, 1870-02-20

ru!ea OF touf@N whose only Pefpose kanee
. the maa objects Of lnterelt rerlapa Il may
e eaAy pardonAole, H. now and thta. aoDe atm.
one atuorg theu, not quite uuder- !
tA1oin2 the facts n tae Case, should M!Aca.caIAte
be motives Which bring his American Ihend to
herman aholes, and Imagine that German cps- |
oIs, German poliIeueaa, German domestic life,
otSibly even German cookery; In short, Ill
hoae various Eotlong which hs conve veoleuuy fau1S
lp In tho single term Of " Deasscne sittcD," arc,
.s well - German science, tue accomplishments, |
o acquire which the sald American has travelled
10 far. Doubtless, indeed, It 1hauld be- sdnis,ed
hat some Of tho American guests here {sho Amer.
cans who visit Europe arc not exc!utvelY a
.hoce selection from the most Intelligent c,asses)
night eEen In shese reapects Ica1o OF their Ger.
uau hosta- ; Dut tho Germans generally. I mud,
have but little Idea Of the ground upon which th.tr
lame "a people rea.s.
Certainly, tic reputation Of Germany Al > nA.
ton Of scholats Ii nowhere gretter tnAn With n.
German learning ls looked upon by miry Auer1-
cana with kind OF awe. People seem TO fancy
tbs. German educational Institutions are
furnished with sort OF hocua.po-
Gus BY which knowledge Il soaked
In quite Independent OF the Ordinary process
AnS one who has studied in Germany Is expected
mud believed 10 kp6lF little short Of everything.
presume more then ore young mAn nAs found the
way 10 an influential position immensely smoother
sy the reputation of career At 3 German 10l-
TersttF, who, when he CANE hlsher, v4a an iguo-
1amus, and durtrg nla stay here WAS known as
Ounce or setre. But II German schools are not |
al our fancy sonetnueB palnts them, st!ll that |
s5item o1 edncstion neI nAs been abe TO give the
country Bueo reputation deeeTveB A. least
careful examination, and We may expect to md
In It much that Is worthy OF Imitation.
Al residence Of note Than year IN SaaonJ has
given me- N opportunity Of becoming somewha.
acquainted with the main features Of the cduca-
t1opal system hero, hnd which may be taken to
represent pretty accurately mat OF he rest Of the
German States, q few facts regarding IL and Its
totRlre' mar not be without interest to those who
nnFe the advAnceUent OF learning Ia or own
country at heart
In the nrpt place-al0 this must commend aa
an excellent feature-there Il a pretty 4hnrp line
Of distinction drawn between the pracncal und
the liberal education; tna: is between The train
i1g tequred by boy VITO intends to hecome a
cIcbant, banker. OF mecnaulc, a1d By ore who
Ia destined for ecnolafIY pursuits: and this dis
,,1c.,ou Is deeply Eeated aud peryndes the whole
,ntetn Of Ina.rucaon- The orc co7rse Of training
Ia cot. 60 10 speak. hled On too
of The Other. hut she two ara.
alu,cst from tha very outset, dinercns,
This 1nniu idea ucg at the souudatlou or the
German school eJstam,-thas the child teattled
tnr ,na active e,nnIoyment of the Norkshon. the
coupttuc.1por, or ,ne ssle,room, WHOSE school,
| taya arr limited IN numttr 1hali study those
thturs and those thtnrs s,nna. which have an im-
medlate nrsct,csl bearing On his ruturo I1s: bot
inst be whose ucd IL TO be broa LEI, ehcse life Ii
I tn be devoted to sc1ence, and who has tina fol-
mower ara ,tper au7elooment. neods iron, tbe
| yery beginning a nrosdet foundation, THIS sepa-
| ration Of these TWO chttrses OF training having
a. tner M m n.terfsy different eoda IN = a. searns
l m ma ern,trnt,y destrnn1e whether .he Ger
| mans have no. cxrr,ed tne dts1nc,,on too lar,
| drawn I'M nhArp,y The 1ine between tne scholsr
| ezd the bnsneas man: whether tney hayo no,
', enriched The lfheral training at tne expause Of
I tha nracttc.l and retar,,eh thereby tbA nop1,
lsr,s,,on of eauca,.on, remains FOR ench one. IN
l view Of the fac,s. 70 tuaer.
since these two courscs arc 80 distinct they re-
| auNc a reparste confederation We Will az smina
nrss the achonta dexlRued to rive practical t,au
| ro for buAuess tle. All tho world kuoFs tnat ot.
tend ance 1t school Ii coup,tsory IN GERMANY
! From tie aaes Of 70 IL each chud /,
bound by Law TO st, eud some regularly establlshe<
| public or private schpol: the only exceptions m
a. ,.xer ~ tno.a n,-on,a ,nn n,efer n VOW
n-,.to t,,or a, oor.yne.s Thc tnree gnd
1stntrs xn1 cod.moine,s OF each cn,lu ara respou
| s,nte for me IMMINENT or tnn law In rb,s par
nr,,,-. ana y ,nnnld hc ,o+s, mat .T.n h,,t,s1
!, com nnlsor,. anI nna: taEe plscs. undc, peus,t
| of heavy ines for neglect or the ordinance
| within sir vnaea after ma b,rtn NJ the child
ms han,t,ns, certtnrotr ~ ue,, Al a rerttfcst
| NJ TIC child = yacc,p.,,or. must be presented O.
