Boon's Lick times., 1841-03-27

UNION ACADEMY.


party s'f"e' 'no cIan6or 0! h'Fce Pa''@A" con-
tests have ceased to disturb our quet' and tue
angry clooo' OF PoII'cal warfare 10 Io"Gc'
SPfeau Ule'E hufhy IoioS IN PoI'e"IouS 9IooLN'
along our moral and social honzon-noW "hen
all Is calH' ana 'he IhIho' Heeu from us recent
unnatural eHcI'emFh'' OFea'"cS It's WonIeo a''"oS-
Pne''' no" olI6"'.uI 10 1t 10 fo'',' aria '''o'e
'e"s'''5 S'o"''' '',u ~ 'ePoSv o0' '"0'5"'' o'O"
'o'o'''' anu '''0'e "'''o"eo oOJeV'S'
For twelve months past the public mind has
been almost exclusively devoted TO one allah
sofOIng toPIc' sPufnInS anu reJectnS every other
consideration as oe1Hg subsidiary ana oi MINOR
Importance.
! But tic exciting cause is now removed and
tranquility IS again being restored; wc nay there
fore look around us and inquire wha; IS the pre-.
ent state Of affairs All must admit, lLaL the
interests Of society, in moral point Of view, at
least. have been but little promoted dulnS the
period referred 10. The enquiry then raises,
what is 10 be done to remedy the evil? We think
the answer Of every rejecting mind is, educate
-enlighe>o the minds Of the youth, Let there
be competent persons employed $50 teach the
young idea how to shoot" whose attainments and
qualifications for dischatgng the important trusts
confded to them, shall be their recommendation,
rather than the mere fact OF ''cheapness" as is
very often the case; and then let them be well
compensated for their services, no, scanty pit.
t1ncc doed out to them sparingIy and with re.
uctant feelings, but let them be literally paid.
The vast advantages Of employing well quail
flied and skillfuI Teachers, were forcibIy Illus.
tated 10 INV mind few DAYS since on witness.
ing the examination Of the PUPILS Of Union
Academy, Which is about two or three miles
west Of Fay.ttc. The Teacher, A. Hendrix, is
IN excellent master Of his art. And never did
| see scholars more prompt in answering :he
many questions that were propoundcd to them.
They certainly exhibited abundant evidence Of
the most thorough training and fully dcmopstra.
ted that their intellectual faculties were well
decipIincd from course Of risiI exercise. Nj.
Hendrix seems to have adoo ted the indoc.lv,
combined with iL, ADa,:i;c sv,,aa, arI ,;~,s,,.
IaJ,.i,Jly il T.. s,y'r..,fon. Fo,.,.,l,S o,s ma,
ouly taugbt, bat the rs2sgus Of those n,gpuy3,
ors fully nyes.,sa;,d, and cxcmp!ii,d IN such
manner a. 10 .,;, 70 the learner q c,.a, ,.,,-,.
ton end last,u., hy,y.,,d,,o q D,tu-;,,cy r,,.,
than tae mechanical 2aol;s oDy.,.N which +.
all clcat ual.Y Teachers a,al at, and which is
sc.,ccjy worth u.e g.,,.o,. The exercises d.
the dsy conl...c:.ccd with s9ae.,. "uo,a self
couceit," delivered by yyuu; C.ccsonc, who
tAough scarcely .lhreo feet ura... spoke very
well and acquitted himself with much credit.
Then the regular classes ia their various branches,
viz, arithmetic, Gfammor, Geography, Pa;!o33-
ply and Latin, were examined each mea.Lct
exhibiting proofs Of his OF her industry, aud con,
ylncing the Spectators that they were making
raoid strides W the Hill Of science. At diHer,u.
intervals the following speeches and dialogues
were spoken: Character Of Napoleon, General
Washincton's address to his troops, delivered
before the battle Of Long Island; Rolas uddrcss
to the Pcruyaus; Dialogue on dancing, and q.
The close, a Dialogue on pay,osnomy, all OF
which were delivered with much success, and
Iallkou5a the Juvenile Ofato.s were evidently not
Ciays nor HenryS, yet they are certainly s2Hghtly
>, little fellows and II properly t.a'ncd, will be.
come MGN by and by. Surely Parents could