, 1865-07-29
GE1kA1AN II THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.

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9 ~ W oae 1ae, Me1cituls Ttil-nnaerstoo
a4a Homogeneous Law.
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the Hcrfu OF Edura.sn3.
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aepo.ao1s a 1ne beard OF Eductton:
Your spsc'si Committee, appointed for Tue pu
hose VI inQutstEg into The txpe d,.ucy and p,t
pr,ety Of 1ntrotuc,np 1cs.cr, ~ tha s.,m.n r.,
su.sa ta.o 'Ie pa3lic schools. have had thi
C6tscr under consideration, ard beg leave 10 Il
port;
-. The p.ire!ple, h'. the knowledge Of nore thu
one srcasge-tnc langns2e universally spoke
IN The eountEy-:ls an essential part Of the .ystes
onr c,tv ,1,eodv a.t.tn.u ~ puonS Ms1 ~
wh..a hs.,1S ~ 1s.'oasnea In Inc hagn seaool
snere, oesloe all the btsnchss embracing goo
French laaeusp, + is pfran
Ernf rf-ncr I,s ,sosaJ .h..h
o1e ~ r,o~a sse1. ~. ~: wao hss stnaie'
batter and more psrtee,1y thsn IN be whe nexs- y
on,r<a fhe tnogfod,. - - esh.. $500, .s'e. %
aA.tsu ,.ab. ,n1 Suomeas o. aoanes .snSohge aad
| ~ tae 1:sneet p0.tlela pefIschcn In the EnEiIst
lsbeusee is ore Of the min purposes of ous .ys
TEN Of popn1at education, W. should on!t nothing
By which euth an end can be attained.
We propose to show, at the proper p.nee In thit
report, that inst1u:t.on IN the Gsrnau lanxusgt
when first begus IN tsc Htgh 5cho2l, Is iasufu.
|. fur too late for pupil, when he ls adnttad ia
the sdvanced clleses, To commence with th3 study
or foreign 1au.uscce.
| The EE.tem Of public fnstru :tiou, frea to all
! the children Ct the cauntry le III. natural or
| tpttnp of 8 Republican Governmeu', b4tad UPON
tue principle tlat govern uent. are Instituted for
this Eat ton Gin point with Inst ptide. and in Re.
| gard to 1hteh no other n.tloa oa earth can .how
znyth,pg ts eettes: @ .,.-,, :.
! ons p1hlie ecnoole, ana tns herrat OF ice il.
strnc'for, 10 iii thohe who desire to avail them
selves Of tuca an opportunity; va thoa,d also
pns eshoes s f. e se d. sas
:1iy sud nscsns siuc.ioa II H. b vpsy nds IT,
ton Of muraii.t apd matstjs1 sncse.s
IL u conn n Ike ours. whose pTnsncrtty has
Europe. lid wfIch neeus ior he fa1thsr srraton
1atnt OF IT, tmnaen aud incacuiao;e resonrcssa
consit 1ed etrcsm Of foreis n n1mmigraslon, every
part aod pace! u ths people Wan c9osMtate ihs
United Statet, OF, to use a popular phr Ire.
sAmercat1ss" them IN the snortest p,asibie
OF thls country, nd Esake hen lore and rssnsct
me bes: method CT accomplishing such an Oh.
to our q snof:s ~ % wi ,
FREQ education tenrsrcd to them, bYisenGtnr tba1s
! Children to the pubic ecauols, tncre to be in
strueted in common with the children OF Ame.i.
Tue process NJ Auetfean.za atiou, will, Ia the
opinion ol your conmlttee, not be furtasrcd By
withholding from the chii1fan Of INN grants The
opp t'an,t5 81 ol oeicg Instructed u taa language.
tntion ',e:tse.n The pnre1t and Children, bur On
tne tont,a'3 IT. WI be Ertasy aided " giving
tntm Ppottntts!y % !eafu t1u ltnIulge OF tae'r
I'd tpt-1 couhfff. a1d, at 3hn aitue tine. not "a
4eteft ths q toeis parsnta sud relatives.
