The Hartford herald., 1879-01-22

JANUARY, 22 1879
The fact Is well established tha
where there is a high degree of intel
lIgence, there the people are the mos
prosperous. They create diversified
industry. They employ their time anc
labor, and talent, and capital in many
directions and all have a chance.
Where there is but little intelligence,
on the other hand. the people can do
out few things, and the market is soon
overstock ID, and there is idleness, and
wee, and crime as a consequence.
Hence, schools make the people both
Intelligent and prosperous. Taxes are
collected easily because money is easily
earned, and this contributes to the
general welfare and happiness. When
men talk of limiting education. they
mean to limit the power of the people.
Il American Journal of Education
SHORT WORDs.-"The use Of long
woros which we get from other tongues
not only make our thoughts and our
speech dim and hazy. but it has done
somewhat to harm the morals Of our
people. Crime sometimes does not
look like crime when it is set before
us In the many folds of long word.
when a man steals and we call IL
defaIcation, We are at loss to know If
1t is blunder or a crime. If he does
not tell the truth and we are told thar
IL Is case of PREF rication, it takes us
some time to know Just what we shou-
Id think of it. No man will ever
cheat himself into wrong-doing. nor
will he be at loss to judge of Others
1t he thinks and speaks of acts in clear,
crisp English terms. IL is a good rule
when one Is at a loss to know if an act
Is right or wrong to grite Il do,rn in
short straight-Out English.-[ Amcri-
can Journal of Education.
TIE people of Southeast Missouri
are in favor of compulsory education.
The contemplation of beauty in na-
ture, in art, in literaiure, in human
chlracter, diffiises through our being
a soothing and subtle joy, by which |
the hearts anxious and aching cares
are softly smiled away.
We hope our teachers in the multi
plicity of their duties and studies will
devote some time and attention to the /
training of pupils in all our schools to !
write and properly direct letters.
Three million five hundred and I
Poty-twO thouslud four hundred and /
letters were sent to the Dead /
Letter Office in Washington last year. I
Look at the cost of this and the cost of
handling them there. and the cost of
eturning them, and the cost ard loss to
irms and individuals. Ignorance costs
I'll the time E; intelligence pays.
Professor George a. Chase. Princi-
'al of the Female High School in
Louisville. is now one of the Editors
# the Eclectic TEACHER. He is a good
writer and valuable accession to the
orps of writers on Education. We
ave received the January (1S79)
lumber of the Electic, and are more
han pleased with it. Indeed it is as a
east of fat things to Us to get hold Of
ne Eclectic Teacher; we rise from
he reading Of each number benefited.
t is now published in Louisville in
lead of al Carlisle. as heretofore.
Remember, young teacher. that it will
My cost you ten cigars year to take
he Eclectic Teacher.
Professor John O'FIaherty has
barge of the Educational Department
t the Owensboro Examiner. The
'rofesser is n fluent and graceful
'riler. and gentleman of fine educa-
lonal advantages. He will wield a
Mighty influence in favor of popular
ducation. Success to you Professor.
re welcome You into the field, for
ruly, the harvest is great, and the
aborers are few.
''Cramming is not education. -
Eclectic Teacher.
Take the foregoing sentence and
nalyze it dramatically, logically COM
nonsensically, until you are thor
ughly imbued with its wisdom.
Write it in letters Of gold and place
where it will constantly meet your
We. Make it part OF your very
elf. You will then have acquired an
ssential qualification Of good teacher.
In the Eclectic Teacher, for January.
re find the following sentence. which
trikes us as being worthy of the con
liberation of teachers. 1t is a mistake
o assign lessons without previously
them. Truth, every word