The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-12-19

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perfectly learned Among the errors OF
teaching grammar, he looked upon neglect
ing to correct false syntax, aud passing
parsing leasons without notice, as the
greatest.
Mr. Boyd then took up aud explained
multiplication aud division Of fractions,
clearly explaining why in one case the
divisor should be inverted. He also ex-
planned decimal fractions. Mr.. Boyd is il
practical man, and the members ot the |
Institute are under many obligations to
him for the instruction gratuitously given
them.
THURSDAY EVENING.
j. S. Wahcob lectured upon some of the
fine arts aud their relation to education
The speaker showed, first, the influence of
painting and statuary in the cultivation oi
the taste among the people of Greece and
Rome in the second place, he showed
the influence of the modern painters oil
Italy, upon the cultivation of the tastes
of the present age. Parasins and
Phidias among the aucents, Raphael and
Angelic among the moderns have estab
li.hed the laws OF form aud beauty for all
generations. Poetry should be studied
by our teachers, because it elevates our
thoughts and affections, and music, the
nearest kin of poetry, should be taus sht IN
all our schools. This lecture was ably
and beautifully written, and was listened
to with great attention
G. w. Deans, Esq. followed on the
peculiarites of American education. The
speaker first referred to the different sys.
TENS of education among the ancents.-
Among the Chinese, education was sup
ported, as a means of official promotion.
In India aud Egypt Priests only were ed
ucatcd. Their different systems accom-
plished no lasting good because they wsre
limited to the lew. In Greece, great pro-
gress was made. Under her system child
reu were regarded as the property of the
State and Not of the parent, hence the State
made itself responsible Tor their education
Gymnastics and military discipline found
prominent features In the Greclan system,
and the result was hardy and warlike
race of men. In speaking of the more
modern systems, the Lecturerer said that
Luther was no less reformer in educa
tion than in reli 9ion. Pestaluzzi was
great reformer in methods of teaching.-
Among the modern system England, Ger
many and United States, are most pro
minent. The German saystcn is Govern.
mental, all childrea between the ages oi
seven and fourteen are compelled by law
TO attend school. Pensions are allowed
IL,
sian system is most thorough aud yet
Prussia does not take the lead.
Horace Mann accounts for the fact up
on the ground that when the scholars
leave school they have no chance to apply
their education England i, behind she sup
ports sailors, paupers aud condemned clrm-
minals, but no system of common school
edcuation. In the United States the sys
tenn is better: Here neither the nation
al government, nor church, nor parent
takes the initiative, but our state sovern-
ments-hence there is great diversity OF
system in different parts of our country
Our principal defects are bad education
of the few, or the neglect of the many
Our educated men are such in spite Of
our systems, but our failure arises more
from the execution of our laws than from
our systems OF education.S What is want
ed, is a more rigorous execution Of the law.
and one director would be better than
six. The three great defects of our sys-
tenn are, low standard Of education, poor
school directors and inexperienced teach
ers.
He was followed by Hon S G Boyd,
subject, course of studies proper for
American boys. What is proper educa
ton will be determined by the duty they
will be called upon to discharge in future
life. Development is necessary as well as
information We need good men rather
than smart men. In our education we
too much neglect the duties which we
owe to society at large La England and
Russia the aristocracy is thoroughly edu
Gated, for upon it devolves the duty OF
government. La the United States the
people are the monarchy, here the people
govern and our children should thorough
Iy understand the Geography, history and
the nature Of our government. For ex
ample: Why is New England manu-
iauturing country and the South produ-
GERS. They are both such from necessity
The South, with her stagnant streams, will
never become great manufacturing peo
pie, and New England, with her splendid
water powers, will never be anything else.
From the natural condition of these two
sections, spring two opposing systems in
political economy-protection and free
trade and we must not attribute differ
ence of opinion to a want OF patriotism
A knowledge of our constitution is ne
eessary in a proper education of our A
merican boys. The blunder committed
by eight millions Of people, had they
known what loyalty is, would have been
avoided. If one part of the country says
loyalty is due to State, as taught by grave
College Professors, and the other says
it is due to the government, how can a