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imals was taught .
essary as during this period she became conscious of evil and could .
n concrete form to show their appreciation . Every first laudable " ac
mind and the spirit . So much for the early education .
Medical missionaries of Mary .
raining in farm work was also given gradually . After the child had
Rosemount .
colloN.
booterstown .
girl was worse than that caused by a boy .
'd begin to feel like having her own garden . As soon as the parents
er this , watching its movements , growth and development . What better I
he Education or preparation of their female children for 7life was
of the women of his tribe .
s was mentioned before , a hen was a customary reward . She had to look
n watching the parents at work for a considerable length of time ,ish
co. Dublin .
co . ' Louth .
Id some articles such as beabs and maize to grow and look after . Dr.
he running and jumping games often practided by village children . "
of ownership and a certain sense of responsibility were at once "eng
son in nature could she have ? In addition , kindness to and love of a
be weird of adolescence was perhaps the one in which greater care ,
guard against this , the child was as early as possible kept in confinement
From childhood the girl was brought up in the habits of obedience .
floor-vestime of the dishes and the running of petty errands const
ily be led into habits of impurity by contact with bad companions . '
ort of reward which might be a piece of cloth , a hen. a dish or smooth
their physical development , while the songs and folklore generally
dered apart from a love of plants and a rare for them .
sidered by the Eriks a very important duty , and the responsibility a
she couldn the varied domestic work of the family . The sweeping of
high had wonderful educative effect not only on the body , but also a
the male : because they held that a distance brought upon the f
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one water . The first quantity of water was always received with the
en by the grown-ups during moonlight nightd afforded excellentment
rachievement of her life was similarly rewarded . In this way , she is
oner she was made to carry a small vessel with which she brought in
d her principal duties at this early stage . When she was strong en-
fulness , roliteness and honesty . She was made to take part as far
As was mentioned before , a hen was a customary reward
the child , and after preparing it for cultivation , they would give to
children to the spring to battle if this was not very far . As she are
seen watching the parents at work for a considerable length of the
AN AIRICAN NOVER FEELS US OR THE TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
shown in " above could be considered " in addition , but it was
observed that longing , they would at once clear a spot new
children into the spring to build his this was to accompany the two greater
ered apart from a love of plants and a care for them . In
training in farm work was also given gradually . At
or their physical development , while the songs and folklore overall #
training . In fact , there were native games ofimmer :
could at once clear a spot near the compound
ough , to walk some distance she was allowed to accompany 1
the parents who very often marked the occasion by some
which had wonderful educative effect not only on the
child some articles such as beans and naive to grow and look after . Pri-

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She was taught to look forward to him exclusively .
Catholic for many years and is headmaster of the Sacred
( Note of the Editor of " Africa " where that article was
en years .
published June 1939 )
were such excellent and efficient wives and mothers .
11 . Archibone'schildren were the first to be baptized at
began .
their birth in Nigeria .
ion M.M.M. ) .
Note from a report of Mother Mary of the Incarnat-
Heart Primary School at Calabar .
by the end of this period when the girl had better # * " Result of cross -
I . Mr. Archibong is a chief of the Rhik tribe . He is a set
before , this time she was betrothed to a person when the parents author-
five feeding and lack of stremons exercise , she was completely trained for
life .
Maurice ARCHIBONG .
that is about the age of twelve ) and here the next stage of her education
s being good and she had to look forward to him as her fu
part of their existence . Little wonder that most of the Krik women of Old
serious temptations against holy purity at short critical and definite
by her mother or by some other woman versed in the various native arts
en was , as it were , in a domestic training institution . She
While in confinement in what was known as the "fattening house " the
Then in our days we negligently leave our girls open to v
then in vague . This period of training generally lasted from three to sew-
on what really matters , the preparation of herself for no
life . What a remarkable precaution was taken by the parents of old against
remarkable precaution was taken by the parents of old again
# I'm going how ourity at great critical and delicate
recent day when a girl concentrates more on acquiring the