Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1838-12-27
FOR TIE ENQUIRER.

FOX THE ENQUIRER.
Do one thing at a time. The mind is indivisble :;
and no intellect, however strong, can grasp and ma
ture twenty distinct and difficult subjects at the same
time. We are apt to presume too much, when in
structing directing the education of children upon
their ntuitive knowledge. Every parent and teach
ought to reflect that the world and all things in it
are new TO and UNEMPLOYED by the child and that
the simple and primary rudimens Of learning are as
difficult and mysterious to them, and perhaps more so,
than the most abstrusive sciences are to those of
adult years. Every thing nowadays is on the high
pressure. Go ahead is the motto. Were we to Judge
from the great anxiety manifested by both parents
and teachers to shove children along rapidly, the in
ference would be that the improvement made was in
exact ratio 10 the amount of matter multiplied into
the velocity. What medley rhography, Read.
ing, Writing, CHAT is if they permitted to attend to
these ordinary everyday branches,) Geography,
Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric, Philosophy, Chemistry,
History, with the addition of little Latin and Age-
bra oil tumbled into or rather onto the childs mind
at the time, like rubbish into garnet and if
any thing Of or value should. by mere accident,
get lodged there, the whole umber-lo must be ram
sacked, and peradventure the thing sought is no
where to be found, s,
public meeting Of the inhabitants of the town Of
Plymouth, was held in the basement Of the Congregn-
tional Church, in Plymouth Centre, on Wednesday
evening" Dec. 9Th, for the purpose of taking into
sideration the improvement Of our Common Schools.
The meeting called to ORDER and its object stated,
by the Vice President Of the County Society, the
Rev. VIM. Watson. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
NJ K;tohau EJuy:,, n.lr
ary. Several Resolutions were offered and sustain.
ed by gentlemen, in the following order:
Resolved, That we regard good system Of popular
education as indispensable to the healhlul spread oil
true religion, and to the safety and pcrpetuy Of our
free institutions.
Resolced, That we view with sorrow and alarm the
doteriorated condition of our common schools, and
the diminished interest and confidence which the peo
pie obviously feel in them.
ResolUed, That we hail with joy the efforts which
our Legislature, and the Board created by them are
making for the improvement of our common schools,
and pledge ourselves to cooperate with them in every
proper way in promoting this laudable object
Resolved as the sense of this meeting, that the Of
fee Of teacher in our schools is one Of great response
bilisy, calling for high qualifications of an intellectual
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school districts TO make it primary object to secure
competent teachers.
Resolved, That the formation Of an association Of
teachers for their mutual improvement, and that
oftheir schools, is expedent; and that respectful
ly request the several teachers in the town to take
immediate measures for organizing such body.
Voted to adjourn to Thursday evening, 18Th inst TO
NEE, at this place.
THursday evening Dec l3.-M Getting was conven-
ed pursuant to adjournment. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Mr.. Richardson.
ResoErcd That il is desirable TO secure to the great
est possible extent the circulation of the Con- Common
Schoo! Journal, published by the Board Of Commits.
sioners and that respectfully reques, school teach
in their respective districts to act as agents to OBJ
tain subscribers to the work.
Resolved, That we regard the celebration Of CON-
mon school anniversary as q measure calculated to
promote the interests Of popular education among u.s.
Resolved, That we deem it expedient, and will &C.
cordingly proceed to appoint Board of Commission
era for the improvement Of common schools 10 this
town, consisting Of The several Cergymen Of the town,
together with one person from each school district
which Board shall appoint their own Secretary and
Treasurer, be auxiliary to the Lifch6ed County So
ciety superintend the holding of yearly anniversary
of all the schools for their common improvement and
take such other measures for the advancement Of
popular education among us as to them shall seem
wise and best.
The Rev. VIM. Watson was appointed Chairman
Of the board and the following gentlemen were cho-
sen commissioners from the several school districts,
viz Edward Langdon, VIM. Woodruff. Esq, Henry
n ~. NJ:
Potter. Esq, James Beach, John c. Lewis Esq, An
drew Sloughton. John NJ. Beach, silas Hoadley, Mel
son futile, Henry Aiwater, and Samuel Garnsey,
Esq.
RESOLVED, That in the judgment of this meeting a
distribution Of the annual proceeds Of our School
Fund equally among the districts would be far more
equitable than the present system and far better Sc
cure the ends for which that fund was established
BY order Of the meeting. "F
Edwin TALAA0E, Secretary.
President Van Buren, and his organ the Globe. pre.
tend to think that the Banks in The State Of New.
Suppose we Iook q this q moment. In bnyins NJ
votes the Banks certainly had no need Of negotiating
Tor Wing or Conservative yates. both of these elias.
ses Of politicians were in favor OF securing the Banks
hen aid he Banks buyi Surely not their own w
rends--buf their enemies, the Loco FOcos. II then
he Banks IN the State Of New. YaEk have bought %
welve az fifteen thousand gsnnina Locos, as they
must have done 70 have produced the result they have
what class o pulleans ere Press9 TO- b as 0st Ussl
md eorrspt, Gs WAgs. Cmsssusfisos o. Loco Eaons
can Il he that President Van Barren d willing 20 &C.
knowledge that HE chosen cohorts In tho EapiEe
siase can be bOushs and cold HE cutie II ne NAV.
.et-and vet such 70 the inavIIahe tsndencv of Ihe
miserable" slang about Bank influence which he
md bic easelhtee ere WakHg use Il "IO EuI Acts
with, "-IlsTVOrd Pairioi,