Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-02-17
CHILDREN.


WHEREIN THEIR EDUCATIONAL TRAIN
ING is DEFECTIVE.
This ISABELLE Dissinesiss Besw&~m ssxnoerue-
tisa- sad ''Edssssiss- nzsas ~ ~ cssv-
g saa Far.esins rrsnsh--Ths Nssa -
Americas yeash-
A subtle distinction between ..ipssruc-
don and education d admlrably
drawn BY that people most highly e.
dcwed with strong analytical faculty.
NE French. with ths habit Of keen scru~
tiny, thorough Investigation and Int a.
duction usual with them- The difrsrsncs
existing between acquired knowiedgs q
tho one hand and inculcnted virtuss q
tho other has been embodied In thnns
separate appellations. which carry with
them two distinct msaningS. Both may
bs largely possssssd apart from ths 9TH
er.
But when both are combined ID ons
individuality the highest degree of ~
cellence has been obtained Of which tho
human race Ia capable.
With ~ In America Il IL fair 10 stats
that instruction from books, In school and
college, where the aim must Of necessity
be only the development Of the mind ana
intellect. In conjunction with religions
tsachines from the pulpit and 1t ths
fireside. sums up the education generally
given to the youth Of the country, even
among the prosperous and the wealthy.
But between these two lines Of sduca-
ton. both admirable and nocessary.
stands more subtle and intangible form
Of mental and moral training which
embraces the development Of the 0nar
chords Of both the intellect and the
sentiments having for effect not only
TO instill desire for knowledge and
virtue and = rcprovai Of vics, but to ed
ucats - to the desirabdlity Of that a.
perior excellence which enables the pos-
ssasor to strive for the ideal graces ana
beauties. which. when understood and
prscticed. produce q perfect civilixa-
tion.
That religion alone cannot give this
result In shown by the fact that the ex-
treme and beautiful polish to character
and the broad Rsthetics IL evolves have
been possessed by men and women who
have acknowledged no attachment to no
ligious creeds and again by members OF
Christianity and paganism alike. while
the bookworin and the savant, whose
mind is the crowded receptacle Of mar
velous aggiomeration OF knowledge, may
be absolutely lacking In this particular
phase Of culture.
II 10 this education, which does mot ap-
ply exclusively 10 the intellectually nor
to the moral sense, but enyei0pe the
whole being through o cultivation OF the
receptive faculties and finer instincfs.
which 10 denominated ssedncation" BY
the French, and which should be applied
with greater care In America to the
training OF youth. for a. factor In en-
lightsnment and progress its value q
enormous. With the many splendid
qualifications given by nature 10 the
American citizen, and which the polit-
ical institutions under which he lives
has fostered. his sturdy self dependence,
spirit Of inquiry. his energy and natural
intelligence. " aided by strong de-
vslopment In this direction. would pro-
duce remarkable results both In the In
dividuai and for the masses.
For IL IL evident that from cuitiva-
ton OF this phase Of the human mind
springs the conception and execution or
al that pertains 10 tho arts, fins and In
dustriaL they being tho tangible an
prsszions Of the aspirations and genius
OF those from whom they have emanated.
Unless the trend Of q people be toward
an ideal existence, stretching beyond ths
absorption Of effort merely 20 supply
the wants Of mans physical life. neither
post, sculptor nor painter nor the artis-
tic and accomplished artisan win emerge
10 adorn and testify TO their civilization
and their superiority. Indeed expan-
sion In this direction proves the coudi-
ton of national life with = sure and
true precision
| The time has come when m education
tending toward similar results should
occupy public thought In this country,
heretofore too exclusively engrossed In
solving the problem Of national exist
ence. II b just to say. however. that
there has been IN advance. noticeable In
large ccnters. which has been brought
about By friction and composition and
the contact with oar nationnlities. vary
ing opinions and antagonistic crsedA.
But the general Improvement has not
been i'm accord with the capabilities ip
that direction Of the American people,
nor proportionats with the Increased
wealth. for outside Of our large cities, In
the interior portions Of the country. life
is stili unjustiiably primitive. "a
those living ON plain and frontier. In
mountain and forest. are uncultured be-
yond what their isolation would justify.
1 Again u is noticeable that the educA-
ton Of the children Of those classes pos
sesscd Of ample means d IN thess Uuit-
Cd States .gsnsrsIly superficial. Ths
American early youth among the edu-
Gated classes. which arc thoss exerfing
the most influence on the destinies Of .
people, Ia not subjected 70 that sober
discipline deemed necessary BY the oidsr
nations OF Europe ~ being profession
10 them. against their own irreplstive
impulses, through mentAl habits thus en-
forced. and - constituting 3 dsairabi5
tutslage 10 prepsrntion Tor tho laear -
we're struggles Of life. Tie overindel-
gencs generally accorded the An,sric4n
child and youth ID fke cause Of : Esneral
disregard d authority and csreles6 sf<i-
tuds toward obligations. distinctive
feature of the American yonth- On ths