Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-13

Vale tine circulation. Young felix's can
can have an opportunity Of selecting 10 suit
their tastes az the different book stores, and
periodical depo's in the city, and rs pre-
paralions for this interesting occasion can
be made but snce year they might as well
"pi,ch in" and belly distribute the "docu-
menis."
FREE SCHOOLS W. SELECT
SCHOOLS.
Ian extract from an educational
Speech" by J. II. L. Scott, of Oska-
loosa.
But says one, are not select schools
acadan,ies, DC, equally Is beneficial -
common .schoolss ! nnhesitatingly
answer, THEY ARE NOT.
First. Becs isc they are not Access
sible to all, hence, however good they
may be, they cannot be relied on for
the education Of the masses. Nothing
short of the universal dissemination OF
properly conducted common schools,
can fully supply our educational
necessities.
Second. Because all select schools
are monopolies, and the hot beds Of
aristocracy, while common schools are
Democratic institutions. 1t does ap-
pear to me that in q Republican
country like ours, it is absolutely
necessary that the offspring Of both
rich and poor, should mingle and
associate together in youth, that the
first impressions made on their young
minds, may be in harmony with the
principles Of our government, and the
great fundamental doctrine Of our
State and confederate institutions,
namely: ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.
In common schools, children Of all
classes meet on terms Of equality, and
all alike have " depend on personal
application, united with virtuous hab-
it's, for distinction and elevation. Their
thus commingling and associating
together proves mutually advantageous
to the children of both the rich and
the poor. The direct tendency Of
select schools is to create deleterious
distinction in the minds Of our youth !;
but educate all classes in the common
schools, and the sons Of rich and poor
naturally become permanent friends,
and mutually assist each other when
brought to perform the duties Of
after life. &k
Thrd-They arc not "equally ben
efieial," because select schools can be
dispensed with, while common schools
cannot. tt-i.l
Now, ] contend, that to be educated,
is the inalnnahc right Of every child
in the State. 1t is written upon his
sonl by the finger of tod. No time
nor change can wash it out and it
should lie rev ritten in the Constitution
and laws of every country. The child
of the poor man is no less immortal
than the child Of the rich man; then
responsibilities ~ thinking, intelligent
beings, are the same, Each is follow
ing path which leads to the same fu
ture state of rewards and punishments !;
and as the government is bound to feed
and clothc the bodies Of the helpless
and dependent children within its Dor
,iers, so it is equally bound to educate
their minds. and prepare them for the
duties and responsibilities Of after years.
A~
Airy CosrvMEs.--Are the children
to he frozen this winter, lwant to know!
Are their legs to he barred from the
knee to the tip of their little white
socks, Just above the ankle, toplease
some foolish mother, vi no would rather
her child were a martyr to neuralgia
and rheumatism its natural life than to
be out of fashion i. Are sneezing
babes to face the wind in embroidered
muslin caps, lined with silk, the cost
" lace borders Of which are supposed
to atone for the premature loss Of their
eve sight! Are little girls to shiver
in cambria pantalettes and skirts lifted
high in the air by infantilc hoops p
Are their mothers to tiptoe through the
streets in paper-solcd boots and rose
colorcd stockings ! And yet one
scarcely cares, about the latter, be-
cause the sooner such mothers offam
lilies" tiptoe themselves into the graves
the better for coming generations but
torALa children. one can but sigh, and
/ s1jlsg - ,iaka IN did All old
guei physics1e ~ addressed
||vjeh,~If 6k(h NJ ~ that hc1
s,11har could Nh u M v cover he,
k1oef' Il ~ 1t . look a,
- men, who, what1NoG hllics they
Be- gpsg u an ~ lsan arith.
tnsf3s g. eempuIe / lS have yet
ssnse enos6A to wear tkiEspled boot.
aed ~added wrappars h:tAe proper
seaSas. One iooh Z TT comforts
| ~ garments and .hGae61 q sigh fol
s9 and mud -ceftiag - eloondom
ifaeMjth themost ssuei6l ~ Sngement.
~ lItA they % nnehed and in
shos.I sis5e neu al
yse ssGsu1l i ~ Nancys
with Acif bagey - eouscrs. flap.
ping ly-sw.ys and cork-screw string.
lets. !, l could get. up a costume bu,
alas the brass necessary to wear it
Lsee now, with my mind's eye, the
ljxunty little cap, the well-6tt;ng, grace
fnl pants, the halfjacket hslfblouse
the mou white collar and pretty fancy
neck tic-the rssishing boot-the a..
cely fitting wristband, with its gold
sl~o..n l-<xo.. h.,% IL Al