New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-02
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the improvement Of aational
system. There IS III men in
this state sis rs q 81 nro-
70 Their 81 & re proceedings OF
the lasf seting Of the associa-
ton lion AN W1ga zle weight with fhe leg
islat0 Governor, who will be
reqMl Ike action upon import.
an1 estions during the coming
sesslols t6e legislature,
~ ing the persistent attacks
wfiich kye been and are being made
upon onr common school system, it is
most gratifying to learn that the teach
ers and instructors of our children form
Watchful, and we are confident in.
Vlncible phalanx in defense of the most
cherished and salutary of American in
situations. Our common schools have
room for improvement, and all true and
loyal citizens will consider their highest
duty to unite in sharing the burdens
with constantly growing efficiency Of
the system involved. But the principle
of free public UNCONVENTIONAL schools
cannot be improved upon.
The address on 1.-The Function of the
State School, which President Hyde
delivered before the great assembly of
teachers. was a felicitous essay Oh the
important subject and on account of its
broad and sound view of the matter,
commends itself to general attention.
While the principal work of the state
school is to inpart such knowledge as
will make the school an institution for
citizen building, it is only too true that
false notions as to what constitutes true
knowledge are largely prevalent. It
cannot be denied that '.much Of the
teaching in our schools tends to the
development of the parasite, the pulpy
mind and the parrot. The fostering of
social parasites is the just and weighty
charge which is being preferred against
modern education in general, and even
this new and comparatively undevel-
oped country is beginning to feel
the troublesome consequences of what
might be termed over education. The
Importance of popular education was
conceived, the foundations of the system
laid and its character well defined, be-
fore the world had formed an adequate
conception of the industrial and social
conditions which would be evolved as a
consequence of the conquest Of the in
ventive genius, and the agencies of edu-
cation and general intelligence have
therefore been furnishing the rising
generations with ideals and storing
them with knowledge for which the
world had no use and from which it
was moving ever farther away. The
civilized world is struggling with the
vexatious problem providing happiness
and contentment for the constantly in.
creasing numbers who, misled by false
ideals and antiquated notions, are I'M
willing to pay the only price the boons
of life can be bought for: unostenta-
tious and hard productive labor.
The public schools should educate
its pupils to perform, properly and
faithfully, the simple. but none the less
Important duties Of every day life,
whatever may be their mental capaci-
ties or social station, and to fulfill the
important trust reposed in them as SOW.
ereign citizens Of the com monwealth.
Above all 1t should teach labor-the
necessity, honor, blessings and reward
of untiring, honest labor. It should
impart the leading principles of physic-
al growth and well being ygiene,
temperance, cleanliness, purity and the
process of nutrition. Itshould acquaint
its pupils with the structure and or
gans of society, from the township TO
the union, and impress upon their
youthful minds the rights, duties, obi.
cations and Importance of patriotic ci-
tizenship. It should aim at developing
strong. harmonious and well rounded
manhood and womanhood rather than
at storing the small brains with frag-
mentarY and useless knowledge. When
these truths shall have reformed. our
educational system, the energy, crea-
tive power and morale of society will
grow wonderfully, without any loss to
its collective wisdom. = JOURNAL.
st. Louis, Jan.1 The mammoth six
story brick building Of then Richardson
Drug company, corner Fourth street
and CLARK avenue, burned ats o'clock
this morning. Tie loss is about $3.50, 600
on stock and $15O,OCO on building.