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

fixed quantity that It could not webe Though
IN We TO DC sought for. II man wanted ~ seek ttI
study hcr phenomena and annyze ana inquire, but ne
put s sCycnlcague boots ana taYeed or lfyPtyt
Persia or some pace Tar as he possibly could IN tho
expectation Of finding wise there % tell him al
about IT, Laughter aud chcersl That Was The case with
Now it is 10 small fault in system OF education that It
withhold, from youth that conception when }. the key on
stationary. hut TO look at the human race "a having
flowed on like glacier pepetuay IN motion always a.,
yyoI, M the ease may he This conception o. progress,
W suoe and DEVELOPMENT that never ceases although
We may not be- able 10 mark 10 day D. day, i entirely
waning far rs am aware, In Tire antique world ahdi
l iti5no too much toa's that mat dea shood a'nols
Others De impaired 10 youth before they give so very
much time 20 the study OF state Of society I'D which n Is
wholly wanting Iwi not dctan you with Any criticisms
pect they knew about as much Of mental science - we
do--1eihcr much more nor much less aud, Tlt.9Gut
among thcn-Iwi not SAY what IL Is among NO two
Of tlem were OF tie same opinion llauglicrl we aI9
to know how many nrchohs there were 20 AhHu thous
We probably DO not know how many Lords OF the Treasury
oI about ner Courts though hchardy knows the names
Of own. He must be dosed with tue laws 9nd Hi-i.
i. AZ the aucicuts things exceedingly rCpuisvc 20 mo
you'L!u i' i titItisns Of which irstifutins he Is
koU I'm profound ignorance Cheers Another thiug not
ut,io t an stidyiTg tIe divisions cf countries
mat have long since ceased 20 exist Or to haze prdcu'
cal bearing the affairs OF the world or course You
to study ancient history nhuIe| these tnsS nuV
ern geography is neglected. There Is nothing NhchIs
more neglected than geography nave netn rs you ar
any ono aDe tell what the Colonies Of Ansta are
uucss they have there, have some relations mere
inc island said 10 have been given up ny L@ri
Casercagh, the Congress uf Vienna, To The Dutcb ne
cou.e he could not mud It OH the map, and ashamed
To confess his ignorance. Great aughterJ lIenenhtr
hearing a very eminent member OF the House OF Com
mos%I win NOT venture tomention his nme-wbO made
a speech IN which it quite manifest to me that nc
nc IN Of Tie ST. Lawrence and that Lower Canada
lie
tlelnen going Ia make an eXpeuton 10 ADy asl!'
what do we know abOutit There ~ great deal 10 be
known about IT, Many persons nave NiseG IT, any VIII
upon If; but what are we iauSA. hoonl u! - ~
much rs q man do 10 Ind where Abyrsia Is on the
man let alone tho finding ont OF single town IN H.
have amused myse Win Trying 70 aaCe NH'' pyopc
knew the subject aud have hardly iguIN any one
vi could point out Gondar the capital of the country,
on the map letlt Il surely ~ lmpoi aht 10 ho. t.o
place whore operations viii sOon DE dlecied as st0
Know that acuTnassus was the cupaloi Cara OF tal
there were % cities az the Noscials - ihe Captsha OF
Rone. Will give You one more instance ana u 1 ron
Lt cr tli1ge Inugb1 You arc ali aware that IN the
last ses.ion OF Parliament MI. Bright very hcctousy
g cave Torghtcr md cheers Well assure You,
ge1ijemen there Is not person met ia 20--and
the Cave of Adulsm loud laughter and checfs-and
/ VAS under the melancholy ana nouImm necessity
OF EXPLAINING 10 them what 10 meant aud thus pointing
tn arrow That aimed az ny own breast. lHitHt
laughter ana chcersl No" INC uIsgt W LIS M. ui
words we take everything that Is ia these books for
granted. We never were taught IN my une 20 WcsA
l %
I'm Thuc,dides, n cOtCmporary with tie event, nhd
different statement I'm Cornelius Ncpos, Who wrote g
10 wcsh tLe W., ~ n'S , es not o1i,e ne GOOD NJ
s. icineht ol NoI'di ~ NJ tI.,, -.
