The herald., 1895-10-26

dity in intellectual capacity. Says an
eminent specialist in anthropuloRy, 1.-THE
average man cannot receive much more
knowledge than his immediate ances.
tors.
49, Is there not danger that this glorious
ship OF state of ours is spread ing too
much sail with too little cargo or bal
last?"
Fortunately the remedies are clearly
to be seen, all ought not to be difficult
of application.
First, let our school boards be d.
vorced from politics, and their members
chosen by reason OF their essential fitness
for the office.
Then let our teachers be chosen not
only for intellectual efficiency and re-
reliability of life. but TO- their strong
moral perceptions and sympathies; for
their ability to arouse and develop the
moral az we'll as the mental character OF
their Pupils. While avoiding all specific
teaching Of any one form OF religion or
sectarianism, let the teachers seek to
evoke and nurture the germs OF that re-
ligious sentiment innate in every human
breast--God in the world God In the
conscience of man.
Let the pupils he taught the grand
old table of tho moral law, supplemented
by the simple but world-com Cling pre-
cepts OF the higher law of love. fidelity
and self sacrifice, as set forth in the
areth. There is no need that the sane
tion OF divine inspiration should be in
sisted on they will win their way 10 the
youthful mind ard heart on their own
merits. They have stood the p'oof Of
centuries; they are today the foundations
OF our civilization; and IL is right that
our future sovereigns should be mbued
with their spirits.
And again, t the higher intellectual
education in our public schools be strictly
ontined tn those who, by severe tests
and watchful Discrimination, prove them
selves worthy OF it and capable of being
betterad ny it intellectually, morally and
vantages of an all-rouud culture which
will serve to fit them for etficien. ard IL
lustrious service of the state and society.
Then throw open the doors Of the
schools and install therein the forge, the
carpenters bench, the drafting table and
the physical laboratory; establish the
sewing class, the cooking school, and IN
struction in all departments of domestic
indu stries; and toach'the girls AID boys
the dignity ond the worthiness of faith
full, intelligent manual labor. Let the girl
feel that when she has sewn scam "a
seam evenly, strongly and rApdly-she is
worthy Of honor as though she had learn
cd French verb to perfection. Teach
the boy that a delicate bit of joinery,
conscientiouslv and skillfully constructed
in fidelity to the drafted plan, is as DIS
tinct a moral and intellectual victory for
him as though he had SOLVED a difficult
problem in Calculus. So to the youthful
mind shall the horny hand of labor be-
come glorifed and spiritualized. perme-
ated by brain and conscience to its hnger
tips"
The speaker then made some apt quo
tati. ms bearing on the subject from Low
ell, Cannon Farrar and DR.. Max Nordan,
and closed his address by a quotation
from DR.. Max Nordan's important work
on "Degeneration.'
Short papers on the same subject by
DR.. II. B. Wing and +. W. Burnett, Esq.
Then followed impromptu speeches by
Rev. Burt Estes Howard James Slauson.
X. A. Poindexter, Chas. J. Ellis, Jud re
Enoch Knight, Prof. p W. Search. NJ jor
G. W. Jones, Chas. Il. i.ummis. Daniel
Freeman. r. M. Buila, A blot Kinney and
Prof. Chas. II .Keyes. The speakers for the
most part took an optimistic view of the
future of our country
The next meeting of the club was an
nounced for November o. at which
| meeting Mr.. Harry Brooks will read a pa
per on "Some Forms of National Amuso-
ment.'