New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-14

thus been excited or implanted.
We might pursue this an,ly.is further, but
we ds.ire that teachers and men Of thought shoEld
obtain ard resd Mr.. Crandsl's book, and not rest
satisfied WITH our abstract Of it's contents. TIE
following extract will give fair sample Of its
general scope snd purpose:
"Aotiyity ber emily sw Of the nature Civ
en- 10 Childhood every hour spent within tle walls Of
school Ioom nsctvsly, be- disgust for the place
ard for eyey thing connected with It Llstuds,
WEAKNESS sn opP,e -aive set &c OF conansmsnt sni
ceustraiL, are smOLg the ccusequences-sud repus-
nstce irevi,stj besets reIstshce. The DISCUS nus
il soired fcr study sud The gaining e knowetye-f
Tot for Suosltdgs tself-becomes insxtlnsuisn ,ble
Herce t0E rarely, after TIE lace u Jo,faly, for the
s.; time turre1 fro n tie chOo dor, do we hear Of
STUDY in al the succeeding Year, OF lie. Study has
lot b. msde delightful II has been taken az med
Cine i tsAtc III Ny faces, ugder cpp9ulslon, or
Il phrprrCurt itr rression thst IL would DO the
"eOOd II Is sso fsct. that vito the IN ,orty
OF &c ucat rs sO called the idea prevails that It -
their mission 20 fni.h tie education Of those under
Their chsree. Ard such l. the result-the inevitable
rtsu.-,fth system in vogue. lusiead OF making
The path leaseni. ara ore which. from being pleas
art ttey will follow through life they Gil it With br
en- ard tbcrrs from whose atche those compelled
70 travel il it gre sled 70 scope. And then they
slL 70 them about the mr. Of Science in Tsy tn 4
il enough 10 mske boys back ache to think of it.
Mo- hos many quit school. at whatever age, coz
erslulatiIs th-neye in thought on roe relief watch
escspe forever fr study a.fordl This all results
from beIg false 10 nature. Nature s truth; ant
when violated the per atty must be paid. II Is no.
true that there is raura repugntncs 10 the eco IL
s,on Of knowledge in children or youth. The exact
reverse is Il fact. ut tue tpd5 mere q an a.
mos, unrtTSqi rtpWgnonce 70 schoo liz chat arac-
ton il The play it gives their social nature out OF
doors. ha,ever cay occurs Oh which 'echoOl Goes
not keen" s regarded IS the choicest on tbs c ilen
Oar ard hailed with delight ga IN mixed "a il ia un-
bounded Ga the contrary, was their SCHOOL WORK
III. h. ai.5hf Ia. hair
SCHOOL POWER FOR TIE DAY; were they 10 be kept
wide awake and at work as brisky as so many bees
eyery moment while in school-land so they could
end would work # their energies were fresh, aud
there was pre- pect abe ad for rest and play, aud
the teacher too were active and alive and energet,
ard playful in spirit, a. iLen he might be- tte5e
HineS rere frue the children r0ad regard the schoo
as one II their ctrtest delights. They would sttend
with alscIi'y and REGuL sRiri-aye, Tor the love o!
it, es variety snd iel5x4ton
We rejoice to see that the vital necessity ofPoy-
sical as well as stllectua raning-and not Pay
steal merely. bu. Industrisl-perpe:ually reas-
serts itself II has become impossible for mao
or woman 10 have en- idea ia his head and not
see that 10 term q youth educated, when he IS
yet knows not how to earn his own living, or 70
be of Any positive service to bis kind Is to use
words 10 utter defence of fitness sni of sense.
Mr. Crabdal says:
lis rot Of the fist importance that, growing with
the growth Of the child and youth, should be ncOr-
por,ted in tl. mind the idea that he she re.pOn
sble for doing son citing for his or her own immed.
ate We fare ard for the immediate welfare OF Others
Three Hours School Day furnishes precisely the
opportunity for tls IL enables the boy girl 10 do
something in the way of manual labor every day
which shall be of value to the family. Ii you have
no occupation for the boy he 90 ia the afternoon
and DO learning a trade, and you can aliow Mn TO
L. J. ,e nd LET m
der the OF his parenta, for library OF his oSn,
musical inst uments. musical instruction, &c., nc.
Let The boy be hard ming his muscles and learning
trade al the same time Il Is not possible 70 estimate
the value of that trade to his boiy, AVID to his man
hood Does he become preacher Neither the
congregation pre- b. erles, nOr synods nor gem
era assenb es dictate TO bis soul what Il shall be-
U.ye or OF believe; what il shall utter Orn0t utter lie
can snsp hrs ger 10 their faces and 90 on bis wayre
reioicnl-' He HAS Trade AlaSyer-msde such
by smachine system and asheepskin-he canquit win
hoLor and 60 TO bis trade when he hnds nature dli
not desigD him for the profession OF wmch Ne mas
the honor 10 be n member instead OF dragging out
in il life Of dshonor for the sake of bread. as so
many do! doctor instead OF killing people, could
60 to protecting their heads, feet or backs from the
weather, provided he and others found himself not
adapted 70 the healing art. Every boy should
have trade every girl should have trade-st 81,
wken hcy hare 'chooi-such trade a. they can rely
upon in any emergency during life, with health 10
support Themselves, and Others, if need be: Now,
they not get This trade perfectly long before they
2l If they 90 10 school but Torres Hours a Day,
aud those three hOuIs closing at Il o'clock NJ and
then working at the trade three hours more
We may find opportunity to recur TO this most
truthful and suggestive book; but if We should
not, We trust those who 9oa't strenuousy objec.
to having this world a little better place to in
habit in 1900 than it WAS in 1900 will procure and
ptruse it. They catnot do so without decided
advantage both 70 themselves and all on whose
characters and happiness they now do or here
after may exert an influence, directyor indirectly.