New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-03

nor when the whole weight OF these enormous eudOw
MO lie scalo Of the dead languages and tho study OF
pure mathematical Tie fault Therefore, Hts WIN lle
overument v hch has not reformed these cnd0Tmenisi
and the remedy as IL appears Ia me, hht tc'n en6oW
mCuts shOuld be eLaIcpcted nom lhiN haiy ~ appta
tio so tbat the euoumrnts he obtained Tor ieainng
should he Invariably distributed anOig The branches
OF human know ledge. not prescribing VIC shJets winch
IEaye alluded to- bat not giving them this nydous pref
public schools They really Adventure 5eAo0' lucy
are kept by masters Tor their own profits There IS
foundai ION which forms the nucleus and that Is gener-
ally FOR the teaching az Latin ana e,K aIn lla over
rules ana dominates tie schools inc Ite' no douDl
ia i'm the hands Of parents. but these schools have got
what j. called goodwill sG'h - no oef ~ on
has got man who has been NJ schooI-io"eNcf III nc
he las been used; however Little he has been taught
however much ho has been Gogged, daughter always
goes away with an affection for IT, lie iorees ms cares
aud troubles In Was time Of lie when everything
appeared very pleasant; anu Us thesS tIiIss ndSc 70
be undergone gan not by himself but by his SON no al
ways retains kindly feeling the place OF his early
education. lLaugbter II we couu Viiy suCrceu ~
getting fair play, aud favor FOR en- me ulhtieh9
remedy itself Don't misundel tanu ihe. 40 a., .n t
u any part of tho duty Of the state TO prescribe what
the trorc shah learn except the case OF the poor,
where the time so limited at we ins. u 49,
elementary modes Of Instruction THINK u - me ouy
tia and not by the application OF t,e tIuGM tns tCe
education into certain channels, ana leave he Olhes NY
Therefore, would propose cure that sOmelO" or
other the end0wmcnts should be 10 Tecaht as 20 gye to
subjects OF physical history modern history d
tory English law ancient literature ancient hs.1Iy anu
ancient philosophy all fair and equal start DIT LoWo
then referred to the educational cOde Ior lnua 40 az
ampel with the assistance Of Lord Macaay ana Otcf
eminent prepared scale winch mas slnee ~ t
very little change, been INC scale on wheh te1 INV,
have been distributed. Thus we took everything W.
could think of that We'll educated man might leaf; All
the auguages-Latin, Creek FRENCH anu a., IhSi .,ri"
the modern languages Of Europe We took the principal
branches Of physical science We TOOK history we oo
English Literature, we TOOK thS plios'phl vi nm, -
taught In Scotland oxford, ana other places we oh
everything, aud gave MARKS TO each according 70 .
relative importance near as we cOulu arrive ~ IT. anu
under that system ali persons nave heen admitted eqaiH
aud fairly to the benefit OF those SGg. [pstead Of
loading the dice In favor of the dead languages we gave
them al a fair start and the thng as far AS KNOW, nns
worked silo, N.Y. anu ~ 49, -, b,,n so no IL Mace
thing of that kmG might be done ~ nome so 10 pm
lChecrs Ladies aud gentlemen there Is Du, one uol
observation wish to make nave sn ~ I aat lyo IN
order 10 qualify them for tho power th5t ls pseu; Inv
perhaps win pass In sliil greater uegev ,o M
hands am also anxious educate IN manner very ul-
ereut from the present the higher classes oi TINS SoS
aud that also FOR political reason. Inc h NM y a i'm,
direct influence, either of popey ot gip Power Ina
hnd, 20 direct ne course Oh poIJ M ,bev d must be
done 10y the influence of superior education and
cuityat.ou-Ly the influence Of mind over nina, thht
never fails 81 being recognized where II Is tIuy w.
AppauseJ We'll then. how IL this likely to be done Is
IN 6T containing the attention Of tho youth OF our "ehtr
classes 10 those old languages ana t1So ~ So'I
lies al which worhngmen never heard, whcl ii'y nv
never brought in contact with ia az lhef
affairs aud Of which. from the necessity OF tho Gus
ttaw tie thine- That worldngmcn know-only know
them Infinitely better know them ~ Their ll!n'!pc
in tGir details. 20 that they may be able III teI mt,
rnc and commerce with WOIungmen TO assert the gu
trrioflty over them which greater intellgence uuu
earr Leisure Il 90 give, and 10 Conquer bRck' ny
nei,, of n wider and enlightened cpitiYhuoI sDue
M fr influence they have lost by political change lNp
rlausel coicss for NY self that wherever nave lt
Whitman intelligent wOrkmhI am AZ way 30 laI nom w, /
able 10 assert any such superiority that am toLmcnt
conception hat fool the man must thlih ne
Unurlter when be finds me, whose educatlOh tA"n
s1ud, OF pourd. have spent utterly gn"rat OF m
TO- h are of cverylsy experience TO him. aud which
every educated man should know. Cheersl iInh uIs
MIGHT be amended think the lower classes sh"hla pe
Ii 10 dlsrb1rre Tie duties that cast upon urini
thew ought also 20 be educated ia order tuht t'J map
npfrcclte and desire a. higher cultivation when lh,y
meet with a. tlua that the upper cass,s ouit w nc
educated after q very different manner IN oiu'I lhds
they may exhibit before the eyes % the lower Cr'e ihe
GfCr cultivation To which, II 10 were shown them, De-
love tho latter would be always ready 10 bow down
Gentlemen, thank you for the patience VIA Mnon o
~, listened t0 ne fTi. right honorable gentle man Ic
su,oeI li. seat amid loud and prolonged cheerihgI
M, Lord Provost moved vote Of thanks 10 III iNe,
ana HE latter IN acknowledgment, expressed INC nope
MAT MI, remarks would elicit come controversy, III "hi'
probably ho might be- heartily ABUSED he ohy ,uau
mai I'M lis observations ho had given no oneusoto any
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