The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-12-25

holiday vacation after long term Of four mon this
hey II is not purpose TO discuss the school ques
era ton, but we mean now to say few words o.
hey congratulation to our citizens the daily bet
lew tering condition o: our public schools, and in
ME the future may suggest, if necessary, some i'm
ar proveMents.
'p- 1t has long been a great want Of this country
\, to have better schools -schools where the young
, :. men and women can prepare for college and
build foundation for higher and better schol-
arship. 1t is customary for European teachers
o decry the scholarship OF American instructors
I'D American schools, and in measure the
=, arge Of superGciallty is just for several rea-
son g. In the first place, to attain the intel.ec-
,,o, standard Of the highly educated people of
Euro n"'o '''"0 '"N ",'.J
riches vN"Na.,on ~ ""'a - AAnN
with n s 40 "e'' 40 i'u'' '"u's' D1' " 10
nation N p10' ''''' 'p
.,r daily bread, and have not the time 10
educate .
.o,,ar great want, as already iHtmated, is
Ill q, higher schools. It takes him but
r,,o lima =, appreciate this fact who has visited
our eoI,eoes which have preparatory schools
o.,aohod N my students in our larger colleges
- .. ,ool, iown upon such schools; but a
r,, months en-, mt one will convince them that
.s.onorotorvs hool is an absolute necessity. II
| .,,.,omo-vt ee in the ranks Of the "Preps"
oil ocss from bo, 9 of IL or 10 years up to men
| - on "a, mon IT, ,m the new west and Older
! 49,. and tba ell, more destitute south, where
.o.'o.otorv schools are few and far between, en-
1870. o,ossas for N study Of branches Of the
s.;oncas mr. IN. elias, les which they ought to
,a.o nos.e-ad hofore 'eaving home, and would
have left behind them a' 'Noy 0'0n "o'e w w
| - VIZ SAN, sovera, married men sweating
/ - croo,, roo.s and dec tensions, who, at their
ages, would have been e,t"aine''' useiui men
had they lived where the "'an'ases Vi high
school could have been had. in' ne" 0n''e'!
-. srroonoe recocpizes this great want by
establishing throughout that ,'s'on "'so pre-
paratory schools, and so great h''s pcen 'ne su'
p1s =, ,,o .xnor;ment that q ready, after only
two or three years existence, w ""' o",o'ieu
more students than cloths OF u o'"ei scaoois
( in the land, |
. And this should be the aim Of our school
: hoard and the managers OF the High School OF
4 Ottawa. Such was the Original intention OF the
founders Of our public schools, but never, until
> within the last few years, have the Board made
II possible 70 reach that high standard. We
never can make thorough scholars in Ottawa, or
/. elsewhere until our system of instruction is
regular graduated course, so that pupil goes
step by step from the primary school to the Un. |
Il iyersity The great success Of the schools OF
the German Empire, in making its people the
4 most intellectual nation CD earth, has come by
# working on this plan, AZ six years the boy en-
ar tiers the primary school, at nipe or ten the Gym
nasium or Real School; and q. sineteen the
IT. I., Oh Init hp
s. character OF the GerIaga people pr0S@s its use
at fulness.
g We believe We can congratulate our people
that their high school is daily approaching this
r. desirable end The courses have been made 10 suit
rs the various desires of most all classes OF stu
no dents, which mus. he complied with before q
no certificate of graduation can be obtained; ana
ne as a number Of our colleges have concluded to
admit pupils to Freshmen class without examin
,g alton upon presentation OF certificates of gradu
~ alton from frsclass high school, this instru-
W ment becomes valuable 1t enables students to
enter college now without the extra "crammiDg'
Of a year or two, and makes the prospect of
- university education go much more encouraging
TO our youth, that It's great benefit will eventi'
T. ally be felt in our own community, and through
"a the country round for our hghschool If 1t con-
le tinues increase in usefulness will attract many
o. students from localities whereIsuch schools are
ID impossible.
IN During the term Just past The work Of the
school generally has been eminenty satisfactory |
more specially in the high school, where the
examinations Just ended reflect great credit on
both pupils and teachers. One class, the first in
d Analysis, was not examined owing to the fact
d that the examiner concluded that the test crl-
tcrion of scholarship is the clasc'standing OF the
pupils during the term and month past, aud on
: such standing will decide their merits.
. There are now about l25 pupils in the high
scheol--mOre than ever was known in the his !
tory Of the school and the only difficulty is how
10 accommodate the crowd 70 come in ncXtJune
~ To fill the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
y Mr. McGinnls, Mr.. Schreeb has been auth orlZed
h to lind teacher, and we rely upon his judy
TO Incnt to procure competen: and satisfactory
he one, and in January everything will be in run
IT ming order again.
Il 5000 buys . good suit at ". stieiyl & Cos.
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