The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-06-27
Our Public Schools.

Our Public Schools.
The Annual Examination of our Public
Schools will commence Monday, juno asth,
aud close Friday, July Sd. The following
order viii b observed, commencing with
Ai:s colvin's school, Monday, from 9 to 10.
=" Straits /" 10 to IL,
I" Chsndler's :. Monday afternoon.
McKay's !" Tuesday, from to 10.
Mr. Adams Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Ronald's Wednesday forenoon.
Mr.. Knights Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Fishers Thursday forenoon
Candidates for the High School viii be ex-
anined Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Shows High School will Be examined
9 on Friday.
The interests we have in. our schools is
paramount to all others. They are the foun-
tains Of our social, intellectual and moral
progress. They are forming the character of
our future population, and fixing its destinies'
Every citizen-rith or poor-humble or ex-
slted-has an equal concern in their prosper
ity and excellence all should manifest their
. deep interest in them, by watching their
management, and aiding in every way, their
improvement and efficiency. The most efec-
tual way to encourage the teachers, and to
make them sensible Of the high trust COM
mitted to their hands, is for the parents OF
all the children to evince their solicitude fol
the advancement and good discipline Of the
scholars by attending the periodical examin-
atoms of the schools. The character of the
public schools il matter Of deeper concern
70 the poor man, than to the rich-for they
are the only means Of education to his chill.
dren. He should not delegate the care o
them to others, but watch over them himself
In our social system, the public schools ar
the only purely Democratic institutions
where all are equal, or where mind alone j
the mark of superiority. They should be tn
pets and pride Of The poor man where hema,
eco his PORTFOLIOS boy triumph. in the mos
honorable contests of men, over the favore
and fortunate sons of the wealthy. Can Their
be nobler, more elsvating pride than tina
which the poor man feels in the intellectua
and moral superiority Of his children. Ami
all the depressing influences Of social lif;
and in the midst of the extreme diversitie
VI 1ofeuuo ouo COuuitioif ~ ID SuoIdutcc
him that in the higher attributes and noble
possessions Of men, there is an equality
which none OF the vicisitudes of life can eve
deprive him. Onr public seminaries are IL
foster school of this pure democratic spirit,
which tho selfrespect of the individual,
well as the institutions Of the country-fr
their chiefsupport. 1t no other benefits flow
cd from them, they would deserve suppo
ct twice their present eost-for these hapr
influences upon the social and political Col
dition of the people. They should be esp
cially dear to the men who rely upon the
IS the only means of educating their childrt
land they cannot appropriate a day mo
usefuliy or proitably than by attending 81
annual examinations, and seeing for then
selves the progress Of their own children, ar
the blessings of the schools as public instit'
tons If the schools can be but properly a.
preciated BY those on whose votes they d
pend for support, they win be our most che
ished public institutions-our pride and o.
elory-the nurseries Of learning, moralit
and the noblest democracy.