Show 104 STUDENT LIFE ber two and number four The way of arranging one’s ideas in a manner which will give the most forceful expression is always an element in the artistic activities whether in drawing language or music It involves the creation tendencies of a children and is one vital powers of the of the active mind It is this power which makes leaders It increases the Not origidesire for originality nality for its own sake but for the sake of producing something better of doing something in a better way than it has ever been done before Especially in drawing deand the applied arts is this sign activity most directly brought into play We must not in the face of these facts consider the child and it We alone as was hinted at first must also take cognizance of the social atmosphere into which the Hence we child is to be thrown must not make school all play as might be the case but must harmonize these spontaneous activi ties with technique the gathering of information and the power of Technical studies howthought ever should be introuduced only as the child sees their need in his development Again nobody is going to claim the gathering of information is useless only let it take its proper place Neither do we want to rid our minds of the power to think but to acquire this power through those channels which make us better and more useful individuals in society — in ways we will use or at least see being used in any well governed society We should then harmonize the activities of the child with the demands of the mature social life which of course is a progressive If we do this greater system joy will be brought into life more appreciation of the good about us and the desire to benefit mankind will be greater than the desire to crush by the gaining of power — Calvin Fletcher |