Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12
EDUCATION.


Practical education gets ia intelligence
20 supply the wants and necessities Of soci-
ETY.. As intelligence is attained, members
of society work together in unison toward
this end, and when achieved it promotes the
greatest happiness to all its members rcspoc-
lively. Intelligence harmonizes society I;
the want OF harmony and concert of action
toward the public good-any want or ne
cessity OF society not properly supplied
shows want of Intelligence, that some,
il not all, its members are not working to-
ward this salutary end, and 80 far need to
educate Themselves to get Intelligence in n de-
gree to enable them to so work and be wor-
thy and efficient members OF the society they
live in, and good citizens Of the State which
protects them in liberal and industrial pur-
suits. 1t becomes all to do this in prac-
tical way, with practical and reasonable
objects in view.
The human mind cannot prepare itself
we'll for more than one business nor prac-
tioally attend to more than one business
when fully prepared to do so. Statesmen
who have succeeded for their county's good
have been those who made it their business
to do so; and before they offered to serve
this country in such important and respon-
siblc trust, they carefully made themselves
convesant with those things which enabled
them to do so in honesty toward their
oOuntrymen and to true effect.
The farmer of advanced years cannot
we'll succeed in merchantile pursuits, nor
the merchant in like manner become farm
er with the greatest amounto of profit to him
self or his fellow-men, in efficient intelli-
gence. Through want of intelligence, with
out due regard to the nature of things, and
results naturally following causes, members
of society and citizens misplace themselves,
turn out inefficient, and 30 get affairs into
a tangle, both in society and State, which
gives additional trouble to those aptly en-
gagged; and, though it may not seriously
effect the general economy, much time is
taken up in correcting blunders that prop
er education would have avoided, and the
time and labor SO spent bcen more profta-
bly, applied to advances toward improve
ment, room for which is still ample every
where. Then the duty every citizens owes
to the country is, not SO much seeking Of
ssli-importance and position, as to honestly
seek, And and occupy his proper place, to
the greatest amount of good to the society
ho lives in, to his country, therefore to him.
telf.
All men cannot be shoemakerS, nor other
trade or profession; or should shoemak-
er be taken up and elected alderman, he
khould not suffer himself to think that posi-
tion makes him more worthy than his trade,
NOR let vanity get the better of his honesty,
nor ambition TO divert his eye towards the
deeper servitudes of his country-ofhcers are
but plblio servants OF the people-but
while he Is alderman he should aim to do
his duty and count; he honors the position
mot the position him.
All snch vanity and ridiculous ambition
comes of want of intelligence, in considering
position OF more importance than true
AMI worthy man, whereas true man by
his excellent merit transcends and dignifies
any place or position. There is nothing in
position, but everything in how well man
flls his place.
To DO this anyone needs the proper in
formation an training to do what comes
to be done, and il is therefore mans first
duty to his country and himself to it him
self thoroughly for the place he intends to
I'LL.
A man puffed into fame, il he is fool
enough, runs into Office, is perhaps puffed
thrOu gh it, but soon bursts with a bad con-
science, and 90 having accomplished moth.
ing for himself or his count- passes away
mere bubble on the sea Of lie people.
Il il plain duty to seek, find and oc 'upy
well the place best suited, In order to derive
the greatest profit to country and self,
whereby no one is wronged, no one put TO
unnecessary trouble or expense.
sneh course pursued, eventually win
Haake good and useful citizens Of all who
owe It TO their country and themselves TO be
sach and all owe Il to themselves and our
country to educate themselves sufficiently
70 know their place aud TO occupy il in
s1me industrial parsuit not inconsistent
with personal liberty and justice, and be-
sides 10 make themselves eoayersant with
public affairs sufficiently 10 enable them TO
exercise their power OF franchise In the
choice Of those best suited 10 serve IN Off
cial capacities, and who are friends TO our
uuion. The way i open Tor all to do 80.