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© SI Ail KXtLLHtL -ifSWURfij 50'dOS' THE NORMAL RECORD. study, is the fundamental means of communication between persons. It is, in fact, language which marks the distinction between man and the lower animals. It is valuable, not only as a means of ready intercourse between minds, but also blocks up and helps to call out the mind that gave it utterance. It is a means by which a record of man's progress is kept, and being sujh, is the means of progress. The fact that the individual's progress is analogous to that of the race has been well demonstrated. By means of language it is possible for the individual to add to himself the experience of the race. The importance which this fact places on language, demands that it be kept pure and expressed in such a form that it will not be misunderstood. Thus we see that the study of language, in its general sense, makes it possible for man to progress. This value is sufficient to give it an important position in education. Let us now consider the study of English a little more in detail. English Literature is a collection of the highest conceptions of life that men have idealized. Advance must be made from the highest point already reached. Then from our definition of education we see that English study is the. greatest help we can secure in the progress of learning. It brings the student into sympathy with the greatest minds of all ages, and gaining much or little from each, which he compares with his own conceptions, he is enabled to formulate a high ideal of life. In as far as we think the thoughts of others, we tend to be come like others. The study of English offers one the highest thoughts of the noblest minds. Then, if the student selects and makes his own, the best thoughts of others, he is able to form a higher ideal of life than has yet been formed. This is the value of English study. These statements I offer as self-evident; therefore no further argument is needed to substantiate them. Now we come to deal with a secondary problem, the solution of which is of vital importance. How should English bs taught ? In the first place, children should be placed where they hear nothing but good English. Such a condition would save a great deal of tedious grammar work. English study should begin early and last throughout the entire course of study. Always using good form, the subject matter should be such as will appeal to the student. If the development of the individual be analogous to that of the race, then the individual should have presented to him that stage of race development which corresponds to his own. This is in fact a law which governs education throughout; but which many teachers ignore, and then cannot understand why their pupils do not advance more rapidly. The main object in all English work should be an understanding of the subject matter. Let the student get the author's thought at one reading if he can ; if he cannot, analyze it until he can. Too close analysis is often dangerous. A moral embodied in the language of a genius often appeals to one's batter nature, when the same truth in another form would arouse a rebellious spirit. Love, Ambition, and Duty. E. T. H. Love, Ambition, and Duty, the three ruling passions of life, were warring over the destiny of a human being, and to settle the matter peaceably, chose Intelligence to hear and judge their case, which ran in this manner: Love claims to have been the first to see this human being, and to have won his heart through a mother's love. When she would have transferred his affections directly to herself, Ambition interfered with the claim that she had a broader and a grander career planned for him. She had been watching him, her favorite, many years through his childhood and boyhood, and now wished to endow him with power, fame and wealth. Here Duty brought in her claim of a purer and a diviner purpose, together with a right, God-given. It was difficult to believe that dainty Love, with her delicate and child-like beauty and gentle simplicity, could show such a jealous and passionate spirit toward her two companions as she did. And proud Ambition, in
Object Description
Title | The Normal Record. June 1897 |
Original Date | 1897-06 |
Description | The Record. Published by the Associated Students of Chico State College. |
Creator | Chico State College |
Location of Original | Archives |
Call Number | LD723 C57 |
Digital Collection | The Record: Chico State Yearbook Collection |
Digital Repository | Meriam Library, California State University, Chico. |
Description-Abstract | The Record served as both a student magazine and a commencement program for Chico Normal School. In the year 1897, it was published almost monthly. |
Date Digital | 2013 |
Language | eng |
Rights | For information on the use of the images in this collection contact the Special Collections Department at 530.898-6342 or email: specialcollections@csuchico.edu |
Format | image/tiff |
Filename | index.cpd |
Description
Title | 1897_06_NormalRecord.007 |
Original Date | 1897-06 |
OCR- Transcript | © SI Ail KXtLLHtL -ifSWURfij 50'dOS' THE NORMAL RECORD. study, is the fundamental means of communication between persons. It is, in fact, language which marks the distinction between man and the lower animals. It is valuable, not only as a means of ready intercourse between minds, but also blocks up and helps to call out the mind that gave it utterance. It is a means by which a record of man's progress is kept, and being sujh, is the means of progress. The fact that the individual's progress is analogous to that of the race has been well demonstrated. By means of language it is possible for the individual to add to himself the experience of the race. The importance which this fact places on language, demands that it be kept pure and expressed in such a form that it will not be misunderstood. Thus we see that the study of language, in its general sense, makes it possible for man to progress. This value is sufficient to give it an important position in education. Let us now consider the study of English a little more in detail. English Literature is a collection of the highest conceptions of life that men have idealized. Advance must be made from the highest point already reached. Then from our definition of education we see that English study is the. greatest help we can secure in the progress of learning. It brings the student into sympathy with the greatest minds of all ages, and gaining much or little from each, which he compares with his own conceptions, he is enabled to formulate a high ideal of life. In as far as we think the thoughts of others, we tend to be come like others. The study of English offers one the highest thoughts of the noblest minds. Then, if the student selects and makes his own, the best thoughts of others, he is able to form a higher ideal of life than has yet been formed. This is the value of English study. These statements I offer as self-evident; therefore no further argument is needed to substantiate them. Now we come to deal with a secondary problem, the solution of which is of vital importance. How should English bs taught ? In the first place, children should be placed where they hear nothing but good English. Such a condition would save a great deal of tedious grammar work. English study should begin early and last throughout the entire course of study. Always using good form, the subject matter should be such as will appeal to the student. If the development of the individual be analogous to that of the race, then the individual should have presented to him that stage of race development which corresponds to his own. This is in fact a law which governs education throughout; but which many teachers ignore, and then cannot understand why their pupils do not advance more rapidly. The main object in all English work should be an understanding of the subject matter. Let the student get the author's thought at one reading if he can ; if he cannot, analyze it until he can. Too close analysis is often dangerous. A moral embodied in the language of a genius often appeals to one's batter nature, when the same truth in another form would arouse a rebellious spirit. Love, Ambition, and Duty. E. T. H. Love, Ambition, and Duty, the three ruling passions of life, were warring over the destiny of a human being, and to settle the matter peaceably, chose Intelligence to hear and judge their case, which ran in this manner: Love claims to have been the first to see this human being, and to have won his heart through a mother's love. When she would have transferred his affections directly to herself, Ambition interfered with the claim that she had a broader and a grander career planned for him. She had been watching him, her favorite, many years through his childhood and boyhood, and now wished to endow him with power, fame and wealth. Here Duty brought in her claim of a purer and a diviner purpose, together with a right, God-given. It was difficult to believe that dainty Love, with her delicate and child-like beauty and gentle simplicity, could show such a jealous and passionate spirit toward her two companions as she did. And proud Ambition, in |