The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-04-07
FoR rnr CHARLOTTE JOURNAL
EsSAN....Nn. 4.

ESSAY ....NO. 4.
Education agaiu that eternal common place
subject, which every school boy toll, understands.
often wish could invent SOME mes t,rm 10 place
d Education, that old hackney q one, winch would
mol drive away The reader % tue very lte OF an
essay. Here is Tie great difficulty Of aruusIng
and awaking up the attention d the people 10
iofm their education systematic salJect /. 30 Old
hey hiak usy psiteeiiy IHd,rstahd Il, tie good
To- fsmoie. dHd - maay imagine, loo uncertain 10
sttr fhsir soais. Stocks, nteres', and schemes 81
speculation terms tat never ire The ear or eye
Of ,ho.e ambitions 10 be wealthy. The Poh'ician
IS fafeig seafed Ia reading speeches or attending
meetings. nor % The words pshuc-, measure 81
uthcr ever tat. 10 stimulate his uind 10 action ur
.ur the fuaog pi,soas oi he soul Bal tie word
Education Is a paraliting term because j, brings
Win II, toe id,a 81 profession too hide Bouorco
Of tg'lcs too uuosteuiaie0us 10 please or tickle
u4e ear 10 VANITY I.W words "a the English
Language have been used 10 a more vague aud
thdi.cuiminAte sense than the term education. 4,
4ppiIcd l. many 81 our would be-itafn,d a.cu. aud
many y jcu. y, Igsiruclinp, II be. az, tang else
thsa ~ uuc 81 nuioEit4i stusr. lie Nof1 Edp-
cllg5n - defn,G tom iht Latin term ,fducU
Inch literally m,ahs u educ, y ,uo.re 10 Gisst-
plIRs - sxerctts aad 81 appleG % mat, Il ought
u sl-ni.y tAr development 4ud Gi,ti p.inc ul Ia.
faculties d be- mind 30, - ~ O., IL, onerous
aad i.l-adlust,d systems 81 Tie ,rt~sut Gay, AsJh
lle slugv ,tee ylua Il tnruiof, lose drtct tea.
aeacl - d.gitrr tbs eLcfa.ts 81 ne uiluo, damn
The srdef - youth auf tilfuA ihe reasoning is,0.
- prar9ad } a,isep TOT d nu.t be- yaia ~ c,,fy
luis .cat observer q sCt0l. examinations % a
uaai - Tie pups tatt l4tegd uosg e,tfy tss
Is "foie, and eousd u4t ascdfaiti, define u4t
particular 5raHca, iIst e. understand ~ yTtl.
N4Hl Igalagfs d aut Aaaleaiic., au&gu- i.r a
great tame. have s&tii,d Tie cs,si que 81 -luGt,s
= an uurrssonabl, height vEish mu.t b. -l.l..e
"a a tfne loo short 70 comprehend tarunr la. 5Ua
she consequence d. ihcy icatu n0uatng ct ciuAll4
10 ~aAC % the inherent rapabit,c, o, thpogb
ls rcty different iask. There ia Ga iReftia"
attaching itssli b mind q, vel - q uls,t,f--a
sfschl gravity 81 ts os q, '0ruisbirs more - +.
q eoaatefaetiou q al Nc upfsf attractions taar
hfough, 10 bgaf aps,, 1t. II, efl,e4ce 1.lbe
ordinary inplrmcuis o, Ldueat,on sil dr.a. 4
maeh up,n lhc hands that eIaid them, In ii
hands ct dull medloefi, ,hcy all t,c b.Hn.,d sUa
fub'cd VI their lcm3t. bat a. lhc iAaL. %. "a
a6sPi Educator, ihcy vl,i b. made sharper tia
tho eugrd sAott. rlcrcirs 70 Tic dividing
s4Hocr 81 tbs msb'irsl hgamtut, that bind ooau
TIC glshi euct his q tic ysataiul ,Diud. snd a
faase them q sitep M more forever Hence.
tltus d setrsidcut tia, icachufs' employment g.
10, sIuPly monuiaaau' routine o; aal,c> bu, =
Is Sphere q acton requiring m0oh iagcnLny u
engage their aitertiu add t. invent rules 10 inset
cstry cHeeucE | AL halsh lhis sheet under tbs
form Of dialogue
Wsllam. What Is ths reason Thomas, that In
sttuciuts complain 80 much about ths prrp.ciIp
81 communicating knoa lcd.r, the difficulty 81
managing Scholars and inducing pupils to i,ara
Ihumas Yes knue thcy complain And the
principal difficulty at,s,s fosn this circumstance
the} do,i sufficiently study the natural propcns
lIes o. their -hpisfs TINS principles uf hamsu ma
sutv, and liz materials they have to mould and
iash'uu. 4 ; ta1i Is lttle snpifc Of mind TO b
hsaipnsd and directed b, The baud oi The Educa
iof lils sets - experimenting UPON mud aud
"a uPop matter, hs rules sboald be adopted to
sat tAe issso. TIE human cbatacttt aud c.ustfatu
them 70 cooperate wlth bis measures. .tol by cFiv
lag them = q nsa drives herd oi cattle, b. mere
I~rrmplur, commands and hail augry blows.
Nm. Then you think 10 teach veil, requires
etpcueuce, united vgh much mental sag4city
anu the ass that regulate matter are no; suihrt.
ent b eanltul mine. aud the great cause shY
some instructors iooA upon 1t dehgbuul CO...
p9l mcni whde Others find 1t nothing but wcar..
sotneness and lcdluu itself, l. that ,hc ono docs,
and The other dos not lake this view OF the bcld
oi lsbouf.
Tho. Yes exactly so The one is like man
drying aie,rd, BY ynciierallonx threats aud demon
STATIONS OF ylocuCc, but the other Is like an ugen
aus contflyer who converts the whole ground OF
difficulty INTO an active and efficient means OF &C.
comprising his object. did the sergeant al arms
10 the British House OF Commons IN clearing the
galleries.
VIM. How is that Thomas, don't exactly IN.
ders,snd YOU
Tho Why sir, the galleries you know. are sp
propfiatcd to the ase Of the spectators which the
officer 10 attendance Is somc,lmes required 10
clear, when private business must be transacted.
The cheating Of the galleries was attended with
murh difAruIly and great loss OF time, for thrse
coming out first tlrongcd around the doors, bclngl
ANXIOUS 10 be the first admitted when the door
reopcncd which blocked up the way against
tho Ell, of the rest :, he gave orders tina, only
ono door should be opened for the exit, and the
other alone appropriated 10 their re-ontrancc. This
produced the desired effect all Immediately rush
ed out TO take thelrst aud at the other door-thns
by a little ingenuity aud contrivancC making one
principal operate against another, the whole
ground of difficulty was made an active agent in
It's removal, which could no. have been done by
mere driving. Nov, SIR. every pupil has an innate
desire OF curiosity 10 know aud by an adtot man.
agcmeht or pTcsentaiiub ot ideas, thetr ambiton
may be excited, their mind constrained 10 study
as matter Of choice, and not of compulsion.
WIN. now see what YOU are aiming al This
seems to be plausible reasoning, but have my
doubts Ia relation to It's Practlcabiy especially IN
the hands Of most Instructors.
Tho. Perfection in Schools is not expected, bot
the individual who has no tact in contrlyances OF
this sort 10 remedy evils, but stands irrilatcd aud
iFlltud ought nsVpf tn bp enthronsd in the media