Nebraska advertiser., 1877-08-30

. few days II Nebraska City.
These summer nights Is The time
the FAIRIES come and dance on the
green in the moonlight. If you DC
not believe It ask Shakespeare.
Elitor Cvebrasla Advertiser.
Il is with no small amount Of DIFF
fiderce that We enter upon 4 treatise
Of a subject SO complicated aud mis-
understandable as that upon which
certain writers have shown themseIv-
IS "iIIiterate. % oF uescjer tiztic.
Bot then we are encouraged and
more strongly nerved for defending
az educational workers against the
th-usts and onslaught Cfjeal0Us per
sons, especially after facts are so h0r-
ribly mutila.ed and mistatsd rs they
have been not a thousand years ago.
It is with surprise. and S degree OF
pity, that we listen to men Of presump-
tuous gumption, dilating so extenslv-
ly on that of which they are partially
or wholly ignorant.
Ifit Is not kuovn it should be, that
education in its true and literal sense,
does rot mean Z four year course IL
college any more than 2 serving OF
three years apprenticeship is al that
IS necessary u perfect q mechanic.
J. 5. MIL, acknowledged ~ eli
contem poFary writer's as the peer OF
the logiciaus and economist writers
Of his time-an unfolder and amplffi-
er, go potent. concise and adaptable,
that its effects reach our day, with 10
loss Of inauguration. This il a para
mount illustration OF Intercollegiate
education. Al seven he was pr0fiei-
eut in Greek and Latin. and az eigh-
teen was producing writings compii-
mentary TO a BeBthaa o. WalpOle.
Mills only Instructor was Lis father
8 vigorous disciplinariaE.
It's true that Lincoln Eever receiv-
ed a college education, bus everytime
he y-alsed to Springfield, a distance Of
ten miles, tn recite from Blackstone
he was building an intellectual foUH-
daEi1a sufficiently strong for him IL
after wears TO issue an Emancipation
Proclamation.
still, It took 2 Charle= SumDe--a
collegiate graIUate-she guiding star
Of the American Selate-ro rusE &c
through
Lord aI8calicy volulio1iEed 'Lc
entire world sren he produced li-
Eng. Histcry-t-a most Intellectual
and valgahIe w5rzs ever Penned by
human hands.
History presents countless iIlUstTa-
tioas OF Just saCh exsmples a. these.
a1I how auv reader can Peruse them
.iu1e end again and ret abe 20 per-
csive the benef. 20 be derived from q
good classical education. Is % mystery
20 every disciplined mind.
Imagine if vou cln the possible ap-
55sa7sGce the Ec5;j could present to-
tcy. bad che been deprived cf that
higher and Vastly sCreuo. education
with whieh she ms been 7roqped ~
for uuGerous ages.
I conceive re would re automatic
HoLodies. ineztriea5lv plunged into
:he deepest s8Perstit.on. Ignorant
shat re -ere ignorant. ard drivilIlrg
II he strong belief hat The earth Is
suspended il tie air, a fat body, SUI
r7rBdet y 0yr.zds Of beic-zand ofas
many forus-
Men viii cant day Il and t.y CIT;
vii sing ;he sane ole song. since L IS
SO mEoh s-z.=r 90 eG7r- -sszeccud hand
opinions tEaE 10 form rev ones.
lien whO aIs continually saGdli4g o.
the educational world the misty theo-
ries of selE-named educators.
There are black sheep IL every fold
and their faults and mis=iep should bs
Justly criticised. But ve raise our
voice p GG-e3ee wnsD every man = no
makes 2 speech OF Presidential pro
Phestes before some district school il
considarsf - eu5sF- Of cur educa-
s.cuai baZd.
Pu. il practice what is learned for
10 ieacher oE--ivsis experience. D
IS -efGl ard C0It,u-,ai tearing down
and building lp, ~ that on'y a-s sc
ahls 20 sCccesd.
Let Cs conclude By saying that Tie
EaOst en- iEhfeoe5 people viii always
main tain a decitied superiority over
those who are l,.ss IN termed, viii f0-n
or reform 4 political state better ad-
ministered aui therefore, more free
fTaHi a5ases ~ more conducive 70
ths vTesish ere. haDRsasss II tha total
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