Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-22
Teachers snStiiuiG.

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WAEEGNT0E, Aug. =, lSI9.--Tho interest |
10 tic Teachers Institute has decreased rather
than dimioi.h:d. and there gro now Us names
Oh the register Of atteGdanc,. last night at |
O'Clock, the President Introduced General W.
Ii. i. L2e. Vho alter c,mplimentins The pe0-
pie ct WarlcntOa t Il the interest they had sh0w1
a the Cause OF education, a1i thanking them,
t1r lbs great audience given hin, (or tue SCAT.
log capacity OF the town hall was lsr lEcecded)
regretted his inability tG DO justice 20 tho SUI cct
upon which. he sail ho had rather rashIy uu.
dcrtskcu to spaeb.
Commctcing with B.eon's declaration that
" knowledge Is power, he applied it to the
lacts Of history 10 demonstrate lis truth. Al
eXaDder'5 success was oSlDg, no said TO ihc
superior civilization OF the Greeks, end the
great results Il Roman power wcrc duo
TO the same c,use. while its decline was caused
by the ibfluerce Of the mob, operated upon By
the demagugues. William and his Norman
hoard coIQueredlI nSland bccaus, oil theirgrcatcr
culture, SO Eogland had advanced 10 power
as she had advanced in kGoBedgc. lie then
compared the condition of the E02lish squire
OF the period Of the REVOLUTION with lis status
to day, aud read from Mecaulay dcsorip'
tionot his domestic chaplain aad The servcestx
pcctcd othlm. comparing them With the respect
shown to tho teacher OF tho present era. Al,
luding to The statesmen ct E1gland. he irsauc
cd Lord Baaconslla!d as en- example Of the
tribute paid to knowledge ty the people CT that
country,
Education ho contended, elcvatts aud i'm
proves tho condition Of tue pcoplc. lnstaIcing
the Egyptian civilization as 40 tNimpIC OF the
past, no touched upon the relations OF France
and Germany in the present aud showed how
the superiority Of the latter liz tho late wlr be-
tween the two Couaslies, was tic direct result
! OF the genaIal education OF Ter people. Whilst
| farming Oh tho Pamo0key, lie had eDgagnd in
his service very intelligent cXSolGitr Of France
aud was surprised TO find him entirely ilIiteratc,
| ard lie then saw bow that country must have
| been crippled bv the inability of her man to
observe aud use their observaiocs as quickly
and practically as those OF her enemy.
Are there any reasons why he who plou2hs
should not rsHd? This question was row ask =
ed by nobody. for even these Who oppose the
| present school system arc IN favor OF general
education they only want system allowing
moro freedom. Home rulo YES his policy in
education as in politics. Tho tax payer would
DO better satisfied had no more Influences ia the
management of the school, and greater part in
their inspection. He strongly favored comgul-
sorry educ it!on; it might bo unpopular, III: he
thought it necessary cIrrollary to public edu
catlon. The public schools should not b. 81
conducted rs 10 Interfere with labor; that
too YVES o necessity. and tarinor's boys must
learn 10 work a. we'll Is to reGt. We .uust not
attempt too much educ ,toa should he lui
mcntary, bat thorough irr The hisher cduca
llon Of the a0mplra,vey few, wi.o would take
1t, The privatcs high schools AMI aeld imcJ ci
tho state could b! depended uHon
The negro clement must @oi BE- ignored ;
even II it Was desirable. it could nci be pllmu
atcd; the :.rgtn can be educ .lud, a!tl The Ire"
reutsng cl lhC Bible alone would Compensate
! Tor Ills education hy eliminating sup,Tsliin
| EnI GluTGnca aud thereby amcInratn. biz corr
dlt'0m. Irt Us support sud l'rrl"H the school
systcm MacAnlaY has We'll SAID lh.t III.
| beat cost Tor g man - that which fla hm best,
an1 the tailor who fitted I'll his gsrmvDlO to
he ADolIo l. Ivi1crc would seen ems! 20 find
clstomers Oar system shoul sprG gu? con-
| dliinD.
| Philip Of Niac,lGn r5)ic:l shat The gods
| had given hIm his son, whist Aristotle lived
and be showed very proper apDrecIaticn 70
teachers. They are the III S)Gs Of sccct; It's
t.uodatiorS d0rcCd upon thcic work. T1cy
arc ls ofderlics Tor rs tie oriarcs arc the mpst
important men 10 the the 0,gauizsii)u ct uym
rauiss. ia their conduct; SO the tcpchcss arr
The most useful ia scCi3ty. Attcr re 9 ,iyiuG the
un1Vdcds attention OF The crowded audience
Tor nearly Bn hour The General closed with {
beautiful eulcgy Of Virginia, which was '9arm.
| ly applaudtd.
This morning. The u:ual ips;1uc.ocs were
given by MajoT llnfcAklss aud mr. McGilvarg.
This afternoon, Rev. b. A,bogast, OF VIM
chester vas Introduced and mad" speech mp
on the relation CT tho setIlsmcpt OF ,ha State
| debt TO the Interests Of the public schco!; it
was very orthodox ia sca!imc5t, buJ nGt
specially new in sta'emgUt CT ua:iaous IN a!gu
| mcnt lie then passed into 40 advocacy CT
State aid to higher educliIor.
i spelling c!ntes. them cnsucd, Sup!crin.
tcnicnt CagEo giving out - words prc2iou ly
selected by Mr.. John Cove, OF Baltimore. who
offered prz,a 10 the four best spoilers 1t was
found On examination that Iuovc than four
were perfect, SO The decision vas postponed uo
III TO morrow. A. TEACHER