Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-11-13
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'.hipEbolt." the pleasant eorrespon-
dent OF the Boston Courisr. gives an
account Of { recent town meeting Ia
Dorchester. Mass, where the question
sf rsmanerstion Of the School Com.
lmiitee vas discussed. "uncle Lem"
Zone of the patfiarehs Of the town, q
lfeprsehtative man OF the .old school,
made q characteristic speech, which 10
5 ihus reported by "Ringbolt:"
3 y.Mr. MODERATOR" said he, '.Mis-ter
I Ctesrmant I hafh,t got much to say,
z go zat I say. I shall cay to the pint
| whats all this fuss about eddica-
tionf What does this here committee
want to be paid FORT Been examining
scholars. have theyf Why didn't the
scholars examine them? They'd hs'
done Il for half price. Mr.. Cheermsn.
eddication is run in the ground. Great
big school-houses al over town. choek
full O. Ventilators, and steam pipes, and
all kinds o. films inside and pyaxeersS
sixteen-eorher gables, and wind mill
ch!mblios outside, q master for every
room, and 9 school marin for every
closet. The committee man in bis re.
port says, lone Of 'em Is flagship,
and eight Of the masters a.. pulling
on one oar" Thst's pretty business
for schooltnsstsrs, and for us to pay
for.
"when I was boy. there we're two,
school destricts in town and each Of
'eti had sshool.us ten foot high
They didn't pay sI.4oo year for
cleanin' on 'eni out and maxim 6res.
Boys took turns at that, and 1t did 'em
good. BOYS are dressed up too much
Tor that now. Our destrick school!us
was down to Meetin'-hus bill. DR..
Harris he vsas School Comtnittee. and
when We did our sums right, be gin us
q stick O. candy and never sharget
nothin' for that. nor for his services.
The gentleman says. ''If out South they
had such school-uses as We have, there
wouldn't be anI war; Well, / guess
there wouldn't. They'd soon Use up
their cash to home.
"No~ what's the good Of 90 much
eddication! The gentleman says. and
he talks pretty big. that money for
eddlcation Of the poor Is "wfung OUT
Of wealth by democratic institutions.
That don't look to me quite honest
Now. believe that every boy should
be eddieated. That is he should be
taught to read, write and cypher, and
learn geography etc. 6ive him o start,
and II he's Jt for Il. ksU ge. The ress
hinsssif-DanieI Webster did. II boy
amt Ct for it. he won't get it. so
what's the usa in rsmmin' 10 wads
that's too big for the barrel? II ps-
rents want to do II, let 'em do them
selves. Gin the boy a fair English
eddication and then if he wants alge-
bra, and, astronomy and philosophyi
and geometry, and Latin, Greek. He-
brew, Choctaw, and what not, let his
father pay for i'll You and ! hadn't
ought to. We ought to feed and cloths
the poor, but we amt obliged to give
'em roast turkey and charhpaigne every
day, and send them TO Huntington's to
oet measured for their coats, be we!
"Another thing, these boys act kind
O. stuck DIP, and amt satisfied with
home and lsrmin' and mechanics bust:
ness. They are apt TO get ssrcy and
think they know n,ote'n their fathers
and mothers. They most all want to
20 to college or into Business.
"Now, Lord knows, there is more
ministers, lawyers and doctors than
there Is any call for. and as for busi-
ness, | guess about nine out OF ten bnsi'
ness men bust up. 1t is a grab gamss
any way, and there ain't much. apiece
"What I've said about boys. l rtieah
to say sbout The gals. Their ma'aHi'
wear calicoes-thes wear silks. Thsr r
ma'ams sweep out the house, mag .
the pudding, and make ttowsers az d
gowns; they stay home and tead; ~ nd
eat the pudding and hire dress-mase RS.
"Now somebody has to pay 10 ese
extra bills for the boys and gals; ss the
town eddIcates 'en and puts 'eh 4 up
To II | move the town makes d. ap-
preparation to support 'etn. attst they
We got an edIcaliOh they doh'a know
what 10 do with"
1--WE respectfully commend the fore
going to the people Of Philade' ,phis-
to the Members Of the City Councils
and even 10 the Board of School
ConrtolIets--asking it for a deliberate
perusal. It contains sotr e hoDely
truths and naked facts beari Dg directly
upon our present hot bed system OF
education, which II IL hop ed will bring
sverv rsader at least 10 hi FED.