EDUCATION AXn Tlli- MUSEUM 



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 Xico-Pvcsiilont Si'iillicni C-ilifnrnin Arndciiu- (jf Science. 



Torrance Hall of 1^'ine arts 



Aristotle, and later Lncretitis and Horace, have left imper- 

 ishable proofs of their belief in the need of visualizing science. 



Medieval scholasticism recognized as well the value of 

 showing to the student the object which the teacher attempted 

 to explain. Thus the eye conveyed a better meaning to the 

 student's intelligence and complimented the explanatory lecture 

 of the schoolmaster. 



The tremendous impulse given to the study of chemistry 

 and biology has been more responsible than any other cause for 

 a profound change in modern education. 



The object has become entirelv subservient to the lecture. 

 Theories and mathematics have largely taken the place of pre- 

 senting explanatory information of things that the student may 

 have before him, be able to touch, see and smell. 



This has resulted in producing a vast number of highly edu- 

 cated men and women, well versed in the theory of chemistry, 

 biolog}^ and associated sciences, but who possess little knowledge 

 of the physical appearance of all they know so much about. 



Saner conditions of pedagogy are now again dawning upon 

 modern education. It is with considerable satisfaction that the 

 Southwest Museum of Los Angeles is recognized as the pioneer 

 in the West in this new field of educational endeavor. 



For several years that Institution has been alive to the 

 beneficent relationship that should exist between the Museum 

 and the school. It is not now possible, and will not be thought 

 of for many years to come, to visualize science in the school. 



To carrj'- out such a program would imply the expenditure 

 of a vast amount of treasure, the necessity of infinite duplica- 

 tion of collections and maintenance of a corps of experts. 



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