Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-11-20

"e"'s' ieeg leave TO mention tbs, I have b.a ne.
"""" 90 hho" msny Thousand rh.Idreu Win have
'',"' '"e nsnes. and something Of tie pton.,ues
=" ""m twenty 10 thirty otJccis IN one hoar many
=" whom bad probably spent. not out, ds,. ara
week bal tnenihs. u not yesr,. "a icsfn,rs Tho
'"e"y''k letters Of the slpLabot and sn,t eli
'hey probably did not obisin .ne distinct r.uopnl
'u"s' from What we considered Their ,o.t,ueuop
.""ush i l. true, they mus, have received many
"om Their sports, and fsnm ibeif walks 10. and f,om
street.
! o secure The inpor:'o; objects specified BY The
distinguished Statesman sad phllosopb.r sboye
named. and 5e~ teal. red BY ne subjects Of some
Ao'oi1'e mons'ebs, Tho follSwiog provisions are de-
sifahie, perhaps essenial:
l. L"~S~ agemeni End- AID to rliies. On "a stu
dy'ne The volume Of nature. with shich all are de.
hgh'od' and Vbich they commencs tcadinp when
'hey hrsI open Their eyes upon the light Of hea,.
err.
= Assistance N collecting, arranging. ond cx-
changing With others, spccimcns Of minerals .olan,s.
smells, drawings, mechanism. necI;e.wurk. d..
*, Tor the contents Of FAMILY CAnixrrs."
d. The Formation Of "ScmpoL CABiNHr," IN all
the seventy thousand schools IN our country. md
'A'"ahSes win each oihc. IA works Of Nature aud
Art.
'a'lN sbu uhllN use oi slaiCs for drawing
"'Jrris oi Nature and Art, such as The simple Gg.
ufes OF geometry viz; ~tuangle,. squares, hexa.
gous, and circles nurses, dogs. brdt. fishes. and
insects hatcheis' knives pitchers, sho,cls, &c.
D. Writing words. or names of things. as dor
cat, hat, oa1 rose, u,cs, lmc. slate. &c, IN con-
neoiion with the thirr4 Themselves, or ic.ures of
Them drawn BY the children.
Following the pictures and names Of objects.
DTef and familiar dN.rrtbtt.ra as ,y.., c., 90,
states and then on paper, by lead pencils. follow
ed by pens.
q. simple instruments for visible illustrations.
both IN families and schools. VIZ a globe. gcome-
iricai solids, levers pulies, screws, maps. and 9th
or drawing or prints, &c. &c.
I. Frequent walks 10 the fields and gardens. o.
yer hedges or mountains, by rivulets, or brooks,
through markets, on wharves, IN mechanics shops,
marble and granite yards, aided aud encouraged
by The presence aud instruction of Z teacher, pr.
eni, older brother or sister, or some other prolec.
tors.
., Small, simple aud familiar booS. describing
the objects, principle, or operations they have wit
messed by their LESSONS in the book of Nature.
With these, som Of the beautiful and interesting
passages from The Bible, selected from the Cos:
pels. the Psalms. Proverbs, or The historical sket.
ches OF tho Old Testament, are peculiarly uppro-
pirate and delightful to children.
D. Larger and more systematic works. sciences,
arts. history, biography, and the Bible, more fully.
with abstracts, reflections. or drawing Of things
and incidents, learnt from the FIRST clements and
msture study.
10. Releasing children, principally or entirely,
from tie Incongruous, unmeaning and lrksome mas
ses, found in spelling books aud grammIrs, now
consuming The greatest part Of the nreeious time
80 zIlIYan all,tt,I o., ,Iotr .l,n.t,.,
As a course of juvenile instruction, similar to
that here pointed out, must commend itself to the
common sense Of every one, and as it is folly tried
and corroborsled by experiments. both 10 Europe
and America. II is, at least. worthy Of trial by ev-
cry parent and teacher in our Republican Nation.
remain, as ever, sincerely yours,
J. HOLBROOK.