The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1866-05-19
Educate Your Children.

Few parents and guardians really
consider how imperative duty is in
cumbent upon them in seeing that their
offspring and wards are properly edu-
Gated. Educated in the true sense of
the term-learned. Taught in the
languages; in mathematics; in astrono-
my; in natural, moral and mental ply
losophy; in chemistry; in geography;
in history, rhetoric, composition and
in drawing, painting and music; in
short everything that pertains to de-
velopment of the mind and expanse of
the soul. This is a wonderfully prac-
teal age-too much so we sometimes
think, for the good of the rising gener-
alton. Crime is generally the offspring
of idleness and ignorance. Bad pas
sions and bad deeds belong as gem
eral rule, to ignorant and unlettered
persons of all ages and sexes. Give
your child good education and you
have bestowed upon him or her for
eune, that at once commands position,
respect and business-you thus foster
industry and industry fosters virtue
and religion. Give your son an edu-
cation, and though you give him moth
ing more, he has rich inheritance.
His mind has got start and from that
start it will go on improving, expand
ing and grasping and developing, en-
larging and explaining thousand
and one things beneficial to the human
race. knowledge is power" says the
old proverb. We cannot live on knowl-
edge alone; but it teaches US how to
live. 1t enables us to comprehend
those wonderful sciences by which life
is created and preserved. The mind
is progressive. A little learning when
properly applied and directed leads to
more; and that leads to more still, and
so step by step we progress in the world
| of letters and science. One generation
improves on the inventions and ats OF
q previous one. A liberal education
enables us to take broad and compre-
hensive views of all subjects and things
presented for our considerations. We
cannot all be lawyers, doctors or d.
vines; neither can we all be poets,
painters or soul ptors -astronomers,
philosophers, rhetoricians or politi-
clans. Society luckily does not re-
quire it. But God has created US all
for some wise purpose, and education
develops the bent of the child's mind,
and although circumstances which can
not always be controlled ,1ay prevent
the parent, or guardian or child from
following that profession which the
leading traits of its character shows il
is best adopted to, still a thorough ed.
ucation enables it the more readily tc
devote its mental powers to something
else. The system of the busy, indus
trious world is such, that human inge
nuity is rapidly progressing toward.
perfection in all kinds of mechanism
Everything is rapidly being reduced
to @ science. Manis continually in.
venting and creating power; or more
properly speaking according to tht
rules of natural philosophy. developing
power. By this increase of power, h,
is able to add largely to the products
of the earth. thereby cheapening thu
necessaries of life. That perind ha,
now arrived when even the soil canno
be successfully cultivated without edu
cation. Stock cannot be raised with
out knowledge of their wants ant
habits of life. Everything is reduced
to a profession and a science. Turr
, in whichever direction you will-seei
to follow whatever avocation yo,
please, and in order to be successful
you must have knowledge of YOU
business. You must be educated.
But there is still another view to b
taken of this important subject. In ,
few more years the mantles of Stat,
will fall from the shoulders of thos,
who now wear them, and they will res
upon the rising generation. In order
to preserve and perpetuate our liber
ties, we must foster and build up oul
institutions of learning. Sow the seet
acknowledge broadcast over the land
) Place the means of good education
within the reach of every child. Faith,
ers educate your sons, and in year:
} hence, when the ermine passes from
you to them. they will not bring dis
tgrace and contumely upon your mem
DRY; but if they should you will hay,
the proud satisfaction of knowing tina
the fault is not yours. Mothers edu
cate your daughters. They too, leave
} their impress upon the rising genera
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