New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-28
NIrUsITE AMERIcAA CHILDREN
nan Har, IN me church Ecleciic.

Dan mart fu The thurch Ecifcfic.
A. wafer will not run higher than its source.
an he character Of school VIII not be stronger than the
force which u resident IN the head ana ls masters ltt
"A man of less weight tGan Arnold or Benson may ny
f and careful adherence 10 the examples and dicta OF
lc great schuomustci-. raise Ills schuo I" ulth slu
nri Of moral excellence. Tue hrst step toward us
attainment Is clear understanding Of the relative post
lion. o The master and tue boy. This j. more needy OF
definition TINS side the Atlantic Than the ohcr mere
CHI rem are Jbuoxiou-y intrusive their familiarity OF
addtcs- their shocking want Of reverence hr!r patent
shin I'm which CHILD stands nrst 10 ts parent then 10
IT. master Life l. stuted under the sui POSITION tnat
niy gwen Tor the orders which II Is expected toe obey
ard seriousness when Wold no u7,u 70 - .u',
Individual II j. sent TO school. here II takes up certain
subjects IcAt"ooA7 are p."c'n ~ III 'u"
reduced Ia It's compiehrnsluh pl'ncutl'S w
eliminated hy the manufacturers OF these DOCKS most
Of mastering them me arithmetic " nhls"Su no n
child cay. 70 IL through arithmetic or through
algebra or through history II very naturally
suup0srs that what II has done u t the u'cl HuoIa.
And that the great II reads Of, whose rames are
known Tor lhA'h'lhal'Ca' @ IT,, ~ 10 ~
little more. but not very much moro IMAM "h"' II h"i
met the other day mother with her daughter, d.-
tirgure Young miss of twelve or thirteen was intro
ducrd 10 her. which process, she behaved Win al the
MIN the hgh.snundiu title of University" and was
informed . proof OF her superior Intelligence aud
a-o presume OF the powers o the university tha, sH9
g mad finished algebra In less than six monthsV
rcuird that indeed the performance was extraordinary,
.1u,c study for twenty-five years. ana Ieit mao
probibly mastered abont one third OF inc subject,
~ me- mental capabilities fell to zero and that the dahse
fcit herself considerably above me- at any fe S ar ~
,.ehr was concerned. asked llttle glrl OF eeNen
81, oher day what she doing she had Just hhlsleu
tc Eiuomual Thcorcm! This absurd process OF WHAT
o,ueJ iorsooth, education. "puns up the nihds Oh
ridrcn until what wonder is IL they feel on Iar
Min tbrir elders and dsport themselves as men anu
,r,,nrn not knowing. aaS the rules OF courtesy nor
having learnt the restraint OF sell when Is te roo VI m
"reuf behavior system OF training must he radlchly
,r,ny which could produce such young gentleman rs
We lad of not long ago VINO on going INTO MS moher
rav,ins rom found seated there the Roman tatholo
r,btisboo strmttlng mp 20 the great ecceslasUc WIN
90 anJ i'm his pocket. 10 prOlered two myers OF INC
rer tn Nh. visitor and hailed him WITH How dycr DO
,rch ~ This false relationship Is 1ne to tho wrong
,,roccss OF bringing up" what an enormous
Ierece has come the child world since the begin
g Of this century. Ny father used invariably TO con
s father sir" not the In which IL Is used III
,ncrca but in the sense almost In Nhlch courtler
En- ,srs il To a prince. What an.nsignt into the process
J nfmo,phere OF training children does ms lhcueht
- lie was coming the top OF the COACH nome lot
81 Loloys as Is the wont OF travellers the CONVERSE
,,, turued upon where they had been THIS 'ed 20
a' ,nnorinp Oh foreign countries with England Auer
amen had been said pro aud con, ull occurred when
~ occuped by boys voice" We'll. Old Ems LAM 3
W., cuoiVh for me" The nearest passenger TO tue
saLer nj once boxed his for his yentnresone IN
,tarnolnon and the opposite gentleman approved WIN
th rcinnder Fake sir that You are goOd enough
for old England" Some may say that TINS regime was
mn natural and oppressive BE that as IL may IL ccr
ehar1ng politencss have not their equivalent no"'