The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-08-27

Natural Philosophy.
N Tho time u fiat rolling around Uho,
practical educatloli viii Ne demanded ~
llie people evcrA where im exchange fof
'ae dry, technical instruction which "a
siiil impaired ~ utr Youth iii w many "a
our school rooms. Ii becomes ihc duix ! i
uie itWher 70 inquire What Il prnrlical
AND NAnl " not. a great many ,cpl,l.
se'sn ~ hink thaF when person ha.
fendeied himself competent fo icacf
7 -rANol. obtained a license. ana entered /,
school ln' nl As q iraciif3. nnH begins N
prepare i- pupils ior tar yrry same oc-
fhiaui1il winch he himself i, cl.nar,l Il.
i''t 1e living hcEn practical ednca.
lli, IN gross error fain4in.
'rafii4S ur huildiay requires AZ much vi
lufali"h N- tNarhiiig. and the one II no
more practical ilian tie other l4riT
however, ieiliies an education suited fo
its own claHurl. We cannot I'M teach
lnehlcr can wc all be- merchants or I'M
farmers ir' we all need an edlrc4fion
whlrA viii ngvr ~ fOun iatiOm nuon
WHirl "c rfn creri any Kind or super
Structure NJ" choose on setting 9TH oA
8nnr l0NrncN ti IA. II WI desire NJ W.
come ttaclFr tits fundamental clnca-
iipn should VIZ sucl flni bN a propcr
fmnunl ~ training Ill some good Nor
uN ~NAyui. W. nan become a teacher
NnHs pi tle name " Me wish 10 ~ N
iAfrAaiir, II 'hvlllil M -Hch that we mlv.
nAAr w ourselves an Intelligent and M
-NAtrus one iia ineieiiant, sucn that u.s
'HAk he an erielpIi~ing and suecrs.iut
nNe and then ala not Tim then Viii wr'
laNr sn'.i,ra otlinalinn. Vow. whaii
particular b,nuclr, snail We acquire \
SHun iriigr M ID urder 10 he posseSsors
ui ili- drsiral Ne tnudamcnl uron which
Wv build w iuiiur Aic there not other
h'anches lHm tan~p taught III our com
iuun Srhn4ls, Niit~e nnnrsis inm prins.i-
piFs should farm rart ~ the ci,rririi.
lnm a knpn ic,lxe ~ Geography. i.,,
instance. III NJ inYrnrlA nee: bnt imagine
ilpw ii,tie u WOULD benefit rpal -nnrr-
VISOR tO know ali the projections Oh ihr
west eoas of South America. and nof
Know how tpronStructa turn offhe road.
Sp ~ to prevent carriages from upsctiins
uu li krrwlcs'~rof ANATOMY n Ker,
desirable. hni nrt.siir hoafnsan wh.
rNM'a nFlne fli illr onr~ ~ the human
body. Aiad tnials i4-nprnt oi the piiMri
PIES uM which pump j. constructed
Algebra IN VA isnrnulnt study. hul
Msa' nse II II laa ini.tltr sJ understand
i'ir iliniuU- Arih1d ~ sowing qua.ifat-
nsiti Ae s4naF.i ~t t.lr simple pi4l-
si,t s4A -uYPrn ihe ne "! iiie nlrralis-
ifi fstNA,-, Walrh is. iuf-i sl-e anil aii
fNsl 'a'a N''Nrs pihn-pphY T. on
f the mrsl Instructive ard eilirrInitin-
-tA'l,rr lhat cIl lc trlE-h, inin iar'
srauol Fuvni ur tfr rtNair siudy. A
kncwlrdgr q Il IN mighty useful III eyei.
walk oiiiic. a'sl pleasure io every ons
Who possrsSrS i.- III enlifarc~ the greet
n-i variety 0i subject. ami iis principle.
itir ,llr principles upon which even,
science aud aft n fcnpard siill we ~rpr
conipnt ~ remain III ignorance III iN
iir-i principles. Nlatrverv cliil shou Il N
kA1n, snW pGHnt Mive "A knoWled-e -e ul z
fia ~hat every teacher ~hpuid teHrh--
ahlls II uof nihrrw i~c--lnw ever study
Aiany urge the introduction 0f music iii
iu schools without Knowing why 4 .hoi
note makes Il higher sound than Il innU
ane some clamor for drawing as,
nHc M our studies. without knowing
why thc pvncil leaves 4 mark when ii Il Y
Iilawls across the paper. Dihrr special
studies ateadvocaied by other specialists. Y
nui the writer II NJ the opinion that the !,
should be lain In natural.
reason Natural Philosophy and iefl
speeial studios. AMI ahsIrnsc sciences bc Y
aiierward. according 20 ihuh
lesirc~ and needs of the students sphere !,
n after lilc Every teacher should pos =
.ess some good textbook on Philosophy. =
'la have Il iew cents invested in illuSira- v
iye apparatus and cvenif he has no class II
h ,he study uf thc subject. he can use il h
n good advantage ia connection with y
Ilmori any other lesson. and oftime~ n
\ hen his school il dragging" as schools
sill sometimes do hc will find nothinHb
u the world 80 well calculated To iniusc 1,
lcw life into II, ana awnNrn 4 new in-f
crest. ~ short well-illustgated lesson !,
u Natural Philosophy.
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