The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-02-26

the report, "know not a single school that comes
up TO the requirements Of the statute" The
prison is intended TO punish crime; the school
10 Dreuenf il. And how is this 10 be doneg BY
showing scholars, by teaching them in the
schools the infinite value Of the love OF truth,
Of Justice, Of integrity, Of fidelity in contracts
Of industry, OF chariiableness in judgment;-l
the reciprocal relations and duties Of parents
and children, of employers and employed, of
masters and servants; the necessity Of self-con-
irol, Of self-edncaiion, Of improving all ones
faculties, Of economy in the use of times the |
beauty Of generosity, Of kindness and courtesy, |
and Of an honorable and manly character; the
importance Of diligence and OF knowledge, the
excellence of good habits, and the danger Of bad
ones; tie shamefulness Of foul, indecent and
Profane language; the cOwardliness Of dsceP-
ton, and the baseness Of imposing upon the
weak and the simple,-'these things should be
taught in every good school," and they are the
ORly things which can accomplish this end,
which can make true men Of boys. Do any
ask the process BY which much may be sc-
complishedl The answer is, by combining NOR
al with Intellectual instruction. Let the teacher
DO this, let him sin the still hour Of the morning"
Z pour truth into the hearts of his pupils, as ne
lights up their minds with information and new
thoughts, and il can be done Saw the commit
: tee:
1 ssThe lesson needs not 10 be long one; il
must not be a tedious one The example Of
good men, or anecdotes Of their lives and char
acter' Wsshington's absolute regard for truth,
: his faultless punctualiiy-Marshall' stopping in
the street 10 assist in collecting the scattered
, chickens Of the poor market-woman-Fenelon
bringing back the COW TO the peasants family
and similar facts, might often be employed 10
= interest the learner, and thus be made the We
hcle Of impressive moral instruction. And il
! instruction of this kind were always faithfully
given in connection with intellectual discipline,
the question whether education has OF has not .
tendency to diminish vice and crime, would
4 probably never again arise
: And a thorough test is made of the schools in
: these particulars. The members Of the COM
o mittee 60 10 them, and see and hear for them
- selves They mark the course Of the teacher
: and watch the effect Of his manner upon the
. boys II he have intelligence, vivacity, thor
= eughness. if the mental habits Of the learner
d show this, they know what he is doing. AND
they are not satisfied with a mere knowledge Of
s words at IS the knowledge Of things, facts,
= ideas, and thoughts expressed by words" thai
= they look for and must see TO be satisfied. b.
e this test, they Judge the teachers, know wha
h progress boys sre making.
& Norale any pans or expense spared in pre-
- serving the health Of the ehilden. The school
e houses are commOdiOus, many Of them beauui
J.. fol ediices; retaliation is carefully secured
u Every apartment occupied by human beings,
$ say the oonnittee, "should have an outlet, al
ways open, for the escape Of the air which ha
passed through the lungs The school-hOuse
have these outlets: The air in them, eOnse
queutly, is ''as good as in most ParlOrs-" We
not content with doing this, it Is urged that tn
study of Physiology be Immediately introduced
!, especially into the girls schools. says the re
;. port;
.. The inmates Of the girls schools are des
tined 10 have charge OF the nurture and rearin
le Of the coming generation. To them will b
: committed the care Of the bodies, the minds an
al the character al the most impressib.e period q
life. when the body Is formed 10 vigor and health
the mind TO action, and the character 10 energ
and virtue. or 10 effeminacy and vice. The
-
= health and nurses in sickness. In the schOol'
therefore. something should be done to qualif
q them for these Offices. There are laws Of N
il structure Of their own bodies, which the Make
Of Of those bodies has established; laws Of nature
laws Of life and health, which the Author Of ma
ture has made. These laws are not numerous
OF nor difficult to be Understood. They have tina
III admirable simplicity which marks their author
ship; but they are unspeakabiy impOrtant.--
= These laws, children. especially girls, shout
" learn. They should learn the properties Of th
Is air they breathe and the necessity Of its abunC
ance ans purity; the influences Of cold ana (
u. heat Of light and darkness; the vital impOrtsnc
Of well ventilated rooms, % cleanliness, of war;
clothing, Of wholesome food and healthy oigei
ton, Of temperance both in food and drink,
IN moderation in labor and in study, ard Of regu
lar physical habits, and the dangers OF all exce
r They should learn enough Of the structure
81 their own BODY. and the influences Of EXTERN
e nature which act upon il, 10 be led 10 Perceiy
Us in after wears, when they come 10 reflect, ii
C infinite cOnsonance between the commandment
Of which have been revealed 10 them, and the Law
Of the world which has been made for then
Ell that they NAV not be left 10 doubt wheth,
ID either the one or the other fortutous or far
n tastical, the offspring Of blind chance or of 2
10 unfeeling necessity"
n Indeed, no branch Of knowledge Is likely
| D. omitted IN TIE Boston tOiliiifoh
~ Certainly which promises, directly or Indirect.
!, 10 help on labor and elevate it. Think of draw
.pg being taught in them. "W hat" says on
>. +" teach han who is to be an arizsn this art :
al EEclaims another, waste time, in instractin
in the future Eaborer how TO draw - And WI
"a mott Hear how these men Of Massachusei
reason on this point, and then say whether yc
u or they be right Whether you be ignOran
II; or they wise
:. "The practice Of this art exercises the ey
- and the hand, rendering the one observant an
the other exact, while il trains that inward far
- ulty which guides them both. IL helps 10 con
: prehend whatever is delineated by art or re?r,
scented BY nature. II gradually enlarges th
:. mental grasp, by exercising the mind to Judge
- distance sire shape and relation and cultivat'
a the taste BY quickening the perception Of II
:, beauty which depends harmony, propOrtio
{, and color Ii furnishes safeguard against idl'
~ ness, by giving pleasant and innocent OccuP'
: ton for leisure hours. Ii makes echid quic
IA TO comprehend all illustrations upon the blacl
-. board, and prepares him for his own exercise
- map drawing. IL should be considered absI
=, luiely necessary in a boys school, il will
"A most valuable assistance in almost every occT
Il patton in which men employed. IL aids th
a. mechanic 10 understand every piece Of mechan
=, ism which is figured, and enables him to repr,
= sent TO others what he has himself conceived
\, Ii is an essential help to almost every one Ell
gagged in directing, practically occupied in dc
ID ing the work of life; and il is an elegant accom-
: ulishmeut 10 him whom fortune raises aboy