The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-09-14

we'll as intellectual. Too great pains
cannot be taken by parents to have
their children properly educated. 1t
makes gentlemen and ladies, and is a
constant help and support to the individs
ual all through life. ONE LUNG.
XXX
What is edicashun? Jess a polishin'
NV de branes de good Lord ha' guy us,
Sum folks kali ritin' an rithmetick a
edicashun. But bless yeh huney, /
seen folks as knoed how tn rede an
cyfer mos pow'ful culdn tell homes
man frum a skOundle, nor wen it war
time tn quit argyfyin wild no-akeount,
Ornary cuSS. An Is seen them as Guild
rite jess lik prent not kno huff tn tax a
rubbeh kOat elong wen de sky war al
klOwded Oveh fur rane. Edicashun is
jess tn kno yeh's darn fule an not let
eny wun els tn kno it. An de NOR yeh
knO about yo' own fuleshness. de NOR
yeh knos NV uther folks. l kan rede an
rite an du sumin', but | amt prOwd; |
consider de bess paat NV mi larnin' is
knowin' wich sid mi bred is buttehd an,
keepin mi mOuf Shet wen Is got hot
patateh in it. NUFF SED.
Xxx
Education is everything. We have all
got some sort of an education. Educa-
tion is sometimes called book learning
which seems pretty good thing to
have. At least have never seen any
body with a supply of that article that
was not proud of it. But that is not
saying that they all should be; for there
are some of our college professors, es-
pecially fellows with high degrees, that
know Latin and German philosophy,
yet are totally destitute of common
sense; to such men education is a
damage, it gives them the big head and
they are forever handling something
that is to much for them, by so doing
they make themselves and those de-
pending upon them for instruction
miserable. Whereas if they had no
education, they would not feel above
their proper sphere; they would be
doing something that they would be
able to do-tamping ties for instance.
SUNOL.
Education is the brightest jewel of
the present era of civilization. Its gain
is now universally sought for, even saw
age tribes seek to acquire knowledge
sufficient to cope with their more civil
lied neighbOrs. What was in ancient
times the ambition of few is now the
demand of the multitude. Mere ele-
mentary knowledge should at least be
enforced of all, so that they may be rea-
sonable factors of a progressive age.
The ignorant man unable to read and
write and reason on passing events of
national, social Importance is clog to
the socio-pOlitical machine. Our repub-
lie calls for equality in all things and
no man should be allowed to fail to set
his feet on the common plain of rudi-
mentary learning. From that he may
lead himself up along the various high
ways and byways Of knowledge, and
the more thorough his education the
better his guide and escort. P. A. F.
Education means much more than we
are apt to think when speaking of it
generally. 1t is derived from the latin
word, meaning to brighten, draw out or
expand. To educate then is to draw
out and expand what is within, e, to
develop the. powers of the intellect
which may still be dormant or in con-
dition unfit for employment. The ex-
preston "an educated blockhead
means that there was no intellect to
brighten so that the man remains a
fool regardless of efforts to the contrary.
The word intellect means "power of
looking into" anything. An intellect
ual man is one possessed of natural
undeveloped abilities which education
brightens and leads up to knowledge and
usefulness. The intelligent man has
the capacity of knowing, the educated
man has acquired the knowledge; but
no man is thoroughly educated till he
knows he knows nothing but himself.
A. B. M.
The schools of this country should be
in fif11fionc of moral ac wall &C infal.