The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-22

up bis head well in society must have a
good salary.
The Germans accomplish this purpose
by giving teachers better socia' posi-.
ton and we may profit by their example
The report Of George Nichols TO the
poor-law commissioners of England
Sc Is:
s'In Holland there is no profession that ranks
higher than that of scho0l-master, and anoDle-
man would scarcely, ii at all, command more
respect then is paid to many of those VINO devote
their lives 10 the instruction of youth. The same
personal consideration Is extended to the assls-
ant teacher or usher. We were much struck Win
the difference in the position of persons of tais
class abroad from their lot at home, when we
were visiting school for the middle classes al
Hesse Cassel. The lrst thing which drew our at
tention was the ext enc ceremony with which we
were introduced TO each of the assistant masters
aid the many apologies made by the professor
for fnterrupting them, although but for moment,
In their important laDors.
Mr.. Kay says:
seTAroughout Germany, Switzerland. Holland,
Denmark, Saxony and France great pains are
taken TO make the teachers rank in society ana
his situation worthy of the acceptance OF an
educated man; his salary is hxed .ano
certain When teacher has become too old OF
too weak to perform all MS accusomea oGtes ~
decides whether be shall be dismissed Win
pension, or whether the committee shall engage
an assistant teacher to ald MIN IN Tne scnooa
teachers are pensioned off In Saxony In the same
manner as in Prussia. Another most important
regulation is that no person or persons In III
mediate personal connection with teacher shaii
have the power of Diminishing him.
With a superior corps of well-pa'd
teachers, who consecrate themselves Tor
life to their bushes and have all the
necessary appliances, l claim that we
can accom- Dlish the moral regeneration
Of mankind by means that have been
already tried and worked successfully.
do not mean by the ordinary appli-
ances, for they are notorious failures.
We have in common use four methods Of
moral education 1 Homilies by text
book and lecture; 2. Good advice; 3.
Scolding. A. Punishment, These
methods are IN use verywhere, and
everywhere failures The bad boy
hears the virtues talked bout in homil-
les until he is tired OF it. He gets good
advice when he is doing right, and a
double dose Of good advice when he is
doing wrong. But it is very rare to
find anybody who would thank you for
good advice, or who is willing to act on
it. The man who really knows how to
appreciate good advice and to act ON it
is already so good that he does not need
it. If he desires it lie does not need 1t;
and if he needs 1t very badly he does not
desire it, but heartily resents it. The
bad boy rejects advice with contempt,
and receives liberal supply of scoidjng,
which makes him sullen and go wicked
that for his next offence be is whipped
and left under the debasing influence OF
hatred and fear. This is what might be
called immoral education; and the best
exam pie Of this repressive system is in
our penitentiaries, where men are taken
in knaqes, punished, logged, and turn
ed out malignant villains to prey on
society.
Moral education is the reverse of this.
It takes III criminals, and turns them
out good citizens by the familiar means
that common sense recommends by
placing them in moral atmosphere, and
keeping them in it till their whole ma
ture is changed, just as men are made
criminals by placing them in criminal
atmosphere, AID keeping them there till
they are saturated with baseness. The
same amount Of moral power which can
take criminal youth and elevate them TO
reepectability, can take the youth Of
virtuous families and elevate them to
prominence in virtue. It is therefore
20 cxaggeration to say that the schools
which have reformed criminals have
demonstrated an amount OF power suftl'
oient for the worlds regeneration if
rightly applied.
One of the most conspicuous examples
ever known of the cover of moral edu-
cation liz redeeming and elevating
criminals was at the Rauhen Haus. near
Hamburg, Of which we have the follow
ing account from Rev. CALVIN E.. Stowe !:
.tHamburg Is the largest commercial city of
Germany, and its population ia extremely crowd.
cd. Though 1t Is highly distinguished fer ats
benevolent institutions, and for the hospitality
and integrity Of its citizens yet the very circum
stances in which 1t is placed produce samong the
lowest class Of Its population hsbits of degrada-
ton and beastlinesS Of which we have but few eK-
amples on this eide OF the Atlantic:
The children therefore received Into this In.
etituti0n are often OF the very worst and most
homeless Character Not only are their minds