Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-12-30
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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL,

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which is to live through endless ages Is Oh
ten ruined by experiments and our youths
become rowdies and outcasts, tit-Ssk the |
for the prison and the scssan, the fratra-
convict. the midnialause of his crime, and
eide. in his eut of a hundred viii answer,
ninstf culture, mental and moral train
ing. Ignorance has been the sole cause,
and it costs the State more than does the
education of her children, who are to rule
her destiny and preserve her liberty. The
rules of morality consist in our duty to
God ard mankind That right, not might,
is the rule of action. To train the heart
willingly to perform deeds Of benevolence
and mercy, to do what is right between
man and man, and reject llthatls wrong.
In short it is to train the soul for immor-
tality and happiness whenit shall leave its
house of clay and wing its flight to bright
ar mansions than mans creative power
can give. The trifold training of the mind,
cultivation of the heart, and discipline OF
the body cannot be separated. 1t is high
Iy essential that every faculty and power
of the pupil receive its due proportion OF
culture. To cultivate one faculty and he
elect the other, would be injurious to the
interests of all the rest. In the days of
knight errantry and romantic age of Chi
valry, the mental and moral faculties were
neglected to give the physical more force,
and exhibit more brute strength. In
those days might was right and he
came the nearest to perfection of human
excellence who possessed the greatest
amount of physical strength and endu-
rance on the battle field; where honor was
sought in deeds of martial valor, and fierce
and revengeful encounter in human gore.
Where no value was placed on human life.
The mental powers as dark erebus,
and the heart as hard as adamant, making
human suffering sport for the eyulgar herd.
Again, high mental cultivation without
the moral, gives the possessor greater
power to carry out his base designs than
does the physical. Cultivated intellect,
may give wealth, power and influence,
which in fallen human nature will give a
scorpions sting when combined with un-
holy pride, high ambition and an insatia-
ble lust for gold. Such a character will
use all the baser means to attain his end.
Such was the traitor Benedict Arnold =
Among the brave in battle he was the
brayest, but had not the moral heroism to
resist the temptation of British gold. If
the heart is barren of improvement, de-
void of kindness and charity, the giant in
tellect may becomea swindler, q defaulter,
a political gambler, misanthrope, or q
traitor to his native country, all resulting
from an improper culture of the powers of
mind and matter. Let the light Of know
ledge expel the surrounding darkness, and
we can look forward to the time when ed
ucation in its most legitimate sense will
be regarded as an object worthy the atten-
ton of the best of mankind, and every
school be supplied with teachers from the
normal department whose best efforts
shall be devoted TO the good of society, By
training the youthful mind in the way ii
should go.
On teachers rests a great responsibility
Parents commit their children to then
care whose minds are to be trained fol-
time and eternity, ,and he approaches near
est the maximum of human perfection
whose efforts are crowned with success
Our desires and wants increase IL. proper
ton to the improvements in the arts and
sciences, and in literature and the wealth
of our citizens. We require highe
standard of qualification in teachers, anC
].
than we did five years ago The Norma
Schools viii supply this great desideratum
There the sons and daughters, the jewel
of America, will receive polish that vii
class them as stars of the first magnitud,
In the social circle in which they move
They will go forth to elevate and increas
the happiness and reputation of societ
because they are better qualified to sue
ceed in every department of business lif
on account of their superior qualification
and higher attainments for usefulness
There they learn that the worth of man
not estimated by the amount of dollar
and cents, but by their talents, INTEL
gence and virtue.
very appropriate comparison can
made between cultivating the soil and Gu
tivating the mind. The counsel ofte
given, cultivate little land well, ratht
than large extent imperfectly; viii hol
equally good and true, in cultivating til
mental facnlties No man of sane min
can expect good crops and large profit
by sowing seed on a sterile soil. If h
would be successful he must use the prol
er fertilizins agents which chemical al