The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1827-11-08

truth OF said confession Ii he had nothing to do with
the murder OF Morgan, as strongly suspect, his life
is safe his confessions to the contrary notwhstand-
ing.
FOR THE COUNTY POST.
" Train up a child IN the aCay he should 90, and
,Chem he is old he eiN not depart from it,"
The next means of education to be mentioned, is
school discipline. However much parental instruc-
tons and example may do in forming the mind and the
heart, they can seldom do all that is necessary be
done in this important work. Numerous avocations
not to mention any other cause prevents parents from
experimenting entirely, the education of their chill
dren. Hence has arisen of the wants Of society
class persons who make it their business for the
time being to instruct children and youth in the vari-
Gus branches of elementary education. The remarks
here made will be confined to elementary schools,
where the of our citizens begin and finish their
education. That the teacher who understands his
employment, possesses mighty influence the
young mind, is position which few are disposed to
deny. Indeed the denial of it would to oppose
the dictates of common sense Still ts truth seems
have been felt its full extent The teacher, for
number of hours daily has the sole command of the
parental charge. Of course the business of the teach
sto cooperate with the parent in the Development
of the mind and the heart ofthe child.
The period of our pupilage is interesting to
ourselves than that of our infancy as we can remem-
Der many of the events that TRANSFERRED, and own
feelings in relation to them Our experience goes TO
show, that in proportion the teacher does co-ope
rate with the intelligent parent, ishe improvement of
the pupil. Who can forget the guides of his child
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life some extent the influence of their example and
precepts? vicious teacher may do much towards de-
facing the good impressions made by the mother, but
he never entirely erase them, He may "daub
them with untempered mortar,''-but they are there
still. They interviewer, it were, with every
fibre Of our natures and descend with the grave
a. But he who has corrupted one youth whose exam
pies will again corrupt other youths and so forward
the moral faint spreading wider aud wider at each re-
from its original source, while society continues
its organization. has inflicted evil on individual,
which he can never repair; he has injured society in
manner, which he never hope to remedy, tho
he should set over against it whole life Of good in
structons; he has fixed deep stain the character
of the community, which he never wipe out; and
he has destroyed far his influence could DESTROY
capacities for happiness which only from the
goodness of God."-(Essays on Popular Edacation.)
The mind when it falls into the teachers hands, is
forcible He has not before him company of stern
spirits with breasts seeled against the force of convc
ton by obstnacy and self will. He does expend his
strength the sturdy oak which the desoatng tenn
pest hardly, for bend, but upon the
der sapling, which. when bent easy retains lis cur
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of devisng the best of mpshng his object
The parent in order to teach must catch now
and theD, from the hurry and hustle of life. Conse-
Guenty, instructions Of this nature given not with
the strcIest regard to order, 4" natures first law"
The teacher on the ohe, hand, can take more
prehensive view of the whole subject of education &
shape his course accordingly Children also by leav
ing the domestic circle and mngling with other chill
dren have the sphere of their observation enlarged &
by the little intimacies formed at school, learn most ef
ectually the nature Of those social ties that bind soce
ty together.
These are some of the advantages resulting to the
moral character of the individual from school dsc-
pine. Minds in order to be thoroughly developed
must DO constantly exercised about object of
knowledge Parents for reasons before mentioned,
unable to keep these objects Of knowledge contn
la!ly before the young mind. Notwithstanding all the
watchfhlncss, therefore which they able TO exert
the infant intellect is liable be neglected To be
convinced of this fact need only look into those
portions of society which not favoured with schools
at all or at last only for very small part of the year
Mind is there found in its most unpublished state. 1t
is in these portions, that vice stalks abroad with its
boldest fronthat humanity is ofenest put the blush
1t is there, that all vaabe institutions are either neg
lccted or trampled under foot.
Elementary schools favourable to the cultivation
of patriotism The obvious effect Of knowledge is to
,expand the mind, impart it elasticity & vgour of
thought, and to lead tito set higher value on the in
stitutions of the country that gave it existence.
There is another circumstance which tends to rem
der our means Of education extensive, to say the least
that is our system of free schools. If our ancestors
were stern republicans this institution did more than
any and all others make them so, and to keep them
so. While the best schools in the land free, all
the classes of society blended. The rich and the
poor meet and are educated together. 1t is more
efectuaI check against sristocracy of wealth, and
consequently Of political influence. than would be a