New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-18
OVERWHELMING,
THE APPEAL TO BOYS AMBirioN-srUDr AT
UOME-EMINENCE.

UOME-EMINENCE.
TO the Edttor OF The Tribune.
SIR: 1t ia painful to be misunderstood, to be
made 10 feel that you do not mako yoursei htegoo'
it ia an alienation to suffer IN good company one can
only conclude people do not read newspaper articles
they only skim them get either cream froth as
1t may be- The good company Of correspondents III li
TRIBUNE, with keen irony, give censuro To AL article On
Studying Home and then remark to the writer that
the article question had no reference 10 pupils stuuy
ing ont OF school, which was tine point against Wbich nc
argued They had answered the heading! wrote u
meek little letter Overtoachng" made up chlcly
of quotation the pen of another person Because
she speaks Of employing "a girl to take care OF BABY
am told can't be much OF mother because did not
say me baby Again. have argued against overleach-
in. and am charged with undertaking. education 20 II
should write against eating, doubtless there "oh
be cry that wanted to slarve everybody. II would be
rs wise Again, another says "endcavor I" sho" tht
erls while AT school should lie taught cookery with their
other duties" In this is reminded Of the country
nearer who told his parson no thought he coil1 draw
an inference" with good strong pair OF horses Again.
the School Girl of tine Nineteenth Century writes I'M
commonly like OF the older ones and mikes some
very decided statements. As this: Common schools
are orr bulwark rgainst the Catholicism which hndng
lie power waning in Germany and Italy, seeks new
ASYLUM in this country" Are theyf Again boys anu
girls be 0lncatcd equally, ana then The boy goes
.Org ard to fulfill the aspirations which have been encour-
aged in him 10 treat he path 10 eainence and entf"e"
Now here il one point touched which, with little
more time and strength, should have taken up in speak
ing OF "oyereachns" IN the ease o. boys. why need
every boy IN TIE country tread the path to emucuce y
FOR natural consequence IL that. political power IS
most easily gained, in that the emncnce is sought
Ambition /. n old the world, perhaps older anu Is the
last trait that needs entyang. And yet hear TIE adj
dresses made all the way UP from orphan asylurS ana
oos' meetings to public high schools. The boys are
Inv ard
hut one o. You may President OF the United states =
In one asylum two little boys penetrated WIN
this noble ambition that they away in order to get
on faster.
No another vicious effect OF promiscuous ovor-
teaching is that such multituea Of boys learn just
enough to dread fear good honest work, ana THINK
working with their hands beneath them.
This Is why such syarms OF clerks and book
krcpers al vays bouncing in vacancy Tor
one and living starving in anxious expectation, and
barely living in situation. IL Is as rne' the
most hopeless, dreary life, the most monotonous AMI
wearing But We shall all state own opinions ana
probably all hold 10 them And ii seems one must be
wiser than THE TRIBUNE, not to bs misappre-
hcnled. Caution" viii Therefore take ire liberty
TO state since many people IN one pasc OF ne paper
| have f.XYrrssrd tncir intent, that she does no.
undrryaur education has been wen tauEft speaks scFe,
raj languages, can ren write anu c,tler, Mio. no
dren sew and kuii play two on three musical nSiril
M MS ana darn stockings anu tFic oho" III n "s
uet ioncd To show tiat she pOs>lby may have some
ud,1nrut M the matter Caution" would like to make
| Il brief " Confession Of Flith'
The puhlir school system II growth. IL began when
fine aetin house ana the schOJlhnll,c set side hy
ia side wien we had Church and State and every man
was t. cd Silpnolt the Church, and school ami state
When each was taxed for the school Church aud state
were severed. School and state grow ana yet If there
moi AN inherent iniustice in taxing 10 educate
| uuuihcr mans child "it * done in Germany" Yes,
bat this il not patcTal Government. There ana n
Euglni hundreds. il moi Thousands, brought mp 10
lie deuricn nj on lie provided for by H." Government
And should like Form makes the most helpless
people LIVING. again. granted Tat we nave our - -
cm' raut keep IT a. IL To- In m0lAfc"y, Govern
npt ma hf do IL it could hut here tle majority viii
nile and wltrc the majority viii not have the Bible
read aud tc majority rloUse O nicidi certain school
books. they win do ~ Trey please
We NAV nave compulsory education To trich children
The urts, rudincuts u measure al pubic safety, but
br, oBa t3a comes voluntary system one has
advocated giving up schools or education. Tue people
VIII provide them " ,Icy want them. Tho people pro-
The cctn. OF tcr children They do tor tie Other lax
urcs or pecprsaiicS 90 tire. W"ui nJJ have Children
kept in school yr Ter year, 10 the exclusion Oi every
thing Uut wuUld have tl'm learn something I'll
Other work ia life ~ homo; ami a there j. no oEc' way
Tor Git D, To- cat SEWING. would have t, ut fhcm IN
sr.tool Wien tnls OF CuilencC. IL u moi being bonn
tlyu. on iOwriy Geds al cioe' tat ndAtS men emf
u.t II .lau ma Il iI lu '' viii aii'C ga; asa Eihu
who gave nugt ihclr wa. An
vet CinucCe l. Tor Onr Hcuip'riA ior in' million. htst
fu. must content WIN quiet iVc-, snot hard Work
and plenty u, and the h altI!ui dlstpin' of being
d.i"d ot tHc tInss we have scr our hearts upon
Nhi.l is wandering. i.Om tIo pom, ever 10 Sct
back. tAJflUS
Ae,s Yori.. Oct. IB. 1879.