! | i,s entrance. Provided with these, the child
l admitted TO the lowest class Of the pubic scnoo
! 9n,s school tBuyo<rsshulr, corrrspopda In II
! na,n to the American district or ward nehooL
ia divided INTO el2nt classes In each OF which til
up,l remains one rear, Boys and gifls aIe II
, s,ructed together Only In 1he a,x iowerci
: None bpt male teachers afa employed, who's
+ | waSca average not more than 50a tnalers JcA,
i The schools are not free: from eight to twsnt!
four tnA1e1s year. according TO- the advaneenei
> | Of the pup., IA paid for tuition. At the head
!. tie schooI Il ! superintendent, responaloe Il
J. | the management OF the WHO'S, And who, ~ vii
9 | uP, employs himself IN the lnstfuctior OF II
i | h,rncet csaa. School hpc1t are s.x-tour IN Il
! foretoon snd TWO IN the At;ernopn-connenctI
i | In lie summer II 4. n. Reading, writing. Rz
I. fne s,rnnlekt exesctses Ia Eumberb arc lmrnet
v .,e,y broun In ,he second year, seograpny al
II ra1u1al history; IN tie th1d, snSuaees adds
- sIp&tcR ahd dsaWipg are taught throughout; uA!
d ! e@ryctse In ,he ,u,1Aa,k, or cFmrasium, u e
!; n+r,cd Of an
G. Tnc purpose OF fhese scnocls ts TO sarutsh !
o. mes: rccctasrI elementary Instruction % pIer
i, ration for higher ltsutuuous, and. a. The aa1
IA | ,tue 10 meet the requirements Of tao>e vho
ID ,cror,dsys arc l,,l,r TO the eich. years. repair
{. b, laE, A single extra cla.s IS provided for Il
a. heyord tie legal kcnooiage-.nat ID, :uore II
81 | Il yssrs otd BOYS BslAorn remain !opFeE u
fnur or dve wears IN this diftrtct school; IN M
Sc | cases thcg leave at the age OF 10 Ct Il, fot
~ r1tunaslupn the bus;nets schools, or eotne snni
IL '4i have syead, said tns. these schools a1e ,
CT fnae the question nay naturally ar:kc as 70 N
| nsoSta,os,, aimee eaca cctd u,ust attend tcaooa
r.aa tar those children whose pateatA arc uuA
~ Ma. ,he %.nense Of the Bur7.reAuft,
snrh. indeed. arr p.py,acd epcciaI schools. not
-rct,.3lx tt,r.r.no IN utan trpu tno.e last
scT,nad 1hlch ara knoxu a, poor-scnools {1fm
s1vrp,< Tne tuition fees IN these are mel
~ raes Fira,Iy. that none may he excluded
nov.rtr t,ero 1, = third c,A,s oil schools y vi
si,nrd.nce ID entirely rrro
Reurl,us ins.ruct.oa Is py no Ecapl ncrlet
N M schoo,a II IL commenced in inc ,os
c,.xs AVID cau,iuned .l,t,nc shs spote eight 9e
l1ut nrrcn.uce. the instruction should be
t,mlrs,ed nv hrrstcs, doctrine, II left Ia
r.,dr NJ tbe rtl.ary tescterp. this klephtsrpel
~. sl.,.s, nrrr cnitfe = py protesaop4i tneolos2
rar.r ,nA,r rstchrol tu,nlhse the children
an, xrd,-of tne nibye. L,,te1s C,tecn
-. Cbn,ca h,An.took. B,pucl n,.tovy,
,, -. ,,ns <,1vr. for t,nt dr1ua auoo Y
.us- a,.,. ,n.a-.,I, ~ tha soa of II 81
- .ar.. sron,ns IN SONS r,see. cyeu 1oy
hs,o,e ,n,s ,nnort ,nt cerct,onr, tie G.
,sn s,c nrcnsr,7I far II py SPECIAL ,ts114c.lou
IVA c,srg,rsn uno IA 70 cnncru theCx A .,
tae CeIs!tnsu W. s.ss ~ .ss =. ~. rT.s,.-t =,
".s - a,,s,o. -. ~. -.n.,ors .roc
ia 49, car,,n. ~ nras -,,h,t f,r rim IN aecnr
the rts,s,,rn.a t,rr. NJ n.uarax xn,thtns el
Ehs ~. h.,.M p~-nsn. n ~ vrrr nnt Tor ,he
aaa, s.s- W -, s,-,sa oss.-s ~sxeo,,n eyrrc. :
,n,eh w. M = ,nt,fn, or,ho,o,x In a counuy IS
ssa HA W. oeG4A utaa. ~ 5 ~ s,ar a;.n
~ Apd In the choicest language, the wnoIo Of
~ no hcNeraz nr m eat IN h.1ieyr ard IL tapch.
eies, ~. rr,r,o rc,,,,e aancnt. soe1y m the ten
,esea w. w.. 49, ~ h<,s. - ,,ss ~, nm verT
most ,,s,,,.. res e-...., n,@sr,T aeTc,,s II.
Iulsse at1. IN. 49, ss,n. -. ~ "a .scn,a :. MI