The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-07-19


many are regardless Of the hour when the ox
, ercises Of the day commence. Careful ;nop;r,
has satisfied the Committee that both thes,
Kinds OF omission often happen without In,
knowledge, or eren The suspicion of parents
nut, Whatever may occasion them, they oush
10 De promptly prevented. They utterly ruiz
all prospects OF improvement, create disorder
ana confusion IN every Class, and seriously AT
iect the regulations Of the whole School. tt
avoid this difficulty in the Centre District, tn.
board OF Overseers, Of whom the Committee o.
the Town are part, have directed the several
instructors not 10 receive Scholar after one
absence, without a written or verbal request
from the Parent, Master, or Guardian. This
has been found to be most salutary regulation
in the Centre District; but the Committee for
the present, for various reasons forbear extend.
ing II into other Districts. They confidently
trust to Parents to consider the evil. and apply
a remedy. In the opinion Of the Committee.
greater advances in knowledge may reasona-
bly, be looked for, from two months uninter-
rupted study, than from twice that period of
inconstant attendance.
| The other difficulty alluded to, arises from
the prevalent desire of Pupils of riper wears. TO
engage premlatuTcly in the study of Rhetoric.
History, and Philosophy. Some have been
readers-could hardly parse pIain sentences-
and had no knowledge of Arithmetic OF Gcog-
raphy. To suffer such waste of time. without
interference, would be criminal negligence in
the Committee. 1t may well be doubted, al
so. whether II would not be q ri0Latiou of the
ldics on thas subject. Towns are REQUIRED TO
raise money 10 instruct the Youth of all condi-
tons in s-eh knowledge as will fit them for the
common duties and employments of life. But
the study of these branches. under the circunn.
stances supposed, is no more calculated for this
purpose, than that Of the dead languages. or
the abstrusc science of Metaphysics and in
deed Pupils of this description might pursue
each of those subjects with equal advantage 10
themselves and society.
Let il not he apprehended, that the Commit
tee are ,rlfriendly TO these studies: they are
included in their system, and provision is made
for them at proper time. The objection is.
only TO reversing the order of nature in pursu-
ing them; and they feel persuaded, that their
views on this subject will neither be misunder-
stood or disregarded.
SAMUEL M. BURNSIDE,
Per order Of the School Committee.
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The United States Lombard, and the Frank
lin Manufacturing Company, Banking Tnstitu-
tons, in New-York City, and the Jersey City
Bank, have stopped payment.
1t is said that THOMAS JEFFERSON has left
a memoir of his life, which will soon be pub
lished. JOHN ADAMS has also left numerous
manuscripts, relating TO his biography, arrang-
cd in the most perfect order, so that little will
be left for his biographer to do.-That duty
will probably fall on his Son, JoHN QrADAMs,
President of the United States.
Four HUNDRED AND sEvENTY-TBREE new
Post-OGices have been established, since the
commencement of the present year. of which
twelve are in this State, and three in this
County, viz.-At Gardner, North BrookGeld,
and Ward.
Erratum.-ln the Sherifr's Sale signed Josenb
Upbam, on the outside Of this paper. in the
9TH line from the bottom, for trimming read
turning.
The article signed d. S. will appear next
week.