The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-04
Written for the Democratic Press resi-
WHAT CONSTITUTES AN EDUCATION

Hofwyi has FURNISHED e4periinental
farmers to a number of princes and
hpblsmen of various parts e Europe;
and lis pupils have been einployed il
the formation and direction of some
important agricultural institutions
An establishment was also formed for
the. nlanufaeture' of his improved in
strnhnents of agl licnftnre, which have
been sent to every part of Europe. AT
successive p periods additions have
been, made to the domain of Hefwil,
increasing it to about 600 acres, which
have furnished aHlthe Va lietiess of soil
ando situation necessary to render the
whole complete experimental and
model faran-s But Fellenbergr occupied
himself in, improving agriculture on
! ly as a means to the more important
! end of improving man himself, and
during theayholep period that he was,
thus actively engaged in this snbjeel
] be was not less engaged in organizing
the institutions Of EDUCATION, which
formed the q great objeeti of, his life,
4 and the chief glory of Hofwyl,d if, Soon
after. his friends withdrew, from, all
participation in his plans, the germ Of
q scientific institution was formed by
associating two or three pupils with
his -own sons, and employing private
4 tutors at his own home. About this
time Pestalozzi was obliged, by the
embarrassment of his sown peeuniary
AZ affairs, and the plans of the govern
ment of Berne, to leave his slresidence,
On this OCCASION Fellenberg was in
,strumental in bringing him to the cha
teau Buehsee, about half Q mile from
\ Hofwyl, in the hope of forming, with
his cooperation, that republic, of tedu-
cation which it was his fayerites object
Ito establish. BY Pestalozzi's earnest
4 desirev he, undertook to advance, him
funds, and to direct the fpe pecuniary af-
4 fairs of the establishment for a year.
ElBut the, strict order and rigid econo-
d,my9which Fellenberg deemed neces-
sary- in ia large establishment III acT
4 ,eordediWith the impulses of the good
lPestalozzi, whose beneEolence was as
4 irregular in its operation asst was ar
1 dent in its character Such q union
was, in its nature, impracticable, Pes
talozzi soon afterWaso offered the much
superior. castle, of lYEerdun,o and, left
4 the yicinitysef 'Hofwyl with uppleas-
amt feelings towards Feilenberg, in
,spifed by aleearse,of conduct which
4 oftent restrained what he deemed his
best feelings ers arrested him in his
noble and wandering flights, In 1907
1.-The first building was erected for the
Z scientific institution. The number Of
professors; in q few years gradually
? Increased to twenty, and the, pupils to
ieighty.l,9 AFTER, selecting and losing
two Il instructors for the projected
j school for the, INDECENT, he was en-
treated by.a schoolmaster. of another
! canton, inspired with, enthusiasm for
this object, to employ his, son in the
. executionsof this plan. b Fellenberg
received the young tIbehrliy into his
i family in order to test his character,
and before the end of the ,year, was
induced, by his, earnest, request to
j place him, with three pupils, gathered
4 from the highways and hedges, in the
farm houseayo the establishment
4 Here gbehrli partookI Of their straw
beds and vegetable diet, because their
fellow-laborers and companions, as
well as their teacher, and thus laid the
foundation of ,theragricultural institpq-
4 ton in 1S0S-l About the same time
a school of theoretical and practical
agriculture foE all classes provided
with professors of the respective ,seie7
.ences, CONNECTED with it was formed at
sBuchsee, which several n hundred uplsd II
dtstudentsa were collected, But expelriiT
benee iIsatisfed Fellenberg - that too
kmany cont tented themselves, with theo7
j retical and superficial knowledge, and
khe has since preferred to train young
menlby an aIlsexxRerimental course ip hi his
own, improved, system Of cultivation
In the same year, he commenced 3
| more important part Of his great plan,
the formation of Of a normal sc school OF %
{ seminary of teachers. The first year
bforty7two teachers, of the Canton OF
t.-su -
kBerne came together and received
bgratuitous instruction, III the, art; OF
teaching. So grest was their zeal that
bon finding the, establishment was not
/ large enough IS, e,,rre receive them, they
were contented to lodge in tents. The
following year ear tWenty-seYen were Iasd5 Iad57
ded to this number from seven other
Cantons,I and, q door was opened for
regepeFating gradually the SIS schools h3fS9F of Of
| sw1tt1z8elr;llaanl9dttsq lal9ttsq a'bnadaDd raj OF san
There lssaa excellent aaage, found
bin theold iRomanlaHgqage, as follows;
/ "lNdgaaaa ? estdeeq3tqs1 set ,98reqsalelft,H,, i, !,
6great is truth and it will preyaiD. I It
4 is all but 5selfrevident that De Fellen-
'tberg'sl system sef-. education was the
] best ever devised by. imafl =, and the
most truly adapted to, promote useful
| knowledge inf the worlds to form, the
right habits in children and youths,
enabling them ITO become useful, to
/. their fellows, jwhereyerotheiT, lot may
sbe cast, and whateyerIcalling theymay
pursue. 1t is, doubtless impossible
thafra boy educated according to his
Imethod should ever become loafeE
"a drunkard, or a member of poor
ihousei; or, ifilhel should be elected tea
Irresponsible Office in his country, that
Dhe should BECOME q defaulter; 5embez7
zle, orssteala publicl Or private money.
1t is a we'll known fact that the great
est, most illastTious and, the most use-.