Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1875-10-19
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EDUCATIONAL.

Board sOr Mir. Richards, | desire
Through the colu mns.of your paper, t.
isnbmit some facts and principles t.
the patrons and friends of the Pub
lie sch~l in the Territory.
The cause IL education is tho cause
Of God and If humanity. Ignorance
is the prolific source of superstition,
crime aud misery. Whatever may ln'
said of par'chial seminaries and uni
vcrsities, the church DIES not and can.
not educate the masses. Besides this,
our common school system dnrs this
very thing without, in the least, inter.
fering with the subsequent special,
professional training If the cnllege
II not only does not interfere with it,
but actually lays the foundation for
that special course atterward 70 b.
given by the University. As we
might expect, therefore. there is no re.
al conf Ct between the Common School
system IF America, and the parochial
schools Of those churches which arr.
friendly to our Republican form of
government. The deep seated enmity
If some forms of ccclesiasticism To our
free institutions cuald MT he more
consistently shown than in their war
npon the Common School System.
But | repeat il: there is no necessary
antagoniSm between the education
which loyal churches give, and the
American system Of popular education.
They are Coordinate forces working
for The solution Of the same great
problem
To all College and seminary training
If whatever kind, the Common school
training is the foundation. or is de-.
signed TO I've. What parent would feel
Indifferent as - the character and "a.
rilitics of that institution where their
sons and daughters receive their final
raining, and vet with astonishing
these same parents. seem
nglv at least, care not one whit about
he Chilrs education, whether il is
comprehensive. thorough. systematic
" otherwise la order t. hr NJ this
whole subject rs closely a. ourselves
y may hc. ] ask. what is the work Of
he common school. and how is that
work best accomplished, answer, the
common school ii a school where the
common English branches are taught. 4,
I is not Il university. nor even an i.
cad'mv. Sometimes the vanity Of
he parent o. the cmcc.teh ambition
{ the pupil would lift the common !,
ch"ol nut Of its legitimate sphere.
nd convert it into a kind nf Normal
;, c
ligh School, where snattcr;ng nf
veryihlng and knowledge of moth
~ can Ike had. Whereas is true
FORK is TO impart knowledge OF
,adIng, writing. grammar, gcogra-
hy, arithmetic, history. and perhaps :
he elements Of algebra. philosophy.
dentistry, physiology. botany and
ock Keeping. "
1t is doubtful, however, whether j,
an wisely so beyond history in we'll ;.
radrd schools.
/" do more cannot be required Of !,
lc teacher hy the terms Of his CON ;.
act, nor can he do much more, if so
lsposcd. without leaving undonc
inch # wl,at b" especially agrees to
., namely: tsA teach the COMMON b
ranches and te'Yl. them thoroughly. u
here must be classes formed in these =
ranches, and each pupil carried II
rough an the classes. Every teach Il
knows THAT some pupils are natural Il
atlcmaticIans, others natural gram il
arians. and 'sl,crs natural pcnsmen, =;
bile another sectitn. uf the same "