The Redwood gazette., 1894-06-28

better than turning out mad dog or wild
beast into the streets. Especially is this
true under republican form of government,
where our rulers are chosen by the people
from among the people. The ballot in the
hand of the masses. if they be ignorant, is
dangerous weapon. Despotism is the only
form of government which can, with any de-
gree of safety neglect the edcation of the
children, rich and poor.
The human mind is like piece of marble
in the quarry, which shows none of its in
herent beauties, until the skill of the work
man fetches out the colors, makes the sur
face shine, and discovers every ormental
cloud. spot and vein that run through the
body of it.
What sculpture is to a block of marble,
education is to human SOUL The philoso-
pher, the saint or the hero, the wise, the
good, the great man. very often lie hid and
concealed in plebeian. which proper edu-
cation only can bring to light
Education should commence early. The
younger the wildling-stock that is to be
grated, the easier and more effectual is the
operation, because, then, one scion put out
first above the root will become the main
stem of the tree and all the branches it puts
forth will be of the right sort. But if you
wait until the tree is grown then every
branch will have to be grated, and
then you will be obliged to watch the wild
ling shouts, which the stock will be putting
forth and prune them of. So if we would
make the future generation what it should
be, we must graft the wildling stock near it's
roots. Youth is the time to educate. If they
are not educated then, the chances are they
never will be. And yet we should exercise
great wisdom in this regard. Don't try to
make Greek or Latin scholar of your child
too soon. In fact, don't insist on every boy
and girl mastering the dead languages. You
may waste much time, money and effort, and
the result prove failure. If the youth, after
attaining sufficient age, gives promise of
entering any of the learned professions, then
let him become familiar with the classics.
But if they show positive aversion to these
studies, and show disposition to enter upon
life of business, as soon as possible, then
educate them in those things for which they
seem to be adapted and for which they have
a decided preference. But let me- repeat
more plainly the warning to which have
but hinted. don't push the child to fast It
pleases the vanity Of parents oftentimes, to
young, even to see them proficient in the
languages, at an age when most children
are entirely ignorant of them. But there is
such thing as maturing the child too young,
You may at very early age exhaust the little
stock of attention and diligence which the
little fellow has, while yet too young, and
cause him to grow weary of his task, con-
ceive a dislike for study, and in the end be
| little better than failure.
| believe in the public school. Some people
/ are afraid to have their children attend the
public school. Some most excellent, devot-
ed, loving mothers mother too mnch-they
try to keep their children from learning the
ways of the world, just as long as they can
| They keep them from the public school lest
| they learn to be vile and have them trained
| by private instructors. But boy or girl will
| learn more true wisdom in public school in
one year, than he can in private school in
| tve
| They learn much in attending the public
school not found in the text books. They
learn not only from their teachers. but from
their assOCiates-the other fellow. They
gain practical knowledge of the world
which they can obtain in no other way. The
| little tricks they play on each other, the
punishment that not unfrequently follows,
is just picture of the world they are in.
In fact, all the ways of men are practiced in
public school in miniature.
| I admit that the little fellow often learns
some things there which we would be glad
| to have him ever remain ignorant of. But is
it not better for him to know these even
while he is boy, before he is old enough to
practice them, while under the restraining
influences of his parents, than to be first
taught them when a man, for then their
novelty may have irresistible charms.
am firm believer in our system of pub
lie schools. The future of the Nation, the
preservation of our liberties, depends large.
ly upon our public schools. Upon the edu.
cation of the coming generations largely de-
pends our safety, our virtue and our future
| prosperity.
Foreign emigration is flowing in upon oul
shores from every Nation on the globe. They
come. many of them, not only ignorant Of
our American institutions, but with the idea
that the only thing they want is bread and
butter. Our great bulwark of safety is ou,
public schools. By placing the children Of
| these foreigners in the public schools they
soon gain such ideas of liberty that they be-
come true Americans, and grow up good
loyal citizens.
| 1 am happy to state what you already
know, that this city may, on the whole, wei
be proud of our schools. Our school build
ing reflects credit upon the community ant
so far as know, should say that, on tn,
whole, we have been fortunate in having al
able and faithful corps of teachers. Tn,
members of our Board of Education hav,
shown no lack of interest in making tn,
schools what they should be. We may ais,
congratulate ourselves upon having the of
flee of the county superintendent ably fillet
by one who has run good Race, and will b.
hard to beat.
We are, however. sorry that our gradual
ing class is so small, but most happy to b.
able to congratulate them upon their sue
cess and further add that we are proud o
the quality.
BELVIEW.
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