London Normal School - Spectrum Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think than what to think -rather to improve our minds so as to enable us to think for ourselves than to load the memory with the thoughts of other men. — Beallie. C. R. MacLEOD. B.A.. B. Paed. Remember this! Whate ' er the grade, whate ' er the theme, To teach the child and not the subject Is our task supreme. G. H. DORRINDT, B. . - 7 -

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Discipline is the means whereby children are trained in orderliness, good conduct, and the habit of getting the best out of themselves. The crucial test of its soundness is whether it represents a real sense, on the part of the children, of the Tightness of be- haviour that is expected of them. It cannot be considered good unless it is founded upon worthy ideas of conduct that are becoming, or have become, embedded in the children ' s characters. London. England: Board of Education: Handbook of Suggestions. B. H. ROBERTS. M. . When difficulties appear on that road of life which you must travel to reach the goal which you have set or will set for yourself, do not slop or turn back just because the prospect of going forward ma be fright- ening. Just remember then my story of the wolves and what they turned out to be — for those frighten- ing difficulties of yours may turn out to he nothing more difficult than barrels of water! J. F. KIN LIN, B. A., B. Paed.

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He is slave of greatest slave Unless what we do is useful E. G. who serveth but himself , fame is folly. CONOVER, B.S., M.A. An artist must first know his medium — to be able to create within the limitations of his material. He speaks in wood, bronze or paint, just as the writer speaks in words. In each there is the necessity of originality — there is no real artistic value in the use of hackneyed forms, just as there is no literary worth in hackneyed expressions. He must know the past, build on it. but ever strive to push farther back, the horizons of his chosen field. DOROTHY EMERY. A.O.C.A. If the classroom teacher — who has the stewardship of the child for many hours of many days — by means of physical activities acquaints the child with some new opportunity for happy, healthy living, that will remain as a source of pleasure and satisfaction for years to come, that teacher has performed an invaluable service to the child and to the community. WINIFRED R. PRENDERGAST. -8-