Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-10-08

Mr.. Anthony Trollope lately opened schoo
exhibition IN England, with an address wherein
he declared that education in England was moi
so general A. in Prussia, &" aud certainly. as re-
g'rds popular education, it is not so high or 81
advanced here as il is in America
There are % Universities in Germany, with
29,5i2 students, and the sumber of professors
cngsged in lecturing, amounted in the last term
10 2,l9i There is p movement on foot for
raising funds for the benefit of the poorer schol-
ars SO as to enable them to give their minds ex-
ciusiyely TO their studies.
The Council of State Of the Swiss Cantous has
published an edict forbidding any youth under
ls years of nge to smoke, under heavy penalty.
As proof Of the growing spirit of tolerance
/ in Austria, the Medical Times says, that for
the first time in the history of the University OF
Vienna. a Protestant has been chosen Dean Of
the Medical Faculty.
4 graduate of the Imperial College at Pekin,
recently, received his diploma at the age Of
forty seven, after having attended competitive
examinations for twenty-six years.
At late meeting of the Guelph Ontario,
Canada Board of School Trustees, the subject
Of lighting the fires and sweeping the school
rooms was brought up. One member spoke for
chilly against teachers being expected to perform
those mcni1l services, or paying for the same
out Of their salaries and it was decided that
Sl5 year be aided to the teachers salaries for
each room swept and lighted with fires.
When the mother Of Washington was asked
how she formed the character of her son, she re-
piled that she had endelvored early and earnest
" to teach him three things-obedience, dill
gence, and truth.
One Of the chief points Of tact in the govern
ment of a school, Is to keep always in motion
an offset to the eyer-Pre.cnt working Of de-
pravity in each heart, thorough system of an
tioiPltive and preventive influences.
It is easy to show from reasoning. from history
and from experience, that an early awakening
Of the mind is prerequisite to success in the
useful arts
The class is an organized assembly with the
teacher for chairman. No scholar has right
to the floor till he is recognized by the teacher.
The two great objects Of education are mental
discipline and the acquisition Of knowledge.
Avoid formal routine in teaching children
are very apt to imbibe the notion that they study
in order to recite.
To make Chalk Canyons Kueal plaster-of-
paris with just enough water to make a stiff
paste roll this On a table with a table-knite
divide into sticks four inches long, ana htte
larger than your finger. Leave them to dry,
and keep them dry.
''stm," said one little urchin to another,
- does your sehool-master ever give you any re- .
Earl- Of merit 80
~ s'pose he does was the rejoinder IS he
gives me a lickin every day, and says merits .
two
\ Western editor thinks. that if the proper
way Of spelling tho il though" and ate /
80 eight, and DO - beaux, the proper way Of .
spelling potatoes is " poughteighteau1."
The notion that language is device to con-
ceal thought finds its parallel ia the idea that .
bad writing is prscticed by certain persons to /
hide their photography. Your handwriting +
IS very bad indeed SAID q gentleman to .
young college friend, who was more addicted to .
boating ana crlcketing than to hard study. I
- You really ought To le-rn TO write better.
"a hy, ay 20 returned the young man, 1T IS
all very well FOR you to tell me that but. if | .
were to write better, people would be finding .
out how spell -