ANALYTICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS. y.i 



III. AIMS OF NATURE (Continued) PAQB 



I. Resume' of Aims (Continued) 



c. To develop intellectual powers, and to form 



right habits. 



d. To give knowledge of environment. 

 2. Considering school-work. 



a. To give foundation for appreciation of litera- 



ture and art. 



b. To serve as a basis for the expressive work of 



the school. 



c. To give knowledge, a basis for geography 



and other studies. 



CHAPTER V. 

 The Highest Aim: to Adapt the Child to His Environment. 



I. DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUAL CHILD NARROW AS AN ULTI- 

 MATE AIM 119 



II. HIGHEST AIM, ADAPTATION OF CHILD TO His ENVIRONMENT, 119 



A. To nature, his physical environment. 



B. To man, his intellectual environment. 



C. To God, his spiritual environment. 



III. MEANING OF ADAPTATION TO ENVIRONMENT 123 



A. Has meant making our environment minister to our 



material needs. 



B. Should include appropriation of beauties of nature, min- 



istering to our higher needs. 



C. Mere appropriation is partial, one-sided adaptation. We 



owe something to our environment. 



D. Adaptation to environment means appreciation of what 



we receive from, and recognition and performance of 

 what we owe to our environment, to nature, man, 

 and God. 



IV. How NATURE STUDY AIDS IN ADAPTATION OF CHILD TO HIS 



ENVIRONMENT 125 



A. To his physical environment, nature 125 



1. Leads to appreciation of beauty of nature, beauty 



of function, and co-operation, as well as beauty 

 of form and color. 



2. Leads the child to cherish and care for nature. 



B. To his intellectual environment, man 129 



1. Helps him appreciate what he receives from man. 

 a. Puts him in sympathetic attitude. 

 6. Nature becomes to child a symbol of man. 

 c. Appreciation of nature necessary for enjoy- 

 ment of much in literature and art. 



