The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-07-05

Fifth, Lake Champlain; situated near
miles n. E. of Sumnerville pupils
SO; taught by Miss Helena Elenwood,
of Pokagon. Miss E. is good teach
er. She devotes certain portion of
time every day to the purpose Of Geo
graphical concert. She makes this a
very useful exercise, by using Mitchel's
outline Maps, and D. N. Camps, Key
to the same. She also devotes a por-
ton of each Wednesday afternoon to
the purpose of declaiming. While
there we listened to some short and
spirited pieces by the small scholars,
some of them were quite satirical, as
sailing, not the peculiar" but our
"fourishing institution" one Of which
we give as specimen spoken by a
little girl. We know not its origin.
The winds that blew, the dust that few,
| And raised particular thunder,
| With skirts and hoops, end chicken-koops,
| Anu all Sucu klnuS OF uunuer.
Sixth, Collins S. II. situated ! miles
east of Pokagon village. This school
is taught by Miss Melissa Jones, of
Pokagon, and numbers SO pupils, and
like every other well diciplined school
is prosressive Miss Jones has natural
abilities to govern as well as acquired
to teach. This is her first experience
in teaching.
Seventh, Sumnerville, u miles S.
W. of Dowagiac. This school is the
largest school in the township; it num-
bers go pupils and is taught by Miss
Mary Rathburn, of Jefferson Township.
She is an experienced teacher, having
taught five terms in other portions of
this County. Miss RS literary qualif-
cations are such as that she is able at
all times, not only to meet and dispose
of the many questions of the different
classes of school room, but to do all
with dispatch. She governs her school
in the right aoay, by the law of human
kindness, moral suasion, and there is,
as natural consequence a reciprocal
kindness upon the part of the pupils,
manifested by their goor orded and evil
dent determination to ''stamp improve
ment on the wings of time." Here,
too, each days work is introduced by
the commendable practice of reading
the Scriptures. We say commendable
for the reason that we conceive it to
be right. But as reading the Bible,
and singing devotional hymns, and
prayer in the school room, have for
their object, the moral culture of the
pupils, some people, even in Christen-
dom are ignorant enough to suppose
that they should be kept out of our
primary schools. Now with such
character we beg leave TO differ.
Education means development but il
implies more than simply the develop
ment of the intellect 1t is theologi.
cal axiom that man it not simple be-
ing, but compound, having three dis
tinct natures; physical, intellectual and
moral. Hence the correct definition
If the term education as given by De-
Fallenbery. 81 call that education
which embraces the culture of tht
aohole man, with all his faculties" II
embraces therefore, not only everything
that has a tendency to strengthen and
invigorate the animal system; to en-.
tighten and expand the understanding
to regulate the feelings and disposi
tions of the heart; but it seeks to di'
rect moral power in such a manner a,
. to render those who are the subjects Of
instruction, happy in themselves, usefu
members of society and qualified fol
entering upon the scenes and employ
ments of future and more glorious
existence. We regard it criminal ir
the extreme to educate the mind, and
, utterly neglect the heart. Habits are
formed in early life, and are as likely
to be evil as good unless a restraining
influence is thrown around the youth
They, who forbid moral instruction il
schools, generally overlook the fact tha
it is constantly going on.
, Though the school might not teacf
morals, the playground, street, prone
5 made, gambling saloon, and the rum
) shops will. Though the teacher does
; not teach, the written decalogue, there
are plenty of masters to proclaim al
un,oritte,s one; lust, stealing, bloot
and Atheism preach without any Ii
, cense. Let the youth grow up and
> choose religion and morals for him
self, and he may choose himsel
into s'the watchouse, take q turn will
the chain gang and graduate in thu
ueniteptiary hefore he Is one and TWEEN