of God. The world has demon- that is based upon mutual confidence strated that education without religion and regard. Our youth today are con- leads to destruction. Science has bent fronted with tremendous problems. every energy to produce instruments of While they need us as teachers, they death. It is our task to make of our need us much more as friends. youth instruments of life. It is given us We must ever be alert to new educa- to direct our youth to become well- tional methods and techniques for bet- balanced, sincere Christians. ter ways of doing things, but in all these Let each one of us pray daily that God our chart must be our guide. will so direct us in this work for our Most of our schools are already under youth that from our classrooms will go way. Young people have come to them out that great army of youth needed to in faith and confidence, believing that finish the work. E. E. C. VOL. 8. NO. 4, OCTOBER, 1946 3 A Challenge to the Church Nathaniel C. Wilson VICE-PRESIDENT, NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION AS THOSE responsible for the ed- to impress the importance of this mat- ucation and training of our children and ter: youth, and as those also responsible for "Nothing is of greater importance the success and triumph of God's work than the education of our children and on earth, we cannot be reminded too young people." "The work that lies often of the sacredness and importance nearest to our church members is to, be- of the trust that is ours. The doctrine come interested in our youth." 2 "The of Christian education has been commit- schoolroom is needed just as much as is ted to us by God and we must not lose the church building." this goodly and precious treasure. The The church of God, directed and in- education of the children and young spired by her leaders, should experi- people of the advent movement in our ence a great revival of interest in the denominational schools is fundamental education of our children and youth. to the growth and success of this move- The time is long overdue for such an ment. The prosperity and triumph of awakening, which will lead to action on God's work in the great home bases, as the part of our workers and churches. well as in the fields out to the very ends This awakening should be so marked of the earth, is vitally related to, and and positive that there could be no ques- largely dependent on, our giving Chris- tion as to our belief in the proper train- tian education a large and growing place ing and salvation of our youth and our in all our planning. readiness to sacrifice toward that end. The messenger of God has had good We should recognize that the estab- reason for writing so extensively to the lishment of a church school is as impor- church today on the subject of the im- tant and vital to the success of the church portance of our schools and Christian as is the conducting of a Sabbath school education in all its aspects. It is evident or the carrying on of any other church that in all this clear and challenging in- activity. It is neither sufficient nor satis- struction there is the recognition of an factory to confine the religious training ever-present danger. Pressed as they are of our children and young people to the with the burden of many duties and re- few hours of Sabbath worship or even to sponsibilities, there is often a tendency the religious training received in the on the part of new leaders to forget that average Christian home. The teaching only as our denominational schools and in school during the week must support nrogram of education are kept strong, that of the Sabbath day and the home. and growing can we-face the future with Here is some very clear instruction: assurance and confidence. "Workers in new territory should not Every church leader, as well as every feel free to leave their field of labor till teacher in our schools, should read often the needed facilities have been provided the positive, challenging statements for the churches under their care. Not given to us which set forth the vital im- only should a humble house of worship portance of our denominational school be erected, but all necessary arrange- program. Such statements as these help Please turn to page 29 4 THE JOURNAL OF TRUE EDUCATION A.MASIMIEWIFILv.W.WWWWWWWWILYWAYMVATh.WM.WA.102L.VMUMUErANMLIIWALvii.WA.,' A CHILD SPEAKS TO HIS TEACHER By Charles Hemmig, High School Principal 0 teacher, I come to you for guidance in this troubled world. So many things seem insecure, unstable, and changeable. In you I hope to find certainty, security, and definiteness. Do not leave any doubts in my mind as to the worth-whileness of education and the nobility of character, so that I may under- stand them and strive for their achievement. You will lead me, guide me, have faith in me. Won't you? I want you to be sincere and straightforward with me. Treat me as a human soul with nerves, feelings, and thoughts. I have secrets and aspirations. You will treat them with the utmost confidence and respect. Will you not? Show me that it is safe for me to reveal my secrets to you and never betray my confidence in you. Do not ask me to betray my confidence with other people. Spread before me daily my educational table of good things for my body, mind, and soul. May I learn from you a way of life which will build my confidence in myself and in humanity.
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