The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-05


sl,sil. The lIoas~ Of Representative
has ordered the AIliftnry Appropriation
B6l Ia he engrosscd for n third. rending.-
THE Tariff Bl issstill under disrassion |
+ Snni. time 4eIii II aHp-. feiore = iai' |
miI be- decided, .d4pI, 81 snelnc IN think |
! II will pass the IL. 1T r. By about = ma |
! iority. Its fate IN tie Senate Is dasthtitti.
| he President, however, Who may be re-
garded rs the .En.atitatf iepfeseutaiiTe oi
/ the agricultural Interest, viii prevent It's be
coming "A law, without such notifications
as its friends will not asscui to. Thus, be-
tween the two stool-, the biil will fall To
the ground
| -r,sGs--
| ros rnE vfrefrils
To the grHfismea Of He IHg1niH Legi7iniure
| Ht0 communicable committee 10 hteh rms re-
| ferret MI mbjectscoAHeeisd ,eith he PeHhen.
farg system Of the Commonwealth " pu-
| gnu.
GIsrLrMEr- government of a com
munweaith Is in many respects similar to that
OF family. Some men are 50 fond OF novel
experiments thai they waste all their rcsour-
ces ia pursuit OF tancifnl scheries, which are
almost certain 10 result III defeat aud north
cation while others, aetunied by AN over
parsinonious sprit, block up ihe road to
wealth by tenaeionsly ndhcring 10 old modes
beeanse they IRE the cheapea. Governments
may thus err, a we'll rs individuals. be.
lievt there is no danger in affirming tint
| where less Is expended on education, more is
crponded ON officers, ,ehpPing posts, joits and
gibbeis. This subject, having appeared to me
To be OF very deep interest to this community,
| was mneh graifed with tire general tenor OF
the preliminary remarks in your Report. am
perfectly satisfied that mankind, IN general,
are not sufficiently HWnre of the influence OF
1 hdtH on juvenile minds The attention ot
lthr,stehdom has, however, oi late years, been
~ II measure called 10 the importance of this
subject viii you, gentlemen, permit me 10
present 10 you, IN The following com
mnnicntion, an account of IN institution
which have long admired. II is graft, ing
to see, ia any persoH, II disposition IN cherish
ideas Of tbs Kind more especially in those
who possrss iHincncc in the councils of the
state. Mach money has been spent in thi.
state, and much isuow annually appropriated
~ the education Of the poor but has not.cx.
pcriencc proved that ii has been, aud is now
disadVahtngeonsly disposed OF? II few
thousand dollnrs were appropriated, rs an RI
pertinent, on a small scaie, on the plan OF Mr..
Ecilrnbcrg, surely il would not be unworthy
ni the magnitude Of the object. II would nj
beast evince praiscworthy disposition, such
as should animate the Legislators of the "Old
! Domnlon, To enquire whetherit could be
/ introduced into tue country Will advantage
and Why it, or something Ike il, fatcd some
years ago, nndcr the management of Mr..
"NFfpl mean lllhhf IHlA At1tiA.
! From " THE ACADEMiCIAN," n Psriodicnl
! Hork derofed 10 LITERATURE, pu6Ldi,d some
| gsdrs 0go, al Non York, by .7.S..J ". Pick.
| Ell
FELLENBERG'S SCHOOL.
The following Interesting fdcis have been g.
principally distracted from III" 4ist No. of
the Edinburgh Revlew-Facts which de-
serve the serious attention Of parents. teach
trs aud statesmen. This plan of public
schools approaches nearer To What we think
will ultimately be considered correct and
permanent one, than amy other which has
yet been exhibited To the friends of useful
and popular cducaton. Wehcpc the time
Is NOT Ear distant, when we shah have a
State .nod9 School established, To which
our rIi'z'ns may look for an improved aud
rational system ofl,ublic instruction..
At time, when all mems minds are
E turned towards the great question eun1ec-
Tea WIN the chHacter aud support of the
poor, with universal education, there is no.
thing more natural than that the first init.
nation of Mr.. Fellenberr's piaas should
powerfully interest the thinking part of the
community.
! Mr.. +. r3.idcs in Switzerland, and pos
scsscs Il small estate about four miles from
the city of Bern. Thu land forms part OF
i
m'e'spersed with woods. The house and
pleasure grounds are agreeahlv situated in
/ the middle OF the farm. Being naturally
"l a retired and conteInpiative disposition,
! t"nd at study, and attached To agricultural
/ pursuits, he early in life devoted himself 10
the pralseworthy objects of improving his
estate by Ina own industry, and Of making
'hfs occupation also subservient To the i'm
pr"'rn1ent OF the poor in his ncighhurhood
The t'stingu ishinS excellence or Mr.. Eel
! iehbcrS's operations, consists in the practi.
cal details which comprise an infinite vari-
! ETY. OF ingenious methods for ecunomizinr
his resources, and gaining his end by sure
means.
! inc principal part of the establishment.
ana ttat which forms the ground work Of
! 'he Whole, IS farm OF about eco acres,
when MI. fel'enhcrS has improved With
! sr''' success and continues to cultivate
hihlsrlt. II IS here that the poor children
are employed, ard this may be said L. be
! the branch 10 which all the others are NOR,
or LEGS subordinate, and with which thpy
have all some cOnheNich. Those otfcr
branches arc, an academy for the sons of
Weather persons; an agricultural nstito,e, |
connected with small experimental farm;
and manuftctory of farming machinery
and implements.
The academy consists chiefly of patri- |
cian families, German priuccs, besides SC
rera' young mobiles of the nation These
boys are taught every hind of elegant and
Hsr;ul learGiug, by the most eminent pro
lessons, fhc method of Prefcssul llcrbrr,
of beginning with Greek and then proceed.
ing 10 Latin, has been adopted with Singh
lar success. IN teaching the sciences, CON
siderable aid rs derived from the method of
Pestalozzi, which consists Of exercising the
reasoning faculties more than is done by |
the ordinary plan of instruction., and in /
making the process of learning much less a
matter "f rote The extreme rigor of Pes.
tdozzi's plan, however, is avoided this