New-York tribune., 1875-07-01

su,s,ps tie truth "Forced women may be, to take
offered them. and ia the ststfe for emroynem
they might no forced TO take even lees but satisfied ty
hardly can be- espeeialy the salary paid il hardly
sn pt ~ keep body AID soul together: buf admitting
all the premises. we dissent from the CONCLUSIONS IL
the duty Of the people, through their appointed Boards
Committees 10 pay just reo0mponse for All services
rendered and this should he without the slightest re-
gard TO t0 competition. OF TO the wants ot appcahs
1Gcre may he instances where mans head ana strong
will power may useful-tiae him. pay bn and tiore
arc other places whero wonIan's decacy. tact ana
grace may wsrk wonders Take her, in that case and
pay her. not az q woman hut as teacher. when M
people because you are woman we VIII ray you
$500 but we're you man we would pay -ou $1,000 we
do injustice to her but far greater injustice 10 our
selves our manliness and love Of justice and iar
play"
In n recent address before the Ohio Aercul-
tural College, the Kew. A. ID. Mayo OF Springfield Mass
argued that the aim of schools should be TO produce
graduates capable of ecfcultvaon. aud he saw no rea
son why children in the common schools should be con-
fined TO the pattudcs OF the reading books. English
literature he regarded the summit study be oo-
carod that few educated read on a. hIgh icNt s
they should ard that multudes read books when were
the offspring % people weaker than themselves l'
world Of journalism. including periodical lItuatue' was
nursery OF literature. Tho golden rule was I" KNOW
where stop Edward Everett never did better thng
than to write year Brdgets paper, The Ne9 YORK
Lcdge The of our American JOURNALISM III thc
Speakers estimation, the weekly PAPER when con
tanned the distilled essence of the elk des IN seah
ing OF public libraries Mr.. Mayo said ninetcnts OF ihe
dem nd would he for novels aud sensational b"ORs OF
travel bu, he advised the o such libraries not
TO he discouraged but TO keep good books mingled with
the others on their shelves; they won'd gradually WoiR
themselves into the hands Of the readers.
The "hcing too practical" is deprecated hy
The National Teachcrs' MGaty which says: " AZ one
time the great fault was that they were
taken dir, ely the Textbook used by the class ana
cacl or ltto Judgment originality on tho parton 'h'
pup; hut lately examiners have tried 10 steer clear OF
ANYTHING Shat "A child could obtain FROM the books placed
in his hands by the school authorities. J. is simple elnei-
~ to make children know all that "a III their books,
and all the details Of mechanical and cohmcr-
cal business in addition. The attempt TO hing
children up 10 this pitch OF hypcTWclaidtioh
causes examining the very evil which II
WAS intended TO avoid. Children may sn"w tHincip'e
and o ahc 10 ap y il 10 number of eases; yet ny 'hS
5sSs Of examiners unless they are able 10 a.lly All
prinnes learned 20 AL possible and conceivable cases,
they are pronounced ignorant an" ii-iansI :"
It's attempt TO apply PRACTICALLY in school The knowledge
of principles acquired therein. much Of the proper "oFS
~ the schoo-roon must be neglected We cannot make
a. icklaycrs and lauktclc,s though we Try never 40
hard One day's experience IN saUp or ounthc-ro"h
doe, more q qualify boy fCr his Special line al duty
than wears proxy instruction n hus ness a mec al'
at he hand. OF his teacher, though the latter be b"th
cai nest and ingenious We have enough in Tie books 10
- Us busy a. 0ur pupils bufy with us. Give ,hc boys
a good scholar !p aui trade and business viii com" TO
them with pidity nui 1hcir first awkwarness !"
hut quickcning iunucrcc 10 tle discipline and norina
ton GAINED AZ SCHOOL