The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-01-14
WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EDUcATIoNs
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WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EDUCATION'
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The word Educutioa has, from ime
to time, been gariously defned but a
writer Of some elninence in England
has very difuseIy deyeleped What he
regards as the best definition of a
truly liberal education. His views
are as follows:
y YThati man, ISthink has had 2 lib
eral education who has been so trained
in his youth that his body is the ready
servant of ms VIII, and does Win 6ase
and pleasure all the work that, as a
mechanism, it is capable Of; whose in
tellect is a clear, cold logic engine, 60
be turned to amy kind of work, and can
spin the gossamer as well as forge the
anchors of the mind ; whose mind il
stored with the knowledge, of The
great and fundamental truths Of, ma
ture, and of the laws of her opera
lions; one who, no stunted acetiey is
full of life and fire, but whose passions
are trained to come to heel bys vigor-
GUS will, the servant of d tender con-
science; who has learned to love all
beauty, whether Of nature Or Of art :.
to hate all vileness,e and to respect 9TH
ers as himself. Such san' '4one;s and no
other, 1 conceive, has had 3 liberaII ed
ucation. 9yit.slo ail Js4ga ssu ,yg.,- .r,-
- If this and this only be entitled to
the praise of liberal education, we
are afraid that NO one ever, did, or will
possess one in the true sense of the
word, or of SO wide definition. This
is rather an ideal than . defnition.-
There is, in our opinion, no depart-I
ment Of knowledge that may not be
taught in liberal manner. All edu-
cation is liberal that is founded In the
general interestsof mankind. ar..a -'90
Emanuel Won FellenBerg; the cels-.
lbrated founder Of the institution fol
educationy or rather for the improYe-l
ment of education and agriculture, at
Hofwyl I'M the Canton of sBerney in
Switzerland, was born IN fT7l.!a' An
English writer, who, in the year 1899,
Travelled inteo Switzerland; has given,
IN interesting account Of his visit a.
Hofwyl. The following is portion
of his report:
Il ii was N at last sortuaste 5uSste enough assuh to
be admitted into the study, of. NJ. De,
FellenbeEg-a man somewhat ,adtainiccS-
ed in years, with 3 counntensantcts nt i att beams no
ing with intelligence ana kindness.-! =
De, Fellanberg was BY birth one of the
ancient aristocfacy of the country,
and IN possession of the hereditary
property Of the family to which iiiiesS isSb BE- .
longed. He determined 4 upon, on ,devot-
ing his fortune and the labdr. r.'9dff ii 4 / life fei
in the endeaYor tp effect the regeneara.-9 geen1leear !
tion Of his native land, By, d means aslHslI OF 4
education. af win iinfusme m aas eaaoso5d d hal hab-y 2
its and principles into II tie Children. "
said .he, for, ip twenty iishfl short years years,
these children win be he be men, men, living q inga
The tone and manners me 1 to TIL, natiionn.3 I'll obnn3
For thirty-two years tsl has he pnrsued
his steady course, increasing i1 infitl11' =
ence, and, ,sxtending his establ ablitshhnmsennts ithhn 81 Il
as his scheme grew upon s him, Jim 'nna until II
has become what he described, to I, b me- !
@This," said he, pointing to q, Il large III
building, is the institute for I'll the bows VS.
of the higher classes. Here speaa are the5ir
dining rooms arranged, On 81 each aehh saide
Of yonder galleries are Is their ,d5esa dornnitRoe. Il o.
ries. Here you see their gardens.
their museum, their work-sRRoppss, RRp ) theft h5eBiiPI
ol-rooms; here their X gynmnaaHsfifaims, ii i ASH p
where they exercise themseivaeas, in wet wet
weather; here their stream ts Il of fI2 thinning ii g
water, where they bathes esseevsse evssey iiiss day Z
study is their emplo loyment, bodily Ia Ia
bor their recreation; M BIT bodily Isserr- Iasssr
ciss issstst apo,,. asplsSaoi There ss se a5 IedItk,
no usgor Of mind, no ysartue ls ,lgittolst s ii.
Those persons, grown to manhood,
who are mixing with tie b5 Boys, s. are ase1a 80 s
placed By me A to observe every every ae-
ton and catch every expression. NY
grand object is to- comprshendp tie Il
character Of M my 'pi pupils, in q order that 1
may more effsetdalIya work 5f d Gupofhf 81 them.
These persons are BY no means coli. IL
sidered as spies BY the boy ;tlie tliegp gpSaf}p| afgp
their Companions. Il AtfIofWlyY all thsattl
is not in itself WRFf0ngP is p permitted. f1
never like to forbid q tfiffga aWsHhenn5f ans
unable to assign q reason f0Df aointtR ttRsdbj Rsdbj d
It creates d confusion IN young III i minds
with regard u principle, q tiiing 4fhito I'd
To tfi9if; future fhaaapfp fhaaapfpSfnasasss.
We have mo- boundary mark mark Yet myd
boys stay at home; VIZ interfere nGtdi
With their pleasures, Yet they ciihgsS "a
theft duty. itit'1t sd,iiiin yin6 bus ,til9f
Withir, tis snlelossauarel lsaa eliis9m95iId 3 my 5eiIdeStd
poor school. fori. i. girls, She /
has about p hundred under ber, dHirec- H1 e
ion, who are clothed by, The e sestabiis6-.E
nent. To these she. .deyotes her entire
lime. They learn eli tbat in after life |
viii be of service to them to clean |
he house, to cultivate, the garden, u, to !, |
'eW, 70 make Al those, little necessa-
lies which are Of go much iimportance |
N the cottage, to read, to sing to Be bbei I
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