Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-05-18

ward with confidence to the time when better sc- with the science of teaching and more curate knowledge of the nature and operations of the youthful mind will show that this system is fitted for general use; and that Pestalozzi, far from being a visionary enfhusiast was only born century too soon." .'sfhe simplicity of Pestaozzis method of teaching all the sciences, Gays Grlscom in his ear in Euope') can only be learned by details and from volumes devoted to the purpose and any attempt to describe it here, would swell this little vol- tune to an unreasonable size" The grand pnnciple, however, is, that the pupil should go from know # ledge wholly in the order of discovery which every one to be the only order that is interesting; and that this is engrossingly so. The two great instru- ments with which he works, are faith and love- he f discards the motives of ambition and emulation, as unnecessary and as tending to counteract the sent ment of good will towards others. The common plans of education, he regards as too artlhcial too wide departure from nature. In the plan he adopts, nothing is to be got by heart The understanding is to be thoroughly reached and then the memory will
 take care fitself-there is nothing of mechanism in
 it, as ill the Lancasterian plans no laying down of precise rules for managing classes, &c It Is all mind and felling." I will only add, in addition to the above extracts, that with respect to languages, corresponds very nearly to the system recommended by Locke and Hamilton. viz the of literal, in& terneal translations. The Lancasterian and Pesta<
 ozzlan systems, have been, to certain extent, uni- ted In the Boston Monoral School, and in the New York High School
 Hamiionian Systen.-A simple illustration will suffice 10 explain this celebrated, and, 1t would seem very efficient system. It is, course, limited in it's application to language alone; and in this re- spect, differs from either of the obove methods l will take the beginning of Caesar as an example, The first thing to be done is to arrange the words Tn the Lan after the English order if they not so already; then write beneath each word its literal meaning sacrifsing English and elegance to this end, and using barbarisms and awkward expressions when other literal ones are not to be had; thus
 all Gaul is divided in three parts of which the Belgians inhabit part, the Aquitants, another,
 Gah, tertiam: omnium 6orum Bege sunt fortissimi the Gaus the tr of all these the Begians the baves
 Mir Hamilton has published works in different lan- guages, with literal interlinear transatons, ada pted to his system. The pupil, entirely ignorant of gram mar, Is, at the very outset put upon reading DOT ton of these works, say twenty lines, which he peats and over until the words all perfectly familiar to him. He is then made to recite the same Tn book without translation. The only aim at first for some time, is to teach him knowledge of words without regard to any thing else, to declension con- lugation syntax. To save expense, one key or translation may suffice for whole class, the reader or monitor Qor the monitoral system is constantly | combined with the Hamiltonian) standing in tile middle, translates the key directs then the boys give the English of separate words join the words together, as he has done. The monitor thus becoms as it were, "living lexicon, if the ting is we'll done, lively and animating lexicon" This system does not necessarily interfere with correct and thorough acquaintance with grammar and perhaps it may be found best to study the essential parts of grammar, before reading; such as the models of the nouns, adJectives, pronouns and verbs. It requires
 at least short time to acquire thus mrh of the r- diments, that consider, in no way objectionable to begin A judicous teacher will 90 accompany the readings of his classes with references and reef
 tas in grammar and syntax, that nothing that is good
 in the old dictionary system, will be Dst and vast ly greater amount of every kind of knowledge con- nected with language, will be mucl easier, soone' and better acquired That this is pt visionary hs been proved, 1t would seem, beyon the possibility
 of a doubt. A member of Parliarent in England,
 in 1895, obtained eight lads, chidtn of poor people,
 between the ages of twelve af fourteen, from a common country school. Thepossessed no other
 instruction than common readini and writing and
 the choice was determined not the talents of the
 boys, but by the consent of tbir parents: These 1 eight lads after being precisS six months under the tuition of Mir Hamilton, Tere examined by se-
 vera distinguished individual on the Gospel of St.
 John and on C@sars Commetanes 'n Latln and on
 portions of French and Ialia 1.-the selections made by the visiters and the book without transa- tions. "The translation wa executed with an ease which itwould be in vain tsexpect from any of the boys who attend our commn schools, even an Mer
 third and JourM year, and proved that the principle of exciting the attention ofjoys to the utmost during the process by which the neening of the words IS fixed in their memory, had given them great iaml
 liarity with so much ofth language as is contained in the books above alluded to. Their knowledge ot the parts of speech wasrespectable, but not so markable. As the Hantonian system follows the natural mode of acquiring language, and only em- ploys the boys in annagsing when they have alrea- dy acquired certain familiarity with any language, 1t IS impossible to conceive more impartial mode of putting any system to the test, than to make such experiment on the children of our peasantry."-Ed-
 nburg Rev. vol. A. The want, however, of inter-
 linear transations (except far as the teachers pen may furnish substitutes) will prevent the immediate adoption of thissystem in Tennessee, however much such adoption, in modified form, may be desired. .AigierS.--The French have conquered kingdom as large as Spain, with as fine cli- mate, and commanding the entrance to that land of terrors and treasures, the central re- zion of Africa. They are going on la Fran caise in all points. They have compelled the Moores to clean their streets, and do not de- spair of making them wash their shirts and faces in time. They have run up a central avenue throug Algiers, and ventilated the town. They have slain the mongres that in- fested the streets, and reduced an establish ment of dunghills as venerable as Mahomet. They have built an opera-house, ordering the wealthy MOOres to Dut down their names cn