, 1874-08-30
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE PUB
Lie SCHOOLS.

| DISSATISFACTION 1I1 IaG FUb-
| Lie SCHOOLS.
| The Adndnce in a leading editorial, considers
| the question OF education in the Unitod States,
! and the growing discon.ent in certain quarters
| with tho public school system, it is. SAYS
| the -4dpance:
Europe is full Of agitation over this subject [ednca-
tion] and our Oft cited example docs not to eeto
the question to the satisfaction Of those who there
charged with the responsibility OF directing general
education. They hare the statistics aud reports but
the principles plainly not scfeFidcnt. and the fig
fail to convert In own land, DISQUALIFICATION
it represents formidable body of yoers, moreover
One Of the latest experiments is that Of the
sne ct.sa from sans nuss
already suspected Of having been too ofc,l HAIL
aged by political and recuniary rngs," aud, in
c.ses falling into contempt for the poverty
CT the reslts compared with the richness Of tie
cndowulents II they sl,.1 te SGT aside, after few
years. practical failures, the state universities Will
tberaby ba put serious trial, to chow t1ci.
questioned ability to furnish thorough education,
aud yet preserve freedo from sectarian aud party
tho * Of decar,itation: IN easo the sue
cess be not evident. The. high schools n.uss
ass m 'nre .e re asssu nssn a" 10 the Rnna
rots sha3l crease, and it will be 0ueaiion how to
preserve their immense advantages, sud Jet meet tho
growing demand for positive religious instruction.
Apparently concession must he made to satisfy
iK-Et class OF the taxpayers, without committing
The phhe reasary Or t ssyes T. ssstaaa 3 tasehn
pose ou: Of scAool-hous1, may be deriscd sa,is-
fsctoris alike to Protestanta and Ronaasts.
tsntion to the fact that We have reached
a. yet 10 fnalsy. There Are no vested
rights to 10 regarded tnsupasblo obstacles in the
way Ut any reforms which the people may to he
ncedfu1. This state OF things suihcicntly
Edtred. think, i'll President Whites recent address
IN favor OF St.e universities and against sectartan"
colleges The constituents Of these colleges arc the
people Of the Land, who have various church relation
ships; aud it Is III their power to control thu whole
downward. 1t is not TO proToke unnecessary
conflict with tleul.
TEE EAiSERWERTI DEACONESSES.
So Little is known among us Oh this side the
water OF the famous Protestant Kaisorswertl1
Deaconessos in Germany, that the following
brief .1usion to them will be read with pleasure
There arc about 500 Of tho Order. all Of whom
have been trimmed ct the Mother House in Kais-
etKerth. About 80 are employed in the various
hospitals in that place. t'The rest are scartercd
nil over tho world, from Germany to the far
Morning Land, as they beautifully call it. As
many az can return from the not too distant OUT
lying stations ut the Jairesfest to the Mother
House, with the Same feeling with which, in Amer
lea, tho married daughters come back to the dear
old home to spend Christmas Or Thanksgiving
Day. III hospitals. prisons, reformatories, in-
f.ut schools, seminar1es, these Deaconesses are
EOrk1ng. WITHOUT leo or reward, 1oT the DlElile
Master. in whose footsteps thev love 10 tread
Their services are much sought aftor, and there
are many more applications for. them than can
possibly be filled. When they take charge Of
Government institutions, small salary-about
$59 IN our currency-'6 paid to the Mother
House for each Doaeouets that it sends, Each
Deaconess receives every year from the Mother
House two dark-blue pEiut dresses, four CABS,
four largo linen collarH, and several blae
linen aprons. EvoE. fiyo years H1lo receives
q btuo merino Dress which is worn OH Sundays
and fast days. All the rest OF her clothing. Is
well as her birthday and Christmas gifts to her
friends (attentons whicl, the poorest German
payB), and the many other little but necessary
Eauts OF life, she must provide for herself out
Of all allowance Of % tha!ers-that 49, out OF
less sum than $40! Think OF TINT, Miss Flora
AcFIinssy! = uuderclothing, handke.chiafs,
cloak, shawl, bonnet. shoea, stockings-no,
these last every true German knits ;or hersslf;
still she must buy tho thread for them. Some
of tbs deaeoneases hare, OF courss, private
means Of their own; and rs they do not surren-
der anJ right III theae. they can themselves sup
ply their wants if they feel that they need more
than il allowed them from the Mother Icuse'