The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-10-23
INFANT SCHOOLS.

gives in letter TO one Of his friends
We attended few days since, an infant
chOOl. which has given me quite new views
and feelings on the subject. | have seldom
been more affected--it is not two strong a
wOrd-than in seeing, as we did, upwards of
hundred little creatures, some of them not
more than two years old thus collected tOgeth
er. | am not apt to shed tears but I could
not prevent them from flowing into my eyes.
How many, how various, how deep assOcia-
tons are there with such a group, and with
the thought of that most Christian and most
juiiciOus charity. which is preparing them to
act their parts in life long after we may have
passed away.
had no conception of the possibility of
preserving SO much order and stiffness among
such young children (aIl Under eight years of
age,) as we found to exist apparently without
harsh or unpleasant restraint.
They were called upon to repeat the pence
table, the Multiplication table to tell the NUN
her of seconds in minute, how many min
utes in an hour, &c with the names of months
to answer in their catechism, and to repeat
the commandments abbreviated; all which a
majority of them did, speaking together, clap
ping their hands in unison with their singular
exercises. Then they were amused by fol-
lowing the motions of their principal mistress
who initiated those used 10 different employ
ments: repeating the explanation OF them
as for instance This is the way we SOW the
corn or this is the way we wash the clothes,
and this is the way we wiring the clothes,'
&c.
After this. about half the school, the boys,
went to play 10 the yard; and the girls went
to play in the adjoining room. where, on the
system of mutual instruction, a number Of lit
tie monitors, FIVE, six or seven years old were
employed 10 instructing small groups of other
children, teaching some their letters, and in
structing Others more advanced 10 reading
The children too young to learn were put on
carpet, to sleep and play as they pleased
Connected with this school was another for
children who were mere than seven years
of age, containing somewhere about two hun
drrd.
| have sent you all the papers relative to
these schools, which can procure in this CT
ty. am quite anxious that you should bring
this subject before the publick 10 Boston, as
an important object Of attention. You will
make any use of my letter you please. o.
mitted to mention that ike children sung
hymn about their schools, written by the
Bishop of Chester, Ri. Rev. Dr. Bloomfield.
New PLAN OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
gentlemen from New England have recently
established a mercantile house in New Or
leans, giving one third of the neat profits
TO The support fprofessorships in IN institu-
tioh to be located in one of the western states
designed to educate pour& pous young men
for the gospel ministry.
SoMERs. CONN.-Tne Sabbath School in
this town had public examination on the
18th ult. when 2S6 scholars attended. The
report stated that this school was established
in 1919, and had increased in numbers and ia
terest from year to year 10 the present time.
More than sixty, who have been connected
with the school, it IS charitably hoped. have.
since that period, been savingly enlightened
from above.
The British have sent the Sloop Of War
Chanticleer, Capt Foster. on voyage of dis
covery to New South Shetland, and towards
the South Pole. One principal object of
the expedition is, however, to mark the vib-
rations of the pendulum 10 different places.
with view to ascertain the true figure of the
earth, and what variations there are in the
la VS. of gravity.
British Provinces.--The King has ap-
pointed Lieutenant General Sir James Kemp
t" he Governor in Chief of the Pro, inces of
Upper and Lower Canada, New Brunswick,
and the Island of Prince Edward. He has
also appointed Sir John CoIborne to be the
Lieutenant Governor If Upper Canada, and
Sir Peregrine Maitland IT, be the Lieutenant
Governor of Nova Scotia and its Dependent
cies.
The House of Assembly of New York has
adopted resolution which exempts all fe-
males from imprisonment on any process
when the action is founded on contract. An a
mendment was likewise adopted excluding
from the gaoI limits, in every county. the the
atre or circus or any building used as such.
Worcester Coal Mine.-Colonel Binney is
digging and examining the coal mine at Wor-
cester, Mass; and the YeOman says, the most
skeptical are now beginning to yield their
doubts to the evidence which is forced upon
them, of the existence there ola good quality
and great abundance of coal.
TARlFF.-We can assure our southern
neighbours that they may dismiss their APP
prehensions about the operation of the tariff
upon the woollens calculated for their
consumption, as the prices are actually
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