The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-11-27
Athefls, Greece.

/ is not SO large nor SO beautiful 1
Rome. Itwas founded about 15e
B. G. by the Eg yptians who taugl
and instructed the citizens in al
: and science. Then the Pheniciar
| came in and instructed the inhat
itants in agricultural develop
ments, and perhaps organized
: farmers alliance. But the peopl
seeing that art and science eoul,
be learned with less manual labo
than farming, turned their talent
to the study of Fine Arts an,
Science. Hence Athens soon be
came famous as seat of learning
and even to-day its name is synon
omous with that term. Since W,
are here. in this classical town vi
have had several discussions, prin
cipally pertaining to education.
The Doctor, says there is vas
difference between education, ant
that which is commonly called cd
ucation. All things taken int
consideration the educational ad.
vancements and developments
have not kept pace with other ad.
vancements and developments
The mechanical arts are far supe.
rior to the arts Of the ancients, but
a mans wisdom, learning, oratory,
his skill in painting and SCULPTURE,
his ability as lawyer or legisla-
tor, ETC., are all considered perfect
only in as much as they approach
that degree of perfection which
the ancients had attained.
Lawyer; Yes, Doctor, I think
your opinion is iuit little too se-
we're. I believe that the mental
capacity of man is to day vastly
greater than ever before. But
that the ancients gained reputa-
ton in their days for some insig-
nificant achievement, which to-day
would not be noticed. And besides
they had not the difficult problems
to solve that the men of to-day
hava- Their nalitias wAra sin,nlu
the will Of the ruler. But to-day
our politics are troublesome. What
one man may thinl. good another
man Of equal csliore may think
bad. Then the wise solons on
both sides disagree and third
party, a kind of political scrap
basket springs up, and catches all
the fragments that won't fit any
where else. And the free-coinage,
high tariff, and sub-treasuries and
railroad commissions, ETC., all
combine to make politics very
troublesome. If the wise-heads of
ancient times, those noted for ora
tory, political sagacity, those look
ed upon as intellectual giants; if
they could be brought back and
have all these difficult questions
placed before them, and discussed
in their presence by our nine
teenth century orators, they would
be SO ashamed of tt emselves that
with tears of sorrow they would
blot out their names from history,
and sigh and wish they had never
been born.
The Professor; this question of
mental excellence, and educational
superiority is indeed a question
worthy the considerations of the
ablest thinkers, and one that
should be scientifically adjusted.
Science always has for its origin
and its basis some primary princi-
pie, and the investigation of truth
and research must follow by de-
gress from some primary princi-
pie, and the mental development
following from scientific study
depends upon our acquaintance
with the principles involved, and
we are practical in our education
only in as much as We are capable
of applying our knowledge. Ami
mails are improved by careful and
prudent breeding. For this rea-
son both sexes SHOULD be carefully
educated. In ancient times only
a very few became educated, hence
it was but an easy matter for those
few to become nohld the world
ever, but now education is provided
for all, hence it is more difficult for
any ona IN 40 fur excnI tba ofbarc
as to gain world wide reputation.
But even in this day and time
there are men in every profession
and calling in life standing at the
head of their chosen calling,
noted and famous not only in
their own nation, but over the
entire civilized world Hence the
mental excellence or perfection is
to-day far superior to that of an
cieut times. But it is not as it
should be. Ike mental attain
ments have NOT kent r,ace with the