Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-12-11

when the tisun Of the pruphet has been real.
lted OF knowledge running 10 sud fro' through
lhe streets. There ts not q branch of industry
'u, 'nat Is seek'ng educated aud skilled lasnr,
| Wu "uerinF Tor ~ inward while our railrUad,
ina mining, and assaying industries are mnurn-
ing the absence W higher education ~ guide
| inu cnntrUl theni.
Tue great wealth, however, Of people, lies
not ~ US material possessions ~ resources.
"t w us cultured minds. Spirit Is worth
more uah svas stocked with fish, or plsins
Sruauing with harvcsts, nr cities active with
| commerce, or SHIPS dividing every sea, ~
| mines hlIcd WIN nres or mountains whose
pllAts are egnfen. Fortunate that nation WINS @
| 'gencles abound Tor developing the high poss-
| m''ties thnl repose w the minds OF its people
ihe,r wealth. Is bnundless.
What course ~ study Is best adapted to Sc
cure these ends While this inquiry opens a
Wlue nelu I"r argument, yet upon one point q
general agreement ought to be found. While
.he CLASSICS nave perfection " structure t'
u"',,nenu uSn' ana Italy hHs uhrivaled art
~ attract anu france refinement of literature
W"' VhWWs' Aho uermany phllnsOphy, "a
masler which would consume a d"z"n lives ;
wy W " hmer'cHn W neglect hls vernacular,
| 'mu ,he her"t"'e emoodied therein, Tor any, ~
il W Ihese, would be e. play Tie part OF lit
'rNy lnp' ihe English lAngnage-its struc.
tnre- The history recorded In 1.-THE poetry
measured by IL the science seeking expression
'nnugn the philosophy employing Il as the
ehannc' ui cInniunicatiun must ever cOusti-
| n'o w" OASIS OI al True education with us.
~ thorough English education Is rare ac-
c"uipnshmrni' nut very beautiful when found,
anu lis treasures are bevOnd all price
| VI Iate wears, n mndihchtiun of the courses
OF study has been urged with great zeal by
many educators among us. Some Ot our higher
'h'utuuons ~ learning nave yielded To the de-
,nhnu, anu nave made charges IN their curricu.
uns' unnot NOT thht changes are dcinanhed
~ an intelligcLt comprehension OF our ncccs-
sues,
nW Vs. 1s 'ho'e moi danger oi cArrylng them too
"r' ihai go many years oi liie should BE-
consumed IN the study of the langunges 10 the
comparative eAciusiun ~ tue natural sciences
" certainty nm aosurdily, that becomes Iolly.
70 w hoVe'y T" M th"se VINO are sohh"is
W tongues tnnt nave nrcn dead ior thnuSand
nunrs, .n't know ouI ,',''e VI ue PnyH"logy o'
yv snI hn NH C,nt ,nr,'g,I - w. ~
| inn a verse of lloraoc. ar n,isnrunouncinp n
wori Of Homer. anil vel would feel No shame
At their ignorance of scientific facts applicable
to the affairs or every day life. The demand
for an education mnrc scientific is one Of the
most hopeful signs Of the times. Amelioraiion
.'cnus r upon ~, "nu the Gu 'nr,PH',on o' Si'T
i ,.''u, '''., w 's n"'',s"'ps WI ,vsu'.' Du.
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uc P''P"seu euy',.",ee. w US , ~, ~ ~,
ness " " oe "W"u w t',sc wv ni''lcs' nu wa. wa.
siunrs eN,'nv' l"'nsp WV "eu"ues wv, s',,'
W'l,' W Wv i'o"s w WI w I"s. siu'"'n, i;nI,
'nat % %Mnu.vs t'.S. w" ,I ""''s i "v' ~ ,'a'
ncqua'nteu WIN ,he uCn'", Eeo'ph w u"so
ages ,'ehes, ~ .n9' enti n"r puon' sV.,,'I's h!
