New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-09
TIE sK1DJsB sCHooL sysrgx

TIE American kisHis Of sdocatacn wA be e}sd 30
h.., Of yirorvus pseeress n the 6wesh School sys.
tenn. The ordnance passed BY the Parhanent eight
wear. see. establishing sehook 10 every pansh, has
been productive Of much gesd. Before this. there
vsrs small circulating scboOk IN escs dssts, pass-
n from honse 10 house, but the tescheu were poor
and poorfv raid and the accommodations miserable.
Now each parish must have at Least one established
School with proper rooms and eouvenieDces. Tne
pastor exercises careful supervision over IT. ana MN
.eY examines the pupils twice year. The difhcunies
in the way the country schools have been IN the ssS
Of interest among the people; the poor state OF tue
Teacher Seninares or Normal Schools, and the scat
tered condition Of the population. In parish reaching
twenty miles. with 10 eco people in IT, became aimos'
impossible for all 10 attend school at one point, "
that the Government has been obliged to allow the
p&.tor. to open circulating schools. In Dslecsrlis In
the parish of Leksand, there are thirty circulating
schools with one established Great efforts are now
being made to advance this whole subject.
AT the head Of the movement is of the most en-
lghtened men in Sweden-a gentleman favorsbly
known in this country-Mr Siljestrom of Stockholm.
His work on the Schools Of America has been IN
valuable for Sweden he e now getting out book
with tie plans, &C., of our latest Improvements ia
school buildings. IL was often said to me that Mr..
Sljestrom was doing more for edacaton in Sweden
than all the Committees Education and the Rikstdg
(Parlamert for the last quarter Of a century. His
great efforts now are to awaken interest in the pubic
mind on tie subject, and at the time to improve
the educ of teachers He il also seeking 10 form
Perish Libraries all over the Kingdom through some
nra sgency in Stockholm as at present the mass OF
the p, assnts read nothing but the Cateehsm and an
occasional newspaper.
The school buildings which be took me into 10
Sto khom seemed equal to the best of city schools
with large airy rooms, good light, and means Of vent
laton, and improved seats, though think saw none
fthe single iron seats.
Those in the country were generally dwelling houses
where the teachers resided and these had also, suta
bic accommodations The great defect is the poor pay
Of the teaches-some in the country not earning 81
year beyond their board. This is collected by taxes
on the parish laid by the soksens'dm or town meeting
Of peasants. With new interest and enlightenment the
scale Of reward for such services will rise.
CHARITY SCHOOLS.
or these there not many. visited two 10 Stock
holm, two in Gothenburg and one near Luud, and
few private schools on gentlemens estates.
The defects in them, as in the public schools, lie In
the too great value attached to technical religious in.
.truction--the catechism taking the place both Of
usual school studies and of genuine religious inspir-
ing; so that the effect the minds of the pupils
seemed 10 be a .tsgnatiou OF the intellect, and a
substitution Of words for the feelings ofregion--the
catechirm becoming kind Of Protestant besd-telng,
ike that Of use in reminding, but inspiring no life
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Both Gothenburg and Stockholm have Schools for
the training Of teachers still the system Of teaching is
poor and the quality Of teachers sent out is generally
very nft nor Iheard Of such schools in the county
GYMNASTICS.
There two respects in which the Swedish schooi-
system is far hyperion to ours.
One il in the universal teaching of gymsast'c erer-
eise, Every .choolbuding has it's large, high room
with earthen or matted floor, and all sorts OF mple
mepts for developing the musces--ladders, poles,
wooden hores, cross-bars up to the roof jumping
places ropes for swinging knotted ropes for climbing,
&C The scholars are allowed to exercise On whnt
they with but there is regular, scientifically arranged
system They are trained in squads, and move aad
march sometimes to music, at the word OF command
Alta large public school in Stockholm saw the LADS
in their noon Lesson at gymnastics The teacher gave
the word and dozen spraDg out toward tail pole
with cross bars and cambering up it, each hung WITH
bi, legs then at the word all together dropped their
ard and hung by the feet and ankles then
again recovered themselves and lot themselves down.
Another parry, one after the other, squirmed up q
naked mast; another pulled themselves up hand over
hand on knotted rope; others, in succession, played
lesp.frog over wooden horse; then they marched to
the beat of the drum. The smaller or weaker boys
BE- gin with the lowest grade Of exercise and follow up
according I, scientific system, arranged for health.
They an seemed to 70 into It with the creates, relish,
and allowed we-trained musCniar power. could not
but Conclude that the superior physique OF the Swedish
men il not entirely due to climate. When VIII America
learn that he ath and strength have their unescaPeabs
lawsi
This gympastic system is a regular medical system
IN Sweden. Dr. Ling has elaborate treatse on It.
found the treatment in much use for nervous, bilious
and dyspeptic disorder, both among men and women
the most intelligent people having great commence
in ii. -,
Our public schools in America ought 10 be up Will
| this step in education. Every Ward School, High
School, or school Of any Importance should have it
| Rsmnaspm. OF all nations in the world, this, will
| lie intense and constant stimulus 10 the nervous
,ysten needs the balance Of healthy exercise for the
muscular. Children are growing up puny, and nervous
and delicate, mos Of s perhaps Tor the want OF such
,ainirg during the time when their brains are IN mos
constant activity. Mr. Barnard, Of Hartford, G.,
one ofthe great refomes Of common school education
il deeply Interested in the subject and has models and
rlsns Of the Swedish implements and machinery fo'
this purpose. Why vii not our School Committed
commit with Mr. B. on this thing The introduction OF
good method Of ply seal training might change the
whole bodily and sanitary condition Of our growing
population.
| SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS FOR wORKMES.
The other superiority Ofthe Swedish system, hes IN the
offe to mechanics and laborers Inasnal