Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-03-13

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They are ialcei 60 repeat Ike SO many
"a. riulmersJle number a. grammar iI.es
.I.ss.l5ls, roles Ia awAmfuci pages aud
-. history and spycclsl itujh various
,..,J they can groau forth an eNlausuc-s
- .. w.rd, without connecting ssIg.e Coz.
y, lea with any oil tleir exercises ho~ can
~. ,4u, taught, loci. upon tue school toom 10
pa ,.h-r I.Ll thla PRISON, aud their teacher a.
il,+ nj ss,., ,ysset Go INTO one ol our aea-
e. and va wd, fad ,alt four or dye yesss
'.,a,i m learning tae decleusioas Of nouas,
.esailrl.ions Of words, tae rules ot syn,ax,
ln acquiring an imperfect kao"led-e OF The
lam and Grcea languages. AHcr las TIC pupil
1bs academy becomes the student q college,
5A-s- course Is bat a continuation q What ne
- ..rssly experienced. lie learns something
t,,-,n mythology, cansialk oIlhe amoFous and
.,i,-s OF 90 - and goddess 5; repeat the noaid-
|orbe,nllous poets, and comment on tie CHAR
..sr al some Of the bsod.ihiry heroes Of aullqu'
Tn, Is called a knowledge. Yet he is lg'
E,,1, O. ine sublime discoveries IN the ant. aad
'.,.oee5; tguoraut OF ths common laws o! miute,
I'D wba, is st worse, ignorant OF the laws oi
o,,l action. 1t Is well known that ou lustllu-
Doo. have gcueraly but one prescribed coWSe i"i
u.it hp IA
r,ys IA contemplation, the student Is compelled
-, t,ke that course without consulting his taste
,,.b,,,,on Or talent. So fur is this carried tia
.,so then instead of forming an estimate OF IL
,,bolar's advancement by hS knowledge OF al
%s branches Of study required, they viii decide
N bs favor if he proves thorough IA mat PatIicu
I, one TO which the professors MAY be PARTIAL
Ia .ome institutions, knowledge Of The Ian
races il decreed all important and therefore To-
Character Of the scholar II determined accoruh
o bs pIoti ieucy IN them; ~ others natAeinatic
,on.t tn,e the chief excellencesn scholars cha
meier. and though he may be velv dehclut as
n,so,,,. he eau receive the highest honors 1t h
NO mood matbema,i; lan. Now can our yout
he prs,ared 10 such institutions, Tor lhe duaesi'
o0e, llsl Can they become fitted ior any SD
ton among menl They could pass ther We
c,nlooao,y IN Inc closet; but Is this the KIND
mea the present state OF the world demands! W
yant practlCal uiea--i Hen who can come dhecu
aon the study 10 the buslns word and iao'
yoh censtancy Of zeal aud energy OF purpose I,
te cause OF mans intellectual ana notai imPtoW
menl. It's necessary, m the FIRST place, that
n our institutions provision should be mace t'
me encouragement Of every and o. talent and
, q, lac lA1actye system OF ieachiT
,,ol,d be thoroughly uud rstood ana appteu
,rnatltug instruction IA all branches OF stGd
sa,n he lowest to the highest aiiaInabie polt
lbe teachef, instead 81 loading tho memory vi
s0d. should present every tnng III such !"
.Dexcte and interest the rejecting powers
IA, elementary instruction constant eHJItS shou
(, male 10 convey ideas to the undeIstandr
and lin, practice should be pursued though I
.bo,e period OF education. II is but htceSSd
N bsr. 10 teer to, the mauner Ia when MAS
vusmeu team tAru apprentices 10 men O'''he
Tue Carpenter Dies not sit down aud give
,..ns ,orAmrn lessons Oh the cCha zeal 20
rtsAar does he nave "A leatued lecture GA Inc
lreof the ,ed.e aud ,nclaed plan": but be 7
ces before ham the hammef,lh saw aud NE P'a
sqd shows nan wnele to g TO work. ne
rss,.ry ,n.ttuctmn relative 10 the use OF th'
(oos IL gwen. whenever occasion cails i'f y, Z
ftb. master wishes to make hun finished 10
man, he nnDarts lust that kind and amount OF
Mucuon as the situation aud PROCESS o. the
prntce dug.Auds. But nath this Is always
cOmpan!od win some opportunity ior SpIlyW
10 practice. Now THIS IL the way III "Wch
instruction should ne impaired. It's practical
plicauon should always be ceen by toe ~
This course throws the pupil upoo MS own
sources and compels hIm to think ion himself
When this Is secured the greet difficulty is re
we'd nom has path, and he vii most assu'edil
forward with pleasure and increasing success
Yours &c.
G. G.. preston