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Show THe'QUAirirYtfOPAEBuCATIOK.'' aw J&'" :,?. j A necessity which every nble parent should give their children, la n good general tdmntlon; Roinctblng to enable them to live an industrious nud useltil llfo. All children when born aro en dowed with icrtaln capabilities, whi'h, If developed and directed along the right channel, will be of greater worth than nil the llnauclnl legacies tills world ran bestow upon them. The human mind cannot remain Inactive, ami whoro the cultttro of the Intellect has been neglected, ne-glected, or tho energies misdirected evil results nro bound to follow. Wo cannot bo too careful in choosing our intellectual intellec-tual food, it will surely hear Iruit and bring forth results after Its kind. Education is no longer within the reach of only privileged class of people, but it is free to all; the poor as well as tho favored classes may participate tn the enjoyment of a fair degreo of knowledge know-ledge ami learning. All people alike should bo enthused with that same proper pro-per educational Ideal, and work together for the means to produce It We do not, ns did the Spartans, wish to produce pro-duce great warriors, or men of extreme phvsicnl endurance ; nor is it one object to produce great irnellectual giants as it were, who nre not practices men as wen Our aim is to better pre pate men and women for future usefulness, to educate thcin both physically and mentally, that the world may be the better for their having lived in It. A manor woman's education that unfits them for the performance of manual labor is uot truly educated, rather than unfit them it should better prepare them for performing per-forming their duties moro scientifically and advantageously. Actual work in making thbgs Is a splendid means of training the intellect. Chlldrcns work should compel them to deliberate, reason, rea-son, and apply their knowledge. The men who have mtdo things and remaking things, are the men who are sought after; it is they who have brought about the present state of civil-ftatiou. civil-ftatiou. The boy who trains his mind sothathecandovotall two pieces of wood together perfectly, has giiued a definite amountof intellectual pnner than could not otherwise have been gained. Parents Par-ents aud teachers may exhort children to strive after a noble manhood or worn aubood, and it will be a waste of words. Hut let them lay out some work for children to do, and rcquiro it to be done in a way they can seo is right; aiming at excellence even in dotting tho 'Ts" and good results will certainly follow. The child's future to a great extent depends en the training It gets in the schoolroom. But behind this a far greater influence is tho home, lly) spirit which prevails there, tho instructions receiv cd from the child's mother have much to do with its futuio destiny. It can safoly be asserted that home Is the basis of theeducatlouot humanity. The .teacjier may accomplish much if assisted by parents In promoting the human growth of their children, but lltllo if he is working alone contending with many opposing forces. Ill some cases children after leaving school at four o'clock in the afternoon aro allowed to associate with evil companions com-panions forming injurious habits which in time becomo stiong bonds binding them down to lives of degradation and and ruin. L'ach individual should realize that they have nn Influence, which if pro perly exercised will assist in making education more intelligent, and the world better. Lehi has a piospetous future before her, her people are industrious and enterprititig, all should bo woikingtip In the scale of intelligence. Wo must advanco with the present great and wide spread educational movement in favor of better methods and woithier results. Live teachers are gaining clear comprehensions compre-hensions of the psychological basis of their work, and becoming familiar with methods which rest upon correct py chological principles. To form the mind rather than inform is the aim of teachers whose relations between himself nnd pupils are based on love. G. X C. |