Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-26
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and Conducted by
j. f. La UGH.


at the capital of the State. This Board
has full authority to legislate and to
make all needful rules and regulations
respecting common schools and the
general educational interests of the State
AID prescribes list of text books. A cir
cult Superintendent of Public instruction
is appointed quadrennially by the Gov
ernor, for each Judicial district. He
grants licenses to teachers, upon public
examination, which is held twice a year.
He also holds annually Teachers Insti-
tute in his district. A Distrist Trustee
is elected annually in each school district,
who has charge of the school affairs of
his Districts the executive school officer
within his jurisdiction and agent in all
cases requiring personal supervision. The
School Fund comes from public lands
donated by the United States, school
tax, capitation tax, and certain fines and
forfeitures. Teachers are examined by
the Circuit Superintendent in orthogra-
ply, reading, penmanship. mental and
written arithmetic, English grammar,
modern geography, history of the United
States, the constitution of the United
States, the constitution and laws of the
State of Arkansas, and moral character.
Three grades of certificates are issued, the
first grade are valid in the judicial dis
tricts for two years the second grade are
valid in the county for which they are
issued, one year; and the third grade are
valid in the county six months. The
State Superintendent may also examine
teachers, but he is subject to the same
regulations as govern subordinate school
officers in granting certificates. The State
Board recommends text books for use
throughout the State.
Separate schools ar provided for white
and colOred children and youths.
ILLUSIONS.
Do we not dwell amid world peopled
with them, and do We not find, almost
without exceptions, the illusions thou
sand fold more bright, more beautiful
than rcalitiesg Youth wears, indeed, a
mystic veil, and the objects viewed
through it shine ever with the rainbow
hues. The dull, cold realities surround
ing us-the occurrences that to the dis.
enchanted arc tiresome and commonplace
-beheld through youths trustful eyes,
wear glow and glory eclipsed by moth
ing else in the world! All! never, though
year after year speed by, and we growing
old. prove sadly that our visions were Wis
ions only, can we forget their wondrous
loveliness-th' charm which enwrapped
them, or the homage we rendered them,
near or afar Off 1t took so little, so very
little, to make the eye CLEAN with pleas.
ure, the cheek to flush with pride and Joy
or the heart to quicken its throbbing, in
the enchanted days Why is it that we
are half Indifferent now to praise Oh
blame!
When our joys were in the distance
they cleaned with a thousand roseatt
hues; but as they come nearer their deep
tints grow pale and wan, and when al
last We touch them, only shadows lingel
in our clasp. From time to time our il
lusions are dispelled. Each persisted
dream leaves in its stead something o.
distrust and bitterness; and we wonder
sadly if the change is in others, or if we
are changed. Has the bud, so full of
promise and sweetness, developed into
such aerid fruit uninviting to the eye, ant
nsuseous to the tastes Though the vel
which lent to these glimmering visioni
their rare loveliness be lifted, and we SCI
with the eyes of hardly gained wisdom
what once we deemed so fair, now dark,
commonplace, and utterly devoid of /,
single grace-yet let us forbear to dispe
the charm which encircles with hale
each object the eye of youth rests upon
The great world will never lie cleaning
before us like an enchanted picture bu
once-and We shall sometimes tire o
looking at the er-paling stars seer
through mist of tears.
The human population of this plane
is estimated at about 1000 OOO, 600, O
LEO, 100000. The population OF Chin,
alone is said to be 900, ,OO0, 900. As tn
Chinese Empire is not one-tenth of tn
earth's surface, it is evident that the eartl
| is but sparsely peopled. The surface o
the earth has an area of 15O,OOOO00 geo
graphical square miles. If we deduct two
thirds OF this space for water and othe
uninhabitable regions, we have left so,
100000 of square miles. Portions of Bel
/ gium have 500 people to the square mile
There are tropical countries that can sus
tain 1000 to the square mile. If vi
take the actual population of some OF tn
Belgian peovinces as fair average Of th
tAe capacity Of land under high culture t
support The inhabitants. the earth Nigh
feed 25 times its preseot man fion-25