The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-06-17

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TIL column. ~ kindness u the proprietor of ~
publication discussion n enx rs,,. ~
Iths public schools which may arI.e Exerv ,..h
sen"o' ocer and friend q education Ia IL cou,.fs
,hsrsy 'crssa . a,a y sustaining his eoau
N sent g VA PLEASANT. JAsrkn. IsssAsx. ~''
The New Profession ? Is the subie,
)lof Henry Ward Bcechcr's new lecfyr
which ne is now delivering through Il,
West. The following u from tI,e reno,
'lof this lecture delivered III ludiananol;
,, as given IN the Daily journal:
Well, we need new protession "
have got IL -the profession ofthe te.c,,a
Well, but that Is a. old as the hills ye'
put the newness Of Il is In lis scope. +
~ transcendent Importance. In the fun,
sion thai Just now is devolving upon |
that makes ita different thing from WIN
the little village school has been. ara N
primary school. say that The RE-
'Ipublic common schools or America -
tnat agency that is 10 rcnovate this ned
PIE and make II homogeneous and ~iv,
4 intelligence and liberty and religion
Appiause.I u has no cliques in Il. H
mas no sectarian lines Ia ii. Ii Il ~ N
way divided against itself II Is plastic
movable. not organized too highly no,
restricted by classes Of superintendent
teachers, bishops or ministers And - NJ,
not. II Is free as the air Il Il dmctiIe \.
me metals are. II can 70 everywhere -
y the nign places, 70 the low places. II
can take The parent just at that point
where no prfjudices have sprung % : 70
grafting Of the top Is required. 1t takes
and IL builds the child up.
! glory In the common schools 81
America because II is common n ali
nigh and low, bond and free. !Applause I
well, y not only is common, but II IA
compulsory, or ought 10 be. lApplause. \
In Egypt nobody could 20 10 school ex,
cept the royal family; Il was treason nj
me common people 70 break into knowi-l
edge; Il was burglary. il was then M
was punishable oflense. Knowledgel
was then the perogative Of class. vow|
ne wheels are turned completely around
ma it Is crime to-day for the common
people hot 70 send their children 10 the
Common schools Of America. / know
'ome men say you have no right 10 jn-
rInge the fundamental rights or tie;
,arent God never gave the parent fhc'
light TO do wrong. God never rave fhe'
'arent The right 70 be monster. Cod
'cver gave 70 the parent the right fo,
fand between his unknown child aodl.
lis own self as he Is TO be developed byI
lme and by education. III man 4 -,
1911 and senseless, so vicious, so ignor-. /.
~, that ne has no appreciation Of What.
ne child gets by education, the state isl'
ound 70 stand between that brutal
aren't and that unknown child. And NV =.
ne protest Of the child against it's defiIe-r
tent and the destruction OF its funda-|,
rental rights. The state must take careh
II. Z
Attorney General Baldwin. n anls
pinion published in The June numberis
the indianapolis School journal. q 4,
resses . serious doubt as 70 whether theI',
cw law giving the right or suffrage TAX
omen under the general or speciallI'
ws Of Indiana, Is constitutional a. farl,,
i relates % county Office. lie considersla' !
p Office Of County Superintendent a''
'unty Office, and doubts the eligibjlif \.
ladies' thereto. Mr.. Kenncr, Of linn j
ngton, and author Of the bill, IN AMI,
'lnion published In the same number. y
sscnts from Mr. Baldwin's opinion, andl;n
insiders the County Superiniendency a|,a
ate Office, and the ladies eligible asi;,,
on as the law takes effect. Mr.. Ken-si'
7 gives some able reasons III support|sh' 4
his opinion. ~
Nothing Is more indispensable n NM -
lcher than the ability 10 make favor- A
lc impression on the minds of his pu-l
3 at the beginning Of the SCHOOL,
ch OF the respect or disrcspect which
is TO receive during he remainder ofGr
term, depends on the impression Imt
de the first day; yes, even the firstlto
'rning session. The confidence and|be
f-assurancc with which he begins his|rai
ors; the case with which he classifies bel
pupils, and gives them appropriate tht
Is; the readiness and precision withlof
ich he answers or rebufIs certain in-is
rogatories which the more presumptu- -eac
J be disposed 10 trouble him with :|ans
the facility with which he finds|ycs
ploymcnt for one and all, at the flrst|th
rning's convention, all combine tolpos
ke him prodigy In the eyes OF hisl'If
ool. and 70 pave the way for pleas IIo
/, enjoyable, and highly useful session. vot
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'cachers can do much toward advanc- the
the usefulness OF this column byltioI
ding IN queries. Every teacher pos-Iwr
led Of a enquiring disposition mustof
essarily frame III bis mind manyto
stions which others OF the profession dat
and will chccrfulIy answer. II coststioI
cents 70 send In the questions, whilccqu
answers may be worth dollars. Be-
Il the ability 10 answer question: \