The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-11-13


have certainly carried our literature TO
it's highest perfection of form. at least,
largely got their early training there, and
Harvard College has year by year drawn
the nucleus OF its classes from the same
school.
In New York we have no training school
that justly bears comparison with the
time-hOnored school at Boston. Our old
Free Academy, now foolishly transformed
into the College of the city Of New York.
with the privilege of comforting academic
sheepskins and honorary degrees IL of re-
cent establishment, and the sort of train
ing pursued there, excellent as 1t Is, -
not like that which has made famous the
old free school of Boston. The Trinity
School in former days aud Dr. CHARLES
ANrnoN's grammar school bore more like
ness to the Boston institution in the meth
obs of instruction pursued by thom. but
neither was public school. DR.. ANruoNs
school, however, in its day. did in meas
ure for the older generation of educated
New Workers aud for those now in
their prime what the Boston nursery OF
Harvard College did for that city. DR.. AN
rHON was sticklcr for classical train
ing, held 1t as II disciplinary means
far above mathematics, and had the
same preference for Latin and Crock
grammar over English displayed by the
Boston instructors. He is remembered as
the great pcdagogue OF New York, Il man
who left his mark on generations of boys
now grown to BE- men or long since pissed
away. His model of a school was the Eng
lish, that furnished by Eton aud Rugby,
though his grammar school differed from
those IN the circumstance that It was an
entirely day school. In the days when
College place. now the heart Of trade, was
"a green spot in the city and noble trees
shaded the quiet halls of the old Kings
College, transformed by patriotism ut the
Revolution INTO Columbia College, DR..
ANrHoN welded the rattan there, and,
monarch of all he surveyed. drilled young
New York in It's decleu4ious aud conjuga-
lions, quantities and constituting. Though
he was the author of long series of
Latin ana Greek works which were re-
garded 40 the time us furnishing the stu
dent too easy n path through the intrica-
cies of VIRGIL aud HOMER, HORACE and
| NENoPnoN, yet in his own school room no
youngster was suffered to glide through
his tasks.
Mr.. WILLIAM NJ. EvARrs, in hi4 address
nj the BOSTON Latin school centenary on
Wednesday. following up u remark OF Mr..
| WESDEIL PHILLIPs, announced hs clear
! Judgment that the object OF education was
| disciplinary rather than mere acqu sition.
We agree with him. In its discipline con-
ss,s the great advantage of classical train
ingH where acquisition must, pcrforce,
| take plaza subsidiary 10 simple disci-
pline.s But in the practical infringement
of free school, probably valuable acqu
sltion along with the necessary discipline
for the actual needs OF lite should be the
first aim. Pure intellectual discipline, or,
To use the term OF tina day. culture, is for
those who can afford TO pay for it. not for
the State to provide. The public school III
Il free state il established rs u measure
OF public safety. We cannot afford to
have an ignorant population. The safety
OF society forbids il. But in our free
training OF the young We must pay heed
To what will best serve them IN prac-
teal life, aud leave the rest TO the de.
velopment OF individual aU;Itude' under "A
flushing cour-cat collie ses esprclally eslab-
lished Tor the purpose. Fortunately, in
New York there is no bar To any deserving
young mans obtaining free collegiate
education in either Columbia College OF
the University of New York.