The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-08-16

Az will be seen on another page. the
REPUBLICAN to-day starts sentence
contest which cannot fail to arrest the
attention Of the children and meet
with the cordial cooperation OF all
parents. especially those who believe
that tho future bent OF the child's mind
may be determined by experiment at
an early age in life.
Habit Is one OF the strongest forces
In the world. and the habit Of indus
try and intelligence once formed. edu-
cation and success nre absolutely as
sured. So when the REPUBLICAN offers
to every boy and gi-l Of school age
rlch and poor, an opportunity to get
the great Encyclopedia Britannica
free. we believe we have hit upon
plan that will encourage the habit OF
industry and Investigation In q most
effective manner. .--..
1t does not assign task or duty.
but opens the door to privilege. IL
makes pleasure and pastime OF what
would otherwise be a drudgery. When
once the boys and girls realize wha n
treasure OF human knowledge Is at
their command in this great work THE
REPUBLICAN feels confident that its ef-
forts to broaden the vision OF its
many thousand young friends will be
amply rewarded by the gratitude OF
children and parents.
Encyclopedias are no longer consid-
cred the storehouse for the exclusive.
ly cultured, but they have become the
school OF the people; they are the most
effective means of spreading inteIli.
gence among the masses; they are the
colleges and universities OF thousands
who were unable to attend school in
their youth or were obliged to leave
Just when their minds were beginning
to realize the Importance OF an educa.
ton.
This Encyclopedia is the natural and
unfailing accompaniment Of the stu.
dents studies; 1t supplements the de-.
fects OF slender education and adds
force and breadth TO the best. When
this country adopted scheme Of ma
tional elementary education it made
it incumbent on all parents TO supply
their children adequate means by
which they could make use OF their
intellectual faculties and thus con.
tinue the education begun in the
schools; otherwise the mind looses its
power OF application.
In how mauy OF tho lives OF those
who have been prominent In literature
aud science do We lind the youth al
most discouraged because deprived OF
tho means of intellectual growth, and
We would fall in an important part d
our mission did we not reach the boys
and girls.
1t is too soon to estimate tie good
TIE REPUBLICAN Is accomplishing 10y
bringing this great WORK TO the mass
es of the people. There arc no at
tainable statistics that will measurt
the results; there are no figures that
will tell us, even approximately. what
proportion Of the Intelligence of the
community would otherwise have lain
dormant. How many individuals oil
exceptional capacity have been encou'
ragged to think aud act more wisely
than the mass of their fellow.citiZens
we can never know. but it is,important
TO know that the hundreds of sets o.
this work We have placed have kindleL
many habits Of thought and investl-
CATION that will act and react upur
our people iu ways we can scare ely
anticipate. So The REPUBLICAN, feeli
just pride in the great educationa
work undertaken. .
Read the announcement on page
OF this evenings REPUBLICAN for til,
terms OF The kEPUHtIcAN contest ant
the prizes offered 20 the boy and cir
readers OF Inc HEpuBrIcAS.