The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-10-14
TEMPERANCE TEXT BOOKS.

ent OF the Department of Scientific Tenn
pcrlnce instruction, W. n. c. T. VI
Said one of Englands wisest men:
Until the people of this country I'M
derstand that drunkenness is the result
of narcotic poison, operating upon the
physical, mental and moral nature, they
will fail to successfully grapple with it."
To secure universal education for all
classes on this subject, through our
public, normal schools, colleges, uni
versities and Institutions of learning,
has been the effort of this Department
for the last year.
The most encouraging feature we
have to report, contrasting our status
to-day with that of twelve months ago,
is the awakened interest in this phase
of Temperance work on the part of
educators and thoughtful philanthro-
pists throughout our country, as well as
the waking up of our Temperance
forces to the fact that the intelligent
public Temperance sentiment depends
upon education.
While a majority of our people be-
lieve in alcohol in moderation. our laws
will protect its sale rs long as MAORI
ties rule. Our friends most interested
in securing Prohibitory laws are seeing
that the shortest, surest way to such
laws and their enforcement is through
the schools.
The Superintendent of this Depart
ment has given her entire time during
the past year to its interests; has pre-
scented the cause before 1872 public as
semblies, in ten different States, includ-
ing thirty-One school boards, eighteen
colleges (the audience including faculty
and students). two normal schools, four
teachers conventions, National and
State, besides Sabbath school assemblies
and other deliberatiye bodies
These appeals for the scientific method
of teaching Temperance have met al
most everywhere Il cordial and enthusi-
astic response from educators and di-
rectors of educational matters, where
no political considerations blocked the
way. In Maine all the larger and some
of the smaller cities have introduced DIR.
Richardson's Lesson Book into their
public schools, to be used variously as
reader, as a textbook, to be taught from
orally or tOpically, etc. The Mavor of
Portland, in a recent inaugural address,
advised that " the scientific Temperance
text books CDR. Richardson's and Miss
COlman's s., then used us readers in the
public schools, be put into the regular
course of study" in Maine the Tenn
perance party is the dominant party in
politics. Herpoliticians are wise enough
to see the connection between Temper
ance education of the masses, through
the public schools, and the enforcement
of their world-renowned law Such
education is double edged sword cut
ting both ways in this reform-reducing
hi5ton Of The 5dbp helps J t9 the u Pro
resentative Maine educators met in
convention last December, gave an en-
tire evening to the cons Iteration and dis
cussion of this teaching, passing unanf-
mously a resolution recommending its
introduction into the public schools and
educational institutions of the State.
Miss Colman's "Alcohol and Hygiene
has this fall been put into the grammar
schools of Portland and Bangor, in adj
! ditiOn to DR.. Richardson S Lesson Book,
in the higher grades of the same schools.
Prof. Luce, State superintendent OF
Schools in Maine, says: 81 shall bring
this matter of Temperance textbooks
before all the Teachers Institutes this
fall" "Dirigo" q lead), the motto
of Maine, tittingly becomes her ad-
vanced position in this and all phases OF
Temperance work.
Rhode Island reports scientific Tenn
perance textbooks used in the schools
of Providence, Pawtucket and some OF
the smaller places in that State, the w.
G. T. Unions of the several localities
buying the books and presenting them
to the schools.
Massachusetts reports Temperance
text books put into the public schools
in twenty towns by a vote of the loca
school committee. The women of Mas
sachusetts have school suffrage. In two
of the above towns-Natick and HYDE
Park-the majority votes thus gained
elected the Board of Education which
introduced the study.
New Hampshire reports four towns
and cities using the Temperance text
books.
Vermont reports six public school;
and their State University at Burlington
as teaching scientific Temperance.
| Ill lut CJtlc vi NCW l. VI n, 4CW L VI
City introduced DR.. Richardson's Les
son-Book as reader into their public
schools, more than two years ago.
Purchase and Syracuse report calico
hol and Hygiene used in their public
schools.
Official report from Indiana says si1
district schools are teaching scientific
Temperance No direct WORK was done
by this Department in that State las
year. indianapolis more than yea
ago introduced scientific Temperance
teaching into its public schools.
Michigan reports four pubic schools
using Temperance textbooks.
The month of March spent in Illinois
proved season OF unprecedented
storms, blocking railroads and closing
communications; little consequently was
done beyond few lectures and draw
ing-room meetings in Chicago.
One college town was visited-Naper
vile. DR.. A. A. Smith, President o
that institution, writes us, September
q, 1881: ave are about organizing ;
class in scientific Temperance instruc
ton in our college" Shelbyville ha.
adopted the textbooks. Official repor
from this State says six public schools
are using the textbooks.
May last, we presented this subject
before county meeting of Schoo
n