Daily gazette and comet., 1860-09-26

On Monday, eli Of the schools

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use the word In its sense Of emulation,
not In the way ofipyiJious comparison.
We feel here, the common pride Of
tho entire people Of the State. that
the great city, has risen within The
last few years, to q proud position In
this respect not out Of the muddy
aud confused enaotments Of the lsgis.
lature on the subject Of free schools
but from the energy industry and
true patriotism Of some Of her noble
hearted citizens. The same good
work is going on here. II In suiIio.
lent for us TO know, apart from the
law, that the people in their sovereign
capacity, have said in the last oopsti.
tuition, that the Legislature shall es-
tablish Free Public Schools. This,
in connection with the fact, that an
annual taI 10 paid into the State
Treasury Of some s500,000 for their
support, is sufficient TO set good men
10 work--men who have an interest
aud feel IL, in the welfare aud pros.
perity OF the state, aud know that cd.
uoation is the only security In free
government against fapatioism on one
hand, aud demagogism on the other.
Where 10 the political party, in
this degenerate day, to fashion plank
for the platform, on this subject p
Not here certainly. The mere politi.
clan who has no higher aspiration
than that Of getting his share Of the
plumber, feeds and grows fat on the
ignorance and imbecility oftbe people.
This Ia their harp Of a thousand
strings IL is upon this that they pre-.
sumo 10 raise questions where their
are no questions, about which they
weave a oobweb Of words, and like
spiders, await the suaring Of their
game.
We are proud Of our schools, public
aud private. Some Of them are eqnal
TO the best in any country and they
are all good. We commence a new
Academic year with the following list.
Magrudef's Collegiate Institute.
Mira. Reads Seminary.
~. Msfy's Academy Miss Victor, rrn.
| nipal.
NJ. Theres'ss Academy, Miss Murphy
Principal.
X. n. Wilson's School for boys.
Mr.. Fletcher's Male school.
Mr.. Murphy's school for boys.
Mrs. Loucts airl's school.
Rev. y. lIubert's school for Boys.
The Free sobool Academy--Mr. Payne,
Principal.
Female Free school Ward No. 1.
Male Free school Ward No. 2.
Apar. from the dogmas Of school.
men and thoologians, IL il q favorito
notion with US, that system Of mo-
rality, and social ethics, can bo taught
in schools, to frame tho public mind
for that kind Of liberal intelligence
which tho citizen Of the republic
should enjoy. In this, We feel that
wo stand on tho aldo Of tho weak
minority. One fact il however very
apparent; tho heart is neglected for
tho head. What is understood to bo
smortneu. Is the very cause Of the
times, and very often tho antipodes
Of true greatness. Give US tho boy
or tho girl educated to that pyinapis,
which all are agreed, Is the only source
Of pleasure and happiness, and the
security for usefulness in the world,
in which wo live. Educate them, TO
understand, that life 10 . running
stream, and not staguant pool, and
industry is not only tho corner stone,
but tho very groundwork Of happiu.
ess. Education, not tending to use
ful and practical results is seuseless,
and prodisal waste Of tho brief sands
of life.