Show I 1 for the deseret sews news THE intellectual development DEVE F OP OF MAN BY ALEXANDER OTT OE of great importance for a correct comprehension hen ben sion slon of 0 things and matterfis matter sis with which impressions are received and painted 1 l oa 01 the canvass of imagination because it is this very principle princ ipie which gives rise ribe to such a variety ot of opinions relative ve to one and the ther same bame subject thoughts and persons which have been liden e entombed f as dusty shelves of antique libraries are brought to life ilfe by the vivid and graphic conception of the reader historical events with all the paraphernalia of magnificent pageantry pass slowly and solemnly before the mind mini like the scene scenes of ad lorama in vivi bivil I 1 and life like ilke colors mem ories orica of bygone by gone times cluster then around lyou you I 1 like old familiar friends whispering to joy and happiness of grief and sorrow just as those things are glimmering gh the vista of time then men wh whal are long iong ong mould ering ili in the silent mansions of the tile dead rise once mo more mote e frany out of thir th ir sepulchres chres and appear to you as they lived and acted As remarked above this intellect wil wll habit to such it ia is as it can be acquired by proper cultivation of having a clear view of things and matteis matters you hear bear and speak of establishes generally the he pinion or judgment whether favorable or not thus it vun will berea be readily dily dlly perceived cei cel necip pelly that a real literary leasure te asure fali fall of sublime arld and beautiful ideas is subject to different crite criterions cri rions beca se with one the impression may be meager impel impei and up no corresponding echo or sympathy in the mind while with the other everything ever y thin a is clear jy and aud distinctly datin cUy delineated this peculiar principle should be properly cultivated as soon as the light 0 of reason dawns upon tbt the youthful mind so as to make the intellect the medium of appreciating the good and of ab abhorring borring the evil thus the esthetic sense will be course of time the habit of attention ia is much pro promoted ted in n young persons by creating a constan constant zo interest in t eres st hace hence whatever ia is pres anted to them should be in accordance witti their talent advancement van cement and knowledge Inow ledge so as to call always I 1 the latent gifts into full play on this priti principle ciple the education in the elementary and universities is beim belm being conducted throughout germany the di efferent different sciences like geobra geography by history literature mathematics etc are ard ar being taught by means of lectures and printed works are used by t ie e pupils simply as guides aid commentaries c c the teacher relates without e ever ver a book himself history teaches geography lathema ic etc in an interesting inte t simple but correct language A person whose education ia is complete will r readily ea d ii I 1 t teach e atu ath v rious branches without going t through b rouza tb the e stale state dull andna andra chanilal ch anical routine of having hii bli hi pupils learn questions azid aud answers n by heart from a booc booi la order orden to keep 1 up the interest of the young during their studies the lessons are systematically arranged aa as for instance monday morning from 8 to 9 geometry 9 to 10 french grammar 10 to toll toil 11 english composition 11 tu 12 writing or calligraphy A respite ot 01 two hours at noon enables the pupil to repair to his bis home bome for dinner and to return in time to school from 2 to 3 feeg feo 3 to 4 history tuesday morning from 8 to 9 arithmetic 9 to 10 german grammar mar 10 to 11 drawing 11 to 12 reading and expounding of a certain classical author 2 to 3 french 3 to 4 natural history and thus vary these debons daily dally according to a printed plan put up at the door of the schoolroom each lesson being fol owed by a respite of from eight to ten tea minutes and there being other teachers for every branch the pupil is not so apt to get tired as by having havi n g one par ocular study all day longtoe long iong ong the latter latte r causes an len irn ennui nufi nuil a dullness and listlessness incompatible in c om pati pail with a healthy state of mind an and d a favorable a ble ile progress r cl res i in the respective a studies twice awe a weela during uri url ng the summer season the afternoons are devoted by the pupils to swimming fenc fencing irig and other gymnastic exercises of the tee utmost importance for the in development of the rising generation is a proper classification of pupils according to their heir talent and knowledge this will secure likewise a steady progress in the various branches branche s of education each class having a mental and scholastic standard the teacher i caru can easily pursue the pro gramme of his bis lectures 1 without the dreadful I 1 annoyance of having 8 to 15 subdivisions in one crowded room ithac what makes according to fi common parlance V a full but a decue decie decle aie ale dif school with a 0 us class clas 4 ins an utter impossibility for al a teacher to do justice to tue the children under hla hia care as the whole routine Is generally kotbin nothing but bat a merely merel mechanical repetition oe of tasks or cate chasms which are hurried through without the lea least 11 t appeal being made to b hart bart art and mind 1 in some of the eastern academies such as columbia college yale and harvard college etc the pedagogical modus nodus operandi ismore is 19 more or less on a european principle walie walle particular attention is being paid laid to a strict claici classification fi the idea tat common schools have bocon to con tain a heterogeneous conglomeration n of pupils 11 ll ia an entirely erroneous one B cause the very fact of there being beings a large nuin nain number berot