Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-10-29

land audnctd Parliament iau apfloPl"s =" = $50,
SIC upwards of seven millions OF dollars Tor Tie rer'
noses az education and had prescribed the Form n an
ua,, 10 those who carry The law INTO execution,
II do soiemu!y that VII teach "r c''-' !" o
taurh, an English school within tue reciofy - V'e'"se
If - as the Law IN that cas-" requires. ;" hep me
Cod And vet in l-2i onl Of -. henef1es there
were only a parochal schools. aud III 2l pafishcs the
law was violated aud the cath broken.
10 call county conventions of teachers, trustees,
school officers (naking compulsory all these 10
aend aud cilzens generally fnr tie purposes OF con.
snl,aon, encouragement, information and business ana
10 induce associations Of teachers IN each county.
70 report lie state nr Normal schools asylnms and
ds,fc; schools 10 the grncr superintendent, ana MAKE
such suggestions rs will be # genera! utility
10 atien,. 10 the rg enforcement u The school sys-
EN- police in the aud manufacturing districts
where the experience Of all States shows The greatest
Tendency 10 the violation Of the gcneTa laws, and es
pecsliv ,AUse relating the education Q! childrcn
To meet together al least once each year 10 coinhn-
nicale 10 and consult with each otlie-
To keep journals OF their proceedings Tor the benefit
of the publc which shall! be delivered over 10 ter sue
IN office.
To hold their Office for three years, removable at the
will OF the Legislature and each inspector 10 chahSe
his division every year
In connection with an annual visit Of the Inspectors
to The respective countess let there be established
lest in which the best scholars Of the whole county
NAV PARTICIPATE, al which medal shall be distributed
To the most proficient, scholar III the different depart.
men,s Of learning The Italian prizes the golden
and SILVER yioie,s, and the struggle TO obtain the Flo
raj crown may have aided much To make Pe;rarch in
mortal.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES AND APPARATUS.
The object oil education is 10 ednce efforts al pro-
per self. direction. The docy which secures 10 the
teacher mpasslve recipence OF his instructions Is
far different from the ability III sell. direction or the
awakened energy of genius. So long individuals
can only spell and 5under through Kind Of read
ING and cypher ltr, they but latte more than
piers N society and frequently II value except
as they are relatively paced-ihey are o:teh'ihieS
only hands attached TO somebody else who 'aS '"e
brains lts only by cultSal,ng t'sIe for reanhs
works OF useful character that habS Of 'hons''
can he created correct thought Disseminate "u -
dlvidua.s be raised rom the condition "i instruments
10 that OF thinking, iniellgent and therefore
BILE arents Ba5hage has invented machine "hc'
IN ,.,,,,a aud cive results faster aud VITA more
certainty than any man alive, but no man mas !el
invented thinking machine. 9'i'.Io'se 80, "
The fountain OF ,csaUm but II requires 'e act o. 's
nrophrt 10 strike the rcck, and set lis waters Tree
rtt ',n,,nn If the schools viii do THIS
, en- a. "a induces thought aud thinking an orr
cno MAKER Of mind, and this can chiy be done by le
COLLISION Of mind with mnd III the moral conflicts u
LIE. bv the sympathy aud union Of soul with soul, III
the perusdl OF books by the passions
and affections Of the moral agent gong cut OF himself
a., acting upon the opposing obstacles oil the alera!
word aud the diversified relations o! society and then
The results known under the terms experience and Oh
there producing II ltctonab TIC n-think ng-- pure
,houat Tie latter The lessons Of practical expert
epce and observation. the former the instructions u
books and III these the practical aud rSycoo1ca!
ence other mems lives are recorded aad rs Tie Indv
dual canno, come III collision with all The relations life
or modes Of thinking purity, strength ana activity 81
mind vii! be greatly increased from the accumulated
wisdom of the library. The ordinary instruction Of the
schools does not confer Mnh;ng, bui only give the I'M
pemcnts with which to think While library Will furnish
elaborate thought and ric variety oirrc"rdcd expert
ence to guide through The changing reailvEs o:e and
aud in the tnyes .aiIon OF Science and ruth Hence The
necessity al placing within the reach nevery schoara
we'll selected Library Sha!! sc take al second hand
the New York Distinct the Mass iciu-c!is 'Schon!
