The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-09-20
Some Plain Truths About the Public
..~ Schools.
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study, ofrtlle "SCience Of Government :"
c6mpdlsoty on the part Of the scholars. No
matter what the age Of the scholar, II he,
or she, is in grammar the Science Of
Government must be studied also. ~
Ithas also been further ordered, either
bythe Board oltthe Ii8dg fdtigdbtS Super
intendent, that, when a scholar has once
commenced the study Of the German
language, he must not be permitted to
withdraw fromit, but ;sot'ps oossss he
must'go on.
The above, l submit, s9Ieasrs. Editors,
embodies d brace Of tw6of tho most non
sensical and mBctlieYbps measures that
have ever been inflicted on the school sys.
tenn Of this cityBince the introduction of
Public Schools.
: eThestudy of the German, or any other
language, will not always be attended
with success. In some instances scholars
will find that they have moderated the
difficulties to, be sutmodnted i'm studying.
the SAND and will. wish toi discontinue
further study. This they cannot do.
The conditions Of tic recent order re-
quirescthem 10 Sgolon studying, or rather
irving 10 study, I language that they have
not the taste or capacity 10 learn, or, as an
alternative, they must leaYe the schools
J 5Iffhis does not SAVIOR Of tyranny In
school matters confess l do not know
WhAf tyranny Is The audacity Of the
measure Is only equalled by Its absurdlty.
The idea Of making the study Of the Ger.
man, or any other language, compulsory
in theyIYard schools, Is simply wrong,
and should be rescinded at once. Is II
right TINT parents are to have their child
ren driven out of the schools, for which
they are taxed heavily because from dis
taste, tdr ihGapacity, they do not wish 10
contintiei Tile study Of German, merely
because they have commenced 1t and
failed? The common sense OF this city,
or any other, If l mistake not, shy no, en-
'npE how io~ consider luz Science Of
Government" as compulsory study. This
Is to be studied by oil the German classes,
irrespective Of age. / have u daughter,
not quite twelve years Of age, who has to-
either 70 into the study alluded to or quit
the school. I shall have to accept the
latter dnWSl co6ial all efnat live and $end
her to solie insstt utipfl whose Superln;;
tendent does not pander to the deprayed
political taste Of the day-whose taste
and inclination will not impel him to-
max politicians ont Of little children
especially little girls; who will have no
plans to SET on foot for future municipal
election, 1870,
II Ethe school authorities, or the Super
intendent, who Is the godfather Of every
piece Of educational machinery, wish to
make our Public Schools SUI 0sne1ts, let
tllem go to work at once on'a large range
Of literature. Ietlus have the Sanscrtt,
Hebrew, Arabic and Chinese languages
,tanght.in the schools, ant, bysway.o com.
pliment TO, Mr.. Lol the poor Indian"
add It'd : Indian "pow.wow to the
studies, as there arc at,the present writing,
several hundred ChpGtaW Bibles, stored
III lie city, thatinay 'behad ata very instg-
nifcant fgure-almost for the asking.
AS the scholars go ahead in their de-
lcctable educational crusade, cram them
with 0Tahomets Koran, and Joe Smiths
Bible and the 1ilSe, III en- our schools,will
become known All oyulthe land, "a source
oFen9y, perhaps, H tiotaaaughihg stoek)
to those who 'know not" such studies,
"nelther do they understand" ...
Seriously, Messrs. Editors, the two
lltombulsor1 studies complained ot''above,
ere notnp tEee ssT IVY eho
condtttonS =, connectsa WIN sas s,,. taA
theuaoS Eheae stao4es sl9ulq 9e9Rtss9 .i,n
win the paFeps OF wy guaLt;;Ht - SnS
scholerrthS1s Wnete' ene uo
tdGa Of colnpei.ilng Hss ssSu III
tstudy the ''oetence' OF government 10 "l'
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