Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-23

started, regularly at school, and to
have his school terms at regular peri
ods. Now, il pupil, after having
mastered the ordinary branches, should
have to wait till his parents are able to
give him an academical course, the in
tellectual ardor, once kindled, may
have qucnchcd; the fire, once bright,
eXtinguished; scholar lost for want of
4 timely opportunity. Who but must
admit the truth of this fact? We all
know that even at the present day,
with all our great institutions of learn
ing, there are many who have very
poor chances OF attaining n liberal cd
Ucation; but the more we diminish the
routine of our common school course,
the more do We curtail their chances.
Now, then, knowing the evils of igno-
rance, and that the more highly man
is educated the more will he feel the
worth of integrity and self respect, the
more will he appreciate the glory Of
honesty and truth, what Il sad cOnclu-
sion to think Of diminishing instead Of
increasing the chances Of liberal cd
ucalion. 1t is true, in our common
schools ne can never give so thorough
instruction in the higher branches rs
can be given at the seminary, where
everything is specially prepared for
those branches; but we can, with no
great effort or expense, give suitable in
Slruction in them to keep alive the in
tcllcctual enthusiasm till better oppor-
tunities present themselves, which will
ever make them the place where gen
ius in poverty may develop; even if u
slow development, it is nevertheless
sure, as the biographies Of all the
great, sclf-made men Of this country
clearly prove.
The second objection is that it takes
an undue amount Of the teachers time
in teaching those branches, which
causes the pupils studying the lower
branches to be neglected. This is not
a general objection, but is made by a
particular class generally the disin-
trros,cd mr. lv tb,.r vyho o,Iv sc,J
small children to srbooI Rut II go.
ouiros ma I,,rthy ,ry,rnrrt ,o sI,,,. it,
fallocy =, those who Tins object ,,on-
craIly cbapcc their minds when tbcir
children are crown and orc ,,udrn,.
in those branches Rut IL Il, firm, ,ho,
,bn small ,urn, ~, n,,,l,.,,d ,,n,r,
These bronrhr. ara t,ughtp Ict o,,
one wbo !. , nor,i.on in ,ho m.,,or
take fine st,ndino of ,br small nr,iIs in
several s,booIs s,mo in wbi.h uo
birh.r bronrhp. oro ,ou,,ht Tho to.,
will ,urn,.isr him Wbnro ,b, bi,,h,,.
branches orn ,,urbt all ,bc rnriIs cf
tbcr small or LARGE. orc without nvrer-
lion BRIGHTER and farther ON in tbnir
,tudies than where ,bov are not And
he will also find less interest t,kcn in
school matters hvnorcpts : ,s woll o.c,iI-
drrr in ,,, y,h,nl.. ,f ,,, r,,orr.,.
I,,rcgulor o,,onJ,rcc III Jo,,r,r,,n,
and rcnsuring ro.sins oro ,,orcr,lI,.
,bnir char,c,,ri.,io, Ru, in o,,,.
schools of fine hirhnr tvro i, i. o,brr
wise, rero,oilv nm ,lnor,n,cod dii
,.u, and ,rogr,s.Iy, tn,.h,r d,,,l. IN
in,,ro., ,,,,r,,,. ,,i.,,1 ,,..,,, ,,..,,' g..
risbcJ and nr,,u,1 o..i.,,r,. L,,,.nr
t,,cbor,rJ ro,r,, or, ,boir ,h,,oo
tcris,i.s Uor,o ,l,o;, t,on n,on,.;,,.
R,dsfJo. ,ho yiriIor, toocho,. .on Il,
vi.o rI,ns !, slcb scbnors Lv wl,l
,,o s,,o,, ru,,,,s u,r, ma, Van rao,oot,1
We all know thpt small nu,5Is vii
lose iptcrcst hv Iona roci,,ti,ns hot