New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-18
Hon. Hornce Mann's Lecture on Education
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Economical researches-iheir exact calculations con-
corning every motion OF this ponderous esrh-ii 1pn'
lion and perheon-as it goes booming on II the rate o'
leimiles second and yet how short time 'h.'' ="
co,o,srson wa. II, tbs, they could not irunde hoop
Or geolocisis who have diTed into me 0o"'N
eartb-mapped on, and classified - internal
-. ., r~b, and named enorrnou. animals. who DFed
and moved thousands Of ages snce-"ho sho" ue We!
in which the Eternal went to work 70 eoh''''', -'''
t.u,if slobe we; but few years since iNe'e hs'o
mans Of pas, word bit coral ior the D."'"' -
,.e,b Anplau.e and lau.hter) And Fir John hersche
mas explored what may be termed 'ne 'O1sH par o
,o,nep.,v and mapped tie centres Of other sys-
.s,n. .,d called them al by - and ye, but a
few wears ago and the ends Of LIS myers were 70 nm
The outside Of the universe. applause
rdpcatop and il. final truth il comprised niwo words
mind rows How diminutive are the seeds Of the
annie contained within the core Of the fru-and yet
one O; these small seeds will produce accord Of wood
and ton tons Of apples Look az the vast naves Of the
nover. Of Europe sc. and yet few years age and al
he seeds from which the wood Of those ships sprung
could be held in the hollow Of your hand. And striSi
these Illustrations, they are feeble 20 image ofth
the rspidy and yasness OF mental growth. applause
The growth Of the body is definite and limited snd
there il pon, when il reaches maturity but 10 that
which is BY iis nature immortal there Is no niury-
Immense spplause.)
Again the late Of the body is. determined before we
born True God gives us the boon Of hie-yet ne
selects those who shall be the bearers OF inc sti Aho
the boon is often turned ~ curse Oy me wee OF rue
folly of those no bear IL And Is now admtied rs
well known fact that consumption. govt scroius inssn
y are hereditary They descend IN manner eaeo z
lawyers gaveikind !" ~iin this exception tAai eacn
child nherifs the whole Of the diseases IN! sela4s
tell Il. that scrouls meant little PIG no" 10 emo
will thank bis parents for turning his BODY INTO s shu
filing II with i,ile pigs-especsly ne mas andeI ~
big pigs o. his disposition Much laughter ana sppaus
think fhs, those sons and daughters whose iares ana
bodes arc covered with bloche and scabs and scars by
nhertapce should be released from the injunction VI
that holy ordinance that commands us 10 h0hor o9i "a
ther and mother Applause) MOI can ooi.s-s -
either RELIGIONS or moral 10 remind child 81 the worship
Of the blessed saints By giving her - Fiuss dance or
- Antbony's fire Increased laughter and applause =
Farronrs II known w tske the grestest possible pans
to give COW straight BACK ~ oioei - IN -.
breed aud think fathers should take al least Inc sane
amount of pains with their daughiers-iOr canhol 9eeh
straight back in COW more important thsi sua'sN'
spine IN woman daughter, bushlng ana applau'eI
Pardon me my friends but these truths must oe 1oiu
moro inportan than lite itself and fastd0us ears must
not sie important appeal to the human neeiL VERY
great applause .L.l
is natural is irst Let the habits Oi the enid CONFORM
n, times and seasons a. TO the laws OF nature. GIVE an
infant pure air all times and plenty OF II noi Oy cup
fs in the paror but let him drink IN his MI from the
GREAT simospheric ocean without. The colder me ar
the better provided you warm yourself Make the
childs dress invariably conform 70 climate never i't
sleep in any thing which has worn during the DAY ana
let IL garments be put on III the mornns az u
the west wind and the song OF birds Applause mus
Al least do your part of the contract and Nature WIN give
health and throw in perpetual JOY TO bind me
Immense applause ,1
Of Msrparet Daydson-n her case beauty extraordinary
ineii gence fsl affections unsurpassed Gc'ouoh uhe
Gualcd AL suicidal unsurpassed love- tenderness hhA
ieiy dsraction-il directed energies On me par o.
