Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1882-11-11
Educational visit To our Public
Schools. &c.
For the Northern Tribune.

fOr tne northern IrlDune
Mr.. Editor with your permission de-
sire to present a few thoughts under the
above caption. The great statesman
Edmund Burke uttered a wise sentiment
when he said that education was the
cheap defense of nations" By education
we mean the cultivation of the moral
faculties in degree commensurate with
the improvement of the intellect, and in
addition thereto corresponding physi-
cal culture. The perfection of these
three combined form the perfect man.
Thesmere cultivation of the intellect,
the arOusing of mental faculties to Wig
OrOus action, while the moral sentiments
are allowed TO remain dormant or be-
come corrupt, too frequently proves a
curse to The individual and society,
light that illumines the understanding
should also shed its influence over the
habitatiOn of the passion, and the head
and heart be equally warmed by the
glorious luminary, knO,rledge ~. ~, e'
Every parent, as well as the philan-
thrOpist should feel sOlicitOus for the
success of every fundamentally having
in view the great aim of human improve
ment especially among the rising genera
| ton.
Ignorance is the instigatOr of drunken
ness, debauchery and crime; it is the
precursor of tyranny and war, and the
| battle between ignorance and
knowledge will continue, but education
and knowledge are in the ascendant, and
wherever civilization extends ignorance
is dethrOned.
Our noble system of free schools is
rapidly raising the United States to- the
foremost rank among the learned ma
lions of the world, we are a reading and
| thinking people and the desire for knOwl-
edge is rapidly on the increase. The
youth of to-day will are long be called
| upon to take the places of those great
men of great minds who have studied.
thought and reasoned to bring abe ut the
present state of human knowledge and
develop the facilities for further adj
vancement, and our youth will take
their places with greater advantages left
for them than there were ever left for
any previous generation, of course cor
responding responsibilities stand side by
side with the facilities to which we have
alluded. 20
The writer was much pleased on re-
cent visit to our public schools to wit
ness the excellent order prevailing there,
the precision. prOmptness and correct
ness on the part of the pupils and es-
pecially the qualifications of Prof.
Sutherland for the position he so ably
fills. Our citizens, and especially the
parents of the scholars attending our
schools, should congratulate each other
on having in our high school gentle
man of such scholarly attachments as
Prof. Sutherland, who possesses in a
large measure what many sO-called
teachers fail to acquire, viz: the ability
of simplifying truth, or problem, and
communicating it to the mind of the
pupil. Aided as he is in the different
departments under his general super
vision by corps Of well qualified assist
ants, the patrons Of the school may an
ticipate rapid advancement on the part
of the pupils under their care. Let me
say to all concerned, parents especially
If you would spend delightful hour.
visit our schools, it will be a pleasure
and an encouragement to the teachers,
an additional spur to the advancement
of your children in their studies. Prof.
Sutherland will give you hearty welcome
and as you leave the building, you may
perhaps for very joy over the modern
facilities for obtaining an, education,
wish, with the writer, that you were a
child again. ,t H.
ChebOygan, Nov. 18th, 1882.