The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-12-07
HrDUG4ATH9DN.
From The Redmond Republican.
Education.


Education.
II 10 pleasing 10 witness tho more enlight
ened aud expanded views OF education which
are nov urged by the press upon the suen.
lion ofteschers. parents and pupils. Eiucs.
ton 10 now regarded ia ito true light, as DO
log designed 10 deveope The ~holc msn--his
moral. Intellectual and ply steal powers. The
latter hare been moot grossly neglected IN
most Of our schools and colleges, and that too
al pcsiod Of life when exercise and ait are
moss necessary. end confinement most ibju
sious. Ambitious young men, too, are 10
el,ned 10 think that they hsvo 10 time 10
spare from their books for physical exercise.
This 10 . great mistake, - mnny have found
10 their sorrow 10 after lie. when the body
enfeeb!ed by the sedsn,sry habits OF youth,
gave Gay under the powerful energies oil the
mind.
We extract the following sensible remarks
on snother neglected branch Of the suit. &C. OF
education. from the N. y. Commercial Ad.
vefiises
We do not mean that Of any time morals
have been entirely neglected in the A metican
system Of education. Far from il. II has
stssys been the pr,de Of this country tina, ito
institutions Of learning have admitted of no
outssgcs upon morality, such 40 have proven.
biaiiy dsgraced tho collegiate insii,u,ions VI
the mother country. Whatever else may
have been lacking here. tho out~sid obser.
vance Of personal prophecies hos siwsys been
strictly enforced. Blu, We think thu. more
than ever high standard Of morals 10 incul.
Gated upon our youth - sp'iog,ng from re.
ligiout ccnsdefs.ioos and obligations. And
&c would here ssy that this 10 tho oply safe
foundssioa Of chat se understand by q moral
education. |, mua be grounded upon re-.
l'g'ous principles. Nothing shoi, Of this will
ABIDE the severe tests TO shich the moral
principles Of youth are necessarily exposed IN
their intercourse nth the world.
Blu, II may pefhap, sill be doubted ~he,h.
er, IN our public educational institutions gen.
orally, the nnialiiG ind amplitude OF moral oh.
legations are sufficiently discussed and taught.
csost endless rsmifica,ions and nice dis,,Dc
tions. and yet, 80 ,n,oiivo are youths percep.
liens oil sieh, ard wrong. that II IL no, diff
cult OF illustration. The m,uds OF even young
children can comprehend us teachings, and
shouid be stored With ,ts m,av,est precepts.
A code OF morals ought TO bs established IN
csery academic insi,u,icn, snd pupil. should
tc instructed and encoura --d 10 teal. nc; CO
" their cu,vs,d department. bu, the, desires
and motives. b. Its perfect rcqu,.H,ons l.
- comparatively easy 10 square the outward
life sccor,l,u. 10 The osspes of society md The
Ordinary stsndafd of meals. Bot the / ld,.
L..
bited TO assume the onefous fosponsi b.lliy Of
the chatge Of sou'h. vii no, b. content with
thus. tie will take every opportunity u Va
culcsI'ng The pr.acipie ot sound morals. IS
wet as ohscfting the tecoen x;d stands;d Of
out Astd sbsrrganee.
2 4 would seem TO be- nc duig sud he "a
Of every eoa.rieugtos. aud eompetan, pr,nel.
pal az Ialof ~ out Sc niratirs and acsd "mIrs
Ia make the moral dispo ,'lon OF each pupl
h,s seee,ai study, TO watch Jea ousl, but kind
" IN chs drectlua. the moral faculties ste
tsn-i accustomed to s~cfvc from an even bs!
sncei 90 thst p,ep"ndetai,ng ,,ilJence may
be iii,c,ously b'oush, TO bear for the reeti
hcAuon of the error, and The s'icnp then,ng oil
the character 10 thst direction. To auenp,
education 1.-The development, Of The inlelIi
gent and accountable be,ns-wnhou, such
care and wa,cbfulness, would be not only to do
the woik impcrfec,ly, but 10 do II 10 the chd's
injury. the very circumstances attending
the communication Of kno~iedgc nvolv,ng
efieo rivalry, emulation, smb,ion--msy have
. tendency TO warp the moral faculties, TO
blunt tho nice ard delicate sense OF right and
wrong, 10 excite envy OF pride or discomfort,
which, unchecked, Gill mar ell beauty and
smiab,.iiy OF character.
.We are all aware that this branch Of do.
nestle educs,ion--,he moral training Of pu-
pils-w,ll prove. in many instances, by far the
most difficult part Of the educators duty, for
the reason mentioned IN les, weeks article.
that parents too often neglect this impor,an,
duty at tho very Time when i, is most easily
commenced, and a. conseq uence Of such nc.
giect, moral bliss has already been esrab.
lshsd, which may DO difficult, TO remove. The
benevolent pfcccp,or. however, will find 10
this misfortune only another motive TO vigil.
snes and psicai effort. Upon him devolves
> high responsibility =; the youth 10 TO 60 forth
from bic teachings. to become Immediately
one Of the world TO think, and speak. aud &C,
~ an intelligent integral Of society, claiming
the rights and immuni,cs Of the social CON.
pact, end amensbIs 10 ito code and tho educs.
for viii DO 10 no small degree responsible for
the youih's failure who has neglected 10 train
and strengthen HE moral faculties"
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