Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-10
For the Empire.
A Visit to the Dayton Schools,

Ma. EDirOH;-Having spent several days, 10
visiting the schools Of Dayton, and having hsd
an interview with the teachers aud pupils Of
all the schools in the cilyJ with no other obs
Jet In view, than personal interest, In the gen.
oral diffusion Of thomorsl and scientific know
edge to the rising generation, the following
train Of thoughts overshadowed my mind
The Fathers Of our Republican institutions,
are entOmbed in the past. The legislative
balls OF our country present spectacle Of dis
cord, and factous antagonisms, alarming TO
contemplate. The bloodgeou aud revolver are
the aecoutremsnts Of modern legislator Cha
Otic anarchy Is foreshadowed in The msty fuS
turs, while intestine with all its horrible con
testine war, with all its horrible consequences,
prolrude from the eapaeious womb Of fulurity
Aud yet our religious, literary and political ns
stitutiohs are the Wanting boast Of American
freemen. Oh shame, where is thy blush p
Gould our public missionaries, and national
as we'll as State Legislators, sec the harmony.
good mannsrs and feelings. aud systematic ex
sreines az evinced by the teachers and pupils
in the public schools in Dayton. The contrast
would raise q blush, on every rubicond face;
blosted with sectional discord, and the spirit Of
local autagomism, TO be envied only by those
whose degradation places them beyond the ut
termost realms of redemption. Among the
plastic minds Of Juveniles, lisping the frst acs
cents Of fudimentary language, TO the advanced
students, who are making the transit to man
hood and womanhood. we hnd the teachers, in
spring the youth Of every age, with sentiment Is
Of morality, virtue aud patriotism, unhonored,
unheard Of, amid the din and olatter Of poli-
cal warfare. Every man Of correct feelings,
and enlarged patriotism, need only visit the
schools Of Dayton, to be thoroughly convinced
that the corps Of teachers having charge Of
them, are a better safeguard for the the pres
ervAtion Of our free institutions than all the
factious legislators, whose misfortune II 10 TO
disgrace the halls, consrecated to liberty by
the blood Of our noble ancestors. What would
the citizens OF Dayton say II their teachers
were daily quanelingH What would they say
II their teachers were equipped with bowieN
knives, dirks and revolversH And how long
would they submit to such state Of thiugsf-
The simple answer is, they would be dismissed
But the head and source Of our free institu>
tions. may be crowded, with it subjects for
the mad house, lunatic asylum and dungeon
whose acts would Disgrace the brolhel, or inner
courts Of pandamonium and yet they arc all
called honorable men. oh consistency, thou
srt jewel The public prints are teeming
with the dsgraeeful acts Of our Legislators, to
the exclusion Of everything else, and who is
Let honor be to whom honor is
due. Let the character Of our teachers be eles
vated to that standard, which their labors de-
msnd. Let their services be properly nppre-
ciRted, and give them the reward due their
arduous task. Muzzle not the OK that threshes
the corn. Encourage the teachers Of our
youth. aud they will lay, deep and wide the
foundation Of that fabric, which alone can sus
tain the boisterous waves Of the tempestuouS
ocean Of politics, by inculcating noble senti-
ment. Of true patriotism, into the common mind
OF the rising generation.
May the noble efforts Of our teachers be
crowned with that success, which will secure
the greatest good to the greatest number, and
the satisfaction Of SEEING their labors properly
appreciated, is the wish OF one who knows how
to estimate the lsbors Of teacher. ALPHA.