New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-03
SOME RES ULTS OF POPULAR EDUCAIION

The Historian has come into possession of
papers submitted a. normal school exAml9atl
which tell story OF intelligence on the part OF some
OF tie young ladies' who aspire to Instruct our youth Az
this normal school the applicants are required TO he
teen years OF age at Least aud OF the young women
who applied this tail appeared TO be less than seventeen
The following leston was one OF number gwen out
Write an OF the life Of some eminent person or
Of somo book have read The composition 10 % not
And the following was one of the competitions
among those submitted IN responses
GARFIELD
Garfield was nominated President and while serving
his four years term something terrible happened 10 MN
and his family. He and his vile and children were go
ing on pleasure trip while on the way 70 the station ne
passsd man who looked at them dre@dIuly. anu when
reaching the station tue train not being really tAey hA1
walt and while waiting the same man va. seen, 40 !,
pistol shot was heard through Tue CROW" :.
being shot at Mr.. Garfield struck hun, put NOT cute
nstan. leah he 'ere ..tS cam. and took
him rom his sufferngs. HIS poor Old mother weeped
terribly. His remains created quite sensation ABOUT
the world. Every one wished to sec them mere "ers
books published on the subject ana men took Tue m
about to sold and large amount or mOaey was got
for them and gwen to the wido" ana chlureh'
That remark that Gariers remains created quite .
sensation around the world is unique Here another
OF these little historical essays
COLUMBUS.
Christopher Columbus born in Genoa Italy He ls
known a great and good mar hs was the young
great amount OF knowledge but stil some Knowlsdge
came natural to him that is OF the eath being round
ed Al him and even scOwled when be passed Dy ne Kept
tho his head FOR seven years unt ne was aDe
ton TO see II sailing directly west few hundred eagnes
ho would reach shores OF Eastern Asia his plan sue
cesds only TOO well for he not only found OUT that the
world was round but that there was new world ont
Columbus died ignorant OF the fact lie died IN prison
and his chains buried with him az hs request MS
body now lies Havana OF one oftne lsandA that ne
discovered. -
lie was one Of the greatest that Europe has pro-
duced bun IL Is not considered so by all.
Since is mot considered 80 by ALL It Is very con-
veuent TO question OF Columbus greatness set
tied by the author OF this admirable production
Another Of the essays from the same eAsinne Iiou,
which were submitted TO the Historian as cOunoisseuI
in tne sort OF literature, about George Warrington
IL Aimed nothing remarkable except ths statement
He was born upon a Virginia plantation, and was
brought no by O widowed mother as his fasner diea 10
infancy"
By way OF pointing out the diference between inter
acy and lack OF intelligence the Historian SUBMITS IN
amended letter, which sent TO lawyer IN Iepx W
tie ters yertsemeRt for boy 10 WORK "a nIs ouce.
he hstorca competitions that ne las gveh soo'e arg
NOT notable for their lllterscY, snce tney are, a.
nos correetly spelled But they are dencsnt 10 he-
ss"e. Thc letter which follows 10 exceedingly litter
sorian may precede 10 with the statement that the evil
dent zeal earnestnesa OF the boy who wrote were
regarded fully compromising for the defects In his
spelling. and he was taken into the lawyers employ
mcnt, on trial, at once;
mister
want the lob mi foxes amt rich al got 20 rasse they
are ded. It betes bel how hard times IL can DO chores
learn fast want a joo In your ONCE let me IN
JIMMY CARDIGAN
Tie name OF Jimmy Carrigan may yes DO renowned In
the AL nails OF the Common wealth.