Show PUBERTY AND adolescence the attendance had largely increased by the second day insomuch i that more seating room had to be provided the teachers greeted dr hall with enthusiasm as he stepped upon the platform following is substantially what he said puberty the time when the procreative functions are completely developed ranges from 10 to 13 18 years with girls and 11 to 15 years with boys puberty marks the ushering in of adolescence which may ordinarily be said to cover a period of ten years it is without doubt the most important epoch in the educational life of the individual the facts herewith presented represent the cream from many pans it to is only recently that this period of life has received the attention it deserves from psychologists but the harvest of facts has been unusually large and valuable and as a consequence we are furnished with a new basis for the construction of a philosophy of education first of all the physical changes are so great as to amount almost to a reconstruction there is a rapid increase of growth reaching to as high as 6 and 8 inches in a single year instances have been recorded where the growth has been 12 and even 14 inches but these are cases of disease the upward movement is most rapid in the spring the thickening process beginning in midsummer increasing slowly during the tall fall and ceasing altogether during the winter the most rapid of all is the growth of the brain by the twelfth year it has attained almost completely its normal size and weight thereafter its changes are functional it grows in complexity the association fibres fabres connect part with part and as a general res result alt te texture increases in rigidity the muscles begin to grow cumi MAIN rapidly when the brain ceases tj j is ia a period which demands rest jaw der to give the growing fibres fabres and undisturbed opportunity 43 1 indicative of the increased chemtob activity of the body the temperate 4 rises one and a half degrees J n molecular changes become more rud the bones become britt leand the erba caits section measurement of the arte rift increases day by day 1 sy A complete reversal of the relative lelath 1 size of the heart and arteries hakea place resulting in unusual blood sure which may serve to account tt part for the strong feelings of emotion which surge through the mind aaril secure during this critical period 1 it is now that hereditary begins IA assert itself most strongly anat traits undreamed of come to thefts the fronts children who up to this period lwe resembled one parent in despos ikuta k and appearance often change so petely as to resemble the atherh tary diseases also begin to show theal selves but such is the marvelo ull power of nature adolescence is given its best beat 0 opp ity such weaknesses are usually come this is another reason freedom from hard labor shott secured during this critical p prenod who has not been struck wl with sudden changes that occur ia 1 habits of young people in respect of that pertains to their own person both in regard to physical and mental changes adolescence a in affect to a rebirth re birth the sense of touch unusually acute so also t fine pressure sense children year or two before blundered one ly against anything that cazak their way recognizing nothing not hinC 4 did not actually inflict pain MOW come sensible of the slightest cw unusual attention is bestowed the toilet boys begin to patrol patro rn barber long ere other people eam any signs of a beard girte girls hours before a mirror studying possibilities of toilet devices to 6 hance their natural charms the sense of taste becomes keen demands strong flavors girls sal the newly awakened craving by byi less quantities of candy and bon l boys are in danger of the to liquor habits the ear is likewise sensitized love of noise for its own sake e the love of music begins a sound nature unnoticed hither tobe aff tract attention girls w ecstacy amid the bowers of songsters song boys are alive to SK sound about them and strive t to C k 1 tate dogs cats horses cows sheea other animals it is likewise the y en period of whistling the voice to is also stimulated to toa less activity girls practice dingi boys yell with a gusto that charm the heart of a comanche the eye becomes sensitive sensa tive to and form and flowers win new A I 1 converts A may d day of girls might be mistaken aft so tar color goes for an unusual a J tion of butterflies and boys neckties neck ties that make you wink A curious formation transformation tras takes in speech the garrulous gar ulous prattle t r childhood ceases for young ladles ladled ah gentlemen cannot condescend to muni cate their ideas by baby ta ac dumbfound dumb found period ensues tor for ft their minds are much enlarged things very little with the at signed symbols of things the result hl their speeches are monosyllable best agglutinative slang P not only a great temptation isis b a necessity for slang is a sort 4 gy aft hand ten thousand ideas may 4 uett i vaguely it is true but not krout a certain by street think of changes that can be rung on in on to it no flies files on and sim wt slang phrases at this tangle and chaotic speech epoch slang fag a godsend god send and one english 10 ulster ter of reputation goes to the ext 1 of advocating the teaching of it athe schools purely as a relief for found period of adolescence carte are much more likely than 1 S to be talkative and confidential this period the most ardi marr