Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1891-03-10
COUNTRY SCHOOLS
uIuH rRr.ENr AM rUtugI DEMANDS,
TuE TpUCNuo> FROM ruI FAKN.

TuE pU,Ntio> IEoN ruI FARN.
/ A e.sa, wall by Ni.. Nary wuei~ari ~
t.ssistiils. =. y hsfufv M cvnnsstirui >tsts
Srassv a. h. AZ us-stinx
cur public school system has alSays
hsvn the pride AMI glory ~ New lug
land We have given Il chief credit for
her lntellc,tual supremacy. While hon
orinr and rr,.ring an Institution so sur
ruunlsyl hV the golden halo. 10 tradition
and IA. mnrr sol.sr hues II historical
facts. Vet I would raise the question
Whsthsr our country schools At present
meet the n..,ls of the farm and u not,
,.n ~. r~,i-.. ear prvseut system io eu-
able 4 o. met thesr needs la the iuiafrf ,
Nou have al scrn some ot the little
r,.i hroWu ~ white sChuol houses that
Ihrrr sni thsrr Got our hilisldss and val
lIs,s. omen We 80 thsm IerchsSi on top
81 scene bleak hin. unshelicrsi from The
wini. Il ulutef 90 the sun ot summer.
tnsfis arr upugh. ink-staincd f"ors,
ssats admirably adapted to the develop
mrnt ~ round shnuldsrs and crsokci
\ .rln... While the facilities for lighting
\ the r,om arv equally we'll adapts,i o. thu
idc,vlnpmsni ot defective eve sight, aud
yentilati,r properties are almost entlrclt
In kiue. The teacher l. often mot Al
Iuay.. an incompctrnt Young Girl chosen
/ Zoe thr t.osiiion With very little thoughi
i-.toa,,i ul-ou her inhucnc- OF capabil-
liics t,youd the tacts that shc passed an
Examination ani possessed cyrtiiicate.
pd " ever ucctr o. yuu that thrrv was
anV c,un-,tion h.twe-n th. mortgsgryi
| aud ahandou~i farms sud The state 81
affair. ln th. llttle cuuntry sch"ol house
Yet thr s"yryi % agricultural drpr~.-
I siuu U,s not lea an oNcr-.i",kct market,
noe D. the remedy found In any system
20 taNstinu.
ArrieuIturr .ufisr. hr.t aud iorrmos,
I frum "a lssk 20 ihe ,iguruus, cuthusns-
I 90, ,uaug Ilfr Ne arr - carefully aud
.,.tsmaticall, educating "a the farms
Al thr studi~. "a uur Couutry schools
arr 80 many infurnc~. leading our boy.
aud girl. asay from thv ttrms into other
Vo,atisns ALREADY oNvr-crosdoi.
us--. arithmstic have anything to de-
" ifh ths arms Warmers DO nut k~-p
s,,.uuuts they r.rvly have anything lsit
/ tn s,p sr,,uunt Il after the msrvhant,
.r-srf ani taN colls,tur have taken their
.hspr. bat o. .ucyr,,i in auy other busi-
n...s. d rgid systsm 20 scvunui Keeping
/ d. ur,vssarN.
u,.. algebra teach anything ~ the an.
knuNn quautitis. the tsrmrr hhs tu Cun'
.tirr in his pruhl~ms ~ h.at, cold, rain,
.uns, fru.t, bug., blighis aud miidcNs'
p,.e. geography. while describing the
river. aui railroads, siih their huuirn.
~ ,utnmsr,r. aud manufacturing and
mining iutsrv.ts. all represented a. 80
msuy r,si- o. sraith. tell ~ th" richie.
htiIsu iu thr soil 20 th. iarm Awaiting
ti. hau,i "a .Aiu aud sCienCv to hriug
tisu o. 10. sufftcvf While telling ~
the towu. with their attractions ~ ART,
literature aui 80, irty, dc~. u tell ~ thF
charm. aui attractions 20 beautiful
farm hpu.sf
I,.,. history iu calling her roll 10 hoo
ar. ci,,. ths farms rrriii fuf the bright |
r.t u,m-. ,mbltIansl thrrvunf ur d"cs |
pbt.isIp-, teach that thc ysfious rm- !
pIstui.at. of The farm t-ni o. develop |
fhs hIsbs.t t,t~ 20 phNslcsl Nlgur, as
u.II a. calling toe ths higl,.t m-ntai d. |
NsIupmeut. uf that The purvst iu-'i ani |
druA. -n ,...utiil tn health aui haPpi- |
ur... ary tn D.. fuuni on the farm'
- ,ou -, the iuhurncc 81 oar couniry |
.ch,-pl.. aiis,i by the other cirvumsianc- |
81. q their h,v. trnis to lead tai. bright |
,uuus life ~s 80 much n-s,i, away from
ihr fsrm. into the .hoP., The siorvs, %"
f.,iofi.. intu the ciii.. Shsre the sirysm
90 lite Gov. mury ap,dly, u u true, bat |
,li,rv thv foam ,nd sparkle 20 the suf-
fa,y hhiv. dcsp@f, darker und,rvuf-
ryut "a human Suffering, sant ani crime.
Ths agriculture - to-day and still /
mur, thai ut the future, needs ani d"-
msni. inru and v omen tralsei and Ell /
u.ats,i fur ths farm frum childhood. /
IIs,. aui siris should D. ailus-d 10 fol |
Ias their natural inclihatiuns, Nhich, /
uufiI thry arr educated aNay from hrr, |
are taatfd uatur, aui natures work "u
th. farm. IN. loy, al Chiidrvu have
for pIayiug in tbs dirt. !. bat the cspfv.-
.iuu % an agricultural Instinct, which in /
the earlier history uf The faC- transform
"a rowing trit-. iuto s-ttlsd nations oi
hu.bsuImsu T. rucourAgv ani de-
,,Iop thi. natural tendency toward "a" |
farm. .huui D. the WoFk 20 the CouutrY /
.,hnnl ~ the future. Ihe lit 20 siaiics
uurht o. intlud. thn-s hranChe- fsrm-rs
u.,zi o. hs familiar With, that lend Ia
t-rr.t aui charm to his Nors aud sur
r,uuiins.. that trvat - the soil under |
AL. feet. th. royks aud stone. of his
Hrld.. the mv.trrie. - plant lifc and
growth aud The various form. ot animal
life. FROM the worm la the ground io
m,n hims-lf. ths highest type. MI
th,.. have a direct practical barring on
the lie and work 20 the farmer aud
would eouutsrsst IA. tendency 81 the
.tuais. 10 present pursuc,i and promote
sn iutsr,-st Ia agriculture.
Ia ry-adiusting our system u should
meet ths nry,i. II the girls A. scll a. oi
ths t-,y.. for la kceping them on the
farm we have half sol,cd that ever ~
curing problem. "iioS shall Ne kccp
thr t-,y. on the farm The demands
~ thr farm slso call for tsacher- inspir-
a NIth a love AMI Enthusiasm for pro
noting oar agricultural iuterc.is; Who
viii delight Ia .hosing the boys and
girl. thr brighter siie 80 farm life-ihst
ua~h-rr elsc arr such favorable opi'or-
tuuitie. for building az bright, happy
hnn~s a. ou oar farm., where the hlll.
la th.lr msjc.ty aud beauty blend With
the .kie.. ani Nhsrr the smiling valleys
npIy Wsit fur the skills>i hani of scienc-