Should hno, ,ne.n NV, .".,r c~"u,sus ~ y. s'uy
snlholenuy .nI :" v",.n 'ne ,,n s,ae"' '"'o ''s
"cs"'""" "a, y, w I WV ,,' -, -. - 49,, -,
AMI now " YOU a''nw your nmnV'nnuons W
uraw nom lhe .u'ure I'r'nru w '"e u'us' 70
SUITS w your present euuv"'"hh' t e'''c'
You Sann', 10 Nv e",'.s ~" W t"'i aI "Tn a.,
I'm. IN" ,i,l and ymiJ,d In th,r nsnirntions
by knowledge communicated here, that else
would have remained dwaricd and been lost Ia
the world
c,,nvr, mr. wn,pP
Atthc cnno'nS'nn W lh's ""meSs' o",ohH'
oE" @ ", ',I '.,eu' 'e..,'
was c''vu w w. WV ~ !" 100 ~,
teal review OF the progress OF educational inter
ests III tue western ol"'eS'
srEECn ny TnE PRESIDENT or THR BOARD.
II. wss follnvrd nv General p g. SIKyts
p,nsi1cn, nr tho Ronrd of Education. who qay,
de,niIad account of the s,cwnrlship of IN,
Ilnord IN tb. erection ofthe new building, The
imnr,yrmcnts made upon the building, including
M ar u
cisterns. building of fences aud purchase OF
thrpe additional lots, when fully completed aud
,J,rnaJ as cnnirmnl nod vouli inyoly. an ex.
,,aud;,nr, nr about sl7 OOu. For this purpose
Ina loard had bnrr wed, aud issued hnuds TO
That effect for Sll 900, upon 81 900 of which
,h"y nay 4 n,r cent. and upon the remainder
| "a nor cent In nli their ii ,ancial operations,
IA, lizard had acted in rood rnith and, rs thew
hnnas,Iy aud ronscientiuusly believed 10 bo far
ihn Lrsi interests of the school, and of the tax.
nnv,rs of the District,
"a thn elnse of his remarks, the President
ImrmaIlv presented the KEY uf the building 10
ISnnarintrndent ,JouN BARroN, who accented Il
in ihn lnllnwiny fitting and weIl-expressedr rcply:
,'. ,,,,,,,,,x, N ,nuo,
W
Nh. PRssinsSr-H" As 'ne Supvrhtehnen'
loC your schools, accept th's ksy: we are not
wholly ignorant I" 'he responsiveness eha' "e
ccnlance inv"'ves, heither are we hu'Ierent i'
late hour, we nave no ueS'ro nr ih'enuoh o' re-
viewing these duUos, YET low W""guts occur
to tue Sneaker. c,,,. o,,h. Al. ..,, :,
bur'ng uu pas. V9W s""'us us, WV ,h"'e'ia's "
which this beautiful eIince Is constructed were
being moulded anu 'Rsmnneu III the WORKSHOP,
lot the Town, lheSe put uge'her bf SNlliln
hands form the p'ea' ANT anu Sou''"'eo'e s'rnc
ture IN when We now S,t' nv nc W"S'er-"ul'uei
has completed WORK. lhe cmiect now
secs his design Tue ereat'"h n' us ors'n--cop'
ieu' huug" eu'a'Seu ]n", , .' %s " "s'e' o'',vu "
Nhat was o h'u' ou' '""k""S VI "e"'' h"'
become To us real.
Now, this IN turn becomes ihe WORKSHOP u
which the teacher shall LABOR; Andas thls tim
pie Of learning Is more beautiful as these rooms
are more pleasant than the mechamss shop, soh
that which the teacher hah'4ns ana mHlds NOR
lovely, more noble, nearer akin to God thar thu
material On which the artisan operates. Th'
latter fashions matter, the iormer gives )ent o
direction to mind The bricks ct tins building
are made oI plasuc cay IeSulY receiving tb'
impress ot the mold. AN tue materials are pas
sivc matter dead IN the hands ol the workman
But the mind is active nni Is enective Tor gooC
or evil ou other minds accounting as II ls trained
, This building Is erected for time. We mold
and fashion, aud educate i"r eternity.
such is tue nature of our labor.
Upon the teacher depends, to very grsate
tent whether, in the study OF languages, the pu'
ph shall commit series otrulcs and be able tC
, IN narse a sentence accoI ding tn prescribed form,