New-York tribune., 1878-10-25

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/ nlr vufL of BE- preliminary Tua ut-, il.t.t1f h.a,'
oulht % .uee ~, und tat h'e OUGHT to t pa, L,a in
winch VIII uHkc uH cNprt aud strong 90 lI' ''h''' 'I
ltees aud uuiy,rltrs Mpd.Ivulism BE- dstnt" which
lnlcs in our blood; and % biCaks Out 800 our secondary
which, after "a course of years. nr, reaches ts c
max u tIc freshman year OF collegiate suffering. Dur
/ himself for "cultmc" In tnc sophomore year, he is
permitted To take Few spooufuls ot weak bruh bY
tastes solid food. In The senior year me nourslug
viauds placed spaIinxy before NM il m TO aim su,n
/ of the college which determines the academl-
elastic powers which cry out for exercise upon the
| things OF which life is constituted.
But the secondary ana lower schools affected with
as ,IdcTs caught from the cOnagiOn of the college
! On Low many devices nave the schools 10 smut Out
! Knowledge from boys mnd At the age when every
active power ready spring forth aud sclzc the S
truth to satisfy Em with syntaN, ana hsu oI
names from siberia. / have known two dreadful years
wasted ON "A course of mental aithmetic and yet the
people amlable enough 10 allow The lunaic pIc
ago aud believe he is still FORGETTING his liberty 10y
rcpctitions of the same crime All children nkc 10 see
pictures and TO make pctures but instead of fostering
this useful instinct picture onhe slate is as horr ing
to Miss Nancy Mr. Pcrfact the name OF science Is
/ 10 Our mCil&yal&ed theo0glan NhCn huL is aClEE
to taOC locomotive 10 pieces We set nun 10 dlssecE
vCfo Let him crafty ms curiosity; let hun entertain
nmsef with chenlchl reagents give ll means H 10 w.
make telephone a steam engine allow MN To diiNe
ceoiogicol hammcr With these things he win unite
uaud-WoIk with hCadwork in most fruitful alliance
mechanically expert scholar on scholarly mechanic
As scholar Lee will understand affairs aud possess the
count A. mccuauc lac VIII understand his business
and make a " boss who may DO trusted without MS
EVILS OF OUR rDCCAuoNAL SYSTEM
Permit me now to point ont some Of the evils Of our
dreamy theoretical and antquated system OF educaton
FIRST and worst all the crying lack Of qualification
for citizenship In country where every man wicis
political infuence-where the judge and the ditch
digger confront each other at the poshc destiny Of
the state aud an It's precious interests depend on the
amount of political know edge winch The cizcn acquires.
Most people, az nave said depend Il. on SCHOOLS Tor
their tuucauun they acquire little after tfoy leave me
them. IN the midst Of the affairs OF business il they
seek late and dcsultory education IN the dulles o.
citizenship; all the better would u D, II lhs
knowledge could be syst,maiicay impaired during
TIE period Of life allotted 10 the acquisition Of
knowledge Alas. no" are ourlEhCIdh L,Ius Hi N1rIS
swaycd hitEer and tmther by some short-Ishied ma
tcria interest on sensual Eathcohj by SOM ll-ap-
pretended principle of political science or the s'ouc
lions OF some sclt-scckug ana Lcarcst dcmagosue.
political hnaNCS are IN l.c laOt oI .di "
carry The election Of caudtatcs Aud these Ignorant
political mcunlebauks hoi-t thcmsclyc' tEuml lhanuy
into our has OF leelslatloh Oh iHc Dd,hS "i '' "o'
ing, smutty parOdcs of frccHcu; ana thcre htN haunt
the emblens OF their authority over heads grown gray
III knowledge, ana pure H'"ts e'O"Ihs MIH HoiiJHi
patriotism and political virtue II may not be possible
in the absence OF wclintorced systems OF compulsory
education make honest and competent voters Of this
bind and blatant nerd but VIC can, at least, so.ze
even if grammar and vulgar fractions must remain
dead secrets Better for these ~ 60 TO the dogs
Another evil resulting from misspcnt school
vcaIs IL widespread incompcjeucy among our
mechanics and tradesmcu. 1hcy do not undcl-
stand their business. We employ u mechanic
on lob and he leaves 1t spoiled botchcd. oar
ideals are never realized we aic always disappointed.