NJ gatIve catalogue OF what m educated EnE1s.man
gV Lat@ycr Of The anatomy OF h own body; he
viii not have the slightest idea OF the difference between
lis veins and his arteries or whether the spleen Is on tie
nj ,lt side or tie left lie will have no education ~ TIE
nplest truths Of physics he VIII not hc able to explain
80 inrnc,r or te thermometer, be viii know nothing
ff0 sin % a.
know nothing whatever az arithmetic; aud thnt defect
s,lrl,s 10 him an through life lie writes oNccrhie
hand: for pcrhapz the most important accomplishments
can have Is totally neglected Ho may be very d,
II sent in spelling know most eminent man who took
hrstcass honor at oxford. aud one Of The things by
which he got was an English essay, IN "hlch there were
a. words misspclt. fLaGrAtcrl lie may kno" Hotlnh
whatever of Olern geography that of bis own couu
try He need know any thing whatever OF he history
ofEnglaud. Laughter and cheer- suew IN instance
University, and became contributor 20 Ierodlca ana
managed that he should some fact by reference
20 Lord Melbcurnes Ainia'ry sii ne pnp lcH y
ord Mclbournes Ministry l"ud laushief anu
lie need know nothing whatever OF modern history or
how The present roA{ OF EGfoP9 cane mo enc, ns
become matter OF most serious importance because M
iost exaggerated absurd IDEAS ~ the del gul peg
Of the dark ages. Lnugher They have done through
sheer ignorance Of that which thoy ought 20 know aid
they have actually become persuaded that the best TIM
iaodern society with all It's appliances anu uptON eInss,
could do would b. 10 return fact as possible 70 the state
sk ahf dre aa ss1s6feT There is another Ss
choly thing aud that Is the utter Ignorance Of the
antiquities and laws Of England Tho educated L9gsl-
man knows the antiquities and lave ~ Greece ana Rome
hut uf our English antiquities ana lANt MHlth hif 80
Hound up with freedom and onr everyday business
lie kuows nothing whaieycr We have nay say boldly;
which Of great classical authors u young man
required 10 read IN order 20 obtain the highest hoEOrs
which our educatlonhl INSTITUTIONS can tIHe hHl nc
studies the most minute manner the literature Of
Greece and Rome but for Chaueer spencer or any OF
our earlier clIssics, or lhe great uiAtl'H anu NIteis
AZ the regns OF Elizabeth aud Charles 10 never occurs 70
linn 20 read them; and the consequence - that the
language is Impoverished The noble English Of our
foreahcrs drops Of and the minds OF young
se hs are o fP ros into SRe
Then modern languages there some feeble attempt
and surely II the English language Is to have
preference modern languages, modern languages
ought also 10 have preference over the ancient have
been abroad with a party 81 half dozen ist class OK
Ford men, Of whom could speak word OF French OF
waiter had not been better educated than what we
we're loud laughterl and known some other language
than his own, might have all starved. Laughter
think then you viii agree with that, DR. johnson
aid OF the provisions in the Highland inn The negative
catalogue i very cOpiOus" fLaughter ], therefore.
up what have to this point by this remark,
that our education does communicate 10 the means
Of obtaining knowledge, and that u does not communi
cate the means OF communicating knowledge These
three capital Deficiencies are, think undoubted and
what makes this painful 20 IT, when thinks OF
the enormous quantity of things there worth know
I have spoken just now only of modern history and
modern language but what are these compared with
the Doundess Held That nature opens before us the new
world that chemistry Is expanding before that old
world that geology has called into existence the wonder
fu generalization III regard 70 plants and animals aud
70 all those noble studies aud sPeeulations which the
glory and the distinctions and the feblOOd " the tme
IN which live and OF which youth remain almost
without exception in total ignoraDcei IL Is not
too much 10 say hdi at present ne rhO 10 really
rel edIe0ted has generally begun his education aJer
"a supposed 70 hare elOsed-after all had been
done for him that the present miseaby contracted and
poor system could do. He has 10 begin 10 educate hum
self again, with the feeling that he has wasted the
best and most precious OF his life In things either
useless Improbable not unloyey In themselves. but
which the mere bypatls-the frnges and appcn.
aaO NJ solid