The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-05-09
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The Study of Natural History

MEssRs EDITORS :-On scoing
Van Amburgh's Mcnagorie pass
our street, l recalled q darling OBJ
ject in my life, Of teaching children
Natural History, choaply and eff.
Lciently, as a part Of our glorious
Common School system. 1t is that
the State of Ohio, or tho State Su.
perintcndcnt, or some other officer,
bo empowered by law TO purchase
u Mcnagorie. and travel 1t through.
out tho State as a part Of and con,
connected with common school cd.
ucation. We know rothihg, ex.
cept from impression Of external
objects. Now how rapidly child
will learn the color, form, habits,
and pceuliar;ties of each animal,
when it is beloro them-wilh n
good sensible lecturer, taking time
to teach and tn oroushly inform
| each scholar Of all that belongs to
or is Of interest in each animal OK.
hibitcd. l.s.s.1t
Exhibited ut each county scat,
or if in pcpulous counties ut vii.
lagos Of say ono thousand or five
hundred inhabitants twice or three
times q year certain hours for
school or other children, with up.
propriate descriptions in lectures
would interest and instruct more
than a year Of study with all othor
appliances, could give.
Every government Of Europe hat
u Geological collection, and no OK.
pcnse is spared. Why should we
neglect that which to them, and to
only portion OF their people Can
be exhibited? A small fec, paid
either by schools or county treas.
urers, would pay expenses, and 9th.
or outside exhibitions would soon
pay original cost, Why expect in,
dividuals or companies TO teach
children natural history, and not
the State? II IL is necessary, us ii
seems to be, that children aud grown
persons should ace tho wisdom and
tho power OF God as is manifested
in creation, why aot make 1t in
cumbent on the StaloY II prodta
BILE, Gas II seems TO boz why not
lot tho State derive tho profit?
Let mo illustrate: Bills are post.
led, animals arc named to bc oxhib.
tied, the hour SGT for school chill.
dren, Before the arrival of tho an.
imals the teachers will give a gcn-
eral view of them, and on the day
OF exhibition, ono at time-.chil.
drcn comfortably seated--a good
lecturer presents tho animals and
gives their history, habits, &c, &c,i
this TO be followed in schools by
questions and other remornbrances,
impressing the minds Of the chill.
dren with facts now and interest,
Ling, developing thoughts and in.
quirios that expand and strengthen
the mind-would il not be a most
interesting, grateful and improving
study, and would hot all good and
obedient scholars (bad to be OK
cluded) look for tho exhibition day
with additional zest and dcsirep
MEDICUS.
p. s. Tho least interesting par
of the Giraffe is his simple exterior
1t is not known he uses his tongue
(Which no can protrude seventeen
inches) as docs tho Elephant biz
trunk--thst it elongates to black
worm like appearance, seizing biz
food, aud that his form and physi
cal stvncture is neither found in MOI
approximated by any other ami
NAL. Lot us have u State Anima
, Show and be done with the cost anC
expense ofprivate establishments
and lot 1t DO madO q moro useiu
. educator,
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