Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-11-23
CHARLES NIcKERsoy, Seet,y.
TO THE PARENTS AND GUAR
DAMS OF EDGEFIELD DIS
TRICT

Tic Teachers, composing the meeting
held at the Court House, on the mrs, Mon
day in November, respectfully represent;
that Common Schools. next TO parents,
arc the mos, important SCENTS in the bust
ness of instruction, and next 10 Common
Schools, furnished with competent Teach
ers, is n judicious and uniform selection OF
elementary books. A good beginning is
one half towards the accomplishment Of
any good work, and Q good beginning be-
ing had ia elementary Scbooss,tLesgreas
business OF educalion progresses with ra-
pidi,y. ease and de!ight. The method too
frequently adopted or supplying children
win books beyond their capacity of.uu-
dcr.,anding, is fatally injurious 10 the ac-
QUESTION OF a taste for reading. without
WHICH Tie mind is thrown upon its own re-
sources, deprived Of almost any help from
Inc experience Of others; at least that help
will he confined TO The limited circle Of an
every day acluaintance-to what is seen
with the eyes, or heard with the ears. To
remedy this evil, the teachers have agreed
TO recommend the Looks reported By the
committee, TO be used in the Schools OF
this District.
Ia making the selection, the Teachers
would not be understood as condcmuing
nil others on the same subject. but from a
variety OF works presented to them, they
lave agreed upon those which they think
most likely 10 advance The object they
have in view. One work only have Ihcy
Condemned, viz. Wayiand's Moral Science.
This work contains doctrines inimical 10
The institutions of The South; sentiments
which should not appear in a work on
Moral Science. unless conforming 10 some
other code Than that derived from the
Scriptures. The opinions set forth in The
above work, we conceive, 10 be erroneous,
dangerous in the extreme, and meriting
The condemnation OF Southern Teachers
aud Parents.
The Teachers most urgently call upon
all parents and guardians TO assist them
in the responsible aud arduous duty they
have undertaken, OF ins,ructine the youth
lul mind. This, in part, can I've done by
furnishing each pupil with proper books,
as they may be needed. The expense OF
teaching aud books, they fear, deter too
many from giving their children a proper
education, but rioy may be assured that q
well educated child is far more likely 10
repay his parents Tor their care Of him.
than one brought up IN ignorance. lno
paren, who desires his child TO be happy
IN himself, respectable in society, aud a
blessing 10 others. should not negleet 10
furnish him The means Of studying those
subjects whicl, wiIl conduce TO these ends.
or The well Instructed youth 1t may De
SAID. he has lived more in the world nan
unips,ructed age; lSr by properly inform
lug aud improving his mind. he mas earn
ed more OF the world. aud more Of wna'is
necessary Ia happiues., the grand oo)ec'
! of all. than three score years OF nninsuuct-
ed experience could probably have &C.
CURED.
The importance of elementary ins'rue,
ton is too frequently neglected. Men OF
commanding IaIen, look beyond Inc ch''a
and seem, like ambitious physicians VINO
w,uld raincr have the honor Of perform.
ing a cure than preventing a disease')
,,o,, inclined to exert their ability IN the
| reformation of errors in mature age tna"m
preventing them in childhood. bu' 10 'no
moral as in the physical structure OF our
nature. to use u hornely phrase, prevention
j, worth moro than cure; aud were more
attention paid towards rightly forming 'So
uucorrupted mind Of The infant inc nho'ais
n, community would be better pre-
serred-lhc magistrate would ave is.s
hn,;uss, in puuishiug erime-and The Of
vino q far more pleasing task than what