The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-01-27
EDUCATION.

EDUCATION.
This Once has received with CON
pllmsnts of r. H. Howey, Tsssito'ia
6uperintssdsnt of Public lnstrue
tion. the fourth annual report d the'
oalcial. The report b . c"mpse'
history Of educational eII;'st 10 Moo
tana. and makes q fair s)s'wing o.
the urogress made in this new co0n'
try. There are l0l teachers employ
! si kr an aggregate Of u. -: 81
school age, or ose teacher for every
f.; nity-fivs pupils, or one for every
thirty-two Of those actually enrolled
| IN public scl,0.ls. 4 curious feature
Of the report i.tlsat Silver INV eo"n'
ty, the most populo'as In the Terri
tory, shout have . less number Of
school age than either Lewis and
Clarke or Gail.tin counties, although
the average attendance In this coun-
" h greater than in GalIatin county.
The total revenues applicable fer
school purposes In the Territory last
year were slUl, l:7.6a, with Carter
aud Dswyon counties not reported.
The school revenue Of Silver bow
coupty was 81, 4:7.1. All these r.
Inmates are ,u~ie Up from returns
for the school year ending Aug. -,
lss.. The showing frOm this county
Dec. l, 1852, Was much better. There
were then lisa Of school age. and
the total revenue r. bs apportioned
h,r school purposes VA >sa.574.0S.
4 feature Of tie report NOT very
cspditaLIs tn thu Territory or PROM
isiux to tho intellectual progress Of
it, youth h that the average coinpen-
sstion raid tn male teachsfs Is only
So. -, and I" female tescliers @s4. ~.
The view Of school bs'arsis
implied in these wages Is that any
thing is good enough to mould the
growing mind. and that men and
woman too lazy aud usambitto'as to
rwke p,,si, for tive n"'re active and
resnunesxtive walks In life arc tue
kind of people 10 trsin the young
idea. There cannot he y more terrible
mistake. When We take cegnizance
al the fact that children imbil'e the
habits Of sp ech, manner, setins ~
we'll ~ mental characteristics o
their tearhen W. appreciate the Inn
ln,rtance Of giving tlle,m the advau-
tage Of the les, talent and culture.
Qualifications III this kind cannot lie
had for cOsn, ,el,satiUn MT above
that accorded to those employed In
what are termed n'enisl employment.
A radical change has taken place
In views on education BY I,,eA III abil-
ity, who haze n,ade . study " this
question In I,a.rc recent times. hook
knowledge I, 40 longer regard. d ~
the sole higi. way IL flushed educa-
tom. The public idea Of M etiuca-
tor ha. ceased 10 be that the school
masters only duty is to keep pupils
ut their bs,o;.. and .'all them up ut
stated times 3" rpci:r IN . psrrUl-like
manner what they :;,ay lave conn
mitteti to mse',vDry. Many "f our
abDsst men were dull pupils in the
tre.Al,nill methods of education.
knowledge IL the c,'ncrrte h n,'Dre
valu1bIe than that In the NJ.
saract. Object teaching make.
= more lasting and valuable
impression than vulumie~ Of theory
and abstraction. We learn nsG.lern
languages leitc~ and quicker hy c''i,-
tact with gsAsl users If such lan-
guags~ than H. .x..-s,bIe' fc"M years Of
study VI bsn.k.. Dur lDs,st l,rs'itssiOls-
al men, business n.r,,, clerks, etc..
are tl,Ose whose faculties are cs,n-
stantly frightened by practice. The
prerequisite ~ early mental diss'ils-
line enables them tO s..ixs. hulsi ri, d.
gest and apply what cO'a,es In their
way afterwards through l~s'ss or
from other sources. A. schools par
take more Of the character al mental
gynsnasium,y. where the faculties can
l,e ii hen.l ami trained f,r ser
vice, 50 far will their usefulness l,e
increased.
The question: M text "sr,ks. we'll
furnished school houses, and all the
ndjuncts that are brought together ~
helps to etiuratiO,'. are but secondary
considerations. Learned men have
emerged frs,m, IT,. ss:i'as"l llDliss.s with
slab benches. an.l where text ixxks
and the HELPS ~ st)usatiOn were
crude aud rare. The sugsss.tiOn. Of
the superintendent for y higher STAN
darsl " qualification f"r teachers are
the most important " his report.
The people ~: Montana cannot AZ
forsl to let their ehildrrn grow NJ I'm.
der the tuition VI bull whackers IN
,4'ience Or dwmr!s In mental capacity.
II they are placed under the care Ut
able aud cultured teachers the pupils
will RsArtake asf these characteristics.
Such teachers cannot lIe hat Tor y
sl,ng. COsnni,u, lalnDrens receive 80
per nh,nth and Aartl, which h. more
than the average paid to Teachers in
this Territory. To invite and retain
the klnl Of talent essential for the
welfare NJ the rising generaii ion, It h
essential that new departure lie 10.
ken, and that ii,.. average 1T teschers'
wagss 1t the next annual vxinsst
shall show more creditai'ly to our
iNlsas II the qualifications Of ljsss.<
who aspire 10 In e.sjacsslOSx.
The Senate put upon the free list
timber squared " s,isl not specially
enumerated, sawed boards, plank,
deals and other lunl,er Of hesulOck,
whitew.nxl, Sycamore, password, and
all other articles Vt sawed lumber:
also latlss, shingles su.l pine and
spruce clap -lsx,r,ls. Ingails, On wl,nse