The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-20
CnEsr SPRINGs. Marrh Q. Is-4.

CHEST SPRINGS. AiaTrH 2, 1874.
Mr., EDITOR Having heard tie question pro-
posed FOR debate. 'Shauld our public Srhouls
be abolished = | thought I would anticipate
the discussion little and send in an argument
or two in support of the negative,
Now this : no trivial question. L seems to
me, for momeHtous issues drpcud on as dcci-
sion, The question might h. stated i'm anuIh,r
form: Shall we 60 forward toward Iiyht aul
truth, or back II darkness and crrury
The wOrlf j. progressive ia every srert-
even fvCm the time whom IL uuS >sid let there
Acr1r5frc t5 Geology. tl.= physical world Ig
4 progression, and who viii say chat the worI-
of mind is not progressiyc1 l th.nAl We know
. 4 little more about some thiug- thtn The SONS
! OF Noah did, Take navigation, tct-grapily and
all that rs instances Now. this point esfub-
lIshed. we will 90 on. LEcrN man, woman ana
child has an intelligent mind S general thing
a mind with capacity for IIiriuz knowl-
and thew surely tend towurrI t,le brute cre;,-
tioa when mind is neglected. What gives uau
supcri0rityE knowledge, Of one kind or uT,-
other is the indisputabIr answer. This being
the ease. the means of acquiring know ledge
Inv foUntTin of LnSyyIe,Is-, M ,hi,,h qII i9,;,,
NOT drink viii not suit Al free aai eulirt tened
people 1t might do in Hiad8Stun and other
oriental countries, "aerc c,'-IcS are IN FoH4'e,
! the other portion; but hero u FcuUsl lvunia il
lust the thing If all persons Thought alike.
/ That time has not come yCf, however: so VIC
D had better Confne religion to the Church. sab
/ bath SCHOOL. and kindred places, where there
I will he no dispute about it. II acquiring see
/ uIar Knowledge rlI meet on a common level
/ where there can he no dispute; ana we va Mt
/ schools where such knowledge is impaired
! When the millennium arrives We can h.,vC reIi-
! gi0us schpOls-not iii thSu-iua SUN oII. Cit-
/ izcns of tie United States. each and a.. have
equal rights, and we want school system mat
Sopae ono says that the government might 9
well establish a sanitary commission. - sI-Ile-
! thing of that kind TO look after the health OF
| the people, as II free school system. Nos. that
| il simply nonsense, for that Gut5 is already
performed by the medical fraternity. who, il :
but ipsr to say hil the posi- tiuu admiralty -
DO not want better Institution. And rs for
. 4 ''Ev-4g-e.' why there Is not LgIIf-
J Cd ilat ~ not fun OF it: NUr t." panT'- G.E..
oil TO he eGurutrd before tEyy car read and a9-
OF general education with regard 10 Ecaliil
therefore t,.cTe should ~ 10 hone ~ renreil-
ton thrown into the pubic schools hat might
: exclude some. 4 pay school N<ipm has heeu
mentioned as a substitute for osI.. present free
, schools. bat il can he easily seen th3t such
con-,IisL tte ..arest'st GOOD for the Greatest
Z number An aris. 0cracy would he formed to
! lord it" over tire poor folks" The poor man
! could not sGor, io pay tor - education Of his
[ cliidreu. knowledge would become 4 matter
of dollars and cents 80 far as "csi. Inortais
! could control it. The poor eioull have some
/ dsy Out-shstuiu from the iuNurieS and often
/ the necessarics of !ifo-and have 10 remain in
/ ignorance too. The public school system FOR
! ever which gives poor ulan . chance!
! A country pay school teacher. il seems tome,
/ would have a hard time or i between taking
/ il out in trade and trying to please "ull hands,
/ He would undoubtedly receive "mCnkCy' S
Again, who would examine the country pay
/ school tcaChcTF Any director. who being 4
! for of course knowledge "a bDf'ts Is To ~"
( secuted by smart man! lie may not have Al
! knowledge of arithmetic. but that i nothing
/ he can count it up in his head Grammcr i
mere folly, and a. to geography, that is an out
I landish study and the height II nonsense. 80
! YOU see Tnat the examination might bc brought
! Gown to "hDe point" 10 be able 10 write
/ big pOt-h0Olls would be GrSt-C!ass TecCm-
! menda tiOn to country pay school board of
J examiners: hut where ignorance - bliss fi~
folly to be wise" says the poet and 50 mought
/ il be-
I However. the order of nature seems to lie
/ prorresSioa-cver forward, end never sticking
/ in the mud Give us free schools and no
! frauds! The faults of pay school system
/ may be CpitnmiECd i'm few words: They would
! not accomplish the greatest good tu the great
| est number Then, as religious schools arc
! not practicable, and as pay schools won't sult,
! we hud-bettST keep the bird in the hand ami
! let those lin the bush go. Every human be
ing should he trained in tho light OF knowledge
because they have capacity therefor. This
needs no prOving-it il selt-Cyiaent.
/ And, finally, as long we have free schools
| for all, all mrn will he free-kuOw their best
I interests ard be capable of governing them
| selves. Danish the free schools, and - hat viii
| follow Why the poor man viii take the place
/ IN society which he occupies in some countries
: OF EurOpc-a nonCniity in voice, in every thing.
I But | am sure PeUUSy lEaniinS know their
best interests too well tn be duped into amy
other system than the one they h8ve-im prove
nieuts Of course always welcome. 4. d. L.