, 1877-11-26


from unprtncipled fishermen ami! rapae!ous
ecincs. HAwKEYE.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
I1ls Queer School Experiences In Youth
Education Sought In NussIn, England, and
America.
Tho lion. Charles Francis Adams attended
the recent reunion Of tho old scholars OF tito Dos.
ton Latin School, md in mn aftcr-lInncr speech
talked pleasantly Of Ills youthful experiences.
1fc Ia thus reported by tho Jomr,ml: )" III re.
garl to this mattor Of education, It has happened
10 me, whnt bcloye has happened to very few
persons now living. llnrc mover Ind tho hap
plncss Of any continuous instruction In school.
look 10 tho two years that spent in the Latin
School n tho only years TINT over gnvo mo my
lessons to learn. It 80 happened to mo
ast 9 ct ns sSi e e It, sSssE Is L. re se4sss .s x
ntlssIa. and there having lived s1 years, young
a. I was, hatl On lopporsunity to learn what
schools were IN Kl!ssa. 1.aughtcr.] j rccoslcct
(l.nughter.] | rccolleet being taken Id tito cold
winter morning oscr tho River Niya to tho little
town opposite, where Ill English teacher Ind Ills
lfttlo school. Ills name was Fishwlck, rclncst,.
sfs se soe & s9ys y 5 S f@Ma{' @ docet n9t snf a
sort ot learning. (La1ghtcr:l But, asngularIy
enough, tM thc same porlod Of time, when wns
at home, ]lYnG quietly I'll tho fatnily,. caught
either Of those languages with equal facility.
Now, hero Is lesson Of teaching. went 10
school where learned nothing, and remained
at home where. | learned to speak fosr lan~
with ny parents wien thoy lit i 10 another
field Of learning, Of instruction. That was Great
Britain, aud there spent two years, nnt was
taken to o school containing abont 0Q0 scholars,
= private sehool kept BY Dr.. Nichols, But on
there, most seriously say that learned moth
Ing. The school WAS Q very good one for those
WIG were disposed 70 study. Laughter.
Hut for those who had doubts about that
matter, It was not, nnd came away. Or. Nich-
OILS stood up in his high cllair, he eama in and
looked at us for about f1fteon minutes, aud *
there was any boy 70 DO whipped II was done,
and then no retired INTO lis study: such wa
10 when was brought hcrc by my parents On
their return homo from their long residence in
Europa. Then 1t was that my father, having
consulted will, persons hcrct bcthought himself
would lcayc us hero to be to bc instructed tn
Boston, remember well tho Iay when was
taken to the Latin School, and some friend OF
mine Inns told mo today that he remoml,crs tho
Of dFcss Of an American sailor, with American
buttons on It, and that struck lin a. being very
patriotic. It did not ststkp me 40, bec;li,se I
was. very familiar with. IT, will nov say that
during tho two years ntone in which / remained
at Tue Latin School learned more than have
at any Other period OF my life. lAppfauAc.] It
was the otllY school that presented 10 me, who
WAS naturally Of an indolcnt turn, Inducements
q curious process IN tic class to which i bolonE-
Cd, Of presenting to tho person who was 81 The
Beta Kappa nctal, which ho was to wear the
mcnt. rcrollcct how proud was when kept
TINT medal sometimes Tor weeks and wccka.
Now ttts may bc q small thing in Itself, but It
contains ths elements which pro,luco great re-
ena II 'e two ea years my fathsr ws a. not nne
ycry wc,l satisfied. lfe thought ought 10 l]aYo
learned more, aatl, fn order to tcacli inc more,
ls carriod mo TO Washington. [Laughter,l OF
Ilaughtcrl, the school Al Washington was the
msst droli. It was kent In branch OF ills
Treasury Department flauEhterj by q yprY
worthy gentleman, a scotcin,a.i, very excel
lent gentleman; hut alter leaving tho Latin
In tho school every boy lid prcttY much "a he
liked, Al 10 lessons, wl,Y tf,at VIA d matter Of
no consequence. Aa to tho boya, tllvy were
scious of The tnaster, and the mastef equally
unconscious Of them. ! Gnu conscicntiously
/ never learned ANYTHING at ali. jLauri,.
tori A few tnOtlth6 latGr tho 6choDf hri1kt,
IN OF nsaIf. fTaiIrhlor.i Then nv fathnr
proposed to mo tlat I Should co to b.. Iron:
silica house. and 70 al priyats scholar. In
r,ruat ind Ia REGARD to that matter wa c,,,i.
vrrsatim, ihat hait in fricu,IIv way WI, him
When rennrksti tn him thst + ti,d ,,os ti,inI h
hfs order Of iiscfnline Ind been ytrv .snod. hM
said, taiy dear Ill. cnuld not have kopt those
.schnlars onn day il / Ind bocn 4 man tr INV
strrfneas. h.s.isa thcir fathers wnmfT bnr,
tukun thc1n iii aWuy.' From washington VIVA
four years which constitute tl,c colicgo term.
aha!l nns 70 into aNy nnaiysls Ut thc system.
l1.auehtef; VIII aay thaf. t2ough the
teachers Au W. teaea a's Mnc!,. iea1h-