Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1855-02-01
I WHOLENO. I5O.

PRODUCTION Of PhOnetics in cur schoo.s
This does not appear to be such a get
objection. 1t takes child upon the
eIage about two and half years to !ea
to read correctly. In the new i: ton 5
six months. II they study t. Phone,
system then, their education VIII b ar
ished two years sooner These two US
allowing IS cents per day as tie avesege
price Of the work will be worth ar hun
dred and sixty nine dollars an ffty cent
IN the next half-century there II Prob
ably be no less than MISREPRESENTATION
of children 10 be learned 20 l~a4 :
multiply this By The four hvr el ,4a
sixty nine dollars and Gny c. z.,l -
Of above, au' we have sav no .. $40 -
than ten billion seem. .a,.6sse ond .-.a-
~ eight r.,.ie@ FEC hundred thopso,d
aoIlars. Now reader ;t;= you'd -
most get al Of our booa5 repn4isa.
Bat. If yen w.>A. yoor cai3dre" ca
learn the CID SIS IL fist lsaru.ns ,ac
new. with a s., -a.s, Of oa- lout4 u lhe
time. This according 10 l5s 4goy. e-
mate would ia fifty years a.aoont 20 "a,
less than fra dillon JOrfy fee mt-!-e~
ts-o hundred ead fly tlouseas de-'@ro
Ihe reader M m-ke TIE lowest asu.es
possible and the Fesu,: vii. le in f-roso.
Phonet.cs.
The next objection Is tle ar assea by
the antiquarian. l. - Lis: y Aae.aa
, different or,ho5 ~ les We ca. tree
e;y moiogy 4 The worl DulIthial ii..s
idea Of making persons study eiyro.
n0,ons solea5. a-a tA:s 100. al tho ,zpeus-
Of totA he J I'D reason Is "a c.
Would i: net be, be:.ss 70 .-.e s.--
tionary VIA the proper spelling anu til
initial of tie language from which H.
word IS taken piaced right opposite tls
word! Tie idea OF aiming al two things
and accomplishing neither does no. need
TO be con:uted. II seems that whea
people cllng 20 the old Ipalb BET fox saca
reason as .A.s. ihey oveT.each themselves.
For they miss taeII aim, and thcir slU3y
has all been at the peri. @: their hea,'a
ana reason
y third objection is TIA; tie scho.-
ar will learn las, lor his owu -ccd.
IL 10 said that The scholar should have
trouble IN learning 10 read that he may
sr~Fely n.ee; every trouble that may
arise IN the course OF his other studies.
This OBJECTION Il seems to me is hardly
worth noticing. As soon tel. me that d
child shou!d be taught 20 walk on beam
III The ayr. Of over pile of brick bals. or
on the ice before IL does Gu \ smuotl.
Acor. There is nothing like progression.
5ut 10 Ike child in is tendsr ,cs.s.
and 6lve Il lis hardest s,uo.es when II
IS least able 70 bear .hem, SENS 10 l.
opposed 10 al progression.
Bu; an asne II il.inh -4lt p Ct
ios will ever Come iHio general u.s.
answer, think il viii. within Tie .asi
year the State OF iadisna has he'd 10
new members added - tie Oh lis .;
PhonetIcians. and The Doasd o: Contni.
- 81 a..
sy:vania have taken the matter into con
sideration and officially published til
export Of their Conn ittee. The l.eeis-
iatures OF several States have arthorizef
Il rs branch Of education, and Ihsreare
perhaps. several thousand persons in n.
State OF III Indiana who would willinriy
sound their voices in lis favor. Phontt.
les generally have the favor OF all o. our
prominant citizens. and ti;crefo-,. I ihjnk
ii will speedily be cons; Ter, d b oor su-
thoriiies. But as THIS is M closing g.
ticle.i wish TO say s..iew words by way If
coNcLUsIoN.
Now. reader you have had facts-stub-
born facts laid before you; what Think
You OF 1t? Can there be az objection 10
it? Facts show Us that The most of our
criminals are ignorant; and facts show
further that the ignorant msy by It's
system in short time be taught TO reea
Why not, then, if you are true ph,isn
ibropis!s, engage in :his work? /. n.y.
be you do not understand it? If not
you can learn il in fifteen minutes. If
you can't do this much, pray, let Us have
your influence Teachers of common
schools, should learn it, and teach il. if
the parents wish them 10. If they are
too indoent TO do this, the school room
is no place for them. II they make
gift 10 their scholars, it should be some
phonetic book. Teachers have Il in their
power to do more for the promotion of
the Phonetic cause than any other class;
not even excepting editors; and if they
do not act In this matter we have an evil
dence that il is not for the education of
children that they aim. They have some
selfish motive IL view
There are some persons who apppesr
TO be afraid that they will get unpopular
if they engage in such an enterprise as
this. They certainly have not self-esteem
enough to carry them through the world.
Lit you are man. be a man. believe
that II men thought enough oflhemseIves
to not be afraid Of each other, Phonetics
would receive such an impetus as has
seldom been Witnessed i'm former times.
Besides this. it is not generous for you
TO stand off and see Others bear the bur.
den withou; yourself Offering TO help.
We need your heir near or ,e~x ysy;ii