The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-05-26
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y Plan for edacating ten thousand oooy ch;li,c,
Iy establishing schools in country tozuns ard oil,
IHsss; and for uniting works Of industry win
assfHi knowledge. By Joseph Lancaster.
~Coneixded.)
It must not be forgotten, that in Mr.. Lancas-
ter,s school every boy is every moment employ
ed. 1t is obvious, that in the class assembled
round the suspended card for reading and smell.
ing-the wand of the monitor pointing to tb,.
particular letter-the taking places-the homes
of OBTAINING tcket-nust keep the children
constantly on the alert-When they read, spell
ana write at the same time, as in paragraph CAS-
OF when the monitor dictates sums, as in &c \ Is
impossible for any individual to be inattentive
IN common schools, the scholar is set to learn
ms spelling, or his cypherng, by himself and
after certain time, the master hears him hi;
lesson, and judges of his attention by his readi-
ness IN performing it. The learning part of the
BUSINESS Is LETT entirely to the boy HIMSELF and
ms time often whil'd away in every species of
idieness. The beauty of Mr. Lancaster's svs.
TEN IS, that nothing is trusted to the bow him
sell he does not only repeat the lesson before /,
superior, but he learns it before a superior
When he listens to the debating process in a.
Iithmetic, and adds up as he is commanded he
does that under the eye and command of a mae
ter, which, in other schools, he would be trstea
10 90 by himself In short, in these troops the
appointed officer sees, that the soldier shoulders
MS kettwenty times day, who by doing II
often, cannot avoid doing it we'll In other
troops, the officer tells the soldiers how il s IN
DE aohe' ana leaves them to practice by them
seives-which they do, ofcourse, very unwillinp.
~ and very imperfecty, if they do it at ali
Such are the principles upon which Mr. I.ancas
GER mas Planned his improvements in the educa-
tion OF the poor, and carry them into execution
with such success, that one thousand bows ,no,
you 0e educated IN reading, writing. and ayith,ue
e' y one person. at an expense not exceeding 3OOL
per dnnn'r. A more beautiful, a more orderI,
and more affecting scene, than the school ~
Nhr' Lancaster, 1t is not possible to behold. The
progress OF the children is rapid bsvond aIIbi;ac
and evinces, in the most gratifying manner
the extraordinary effects which are produced
upon fhe human mind by the arts of cultivation
When poor lad is educated, manv vol,,.bja
principles of religion, morals and politics. ma,
be liked on his mind, which could not be conve.
nently taught to him by any other means. At
school he is under the influence of the master
Tor some years afterwards at home, under the in
Huence ofthe parent.-They have an interest in
directng ms newly acquired power Alright, and
IN turning thebas ofhis mind to what is good
and this at period, which generally decides
the character OF the future man. 1t is very tr;te
20 say, that reading multplies the innocent ,a.
sources and aInusements of the Door; hut we
cannot see why this is not very true. We do
not OBJECT either to the boxing or bulkbaitinp
pT' ti.s history OF Kobinson Crusoe is compati-
Bile with them, or, if not, is at least very fair
and innocent rvil TO set up against them. va
lage sports are necessarily of rare occurrenc.
Reading is always accessible, and is pernopen,
iy opposed To the permanent temptation of beer
he comforts and conveniences Of life. wouId he
somewhat increased, if every person in the state
were educated. In agriculture, in manuf:,r
among eSfi
has felt more or less of Inconvenience. from tb.
dlficlencies OF his dependents in reading Ir,.;,
ing, AMI accounts. 1t is frequently found ;nnos-
sible to put very clever servants in the best s,,.
tons, from their ignorance in these particulars
ana masters are forced place superiors over
them, IN other respects not qualified The sam
OF these inconvenen ces is worth attention
Nature scatters talents in a very csDr;c;ous
manner over the different ranks ofsociety. L. is
noL improbable but general system of educat;-
on Would rescue some very extraordinary under
standings from oblivion
Education raises up in the poor an admiration
for something else, besides brute sirener,h and
brute courage; and probably renders them more
tractable and less ferocious. A mob might iss,,e
forth TO murder 4 man--all of whom co,IlS road
write, ana work sums in compound multiplioa,;
on and the rule OF three. This certainly MIGHT
De out 1t is not quite so probable an &C currcnce
as IT they had employed their youth in scayoner;,,
n IL
fering The education OF the poor is as ya,,,-
Die Tor what Ii prevents, as for what il teaches
"A boy remains two years at Lancaster's school
What would he have been doing, if he had NOT
been there What sort of habits and pr;ncinles
would he have contracted Apply this TO St
Giles, to Liverpool, Manchester, and B;rm;nr.
ham In villages, the question. perhans is
WHISTLER boy is to be stupid animal. or an in
teihgent animal There, temptations are so few
that his moral and religious character will re-
mann the same but, in towns, the alternative
are intelligence and virtue, or ignorance and
vice. In such scenes of activity a child will do
and learn something. Ifyou do not take cors '
that IT'S good, he will take care thai it is evil
"A thousand boys educated in the heart of the me.
tropoiiS How is it possible to doubt if such
thing be useful 1t is the fashion now 10 saw
that a mode OF education is provided bv the state
and that children may listen to the oral ins,ruc,
tons OF ciergymen in the pulpit A CLERGYMAN
breaches hiteen minutes in a week Has he tLa
very unusual and valuable talent OF comm.rd;no
attention VIII the church hold the tbirt;eth %.
fortieth part ofhis parish fit will hold them
DO they come In the short period dedicated IN
instruction, can he instruct children of six veors
old, ana grown up people at tie same time Is
THIS Possibie VIII he do il, fit is possible >.
we really have not the slightest intention NJ
sneering at the exertons Of the clergy :, -
quite clear, that iftheir exertions in the nnl,;t
were ten times as great as they are, that no orsI
instruction, delivered under such circumstance
could possibly supply the place OF other educa,
ton And when such things are talked of in
London, and IN large cities, it is really foo sb.
surd TO merit an ans wer.-- When we ar. oy,J
ing ourselves Of the most recent inyentione in .
very thing else, why are we to revert To the r,,1
est machines in education