The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-09-19
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El,on lntellSeDosr.
That ,prightly and interesting CORES.
pondenl Of the Detroit Free Pres, Colonel
wilkins, has been writing a series Of
mos! valuable letters for a year past
from Germany and Italy, letters which
have not been surpassed in vivid de.
pription OF people and places by any
olher.. Some time ago, writing from the
civ Of Dresden, the Capital Of Saxony, he
spoke about the numerous and we'll cOu.
Quoted educational institutions OF that
beautiful city, saying that no place in the
world il equal 10 Dresden in the number
Of schools for ladies, and in no place is
female education more thorough. lie
tells an amusing instance that occurred to
him and another American with whom he
WA walking the streets. They had met
and passed number Of sholArS who were
promeuading and taking notice Of the
lively interest taken by the stylish young
ladies' in the procession concerning the
fashionable young men who passed them,
but especially those belonging 10 the
military in their gay uniforms, our two
Americans thought these demonstrations
A little 100 plain and frank. Presently,
however, another school procession fol.
loved in which the young ladies, many OF
whom we're exceedingly good looking,
did not giggle, and blush, and whisper,
and laugh as the others had done, but
walked demurely on, and although their
eyes also were upon the passing military
beauties, yet they INDUCED in no demon-
STATIONS. THAT was the school he was
going 10 send his daughter to-" said our
American friend. "Their manners &C.
corded completely with his ideas OF dc.
corum, consequently he made inquiries,
but was little disappointed when told
that ii, was the school for the Deaf and
Dambw
Great praises were bestowed upon the
educational institutions Of Dresden, yet,
alter u close investigation our friends
came to the conclusion that for the fitting
Of young ladies for American society,
these German schools were not exactly
the thing, not because Of any deficiency
in an intellectual or moral point Of
view, but simply on account Of the social
differences Of the two nations.
This observation was brought back to
our mind when the other day we con.
yersed with gentleman whose son, who
isa native Of Wheeling, is now studying
music at the Conservatory OF Stuttgard.
Stuttgart is the Capital Of Wurtemburg,
and liz Music School, endowed by the
Government, is one oil the finest in Eu.
rope. The professors there receive their
liked salaries Of about 10000 marks, and
ATE quite independent OF the fluctuations
occurring in the school. II is. not a
money making institution, but depends
tor iIs fame on the thorough training and
knowledge 1t gives to the students. The
Course Of study is severe, extremely Sc
we're. Our young friend who had consid'
cred himself pretty good performer on
the piano, while at Wheeling, found that
he had to do itRll over again; in fact, had
to begin again in the severest and most
tedious finger exercises, training one fin.
ger thoroughly for hours. The teacher,
too, was terribly impatient man, who
who would break out into great wrath at
the slightest mistake, perhaps hit across
the fingers occasionally. 1t was pretty
nigh uncomfortable; yet our friend got
used to it and thinks now he will get
along.
Such is German teaching and German
training. Ii could never be carried out
in this country. Many good German
teachers coming here at first try to carry
it out, but gradually they are forced tC
give it up aud succumb to American pop.
ular tastes and requirements. We sup
pose the people here are far more prac'
teal; that is, they think more Of that
which lies nearer and less Of that which
will build up the capacities for far of
tnturs. We mean the majority OF the
people, for We are aware that there are
many minds who believe differently. The
question, what is practical? resolves itself
into what lies nearest; what will accom-
pIsh certain purpose quickest; what
pays best. But these are minds which
soar away into the future and into spec
nltIinns and schemes having the ultimate
elevation and Strengthening Of capacities
10 view. Such minds are also practical
ba; it is practicability which the people
at large do neither comprehend nor APP
preciato nor encourage. Perhaps they
are right. One thing is certain, that
lasting fame ard success are only estab-
Iishei, and never have been established ia
nyoiher way than by strictly carrying out
principles and by patient, long and often
severe training Of the mind in Its different
branches. Immediate popularity and
profit seldom 90 together with ultimate
itue and success, and the remarks OF the
N1h British RerieV on Coleridge will be
found true in many other things than
literature; at was Culeridge's misfortune
to have to try to combine two things
hard, II not impossible to reconcile, i'm
medale popularity and the profit accru.
lug theretrom with the attempt to diS
deep and to empIant new truths which
eau only he taken in by an E fort Of pain
inl thought" W.