aay occurrences furnish material for berets which girls communicate suc eW ively to fifty companions adjuring faeh tach one in turn never to tell meanwhile as if in contradiction to 06 communicativeness a painful ette ence and secretiveness grows up ft matters of the most vital concern whose every thought has been to parents now begin to hold amsk things that they will tell to no ba or tell only to companions it is often of the utmost im i that mothers should know t 0 O ft thus do we perceive the soul v tiling its own individual life Ite cence is the age of dress and trust the young sprout in his to keep an eye open for the V in whatever concerns personal ranee ce no detail in the girls ie too small tor for absorbing souli attention tion lon fluffs and spit curls luxuriantly cosmetics are upon to emphasize or hide ht mirrors reveal young men it loud colors in shirts and cra tand it are not above the use of irons no both boys and girls fol he fashion unconsciously emie each innovation till it reach point int of the ridiculous where it a and a new fashion comes in ue tendency to rebel against that to staid and conservative and to f that which is transitional tile the instinct for change tenths aks of the boys and girls in as leave school on account of it B average of from 13 to 15 af of age this is also the secret of y and running away aher ble the instinct for change be gratified out of it grows etow hopes of better things for the ithe period of opening adolescence bound nd the natural human gawks are relatively tall and ungainly are clumsy and loose jointed erang against things and knock lem down often they are round leered and their heads droop out kabeer Sa Beer er desire to hide their inor efte length e this awkwardness rep rom unequal muscular develop I 1 the rage muscles which guide atter mater movements are developed land band the small ones which give ond and ordination coordination co of movement years later also an age of affectation put asse on 11 or pretending what is for i sli to real nature girls simp simper erand and wt angly sweet with a species of e sweetness whatever pleas ahem is too awfully cute for any ang boys affect a swaggering an exaggerated manliness a oon eyed walleyed wall eyed sturdiness of that to is really not so dangerous it seems all this is the first crude bof brt of ideals trying to take shape form great things will grow out yet OUI fl ickers as yet its fitful t aye exhibited in fluctuating per afe elation and depression to jy y and gay tomorrow moping fit of the blues one day IA good the next amazingly defte changes mark the tran 1 n pre adamic inheritance I 1 and the altruism that has been grafted upon it closely connected with this emotional fluctuation is the period of calf love which is so distinguishing a feature with ladies and gentlemen in their early teens these passions are harmless and even beneficial if confided to the disposition of old father time but dangerous when they lead to precipitate action L lives 1 ve S are often ruined through impulses set in motion by this green and raw kind of infatuation another characteristic natural to this period but not understood as widely as it should be is the fluctuation of the bodily energies periods of great activity are succeeded by days of limpness and laziness which too often find no charity among teachers and guardians adolescence is also the birthday of daydreaming day dreaming and imagination who can picture what glorious supernal visions come to a soul when its first vista of manhood or womanhood is opened to view it is also the golden age of romance novels are devoured not merely read it is a day of oli cation assertion speech leaps the bounds of the positive and comparative nothing short of the superlative gives any relief to the over charged feelings out of this tendency to exaggerate comes the habit of falsehood not deliberate lying which is one of the worst vices of the soul b but a tendency to help things out by giving them qualities which they do not possess the blemish will pass away with the sobering down of the emotions this intense emotionalism is necessary to proper mind development develop me nt it sends the blood coursing through all the neural tracts and irrigates and invigorates the sources of sensation and will closely related to the awakening of the imagination and the tendency to strong expression to is the passion for rhythm which leads to dancing singing music and many other harmonies of life A certain proverb has it the mother of prose is poetry of poetry music of music rhythm of rhythm god few people realize the part it plays in exciting the emotions the most eloquent sermon I 1 ever listened to had nothing else than rhythm as a moving force the preacher was an unlettered negro and his text was moses lead us into jordan this he repeated in slow deep rhythmic tones till he had every one of his colored flock electrified one good old woman caught me by the arm urging come massah come and be saved now is de day ob de bawd after the meeting I 1 asked the preacher how he prepared his sermons well dessah Fes sah I 1 tole you but I 1 dont tell ebery body you see dat big yal aal lah dog caesar well I 1 rust fust chooses a text one got music in it music and he dwelt rhythmically on the word an I 1 goes into a room with caesar an if I 1 can make dat dog howl I 1 know ill fetch em this interesting lecture was concluded during the afternoon session of the second day N L N |