Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-23


An Important Movement In the Right Di-
rection-The Special Ordec in the Sc hooI
Board Tonight.
Mr.. Watson, at the last pieeting of the
School Board, presented the following reso-
luton, which was made the special order for
Tonight
WlEREAs, The present system of allowing the
recess of but fifteen minutes in the orning session.
and hfteen minutes in tho afternoon session. & sup
SotG in mind Hs and BODY; Theseore sit be L N's'
Resoved That the recess shall be extended to thirty
minutes in the morning and afternoon sessions EACH
instead OF htteen as the present rule requires.
Slowly, but surely, are the people begin
ming to understand that there is necessity
for physical, as well as mental, development,
and that in order TO insure even a fair degree
Of the latter, the former is absolutely essen
tial. AT one period, il was the universal
rule to keep young children confined in the
school-house, from eight to ten hours each
day; and, not content with this their teach
ers burdened them with heavy evening
tasks, which taxed their energies to such a
degree that they soon imbibed disgust
for both books and school, which could
never afterward be eradicated. This system
is now practiced to great extent in States
where tuition is ar'tly, and in which there
are no public .hea. M but where free-school
systems have obtained a foothold, this rigor
has not yet been brought to q proper stand
ard any where. Il Ff
No attempt should be made to teach child
to read, until it has arrived at theage of seven
years, and in city, it might be well to delay
one or two years longer butnever commence
before that period. When under that age,
the child, whether male or female, should be
encouraged to take large amount of out
door exercise, that the foundations may be
laid for strong and vigorous constitution,
which is absolutely necessary to mental de-
velopement. .-e- ~~-.
From the seventh 10 the tenth year, not
more than two hours at the farthest, should
be devoted to teaching the child the rudi.
ments-and the teaching should be confined
exclusively to the rudiments-of some of the
simplest branches of an education; and every.
thing should be impressed upon the mind by
easy, familiar, illustrations, rather than by
abstruse reasoning. During this period, the
physical training of the child should be con.
tinued unremittingly. rrl. ~ .t.
During the succeeding eight years, the
tasks may be gradually enlarged, and the
time for study extended, but the latter should
never go beyond five hours, and not that far
unless the pupil is allowed ample opportunity
| for exercise. t... ...- -i... .
When eighteen years old, under such
| training, the pupil will possess a vigorou!
constitution, which, If properly cared for
during the succeeding three years, will give
him a strong hold on life, and enable him tC
endure almost any amount of study, with
which he may subsequently task himself Hi!
taste for mental culture, in the mean time
will have grown with his growth, ant
strengthened with his strength; whereas, un.
| der different treatment, it might have beer
| crushed out in the germ
1t is great mistake on the part of pa
rents, to desire the early graduation of theil
| children; as a general thing, he who has ac
| quired the knowledge taught by the schools
after he is eighteen years of age, will hav,
more time before him to profit by it, than he
| who acquires it before he is that old. The
one will be an octogenarian, and the otheI
die at an age when he should be in the vigol
| Of manhood.
| 1t can not be expected however, that 81
radical a change in the course of education
can be made at once, and we must be CON
| tent, at present, with small advances in thu
| right direction, hoping that the beneficial in
fiuences ofeach step will prompt succeeding
one, until all properly appreciate the want
| of the children under their charge. W.
| therefore hope that this resolution will pass
|
Has THE "PRNcE OF WALES" OR "LoRl
REEFREw,n OR "THAT GENTLEMAN" BEE
INVITED TO VIsIT CINCINNATI 2-It is wei
known that resolution inviting the Primo
| of Wales, under the title of "That Gentle
| mar" to visit our city, was brought to
vote in the City Council, after long dis
cussion, on Wednesday evening last, an
that II received seventeen affirmative voices
and it was at the time pronounced carried
The President, but too late however, TO max
the correction that night, saw his mistake il
deciding il carried, as the charter require
that all resolutions which involve the appro
ITiation of money shall receive eighteen
votes, or a majority of all the member
elected.
In the meantime, having received no no
tice to the contrary, the Mayor sent his let
ter ofinvitation to "That Gentleman" who,
is supposed, will be the Representative Of
great commercial nation at some futur
time, but who will be, in reality, a mer
cypher in the hands of his cabinet, who mus
always reflect the will of the House of Com
mons, and there is little doubt of his aocep
tance. Should this be the case, several i'm
portant and rather perplexing questions ma,
present themselves for consideration. VII
he accept the Invitation with the provisio
suggested by one Of our city fathers, that h
pay his own expenses2 Ifnot, will the Git
Council be bound 10 foot his hotel and othe
bills2 Will the hotel keepers maintain th
guests of the city, without an assurance tha
The bills win be paid win the Mayor b
individually responsible If the City Counc
repudiates2 If the guest pays his own bill
. win iteause q euspension Of our commerolI
relations with Great Britain We pause n
roPiy f1 0Nt ftlftAf tn