Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-05-26


together, and add up the total of their bene-
facti0ns,,H wOR Id be small indeed COMPARED
with what has been given by the poor men Of
TINS country 10 support of this noble canse.
There Is no aspect. e country more grateful
70 the eye Of patriotism, more cheerful to the
hopes Of the future, than the spectacle pre-
scented by that vast system Of freq public
school education which covers the whole face
81 the country, and dAy by day exerts its ele.
xating and purifying influence ON our natural
tiie: Y y the best feature In the whole plaA,
of the Republic. All @others may have osSes
TO Offset their gains. Our politics may. .leod 70.
corruption, our trade wind may carry us out Of
and BANKRUPTCY. our fnsnufacfures may en-
Ploy our workmen. only - impovsristi theln,
but our public school -system 10 e}ear gain.
pure gold yithout alloy, q Jewel ssifhout q
And it belongs wholly tosus; It Is our own:
swe invented it; NO piinneyf III details; we
carry on; anait represenfS the unani1ous
Sentiment Of the American people, ttat intel.
ligenee and cultivation and The Development
of the intellectual faculties by study and train.
popular Fenpbhc; \ expressesyhel lesQlpVon'
tint the Darkness OF ignorance sbsil Be
banished srom She iaGd cAnds dsthat atls liRi,t q
learning shall direct its couhsels, and kHile
its course: The whole Republic Il devoted
e .ss aSs
reiieyes me&Fomths sddtN Of paying; any tri.
Dute to learning or passing any panegyric on
I NJ II would be pleasant to quote the praises
which have been uttered By the wfsest and
the days Of .Emersop,, but. thar would Md
Il snQtnhg to the strength or that conyic{ion
which enrolls you all a. tho defHndirv ~
learning, and which gives assurances 10 ail the
world inst ipr this country cslpcStiea-b 1he'
institutions, and that t6st SfstS stsnd 4 nesrcst
to the IDEAL which stands .hi9hesf n ~ ecsIs
Of learning.
= Does Missouri stand nos whefe IA tsHdalds
n:ri0heG sbefon ivo rsisss ouE u iaons
Heslth TO Z, higher plane of. .Iearninr II hard.
Think thcfv Is any triiG sdn 81 MiSnouSf iv}ho
would rest contenh VI b aniA Aressntf H111iAlt
cannot think OF gt tSne sou .ot MiSSourf rcfas-.
%E 10 give ns utmost help, and bis best efforts
sosyty piscego Ne ,hssntlousa ahuoly I'D S6ow-
W put surely we advance under a6iverss
ciScumstahces, and amid many dihic,iIfies we
nave provided = wi&e Andg practical plsn OF
has been done IS 1otHidg to what should be
done. Indeed, less has been done than has
been LETT uhdone, aHd tile want on Nis.oufi
to-day Is not imnigrstion, nor fresh canisrl.
nor new rA'Iroads, nor. mills, nor, furnaces,
aJr a.,r engines but schools ana teachers andt
schools and better schools, and more teachers
sn9 ~, Detter pay and instruction carried further
and spread wider and raised higher; until the
n.st yesuSe orinh9ence Of thazem0n OF i9no-
~ A. seaal be 6anished from e whole Ecs
Here is Wprk for the Hutufe work euopxht to
III M5esp US al rom thinking Of money or other sor-
ulo consideration us long as we live. When we
~ . nrom nat mas been done to whathas been
,s.l ,sH undone, our pufed up pride vanIshes
OF lnworthiness In the good cause. It L not
,ack ,so OF .wsssn which sets back siwe spend
uioie s nioneyilor WHISKY than we dos for tho,
~. sa.t ~ 2. our cmIdren and while we grudge
nav Of everS " vle,y scn0oin9ase, and the seanty
Sot n .sy ce,,' o ., tescher there
thar ~ II So. county OF city m the sta9 which say
,es.,,sr !. nas aesk i2r every scholar. and y
,escner i0r every class; we 5quander On
wanId adaa anaa toiiy and sta the mopey that
~ si,te.axs rsSeem our slate from the opprobrium
When N!;,,., .,....,.
Sa...,su Al" u n:s5er educatlon can not hops to
1..,, IN sna an tne past six monahs We hays
me- AZ s..e normal senoo!s trembling in
concada ~ ~ .e 70 wnetner the state would
msintsin WI suh.p, pety sty spptoprlauon needed %
ths S,ne VIA. snssiate mad established while
novertv .rS SSLyshs , struegiinga Against
tion e cnIr sn1 a. nsglee,, gained its sppropria.
s.Tm .J'l.y on.y " scnemfDE successfully to take
"a ,,,s.;. ~ =, M she PrsuQice which refused to
.,,! 70 tnat most admissible and deserv.
iAf insaS.uuon sa, On Us inertia.
WIN wy oweii on tne unpleasant aspects
~ ~ tnS @ present state Of the cSuse Of education
IN lMissonri. Our faces are turned to-day
towards the future, and difwe are the potent
asSsnts IN oinusing wiser xnd higheE. .pOlitical
spirit, we are more especially the agents and
seryitors OF the cause of educatipn. We have
VS. future In our chayge,our profession nm
POSES on us the duty Of providing for that
iuture: utne art OF printing Is the art pre-
servatlve Of arts, the work 0f the editor In.
yoiyes the learning which should sustain all
learning. -. < slfs7ilfs y y =
: ..a. LET ps strive 70 Danish ignorance from the
Lei Us stand frankly by. the cause Of
eaucation at all times Snd under all condf-
lions. Let US stir up the -stagnant spirit Of
tne people. Lei us excite the enepgiee which
Svtripute s.ll 10 tne growth and spread Of flearn-
lns. Lei Is;make the cause Of primary edu-
cAtion ADO higher education, oC ahish schools
anu ..9 normal sche0ls and technical schools and
,s s., ~, OF education In all Of IL bFanches
aho ~ All Q! lu developments, the one cause
IN Wnicn the editors Of Missouri know NO
y, aSislons or no dissensions, no rivalry, save
t. .ne generous emulation OF being first and
s.tonsest s.,aoils in tne enort, and this Common
,1n.sa5n, Mn Wll owe US more than II we had
Loupleu iO,, s Its wealth IN day, or landed ship
iOau VI eullSranLS on Its territory dav