, 1881-10-23
~: EDUCATION. y: :;
Report Of the .Gonanoittee OF the
citizens"~Association.
Defects Of Our School System~~Too Much
Memor;zing-~Absurd GrammarS'
Necessity Of Religions ard Moral instruction
SCHOOLS for Craftsmen.

Tim srec,al committee OF the Citizens Asso-
c,ation n ,y,om WAS referred tho subject oil
education, has finished its labors, and through
It's Chairman, STR. VIC. Larned, yesterday SUD-
mlttcd its report, Of which the 1ollo"'us - Il
synopsis.
THE QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO THE COM
NuTTEE NE!E:
.F.@st-1s it the duty Ut the Stnte to furnish
free education. nnd. If yes. how fur saouiu t!so
child be educated Us TO axe ana a,aa u s'uo''
Secuud-l. our ptlolie-+chool sys1e!n the pe5t
that can be had unGcr existing circumstances:
uIui should not the education above the pr!fnasS
be dcvuted TO teaching tho useful arts rathef
thin o-nAulcu.Al learning: 49,, >a,
t. Taird-:are The .i,a3or!tE or the nsn.scnou. 80 nn
graduates tho Chifuren III parents VIII e.o 1o.o
" 1to.irtn-Waur qualifications OF the presen:
system Z: practiced IN % 1J c,t5 M a1s to
J obtain 1t,ese notifications nnd rciorsi71 u 4ee
1slAtlon needeE
Tho committee, in reply to the arsequery.
state that it is now rathcr lato to open an III
Guiry rs TO
THE DUTY OF THE STATE
to furnish free education 10 a certain extent NJ
! Ietst. The free-scbool system IS SO generally
established and acuuic5ced tn that it has become
n mart OF our National life. 1t is upon the edu-
cation OF ite people that the safety OF the State
! dcpentla but this education must " d real one.
ant should 1T ts recipient Tor tns % ae ne ne i7 fnr
| defects which appear IN OR ccucaJonci sys@
ten. T.. . <,,,,+ ;+
| should le uni must III time becunlc
| Sccoud-J'here ts no attention given TO ditect
| moral or religious training, o.,
| 1'a;r1I-yhcrc is very little attention given to
| ToSc1h-Thcre is IN absence of practical
trsa:nu--tho training of tue hands an% eSs3 r,
| hpcpiuc uscful ut1I productive imncdiate1y III
! some manu- usacturlng or industrial art
| That tie system ot teacntuR now III osao %
NOT WHAT IT OUGHT TO DE
seems to be tho opinion Of some Of tho leading
| thinkers nj the time. In ffdrIErs .N0alzsne tof
November, lsot}. Charles Franc:s AdAms }s sASs
the lndeint multiplication ot things 70 oe sauRn' m o.
become tho fashion Ut the day. WITH httle or n
revard to the laws Of mental development, re-
sulilng in waal may bust pc described as tnt
dr;!.ser9ennt stare, IN ~ncn 1ne en.Ffn ~ e,a
nunntit,os, and Ut liked times. III the Judgment
| 1f tue conruittee, this training Of children =;
roIo rs,e Is 40 ,reatser chdtea thus trainet
kuos. nothing Of tho subject. a. ts seen ever: l
day wnen tho pupil Is controntea, villa od ~. ~
| same result Is Witnessed in college when orig
/ Inal pr4,ulelna are given the student fof sou.
uon. Ts Is rh,a tuG 1,,le. Sa h.ve TO b.
rne,norizcd until the pupil becomes Il mere par
| rot, 4 child be1ween the ares OF :nd s' ysoe :
| iswrps m lis.. tho organs OF. speech, coustruc
scnt"nccs. cull things about 1t by their proper
natnc3 aud u rensou With s1me force ana !!eA! t,
naas With French OF IeFkna! HutsI - ~ -
h1ns i,arn one Of the two languages with create
tacilty and moro ACCURACY than il can n,,a,d 90 II
snoIl1d be IA ught 10 reason and tnnk. auo ~
emoIize ha1 tcir r. mi ninaS n,,c ag is9oo'
t+hInIic is tuu9ut tn Il collection OF Aroitrnr
r,IIss s8pressed often in Language wntcn mus x;'
be totally n!tteiliElole to The ohlld ~ ana a. tol :,i
: | n;io<i 3;rn,n,:;ar is taught very mucn the sam
Tay. The children know the rules by rote, oo
cannot write uu ordinary sentence 9orfee: es y1or
=. r r"sao.s 1;raninnr," where the sescuipeda!ia
,anxuao ia which they are coucoed maSes it iot
Wy +r,ats rhnr no scholar can repeat - II
! irIsu @ two weeks nfter ne leaves scnoot: III
time spent committing such staq ,,F to memo1
: thta way should be cut OF, root and bFanch. an
tanxes the gse apa a1@dy M
~ sa b. osena M who: