Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-09-05
nunnin Eddioatlon into the Ground

kunnfn Eddtcatfon into the Ground,
"Ringbolt," the pleasant correspond
ent of the Boston Courier, gives a
graphic account of recent town NEE t.
ing in Dorchester, where the question
of remuneration of the school com nit
tee was discussed. "Uncle Lem" one
of the patriarchs of the town. repre- :
sentative man of the sold school, made
"a characteristic speech. (which is thus
reported by "Ripgbolt:"
''Mr. Mod 'rator," said he, sinister
Cheerman! I haint got much to say,
but what l say shall say to the pint.
as"Whats this fuss about education?
What does this here committee want to
be paid for? Been examining scholars,
have they? Why didn't the scholars
examine them? They'd have done it
for half price. Mr.. Chcerman, eddica-
tion is run into the ground. Great big
school all over town, chock full
o'ventilators and steam pi pes, and all
kinds o'fxins inside, and piazzers, six
teen corner gabler, and windm i'll Chin
blies outside-a master for every Dom,
andsa school l-murm for every closet
The committee man in his report says,
some Of 'em is flag ship, and eight of
the masters are pulling on one oar.'-
That's pretty business for school l-mast-
ers, s,sand for to pay for?
6sssNYhen was boy, there were two
school districts in town, and each of
them had sehoolus ten feet high
Theysdidn't pay S400 a year for cleanin'
on EN- and making fires. Boys took
turns at that, and it did 'em good
Boys are dressed up too much for that
now. Our deestrick schoolus was down
to Meetinus hill. DIR. Harris, he was
school committee, and when we did cur
sums right he gia usssa. stick o'candy
and never charged nothia' for that nor
for the service. The gentleman says,
if out South they had such schooiuses
as we have, there wouidn't be any war.
Well guess there wouldn't. They d
soon use up their cash to home.
"Now, what's the good of so much
eddication? The gentleman says, and
he talks pretty big, that money for ed.
dication of the poor is 'wrung out o1
wealth by democratic institutions. :
! That don't look to me quite honest
Now, believe that every boy should be
seddicated. That is, he sho1ld be taush
to read, write and cipher, and learI
geography, etc. Give him that start
and if he is cit for it, he'll get the res
himself-Danlel Webster didl If a bo,
aiat fit for it he won't git it. So, what
the use of rammin' in wads that's to,
big for the barrel2 IF parents want t.
do it let ,em do it themselves. Gin til,
boy fair English eddication, and thel
if he waats algebra, and astronomy, ant
philosophy, and geometry, and Latin
Greek, Hebrew, Choctaw, and what not
let his father pay for it You and
hadn't ought to. We ought to feed an'
clothe the poor; but We ain t obliged tt
give 'em roast turkey and champaign
every day, and send 'em to Huntington
to git measured fer their coats, be we?'
"Another thing, those boys get kim
Of stuck up, and ain't satisfied will
home and armin' and mechanics bust
ness. They are apt to get sarcy an
think they know aaore'n their father
and mothers. They most all want to g
to college or into business"
~ "Now, Lord knows, there is NOR
ministers, lawyers and doctors tina
there is any call for; and as for bushes
men, i guess about nine out of ten bus
up. It is grab game any way, an
there is SO much grabbing at it ther
amt much apiece.