Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-09-27
miscellaneous.
F'r0m NE Nsn YOrE I,U,rjr,,,

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his lss' s ssssse aas eH ron s. " n c5
ton. to the Legislature of New York. he 20 /.
marked that with proper system Of cdu-
cation, and correct modes of ,eachinr all
our children might become familiar with
The physical sciences. botany, mincraloov
Tie various classes of animals, cl,cmistyy
natural philosophy, astronomy, the Iund,,
mental principles ofagricultural and po,i,;c :
al economy, and with much i'm history on,,
biography, without any additional cyucnsc
oi time and money for their Instruction.
he so'ndncsS and ruth OF this remark bas
since been fully proved hy the system of
education IN Prussia and other German
: lies, as II has hy schools for deaf ,nutes
and the blind in This country.
The following facts also show thar The
same remark niHy he fully sustained rs a
plain deduction of reasoning:
j. Spelling hooks, in common usc co,.
!:iih lr"'i ten I" h!tcen Thousand Words
i" learn the "rilo%raphy OF each word by
me .ini OF ncn"ry. founded on The arrange
mrnt or relative position of The letters, mus,
require as much time and effort ;i> 10 learn
The names, properties and uses of ten plon,s
minerals. animH!s, or shells: or ten nrinci.
pies IN chemistry, natural p!iosnphv, as
Iron"nv. agriculture, or poiiiicuI cconomv.
or The same number of facts in history. or
biography. Consequently while u ..hild
Is committing To memory The words i, n
spelling took, he might learn Il hun,lrcJ
lh""sand of The objects, principles, or facts
above referred to-
:. Tie Time, paper ink an, u,ilIs. or,li
nnrily used by children in schools. in rom,
"rI'hS, would be sufficient, for wiring rhn
names, with brief descriptions of the same
ohlccis, principles and facts.
=. me iinc spent in repeating lessons
from reading books, if Devoted ~ the rcod
'iig a:d st'dy "t the Bible. work. ON sci
chcc, hlSiUry, &c. would he sutlicicn, for
'Nhi'''iih" WIN some care. and for some
cHi'c" rtadin" of. at least one nu,Eor. ON
cach al me subjects above ncntinncI
Il. ne 'Inic usually spcnt in ,npmDr;-j IN n
grammar lessons. would be sufficient for
prac'ical "nd criilcai exercises i'm dcscrin
Mons ana narrhiIonS. rcating 10 the objects
oi nature ana ART, with scenery. ,orcr,tions
ana events, Witnessed by children during
The period of their schools days and years
D. by tins practical, rational, and consc-
q"rntly Interesting. course of exercises in
spelling, writing, reading and grammar. il
inuSi he evident I" every one that children
W"uiu hec"'nc more i;,miliarlv and thor
oughly acquainted with these mechanical,
parts Of cducnlion. Than rIIrv could possibly
I've by mere rcpeiiIiun of them for ,lays.
months and years. like so many parrots,
sense, or Use.
In proof ihc correctness of the above
statements, beg leave to mention that |
have had occasion TO know many thousand
children who have learnt the names, and
something OF the properties, of from twenty
TO thirty objects in one hour, many of whom
had spent, not only days and weeks. but
months, If not years, in learning the twenty
six letters of the alphabet and after all, they
probably did not obtain one distinc, ration.
al idea, from what was considered their in
slruc'i"n, though, it is true, they must have
received many from their sports, and from
! their walks to and from school
10 secure the important objects spcci-