THE MANAWATU SHOW.

Shannon News, 3 November 1925, Page 2

THE MANAWATU SHOW.

TTEJJNESDAY'S PROGRAMME. The Manawatu and West Coast Show will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week. The first day's programme is as follows: — 9 a.m.—Judging Home Industries, Needlework, Photography, Schools, Art Sections. 11 a.m.—Thoroughbreds, Trotters, and Harness Horses. 12.30 p.m.—Trotting Exhibition. 1 p.m.—Judging pigs. Commencing 1.30 p.m.—Lad} driver, lady's turnouts, maiden hunters, ( and open wire jump. aciiiA/is iiuiwccn loKomaru ana It iiojo, listened to a lecture given on Saturday, at the Levin District rligu School ny Professor J. S. Tennant, ol Victoria Cniversity. The Professoi j addressed Ins audjence on the subi jeci ol "The Child as a Creator," and stressed the importance of encouraging originality in the child mind, training the child to become observant and to think for itself. The lecturer said there was in vogue at the helburu (Wellington) Normal School, an excellent system whereby the primer children are given a good deal of freedom. ¥ox instance, in the modelling class they are often permitted to make their own choice 61 subject to be "fashioned, a principle that is lar removed (so far as results are concerned) from telling.the youngsters to do a. certain thing in a stereotyped way. True education fostered the. creative instinct and encouraged originality of thought, and if these principles are instilled into the children while passing through the primer stages, they would be taking a very big step in the right direction. Professor Tennant illustrated liis remarks with. several interesting instances of the. progress made by a system which trains children to be creators and not copyists. Mr R. J. Foss\ Headmaster ol the Levin District'High School, moved a vote of . thanks to the Professor, who, he said, j was not a. theorist, but a man who had been school-teacher, inspector and principal of the training college and vet retained the human touch. It was, said Mr Foss, a great pleasure to listen to such a •man. The motion was seconded by Mr D. H. Wilmot, headmaster of the Otaki School, and was carried by acclamation.