The Christian Educator for 1898
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VoL. IL T 1-1 E No. 6. CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR A SCHOOL AND HOME MAGAZINE HERR OTTO SALOMON, CIREOTOR SLOfD SEMINARY AT rIAAS,41VSOEN. 4fragir., Vfilta 11- /1-4,r1:0-7 c1 REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, tn CHICAGO. ILL. a BATTLE CREEK. MICH. ************-***********11143114**********-99 PRINCIPAL CONTENTS. VArATION TIME 1 Professional Study.— TuE VALUE OF PRoI'ES- General Articles:— THE ORIGINAL SLOTH SCHOOL, SIONAL STUDY. Th. Editor 21 Mra. E. M. F. Low 2-4 EDUCATION FOR THE BLIND. A. O. Wawa 22 WHAT IS EDUCATION? Col. F. W. Parker. 5-7 THE READING CIRCLE 22 TEACHERS AND SONG-BIRDS, Walter K. James. 8, 9 Nature's Laboratory.— NATURE STUDY, No. 2.— Industrial Education.—EDUCATIONAL HAND-WORK COMMON WHEAT, Prof. A. TV. Keiky 23, 24 — No. 2, Prof. Albert J. Brietol 10,.11 • WHY LATIN is USED BY PHYSICIANS, reel. 24 SEWING-Scuoons, Mrs. H. Belle Brietol 12 Current interests.— ANNEXATION — LIQUEFIED The Farm.— " SUMMER Saloons," The Editor IS AIR — BEES IN THE SCHOOLROOM — SPELLING RE- A SIMPLE AQUARIUM, Set 14 FORM — THE PHILIPPINES — A MODEL MANUAL TRAINING SCHO0I.— MILITARY AND NATAL OR- The Schoolroom.— SUGGESTIONS FOR BIRD-STUDY, GANIZATION 23, 26 W. K. 15 QUERIES FOR STrrozsrrs — May and June 26 SOME FOOD FOR SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT 15 Observations (Editorial).— " HE " OR SHE "? Tile ECONOMY OF NATURE, L. A. Reed. 16 " CANNOT '• 'OR CAN NOT ?— CURFEW ORDI- The home School.— Olin BOYS AND' GIRLS, hfre. NANCES— HOME SURROUNDINGS — DEWEY IN II. N. I. Henry 17 RHYME—TEACHER'S MORAL. CHARACTER 27 Physiology.— WHAT IS PHYSIOLOGY? WHY SHOULD A CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR'S ASSOCIATION — OUR WE STUDY IT? A. B. °leen, M D 18-20 EDUCATIONAL. CREED 28 SOME CONTRIBUTORS TO THE EDUCATOR FOR 1898-99. WE never felt more confident than now that we can G. Bamberger, Superintendent of the Chicago Jewish promise our readers an educational magazine of the Training School, will also continue his excellent articles highest class for the next year. While we can not at on manual training and kindred subjects. present name all of our prominent contributors during Prof. C. D. Smith. M. S., Director of the Experiment the year, we are able to make the following announce- Station, Michigan Agricultural College, will give much ments : valuable assistance in conducting our "Farm Depart- J. L. Snyder, A. M., Ph. D., President of the Michi- ment." The intention is to make this of the greatest gan Agricultural College, will write from time to time practical and educational value to all the members of on subjects of special interest to rural teachers and the farm home. school patrons. 'Mrs. S. M. I. Henry, National Evangelist of the J. H. Kellogg, M. D., Superintendent of the Battle Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will conduct Creek Sanitarium and President of the American Med- our " Home School " Department. Her long experience ical Missionary College, will write occasionally on the as a home teacher and public worker fitly qualifies her fundamental principles of philanthropic education. to answer the perplexing questions that often arise in Booker T. Washington, Principal of the Tuskegee the school and home training of children. Normal and Industrial Institute, will give his views on Occasional articles on special phases of moral and the importance of a general industrial education. Christian education will be received from President Prof. A. T. Jones, Editor of the Review and Herald, E. A. Sutherland, and Prof. Frederick Griggs, of Battle will contribute occasionally on general subjects of edu- Creek College : President W. T. Bland, Union (Neb.) cational interest. College ; Principal J. H. Haughey. South Lancaster 11. G. Brownell, C. E., Director of the Louisville (Ky.) (Mass.) Academy; and Dr. David Paulson, of the Ameri- Manual Training High School, Prof. A. J. Bristol, Mrs. can Medical Missionary College. E. M. F. Long, and others, will deal with the subject of Among our leading contributors from foreign lands systematic hand-training. are Mrs. E. G. White (Coeranbung. Australia), Author of "Christian Education," " Steps to Christ." "Gospel A. B. Olsen, M. D., N. S., Professor of Physiplogy Temperance," etc.: Prof. W. W. Prescott, London, and Pathology, American Medical Missionary College, Eng.; President J. L. Shaw. Claremont College, Kenil- will conduct all illustrated series of scientific studies in worth, South Africa; Principal W. E. Howell, of the Physiology. The work will be intensely interesting Chinese Training School, Honolulu, H. I. : and Prof. and practical. The series begins in this number. W. C. Grainger, Tokio, Japan. (Pp. 18-20.) In addition to these contributois and department:, A. W. Kelley, Ph. D., Professor of Natural Science, the editor of the EDUCATOR will personally continue the Battle Creek