Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-10-23

a manner a. no, to injure the feelings o.
the pupil. Next. we must open the sen.
ses OF our scholars. Life is measured BY
the ideas that pass through the mind
not by rolling suns. Some persons en-.
JOY more of life in ono day :han other,
do in year. for they are wide-awake to
everything tia. is good and beautiful
around them. The senses are the avenues
by which knowledge flows 70 tho soul;
then they should he trained. The Indian
will vie in eloquenee with our best ora
tors. Why is this, Because he is an
accurate observer Of nature; We are not
Sciences are of four kinds. First, the
Science of Expression under this head
are Phi.ology the study Of words and
sentences, and Rhetoric-ths power Of
using language to produce effect. Sec
ond, the Science Of Duties; in this Scence
are considered Morals, which teach our
duty to God, and Politics, which teaches
our duty to our neighbor. Third, the
Science Of Independent Investigation; it
is lied Independ mt because it can be
pnrsuel under great disadvantages; un.
der this head are Metaphysics aud pure
Mathematics. A Recess. after which
Prof. Burnham spoke Of cduca:in, the
mind.
Train the mind SO that the individual
will learn to be Independent.
You should not give the child too long
a lesson for it will discourage him.
Then few ideas on Mathematics were
presented. If a straight mark represents
unity, crooked mark may represent
more than unity. But what kind of
crooks shall we uscs Just what we
agree upon. If We should inve- new
character for every combination of num-
bers, we must have an infinite number OF
characters. This will never do; we will
stop at nine. We associate events with
time and place. We will therefore agree
that . in one place represents 9 units,
in another place 9 tens, &. In addition
things of the same order must be COM
bincd. Carrying is merely placing a
number where it belongs.
Next, reccss-Thcn remarks by Prof.
Chadbournc.- The Fourth kind of science
Is Natural Science, which is subdivided
into Natural Philosophy, Natural Hlsto-
ry and Chemistry. VII ch runs through
these two. Natural Philosophy treats Of
matter in masses. Natural History treats
of the earth itself as one mass, and of the
animals, plants aud minerals. Chcmis-
try treats of the atoms Of matter, and Of
the forces that play among them. 1t
takes the masses of Natural Philosophy
and pulls them apart, Natural History
is divided into three parts: Zoology Bot
any and Mineralogy.
Physical Geography is Molern Colo
gy. or an account Of the present appear
ancc of the earth Geography is of three
kinds: Mathematical, PLY sical and Polit.
ical or Typographical Geography, Spell
ling must be learned while the child is
young or not at all. The same of Polit-
ical Geography, for then the memory is
most active Chose secretaries and ad
journed. JeSNv BLAKE, No. Carmel.
EVENING.
Convention opened at ! P, NJ, by
Prof Charles G. Rurnham, who made
some very appropriate remarks relative
to the objec. ofthe Convention, and then
proceeded to notice the duties of its
several members.
He endeavored to impress upon our
minds the importance of using our best
exertions, while hero TO prepare to dis
charge our duties as toache,s ----~ e,;.h
fully. He then spoke at some length
upon the Importance of having teachers
of the right stamp to take charge Of the
young pupil. The child receives i'm
prcssions very easily; more so than the
student Of more mature years; hence the
necessity of using more care in the sclcc-
ton of teachers for our common district
schools, than for our higher schools and
academies.
Parents should inquire into the char
acter of the teacher into whose hands
they intrust the training and educating
of their children. And then they should
visit them in the school room, and see
for themselves what progress their chill
dren are making; and also observe what
kind of moral culture they are receiving,
But it is not so. Parents do not seem
to have any care for their children. save
to supply them with books and send
them away to school. 1t is an undeni-