The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-08-24

thus making 3 circle IN he Naters
which viii coaiinus o widen . az m
definite extent.
Bax helpless female. Who cannot
push her fortune in the world, and yet
Is born dependent on the iabaf u her
own hands. when started on such ca
reer. fairly electrifes surrounding ig-
norznce and prejudice. and Is stand
Ing miracle performed by means o. our
Common Schools. Imagine girl
YOU can see them in your own neigh-'
bOrhood-a girfwith natural sensibili.
ties and capabilities. for heart and
mind are inherited b. all ranks and
classes-but from her very infancy
pushed into rude contactwith the world.
Il being necessary for her own exist
ence or that Of her parents. that she be
hired out TO wages. What Is the hope
before herr In the factories she may
make four to six dollars per month. and
, NAV preserve her character. though IN
haling a noisome atlnosphere-in the
fields she may earn three dollars per
month and live on to old age. with ten
per soured by unnatural employments,
with disposition untitled Cor the I'M
portant duties ofhouse- keeper, and with
chronic diseases to embitter herexis.
: tence. Or such one may. for board
! and coarse clothes. 60 into domestic
: sersice-follow those labors becoming
the modests and deIicacy other nature,
. but in a state Of hopeless dependence,
: and subject to the whims and caprices
: of mistress
t. There is another road open 10 such
!. one, leading from want and social In
{: feriority, toindependence. 10 respect
Y aud to usefulness and happiness-ant
/. il lies through our Common schools.
} Set such an example in one neigh
borhood-ihe example Of girl. with
i out any help from others except goot
.e advice, rising from the lowest socIa
i depths. becoming an ornament to SO
l. ciety. commanding comparatively hlgl
-e wages for lady>iike employment. livinj
le independently or forming high matri
" monial alliances, and there Is accom-
h plished a great revelation in that Who'll
c. region Of country.
to How many destitute girls have W
II in North Carolina that could thus b
,e honorably employed!
/. And females, for certain classes
n. make the best teachers; they are NOR
,e patient, more. easily win the affection
ID Of the young. and are more likely
E, mould to virtuous and refined sent
At ments the plastic nature Of childhood
Of S. No school can be well taugi
ID where the pupils are not arranged
n classes and the subject Of Text Book
n has caused more complaint than pei
in haps any other. | have been often al
S. pealed to in this matter, but ] can 81
l. ly recommend, and have hesitated TO d
he that, fearing that the interests Of boo
h makers and booksellers, the preferei
T. ces Of teachers and parents. and IN
to fault finding tendencies of caption
IL minds might render my advice unaval
e. ing. have no authority to preseri
no but as the Official Head Of the 81
he TEN Of Common Schools, anxious
he promote its success. feel called on
" advise and | do this, not because n
us Judgment is better than that of other
e. but because hope in this way to
good, and because my opinion has be,
Ir- repeatedly called for. The consta
IT. change Of books is expensive to parent
us and injurious to scholars; and Il
r.. great dsverity of books in lar,
cir school, renders it impossible to doju
lite ticesto the pupils. BY being arran
Ter ed in classes, each enc is called ofte
70 err to recitation, emulation is excite
ne and the recitation Of each member
as the class is an exercise for all the ella.
recommend. therefore, that such en-
m may be attained, and the expense
m purchasing books be eurtailed al
I'd, while these are the great ends, Idesi
"a also to recommend books worthy
oil, themselves; and under all the circul
the stances, the best, in my judgmer
ga though each one NAV not come up
the requirements Of the most astu
CHI critics.
C., The resources of our State, to I
ca great detriment Of our people, havi
ey heretofore been overlooked by on
no selves, and by the'world abroad, | ha
ID deemed itmy duty TO try to see JUST
to done to North Carolina, in her schoo
supported BY her means ; and the bri
The illusions to cur State, in the Geogr
es, phies, and the remarkable errors
some Of these illusions, have given |
IN an opportunity of carrying out, in pa
by my desires.
lu- ! have been permitted several Pu
to fishers, and in fact all being very wi
to ing to such an arrangement have
Appendix inserted in special edit
le- Of some Geography intended for Il
I'D State. The cost is to be the san
rly and | am in no way interested in {
mt sale, and receive, no compensation
as the labor.
rs. This Appendix will be brief, but
nd desire it to be accurate and bel
tn much of nv time IN the road and a