berof of children of either sex ot et different ages dispositions and temperaments in one room will naturally lead to a blending of faults and vices where the youngest pupils on account I 1 of the greatt greata r susceptibility of their heir moral I 1 powers wll wil naturally and arid eagerly 0 follow the e e ex y mple s bet set t by their older sc schoolmates school bool mates and t the h 0 f fa a al 1 results e suits arising out of such a course counse are frequently lasting or at least only with difficulty removed how liow often if we knew the history of ah an individual would we u e not find that diseases both bath oj of the mind and body which sap health and intellect might lie be traced to promiscuous ill lil mated associations in chool me ife in saxony prussia hanover and the other german germa n states the pupils are always ahva s but le especially spec ci ally aily in primary es strictly separated temar ted led so to as to give full a cope scope for a systematic i alid aud salutary development of the intellect I 1 telle tetie t 1 I 1 we ibave have well to consider that studying f rig is not playing or something which I 1 is merely to be looked at like a pretty little picture it takes time before the seed plant d in the thi youthful mb m n d begins to germinate sprout anna afia ripen and great exertions are required llred to accomplish com lish fish something 0 to take a science or comage I 1 language n b by y storm as it were is absurd in tb the extreme if it we reason from analogy we find that in every department of the bras igras li ads ras creation principles develop themselves gradually consistently and in strict accordance with itil the eternal wisdom of an all wise arid and all powerful providence it is impossible to hurry burry the gt low ow la of the vegetable kingdom beyo id d the th laws prescribed by its creator without injuring ini arin the tender plants it is im in possible to hasten tb th process of mastication without the body becoming diseased in gin fin we can do nothing but assist nature unless we wish with to deviate from the way of wisdom and produce unnatural prodigies which like hot bot hothouse house bouse plants are liable to die in consequence of some change of weather but bul if properly erly euid d the youthful mind becomes stored with useful knowledge with out having it crammed and the tal tai talents eilts are gradually being directed in a legitimate channel frequent examinations are of great importance ter tel ortance so as to know the advancement of the 1 and arid what is not 1 understood but particularly to impress imir im iress esson on their mind blind the necessity of thinking and di the principles brought within their I 1 reach the aim of a sound education does doea not consist simply in a knowledge of sciences and languages but in promoting the harmony of moral K elings so as to produce mental maturity and above all thing things true aduca t on consists in living according ti 0 the gospel of salvation for thereby we will gain our present and future happiness happ linesa the difference between a healthy mental equilibrium and that of an ano anomalous malo maio one oze e r is exceedingly rice and delicate we frequently meet with individuals apparent apparently lv intellects a lj ly sound with a tolerably good knowledge of the common routine of life but quite shallow and partial in their views looking only on one side of 0 the question being guided by the opinion of others and ands if walking on their own g aund reasoning on false premises now ow for a common ob observer erver it is by m means 0 an easy task to detect the menal menai deficiency in such deductions et ions and inferences because because they are often very subtle rapid and seemingly quite plausible the sophists Sophis ts 0 of the ancients anci ancl enta would readily prove right to be wrong and so vice versa in fact they boa boated boasted ted of being able to argue successfully on anything still their fallacy was soon detected by the more reflecting c ass of the grecian community their the i r names no ion lon longer ioner loner er ranked among the bright stars but among amo j the common ca villers and wranglers of that age it is a well known fact act that the mind mina or spirit operates 0 to o a certain extent through the cerebral system or the brain and that the tha body by means of the sympathetic nerves and the ganglions gang lions is made to realize the existence of a controlling power within itself hence if it the brain is effee ed led by disease or by a fracture of the skull skuli the mental fa ul ties are more mare or less effected by it but the manner in which th 9 unlocking of the mind mindy this un hinging of the thinking and reasoning powers the gradual or sudden derangement of the sensorial Benso ridi fa faculty cul cui ti a t akes lakes place I 1 presenta presents 7 eserts some of the most interesting and rein reia re w reable phenomena michin within the domain of psychology the first function anich becomes impaired is memory and attention in consequence of some highly exciting scenes which may be either of a very joyful or character cha chai acter a person gets inattentive distracted and forgetful people who have had much grief on their mind igind suffer buffer particularly after they passed the meridian of life much from forgetfulness inattention and confusion in their mental train A person may be able to transact the common business of life but anything ehe else requiring bome soine or atte attention ution awill a will be neg lecter lec ted if it is with difficulty that buch such a patient readia bok follows the ideas of the author and understands him without a repeated perusal ile he will fird it quite an exertion to fix his attention on a given subject to collect colket this thoughts thought put facts and incidents together comparing one with the other in order to make the necessary inferences and conclusions |