New-York tribune., 1875-09-25
HantsrilIe, .Ild., Aug. Il. $50.
OVTR-TEACUIVG.

NEGLECT or EDUCATION ~ HOME DUTIEs-A CAUSE
OF VICE AND FAMILY M!sERY-rHE REMEDY.
To the EditOr Of The TribUhe.
SIR: The people are told, again, that there
is to be concerted effort 10 break down the common
school system. and of hear the statement
with alarm. We do mind the Catholics themselves
many of them like and esteem but the avowed prn
cipe5 of their system do NOT Ike aud no honest iee
man can But. Tar the common school
system goes, let il break and we will do better
Let us require the Of education for all our c
dren and beyond that there h little fear that the people
will not provide such their children need. We value
education anu vii. have it quite another thing TO
make god or fetch of H.
Some OF thr people beginning to wake TO the con
sciousncss tina; may have TOO much education.
tina, is too much teaching Here is Bit OF testimony
bevond that of the present writer.
We may have too much OF good thing, too much
meat or bread. to overeating much honesty, III
cheat ourselves too much pery, 10 the neglect OF
home family for praycr-meetngs and assemblies
too muclx ducation
The first thing which suggested ;lis mind was
the employment Of "a freed woman. or rather
gl-to take of baby. IIean@ the child cry bit
tc:y.I went to the nursery door and there round the
child seated on the bel the nurse standing in front.
spouting and shouting poetry and prose from ok Of
rlocution. When / expO,tuaied with her she III =.
Missus. We DO have such hne exhibitions at shool.
proper way
What do you learn at school -
I'VE learn" and shc added string oi me names,
'0logcS. A..
-. DO thcv rot teach You to -
"O no uIIaIn -
"SJr To cook -
"O no ma'am; have not time We are six hours
>tudyn.. ana ticn evenings We have exhibitions ad
practice pieces. and parts OF plays 10 e. ana lai takes
all time" .
| tlougnt to mv-elf 300 boys and cIfs-efucatcd
learning these ting. and for what Tie one cry Il
edncG'e->a,e the -iri- marry they cannot
make bread, cannos cuuk, nor MAKE tI.rlr hil--
bands sAIg-, wash ana iron well.
Tie Young men admired them a. studrnt-. showing
OF well exhibitions, nut when thcy tEd they htNt
neither coed iooG nor decent clothing they Eci mat
II ends IN quarrel they separate and then. aIs. i"r
morality! All know Of scores of JUS s"a east :
al,nn. the f.f Cdlucu Of tl" south. Whcf "Il'H-
non ,su-caicGl j. VTOylne the Cal>c of V,r' Tie
people book knowledge aud very Superficial
~ that. Ia th exclusion Of all knowledge ~ dy NE,
the ,Oog sewing. the n'aires and thrift. wlhr mai
NJ the su ddly lie And hs l. n0' at all alas. lt
ciliar the south. or to people oi one Color.
We seem have about Thousand cot
Ierrs so called. IN this land. fact wlic.
T. rather astonishing 10 Lhslsh ucichboIs. Poor.
students thai thcy will take thcm almost ANY terms
poor IN HAT they cannot pas curle oi gUo pruicrs,i
and they struggle On. ami lower llr Whole standard oi
education tne iald. lOGng men sometimes have 10
leave, make their way IN thc world; Laplr
n lS for them Il they are uu' spoiled iof
WORN. Many girls 80 on rather longer. IN schools
II not IN colleges wr do not know "n~.c ,u draw the
nc, and h,- occ, study, study. AZ tner days, viii
literary pursuits bc'ween times. thu reading "i
sensatlOn papers and na.ns els. A. rule, Inr q.
course there exceptions, ~ the OfG.nati
d,IN routine oi T.niIhs life. sewing COOK