Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-07-07

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ancient nations Ne might cite Greece
as an example. Her people were
the most learned, most highly
intelligent aud refined of Any
nation They obtained such a high
degree Of culture that even the best
OF the noble Romans were proud Of
an education in the Greek language
and literature. Greece produced
learned men, poets and able scholars.
She points out with pride Homer,
the great national poet who lived
about 800 r. c., and whose writings
are enumerated among tho classics,
and have been studieh for 1000 years
in all our leading universities and
colleges. Again, she exhibits Demos
thenes and Pericles, her orators.
Her happiness is great when she sees
that modern scholars of philosophy
still search the pages OF her three
worthy sons, Aristotle, Plato and
Socrates. No one has cxcelled her
Phidias in sculpture. She knows
that the fathers Of history, tragedy
and literature are found among her
children.
Some people may ask what is the
use OF spending time on the higher
branches OF study BY the study of
higher mathematics men have been
enabled to measure space. to reach
out into its great emptiness, and wrest
its,secFets fro its solemn silence; the
complications Of its whirliug worlds
have been unrareled by study; tie
velocity OF the suns light has yielded
To the same mystic key and is record
ed now on the pages of our text
books.
Geometry teaches the mechanic to
apply with unerring skill the princi-
pies OF mathematics, enables the en-.
gineer to estimate to a certaint the
cost CT building railroads over our
mountains and span our rivers with
bridges: 1t develops the reasoning
faculties, strengthens the mind and
enables the student to comprehend
problems that before he received this
| training were beyond his mental
grrep. It ia related that Lincoln did
not succeed in his chosen study-law,
until he had completed course in
geomstry. The rules Of mensuration
in arithmetic are founded upon the
unerring demonstrations Of geometry.
Without n knowledge 1T these dem
onstrations boy or girl can not fully
understand and apply the principles
| upon which these rules are based. A
knowledge OF geometry, then, is not
only valuable to the civil engineer
and the machinlst but also TO the
pupils OF our public schools who wish
to acquire II thorough understanding
Of arithmetic.
Algebra teaches the pupil to apply
tho principles Of arithmetic in the
solution of problems containing un-
known quantities. Il broadens his
mental vision. It disciplines his
mind and tits him for the study of the
higher branches OF mathematics.
Philosophy gives us a knowledge OF
the phenomena OF nature az shown in
the falling apple and the rising oil
water to it's Level. 1t makes clear
the mysteries OF the barometer. II
convinces the skeptic by a simple
| prism of.glass that n ray of white sun
light is made up OF seven priL4ary
colorB. It gives Us knowledge oil
the application OF steam to machinery
Without this knowledge, the ponder.
Gus engines that GROSS our mountains
bringing the products of other lands
to our doors, would still be lying ia
their natural state, beneath eur hills
Without this knowledge Franklin'a
kite would never have brought the
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