Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-09-25
Our Schools aad Teacher.


INhL.st-s AnotT SCHOOLS.
oar 'ehoa'. .rr ;ac roGrr..rs ofnA,.oe-
a Ioscg- Oar system OF frss scluol. d.
rot .inpl. vast hersItiary sa1roc,lor
Tor ,hr roo' bu' ,b.r src guaranty IL
1c'-rse srelro1ng De property of,he rich
II A-soSts4.r bs powcr then tue gee era
d4as.tou Of IL means the s4usiars,.oa 81
Foecr tho baiAs~'ng ~ NJ the Interest,"
o, - people. aah Tie common ptc,ssva
noa q al she sai. q al c.a..e.
What shall 10 isashI ir oar r,.b Y
sesooi. nv thr mandate q state 90 na,raa
nj authority, u ! question Of no i.s, tho
neai 'ha.. sta.. rops,e sel,,,i. 10 :, "a.
tA..Sej. H. fat, g oaghi go p-c~,,lr tho
verf fourdatiou OF oor ire school ,y.,,sn.
AMI descrminc The rish,a,ns,. u .Ae AZ
sa1rsis upou wbsrh q res.
MIA; = The kiad aud d---rc ~ lnfortna.
,'an rrrcsssry - good c'gllru.h',' wHh
.. Tie Auos.eaEe gat cosnalon school.
saeri. oar so4ng mra :" ont IRON thru
poorly qaxi fed IL Perform tho date. N
structure q our government. 10 flu1A-
ncEtal iA~.. Is tnsl,tui,on.. thrsr o~n
legal status. aud form. OF cornm.r.. 4.
baslucss. a. ;hcy arc % those Of T.. Al.I.
smA,tsriaE 81 The general history or cor
onuairy. b.; they know nuthlu. scarcely
Of political history. They are called alOu
- elect psrsOus 10 al The yarlou. dspAft-
msnis and oiiiccs Of the government, ~Rh
NJ knowledge OF the dglle. ~ those
several p0-aAons, nor ofihc peculiar qaal.-
GeA,ioa, rcqu red 10 properly discharge
them. Tiny nay .nIs az q ths gAt-liIa,,
beiouss 30 'ht@ or ;hs; party, ard b, merr
party power bc the prime .bjecl then iAey
can cas-, tasT vote lsJ ltgcnily. but u a
strong. lfielllssrt, sell guided administer
ton - the fuTciion % The goyerntneu; BE-
sos. hg. theu clear kHG~. ledge OF pablic
dui.e,, Ahd 9 nice Judgment OF public men
are u~ces.srs 10 The god eRren
insls'. 'heu. 50 mean. 81 sci. Iclrlsc
snd seii-prrscrya'Ion Oh The pars u this
nation. that onr public sehoos.--the Gil.
zeu- naTscrv-ossht 10 srord sotnc idea u
the structure Of our government, Tie
seret@! departments Of uAlIoaal anL STATE.
epuaiJ ard tosn authority ard their de
peuience and relation In one rompreher-
size system OF govern acn.-lhe various
institutions 81 tse oouatIy their oOjrois
.uH
ue,s history. cc'nptising history Of prom
lneht men. fnra.nr.,. Aa1 pAIIe.-a.! oi
"h4eA Auo" ledge sh3gid De properly class
flied aud taught ~ systematic Cofm.
eanuot stop 10 argue the Necessity Of this
Mad .. Sf.o~ieiz~ 10 n free Republic. The
time !, fast coming when ss A nation We
ought 20 emerge from thl. system Of po-
lAlcaI euess-wofA, and west oar govern
msnt from The hasds of living dema-
gogues. aud seducins politicians and place
on the solid intelligence and virtue OF The
masses Fs.ry school dlsirie, ought 10 be
Ho.sv ui Somnoos where tue lord. OF
this itnp<riai nation can calmly and dis-
psssionaiely dsscuss every Important ques-
ton Of the hour. aud Ike the thousand
stars that glis,ea 10 tlR armament of
heaven they vouId she'd their blended ms.
ter aud glory over this republic and II
would rise oar Of the darkness. As 1t were,
Of he nis= Le eistb or Dtnry into the starliyh,
glory Of the twentieth century. strong IN
the statesmanship that vIbrsies In every
brain. and mighty ia Ihs blood OF patriot
I'm that pa.sates in the heart OF every
member OF this grand republic
word 70 teachers. The good old Gus
tsa. which I think must have emeDsted
from puritan Thought and virine-of teach.
ers pre- facing their committee examination.
with good, orthodox roll vi certificate, OF
moral chAtseter. seems To have become
nearly obs olete. At least the scarcity OF
such documents among Initiates leads me
20 think that the demand for them ha,
died asay. VI else n is u iore2ose con.
eiusion. tAat the mar or woman who con.
scnts 10 enter such trying business has
made up his or her mind ia the onset to be
. saiut- Now l submit for the beaent al
the noknown candidate tin,s Il Il q prruv
delicate thing 10 buttoo-nni a man in re.
gard TO h.s morsls- Y.a can .lyry' edy e
up 10 him aud gently tap his argsa Of
secretiveness In regard to his politics Win
out fesr OF great shock TO his nervous
system; you can yraveiy and sedaiely 40
proach hin In fegasd tn his religious
vie"' bas when you touei. his character.
you touch the apple OF bis eye, To pu, .
man 10 the, attitude Of . criminal. q, d
0ske him testify agsisst himself, To place
hin on the tor:oring rack OF cross-exani.
nratioP, OF bring out his secret history by