~ frunr had
ed "A century OF suerin; into few years oi human cN
ience In her death that terrible immuiaoiy o. me Al
mighty mcrc.fu in that iumutabhity you wa,
commanding the ignorant 10 study the laws OF NE hhu
both the learned and the ignorant 10 obey those laws
Appsuse)
At It's birth the child occupies sort Of middle ground
between life and deaih-its eyes cannot see distinctly
it, hear distinctly. The heart beats ieeoiy
AS though it, motions would soon expire by their own
limitations And yet IN very short time the it'Ie steam
engine begins TO quicken It's strokes-the not Doou s
through all the alleys Of the system-soon the tue
feet. that would not support the weight OF us limbs
climb the mountains OF the earth, and uavei una we
gObe-snd oil from lis fingers ends leap rallfoahs
steamboats, powerlOOms and hbranes-his voice con
trolls the Senate he leads large armies 10 slaughter ana
ike Jupiter on Olympus DEGREES the fate Of worlds
Great Applause
Not only does the mind grow thus uSurlanily but II
also exhibits most wonderful pliancy II born IN nay
mans vocal expression would be ihoned 20 the j.
quids and cabals of the soft Italian tongue u DO u IN
Germany the guiurals Of tina; grave people anu 81 IN
T. ". III
Of the Purans daughter and applausc) This origin
al udiy does not last however through lie as II hafd
into consistency and form and characters developed
the impressibliiy soon becomes the mpeneirsbhiy o
the mind of man In early life il IS macable. and can be
hammered into any shspc-it il huid and can be cast
into any form- is sheet OF white paper on which TIE
phloso, her can write his wisdom or the fool bosmcar
with his folly. applause
And how susceptible is a child 4 spirit that cannot
die in body that with difficulty lives. (lmmense ap-
plssse) And ii the gossamer or the aspen could know
IT, il would be their emblem for susceptibility Appause
Mr. NJ went 10 speak Of the various faculties OF the
mind and observed that what is of faculty i
OF the whole of them No one now denies plurality
of faculties to the mind and those who have them not
belong not to the rede the school ROOM but TO the
insane hospital. The evils of society come not rom
the eisfcnc, of what falsely termed evil organs Of the
brain combaiyeness destrucivencss sc but from Their
pred0muaRcc II the mora faculties are properly deyol
oped combaiivcness will not use It's energies IN dong
what wrong but promptly leap the succor OF the IN
jured SO de trucuyeBess will be powerful only 10 de
stroy vice and hurl it from the face Of the earth And
fTmness eNertng itself in good cause only would no
grow weary ef steadfsstness, than the diamond
would grow weary of shining or the needle grow weary
Of turning to the pole (Applause) Vices exist
amongst men, because these faculties are too strong
but because the moral and religious sentiments are too
weak.
The temper told was at frs; as fierce
that of beast Of prey yet he reined II IN oy the e
ercisc and increasing Of the moral faculties nl was a.
Gle child Washington unquestonably had as mucn
ambition Benedict Arnold yet the controlling pow
Of the moral faculties whilst II saved him from being
traitor To his country, the time msfe him lis
saviour Immense applause OF what avail IS II that
Encledus should hease If Ena prove too heavy for his
heavings The steamboat does not blow up because the
S strong but because the boiler s too weak -
daughter Let there be holy and slnciihed will. and
all the fiery dragons by Satan in the human
heart, Nil be bound 10 do their duty beneath II
lay stress then. these two points the growth OF
mind and lis susceptibility TO influences as Il grows. And
the right appreciation Of these Education has It's ha
sis. From these iwo-minds growth and It's suscepii-
bility-ss from central luminous points Ugh, shines
forth 10 illuminate the whole field Il education ZAP
plsuse)
This doctrine Of the minds growth and It's susceptible
~ influences from day day and hour hour If pro
perry studied viii show how difficult the task Of educa
tons The lkeunc Of the mind 10 canvass and the ed.
ucaior TO a1stor the educator 20 aspdary operat
ing precious stone in the rough from the quayog
a sculptor who from the rude block Of marble
features that will rival ali others for beauty Of form and
grandeur Of expression all these theories
beautiful IN fancy than true in philosophy they may in
cite 10 exertions but they Will never do rules for
ton The painter for instance. leaves his WORK to-day
and returns o. at the end 4 week month and hnds
all precisely he leit No disturbing forces have been
at work with his easel and brush so with the sculptor
feature has been chiselled on his marble has
the beauty OF either OF the old been in the htest
degree obliierated Their instruments are passive in