The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-03-17


ing stsOng speech against resumption. trusl
he will mot consider de an attack upon him, ..aa
. member Of the Senate" II h should, I bes
70 retract every word Of II, in advance. Whilsl
! think resumption win carry, do mot wish %
be underwood q expressing any opinion THAT.
ever upon The merits q this Aght have
screpulously avoided taking part In any measure
On which Repablieans were divided.
Ie Senate has rsconsidered he vote BY which
was expelled yesterday, by one 8aicrisy.
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Ce0Aen oeAeels.
BY request Of the Trustees Of the State Uni.
versity, Dr.. Totter, the new President, delivered
an address before the members Of tho General
Assembly. at Des Moines, ON the seh Of Febru-
ary. The Address has been published bysths
State Printer. ksa
The President divides educational III s1Aations
into three classes: lst. Common Schools I'd.
High schools and colleges Sd. The University.
Il is the object Of the address to set forth the
sphere and utility Of the University, and urge m
appropriation Of ifteen thousand dollars for com.
pleting the Boarding House, now under roof. and
for purchasing chemical apparatus, &c. His gem
eral estimate ofthe University, - distinguished
from al other schools, we regard Is undiscrimi-
mating and exsravagant He depreciates other
schools and narrows their scope. In speaking
Of Common Schools be says: ~
'The studies Of the common school are. pro-
perly, reading, writing arithmetic, English gram
mar, geography, and such knowledge Of history IS
the reading exercises may afford. Higher than this
The Instructions Of the common school should mot
go; for the benefit Of higher education than
this cannot be common to ALL The poor man
cannot afford 70 have the time of his children
employed upon higher branches; for he needs
their services at home, and while the teacher 10
engaged with his more advanced scholars the
children Of the poor are deftauded of the atten.
tion which beiongs to them" Page 8.
These views seem to proceed from the hypo-
thesis that the common schools are simply char
liable institutions for The poor, and - the poor
cannot allow their children time for pursuing
the higher branches, therefore these branches
should not be taught i'm the common schools
These sentiments are injurious in spirit and tend.
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origin and pro~rees Of our common ..hool. q
That re have not n,;..,ken thc me.n;pv a. Pr...
ident Totter Il evident from bis ssvins In tbe
next paragraph TO that from which We have
quoted, where he speaks Of the hixher studies a.
giving man social and intellectual superior;.
ty: .It 10 supjase that ihe income Of The schoo,
fund, and the money Of the taxpayer should be
for the benefit of those who for he
most part can well afford 10 pay their own sx-
penses.n. That ID The assistance Of he State
should be given only as an act Of charity to tho
poor.
Thcse ere degrading and saluminating repre-
sentasioas Of lie system Of public educatioa That
syssem il ~ absolutely ignorant Of any distinc-
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