Library or call INTO exercise the slumheTn- talent Of
cur State aud direct u III ths wise 10 iv9ie ana
practical pursuit
tant with the establishment; Il school $: sir'n bat
i the o!icc or education in Republican form OF Co.
ycrn,ucn !, Is, 50 far aita,nable the perfection OF
No citizen not the mere qualification Instruction oi
lie individual. Our Republican education must look
10 man in his character Of citizen. FIRST ia the sense
Of moral responsibility by giving hun clear perceptions
OF right and wrong and then historical and riog!aph
cal examples form has character aud influence ms pr
yata md public conduct There IS incident Of lie
which does aid in iot.nng character. The external!
condition in which man is laced constitutes, IN the his
tory of the world the education Of the race, and man
j. more or less The reflex Of the condition which
y
DIAL may no, be altogether chltcT1e y" H." .is"1 =
w.. upJl uouu,ned masses for the happy nilue
which would make an exalted hd,vIduli character,
viii more or less on enlarged application, iavorahly
affect multiiude. Amongst the most adverse IN
huences of life, IS the character al the books which
generally read The tales of terror, the mysteries oil
crime The atveilcd rites oi icentiuusncss, the union
of noble with gnoLe or criminal purposes IN fictitious
| characters the attainment Of visionary reornis oi
questionable integrity, and the partial views which
characterize the ordinary literature Of The day, the
elements which 90 10 form tie character oi large
class OF readers, far combination II such pro-
prt;es he called character. These things more
likely produce that e,rs;aa!c compound winch has
no name significance, and which RAY he termed,
no character, aud conso queHtiy universally fUd
among the !nreteraie .oGrmaEdS NJ this daily hsra-
;ure, uanmeiisn, love OF ceca'aon, tie miserable cant
| OF noble qualities IN UNION with selfish or degraded
aclicn--,hc whole opposed 10 simplicity d character
and truth III naiure-opposed 10 HE moral elevation
Of The ndivdua and to the dignity and duties O! Re
publican. The Inducements 10 such reading should
| be prevented, by presenting to tie forming mind,
through Ds:rc; Libraries, books which VIII be
of information and lncen,'rcs 10 correct thought and
purity IN action Astronomy, Chemistry, Phy sology,
Geology, Mneraogy, Botany, Natural History, History,
Philosophy Of History Biography: these branches o hi-
knowledge, and al such as these for they improve
the r,imd hy gvng information, supplying the proce
Of thong iii and directing tie menia! a"d moral
crses tp useful ard dsniicd purposes bordering on
the life o! Washington never Eade tyrani, and re-
iec,ng Oh The "open secr.t, 81 tie universe, never
made contracted mind NOT limited by selfish RESTRAINTS
| the sphere Of human agency
Observation-Disclosures easily given and duraby
impressed IN proportion - lie nuinbrr Of adj
dressed hence lie uy Of maps, globes and all appa
ratus necessary su6serylct IL The ends Of ms
ton. Many propositions III mathematical geography
can only be distinctly conveyed b. TIE Of globes
aud physical and political geography and history
be only utel!gcntly pursued wi,h the Of maps
All apparatus for making experiments in the different de-
parimeG's OF instruction address the example 10 The
eye, while The book lhr teacher conveys The law Of
the example, the absrac, r7inciplc 10 the miGG.
| LYCE; IL.
Lyceums and Mechanics Institutes with social Ii
bIar.s attached thereto, should tie
courag Of the STAT. under liberal and general
charter ot incorporation. ia these are produced coli
sion Of mind with mind and necessity and desire II
investigate subjects proposed for discussion. uere
springs mp that emulation which fires 10 useful an,5
ton. 1t IS here men learn 10 apply ,ie ledge they
have attained, 70 communicate reciprocal Instructions
| IN uouuar Subjects and Ia form