II tA!7 assttusn 9etus any proof, We respectfully
"fsrbos m1sfe TO- w.. W. M on psge g. that ths nnmbss
1eesssa & T1sn " dsmsny T. On 20 Alarming
nnn,,r no,n IL Gr1msnv ss9a & lst9s S aas aantee "
iic schoo,s of,sis r;s "IG 7, en'sa t1s pah, ph,
nn1v SIs3 H. 1IsS Sin 1'sts -, = "as ~ 4e1l
NJ r - -. ~ Gt,V ~ sIu sn1; ,o.s
esi :, - - -. az is1 rea., Tc'se ~ We sssne
ecioIe' These fs.tstes Of ~ 53an adj,
e,ns-srs .t,,s-ar ~ ~ - -. euotee. ~ 10Y
sanntrv mi w. h.1e tc.srn - y III. i
lscfes e Of the bcr Of Eneh chtidten ,tanaso5 I
cur pubic echo0ls WIS It tt,s SINE rat1o ~''11
1snns Eta tbIs fsas s e Z q:
the ,nne n.e increase CT private DC: nan Elsli
i schools In thtr cny. eorne of tn:u ot scrta.s.n
es,asac'er. ious com 1tttee u crsdibls informed
ste attended By thu chi dr:n Ut Ger naa parenks.
seishteen e txest!, with Z, avssIsr 4.ttad .scs
Of enc hpneIes sEd afty pap'ls to each school:
tcnco'e intt. t.uetiou y MT c2n9ne to Tue Cefman
ispc1,Ro, tut t. at 1he Ecel.h iaceusge ia mo n
tie pslLctptl features at lasructaa, Cd The tans
u tnese schooi., Etxii:h Is tsn1hI ~ tns most
csupctcbt Ansticln teachers. wSo & 3aYs M ,,ass<i
theif examtr atten be:otc yous Cum1iIlss On IL.
an1fpatlun N 1ha.he,a ~ r.rsJv - cs,t,n..ts,
i,eettnp hi, M Se.,,nna sa =; G laSss e ,h ~.
lie tcu0u;s. ''4e ~ NV" :" "0 pa'
lhus ha .Getu1u, shoz. tha, tbsv r1,,,y an.
pueiste the va|ur of u thor6ura fnosle,ss 81
10 eeeuis tach Z III cati4ree! 49, 49,
It great e1peIso sid Ia the best ro.s eis ma.
co.,,y.tn thc In ,wie,1oo of th..ir m ,snnns.a
Wh,eh In Tra.,v Il th nn.har .unI.,s x n,
EDei:h. aud lie ,acqaisiuon OF ah;eh Sot !. oui, I
ortn;ns N insight ian fhe wnrts ~ orsat n.,.t5
f6!:oso! hef: aaa hi:tefi.n,, -. aiso sasoss ID
epIns pplnsn OF inc 'hnsotao' speas the German I'm
Tuu. connfrfc fre, ssf, in .a,e,,,no +, ,
srent numLer Of ;hIsa Gsrm4n Cd, are areo' ~ wha
foW sttsnd nrtysta Cermsn.fnr.,ss tthns,Is
pou rrsfef to be educaird ui1drr t,ur nhse.1
tgtsem Of free in4trnetion in the nnh,fr s.honis
i thsy eaa aua shese Il .s;qas:e onpoilan,syi
man Ianxnage, xnd from this sand point W ylssy
the adopu3n Of sastem OF Gsrm.n lea.oa4
u he publ: sehoolt, not As a question
u Mhien 20 ous oethsn population aloae y con
ans pIopo. solo't1n or Which th~ Success OF our
set'oot s5,s* t n tn eFeat measure dep.nds, sut
ctmeut into lhe great body Of the An:1ictu
Pt2P!s Mon.a De EEsaLy accele1attd.
IN ofcef 10 Prove t1is ss,eEt.oo. y suy ptoo.
Cincinnati. oa,o, IN whsh sag, Ia 1sis alaT was
enatled husnol.zng me osgAtt...iion Of whit aFa
there dannI.." aas "GeTman-EnsIish
1860, exhibiting Tho coayIsion Of ths nnn}Tc
schools in Cincinnati, TINT directly ancr tie 60.
sctn ent at tbs snw OF 1871: tw0 rchfoIs H,Tmsn.
charge OF eye teacher. having abnnf s51 nr,di.
enfo.,ed. During the year ecGlor Jnus 81! 1sm
pIoyed In t]eyeu Of lbs i.str ann III Gnn,s.erar
tuplle enrolled IN tals dFoariu1ens wlsI7sa' Of
fh.tm 47g rrsr. IN rradae / snH ~ ssS1s, =
and D. Aropc them Wcre fond ahont iii nnp,Is
GFAmericsn na,rnf1cr nf.c,a r. tha, ~ ps LILLE
for lhe pulpos Of ac1rr, no fha f3+rmSn i.nsusse
Hpt nnt an rha Il arm.nr nf ina rttv ~ ~ 800
deel1e thst their children thonid Be iosirr led in
te,,ss TINT he knoWledes OF more ihan one Isa-