We ache 20 snatch the tools from our Workmcns hands,
and them how TO put brains in their work lhey
do everything by rOte and rule and not by principle;
they destitute OF cXpcdenjsi new demand Ho,Is
them; they need INTELLECTUAL resources. These the
schools should have given them; but III place oi wisdom,
they acquired mental arithmetic ana anal sls OF sen,
teuces. The case Is mace NoisG Dy u,I "W5-Il'hl,l
by the same ignorance and intellectual myOpia We are
dcpOring We have no apprentices These, Ike PRISON
laborers, compete WIN tIe pald Wofhmah', IIel',e
practice Is not invoked 10 supply deficiency of science
The person who should be serving as an apprentice, s
to-day a Journey man, ana tomorrow boss" "oLhmal;
ana next DAY bidding Tor contract TO buiic-dud tpoh
Another evil from Inadequate education Is the public
misconccpton Of the drsirancncs of education Hence
the rising AID already politically tinted oulcy against
our high schools, and against al public support
OF higher education. The Ignorant voter dcinurs,
relation of higher education TO the public veal The
eyil-OmenCd demagoeue raises the ISSUE because ne de-
slres the ignorant to lift him into place Of easy
emolumcnt and power. care not whether the outcF
oanst public siupor OF higher schools proceeds from
the Incompetent and probably untaIcd, voter. or from
the dignhed bench Of the Board OF Regenie. or the
caHopied chair the State Executive; characterize
the outcry voice prompted by political knaVcry or
an inadequate conception Of The nature ana ORIGIN OF
state cannot here enlarge upon the discussion; but
desire to say that the man who shah cOnyihcmgly
demonstrate that the hum6eft citizen, as well ms the
highest; receives the benefits OF every mar'5 collegiate
education, will confer blessing winch 10 more needed,
tho present political Jdncturc than good and
BIGoTRY IN EDUCATION.
Hence, also, religious bigOtrY and intolerance
These are the very scum of ignorance And
most of our modern progress has been in the
field OF physical and biological science it hap
pcns that II Is ignorance Of these which has
Instigated the oppression and prescription prac-
tscd against the searchers after Gods truth IN
from Calico and Nauni TO the latest "ereiic whose
fate heralded yesterday TO the world If the great
lights fecclcsiasticisudark lanterns Of sacred truth
had assigned portion OF their term Of theological
tuclage to the study or that elder scripture "Tt by
Gods own hand" they would reverence the man who
brings them the truth fresh from the sacred volume Of
Nature instead Of cOnTirnng him 10 the fires Of trddi
tion. Yet where is the theological school which has
put curriculum OF study the foundation principles
Of those scientific doctrines when are so generally de-
nOunCeQ pclIlOHs 10 scli-cOnsiltuted orthodoxy
Where il the theological school which has recognized
modern science as toe criterion OF natural tIuth ~
plsce OF the dOgmas and doctors who dictated before
science born, or are lingering, during the reign Of
science. Ike the misplaced SURVIVORS oi geological
agef knowledge Is power Dut alas ignorance Is a
Hence likewise, the bigotry OF sccuarsm.
There II never one extreme without lis opposite;
Many VINO IclTODdle inc hdlIoWHeaH Ol udiillOhhl
fll;h, fail into the complementary error of
prOnoncre a fmth unnatural or irrational.
broader and dccpeT view Of things would
show them the inevtablcucss OF religion. faith. II
would enlarge Their conception oi education III II should
embrace the nurture and development Of the whole
suOn OF man. SCHOOLS are not for the sharpening Of
intellect alone for moral religious training
alone; Tor exclusive instruction IN handiclaft.
Hands, head and transformations, VIII and tastc-nll
nave rIChtt demands the OF education
Religion has as valid rights school logic has; aud
sacred texts no more be baushed from human Te-
gard than the rule Of honesty, or the multiplication Ia
be. What man is-what man must respcct-what maG
needs TO him satisfied and usctul-thcsc education
must CQard; these education must give him iurri
turc, ana vaiOl, and strength.
have indicated what Is the burden OF your speakers