Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-17

To suppose that schools could carry
out such diverse organic ideas and b.
similar, is obviously aglariug absurd
ity.
The objection point in school teach
ing under the two classes of system,
| will be antagonistic in character.
In the European system it il to teach
the pupil the various branches in s
mechanical way. because they will bt
more valuable drudges, as the labor O
Skill is more valuble than that of Ig
norance. Take Germany, for example
In education it leads Europe. And
yet, in the eyes of Bismarck, the end
OF man is to shoot and be shot. Ac.
cordingly the school is for healthy boys
the ante-room of the barracks, and fol
the girls their social system is long on
balls and short on weddings.
The objective point in the American
schools system is to teach the scholars
to think independently, correctly and
promptly. Thoughts govern the world,
and our system merely proposes to
turn streams of this force into the vari-
Gus brarches of education as channels
mainly with a view to enlarge, straight
en- and clean them out.
Some years ago Sir Robert Peel of
fered to wager large sum that if a
prize should be offered for the best
critical essay OH the Hebrew language,
the prize would be taken by some
Yankee who did not begin to study the
language until after the prize had been
offered.
There may have been some badin-
age in that. offer, but is to-day fact
conceded by the best English engineers
that the American railroad engine is
the most perfect machine that ever
came from the brains and hands of
men.
Whilst other nations may be success
full in discoveries, we excel in inven-
tions and especially in mprovements.
If you bring German teacher train
ed in Europe and place him in an
American school, the scholars will out
think him and head him off within a
month. Take a trained American
teacher and place him in a school in
Germany, and he will raise an earth
quake and be in Jail within a month.
But the scholar must be trained to
think independently, correctly and
promptly, with view to still higher
objective point: qualification for Amer
ican citizenship. The State has found
ed and supports the School System,
and is entitled to the benefits of it in
the shape of intelligent and upright
citizens. But, before we describe
American citizenship, we must describe
the American citizen.
Take first class specimen, aud who
can describe him?
1t is sufficient for our present pur-
pose to say that he is thoroughbred,
the best elements of civiliz-
alton harmonized. In our country,
among progressives, it takes three gen.
to MAKE a cycle. Take first
class men from Germany, Switzerland,
England and France, and try them in
regard to literary attachments and
practical working power against an
descended from foreign-born
parents, but himself born on our soil
and well trained up under our institu-l
ions, and every time the American
will win. Then Evolution springs |
rom combination ofraces.
There is reason to fear that what are
,alled our old families are in decadence.
5ut to return from this needful di-
.ression. The teacher in Great Brit
lin or continental Europe has to deal
With the peculiarities of only one ma
ion; the American teacher has to grap-
lie with those of all, with view to a
ligher objective point.
But sufficient has probably been said
0 shew the fallacy of instituting COM
arison of an American teacher with
ne of any other country. But there is
ne great fact which, above all others,
istinguishes not merely the American
eacher but the Common School Sys-
EN-, and distinguishes it from the Sys-
ems of other nations. With them the
cholar is for the school which is used
D cramp and repress him into conform
" with narrow national idea. With
IS the school is for the scholar, and is
1tended to enable him to solve the
roblem of the ages What is TRUTH
nd to see that it is the clear knowl-
dge of the true relations of men and
1ings to God and each other, which
an only be seen in the faithful perl
,rmance of all the duties arising in
nose relations.
Above other men, then, the adequate
.meriean common school teacher must
e man in whose sight there is neith- ,
: male nor female, Jew or Greek, bar {
arion, Sy:hian, bond or free. He /,
lust see but two facts: that tf.ey are
uman beings, and ignorant. And then,
nder the teachings of such men. Be- /!
old the people shall dwell aloAe and
lall not be reckoned among the ma {
ons. T. G,
Cure for Piles. +
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weight in the back, loins ana lower part | !
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