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Show LECTURE ON PEDAGOGY. !Dr. Gordy's In'erejstlni Talk on "Cnl-tlTiilon "Cnl-tlTiilon or AU.ii.Im." now ir his nnMci). nftrcfpllon ml Olijtcllrr Trichln." lunrjubjfct fir this ftenlnc. Dr. fjordy deliver. I lilt seconl.ec. (uroonptda0flcal ptluoli I at tie Metropolitan liottl parlor, last .veil Int. Tin subject was ttie"Cultlvatlgii of Attention ' Tli. lecturer flr.t Iru. prrssedupon th. mlndi of bis audleni. how Imiwrlaut ntleulluii really l, liow Iheoutlr.m.atal tt ofruau It con. trollad I J It. it la at tn.founla lien ol .verv novation of man's being at Hi" l"" ol ""'J rirwplloii! II inulerl.cn reaaoulug, memory feci. Inn, will. J.very conscious senaailon ilriciuauron KtUlitlul). 1'rlor lo Hut dlecoviry and "" "I clilororonn iUntiwcreoWItiltonthiouilitli .avert ilora.1oiis,auU,vfltli out exlilb lllu any perieotltle 'lulu of ulIerluK, nil tubstrjutntly would deilare lint tliey felt little or no I-aln. Tlio reason was fount In th. fact that they liej concentrated tlitlr mlnJs by powir-' powir-' Jul ilriiculc lb. lecturer observed (bat ouria.t lives wsro ritharas uf fori.etfulneaa blank, ll.ak, barren f tvallovi ed up hi oblivion. Hut hero an I lliero Ktani spot, of memory, llko little ones lu tliea. (treat deaerle aria, before us llow rati thl I accounted forf (litierally aptakluglbu tilings we re. member aro those which lenlvn our atUnllon. A (.arson old In ytars, (otguful of what iccmred yiaterJay or Ibu ptatwick, vltboutilllllculty, call, to wind what Btranilred moiiy yiara ago, becauae at tbt time tlm mln I was wrl.ni re-llevrd re-llevrd from care anil uavoati unututl tlciirio of attention to uio lucldent,t.ud Hainped It Inilelllbly uion lila memory for all lluie. Huj poK a esse, talil the lecturer A boy iiainltsstn to learn, hud a young conianloli Invllia lilm tojfo llalilUK. Will lie acieil tbo lUTllatlou or will he lltualnaiid pit llli know? That lie. ttda entirely U on what ho utUnile to. If ho allows Ms mind to dwell ou lb. ij-ort lio might liavoatid uotoii tbe lousuiuetlio. of lliu neiflett ot work lie will no. If he lliorouuhly realist the dlsiloasureof hie (areata anJ tho Ulaapproballonof hU teacher aodtll. likelihood ot Kolntrtothefoot ot hie cla ho will remain at liotuo. The dlUVrrno. between an educated aud an uuuilucated (tarsou doea not i oonilit at muoli In amount of kuovil edR. aa III cloei, LODlluuoua, con ceuttaled attention. the way to train and develop th. attention of our 1U1I If lo cultivate Juetaa w.tloany uther lower of thu mind. tjtudciiu learu to oba.rvo Ly observing tu think by thinking l.lkewlao will th.y learn lo attend ly .Uinllng. When they flret ko to school their attention Is generally ux leedlngly Iltnltod. Atlentlou mult bo mrt of their education. Tho lda that atlentlou la natural la entirely Incorrect Tho aiicceuful teacher mutt and tan Ret attention from I ui 11a by rroTlJInn thu (roper condl i llouafordrawluiclt out. What U attention? at-tention? t)luily thu concentration of thoiulud UHnonu thlnic to exiloalon of allelae, uran act of ttiomlnd brluir JoKlntocltar conaolouineu any tut i Jcct or object. Tho iakrr then at lenittti luteroit k Inuly detailed thu dttlereuiu Lelwoen voluntary and uon-Toluutary alliu- i Hon. I Intereaton tho part of tlio U lla It i lndtelnlbloto both klude of atteu Hon. Tho only truo way for a leaoher unl- 1 forruly to get aud lte p hli u; lie alien Hon, Uby atti tiding to tbeiu, by con rtanlly lirlnmnit leforo them souir thlnit that will luterut and en'citaln them, aoraeibliM leailne ani roQta ble, by ttlrrlnir Ihelr lutellltiencea and oxclllncand feeding1 tbelr curloelly, byfnquentlyierforatlni; hit tuitruc tlota tilth'Hirtlnent quoitlone, byoo rationally aaklOK for and demanding nnaniwerof Individual niembera o( thu claq and thue creating n friendly rivalry among them. I'lno toachlut; contlKti In Irlulnfc ttiomlnd Into contact with aubectaof nu Intellectual value, lu a manner to luako llirm InUrcittni; The lecture wat ll.tened to with pro found Intcreat from brolnnlne loend, Thla evening lliu third of thueerln will ledollvered on "Cultlvatloti ui l'ercei tlou and Uhrctlvo Tcnchlug |