Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-15
Latin At Wadsworth.

Latin is tho latest in the Wads-
worth public schools. Those who u.o
studying il could very proftably
apcnd II great deal more tina in im-
proving their knowledge Of English.
Perhaps they all want 10 be Minister
u Duhomry or soao other foreign
place where English is not spoken.
Why parents who must know that
their children arc deficient in orthog.
raphy, English grammar or simple
mathematics, will consent TO let the
poor things pU&z.a their brains over Il
Ninety days COGTsc in Latin. is be-
You'd our comprehension. However,
We have but little comprehension in
matters Of this kiad at Wudswurth,
and our knowledge OF LatIn il lin.
iIed.-Dispatch.
EDIToH lHDEpEHDENT:-Bofore we
TAKE upon ourselves the office Of critic.
We become masters OF the subject 40
crlticisc-It We are wise. This does
no. seem 10 be tho courso Of our
n~cighbOr, who cries for nothing but
English grammar, and orthography,
in the schools, and does not appear 10
know them, when ho seea them ia a
new form.
Where does tho English language
como from? Clearly it 10 derived
from other languages. Half OF it
comes from Latin ami French. In
order TO thoroughly understand any
great principle it must bo studied
from It's origin. So with tho history
Of n nation, no also with English
grammar. 1t has been said by IN
eminent authority that pupils will
never thoroughly understand the
mechanism Of their own language
until they have studied n foreign
tongue.
DIR. French says in his work on the
English language that thirty words
on! Of ovcry hundred are derived
from tho Latin.
In the study, Swinton'o word an
alysis, two-ihirds OF tho work il given
to tho Latin element. This work has
a place in schools where the Latin ia
dreaded. NINETY days" aud oven
more are given TO this difficult study,
where tho same timo devoted TO
Latin might mcguire all this and
much in addition. The pupils being
Interested md pleased with his work.
An honest admircr OF English
grammar and photography might do
vol 10 consider n few facts, before
he cOUsigns everything but his own
ideas To The rubbish heap.
TITO body cannot obtain its fullest
development by the nourishmcnt de-
rived from ono or even three kinds of
food. Tho mind grows not by being
constantly trained in three branches,
although these branches may DO tho
foundation. They certainly cannot
DO tho structure AZ we'll.
1t might TO n discreet act on our
part TO look into all tho school courses
over those broad United States, par
ticularly tho best ono. IL Latin
found in oil or most OF them? IL is.
Let us he careful then how wo son
domn il, for these courses have been
prepared 10y hard, hard heads. Per-
haps eulno OF ;hcm contained oven
moro than our own. And teachers
who work no unrcmittingly may
understand thor profession. They
may know that tho Latin language is
Gn csscntlul OF at least three Of the
professions, and they apply it. with
Tho Other brahches in training the
minds Of their lawyers, doctors, school
teachers, md won OF the newspaper
photographers.
Tho "poor things" Tint hcarllcss (?)
parents sond 10 school arc not sup
posed by enlightened people, to
puzzle their brains hopelcsslv, over
Latin or any orhor study. Thor on.
dcavorg nro directed 10y intelligent
instruction aud they can acquire ono
branch as VOL as another. They bc-
| love, however, that CONSISTENCY il u
jewell" and il thcy aro called to n
foreign ministry tboY havo tho good
scnsc 10 prepare before they inspire.
For they know vol that Latin 10 not
spoken anywhere, and would mover
think Of connecting IL with Dahomey
"a little education ID n dangerous
thing especially when all this
mighty universe is to be weighed from
tho stand point Of English grammar,
otthogtaphy aud oimpio mathematics.