College, conducts a similar series of les- discussion of "The Modern Educational Problem ; sons in Elementary Biology, in our " Nature's Labora- " The Mutual Responsibilities of Teacher and Parent ; " tory " Department. (Lesson 2 in this number.) L. Zella and the question of "A Christian Educator's Associa- Sparks, Critic Teacher, Normal Training•School, Ypsi- tion." The following series will also be editorially con- lanti, Mich., and Dr. L. A. Reed, of Jacksonville, Ill.. ducted : "The Great Educational Reformers ; " Moral will also contribute interesting articles on the study of and Pedagogical Psychology " " The Best Correlation Nature. of Studies " and " The itelations of Parochial and Col. Francis W. Parker, the well-known originator Public Schools." of the " Quincy Methods, and Principal of the Chicago Other topics and contributors will be announced in Normal School, will continue his interesting occasional our September number. See Publishers' Page, last contributions. cover. 4*- THE CHRISTIAN EDUCATOR an ittustrateD Monthly Maga3ine • Edited by FRANK WILLIAM HOWE. Vol,. II. JUNE, 1898. No. '6. VACATION TIME. modern school and family life seem to confine these IT has been said that a thoroughly good teacher opportunities to brief intervals, few and far be- never can take a vacation — meaning that the work tween. Improvement for both and all can come of such a one is always on his mind and heart, only by keeping close to the conditions that must and every incident of life in the schoolroom or out obtain in the normal human life. Let us learn. has its direct relation to the duties of his calling. more and teach more of nature, not as a fad, but It is true that some teachers can never rid them- as a permanent, fundamental essential in the re- selves of the sense of responsibility. When one quirements of a right education. year's work is done, they are immediately beset And now, while the EDUCATOR extends its with anxieties concerning the next. But occasional warmest,— no, its heartiest congratulations to all relief from the monotony of care is an absolute who can take a good, long, restful change of occu- necessity for long-continued service. Even loco- pation for the summer, we are pleased to announce motives have to be " rested " after an unusually that the EDUCATOR itself will take a vacation dur- hard run. Machinists affirm that the tough, un- ing July and August. This practise is common feeling steel must have a period of entire freedom with educational journals, and with the opportuni- from strain, in order to regain its normal tension. ties it affords, the EDUCATOR expects to become A light hammering, continued indefinitely, will more useful than ever before to all its readers. finally crystallize and fracture the strongest bar. Our September number may be expected in the No such comparisons are needed, however, to latter part of August, and will be of special inter- convince teachers that they need a vacation at this est and value to teachers and parents in its adapta- season of the year. The only needful suggestion tion to the opening weeks of another school year. is, that while the dumb machine rests in entire inaction, the wise teacher finds his rest in a health- ful change of occupation. The teacher's natural NUGGETS.' vacation resort is to the outer world, to the charms THE prosperity of a large and populous nation and invitations and sweet recompenses of nature. depends : (1) upon the division of the land into Every one of us who can afford it will immediately small parcels ; (2) upon the education of the pro- take some trip homeward to the old farm; or if prietors of the soil.— Justin S. Morrill. home is in the city, we shall flee to the hills and woods and lakes, by railway, steamer, 'cycle, or " THE chief end and object in educating the by slower " foot-pounds " of wearied energy. Wit- farmer is to teach him to subordinate himself," ness the perennial popularity of teachers' excur- and 'all animal and vegetable life around him, to sions, camping tours, and the great assemblies. those inexorable laws, moral and physical, the vio- If the now civilized man was ever nomadic, surely lation of which meets with swift retribution. — the best evidence of it is the instinct to he away Pres. Joseph R. Williams. and live in the woods. The one who never feels IT will not be doubted that, with reference either this migratory yearning has lost the surest hold on to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of life itself. primary importance. Institutions for promoting it This resort to nature is the purest, most rational, grow up, supported by the public purse ; and to and wholesomest recreation for teachers, parents, what object can it be dedicated with greater pro- children, and everybody else. The pity of it is priety ?— George Washington. that we do not take more of it all the way along throughout the whole year. The conditions of . I From the Michigan Agricultural College Calendar.