The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-11

Il rlkn OF mOGeSlY.
THE schools OF Athens were not pub
| lie: they were kept by private teach
ers and gave instruction I'm music,
gymnastics, drawing and what was
called gramata, which included read
| ing, writing and arithmetic. The idea
/ of the Athenian lad being versed in
| music was that, as he grew older and
| took part In games, festivals and great
battle. he must understand and appre-
ciate music In order TO be inspired by
II; graceful and easy in his bearing.
| The gymnasia of Athens were public
| Institutions, in which the citizens took
great interest, in addition to the sup
| port of the government. After this
the young Athenian was prepared for
| the duties of life. either as a citizen or
soldier. After reading the histories
| of the different nations and consider
| ing what each nation has done for the
world one would conclude that Athens
has taken the leading step in the ad-
vancement of the education Of the peo-
pie"
spartan Education
Miss Annie Williams told of the edu-
| cation of the Spartans and the hard
| ships to which the scholars were sub
| jected. She said:
"Lycurgus. having formed the ill-will
OF the queen of Sparta, absented him
self for many years. during which
| time he Travelled In foreign lands and
studied the laws. the manners and ed
ucational systems OF then the most
civilized nations on earth. When he
returned home he was wanted In rails
| ing Sparta from that state of anarchy
| into which she had sunk. He pre-
pared a system by which his country
men were afterwards guided. BY his
system the child was regarded not as
belonging to the parents. but TO the
state. At the age of such male chill
A. - - -. Il
Ing were consigned to the care OF pub
lie teaching. They were allowed only
| the most scanty fare. not enough to
sustain life unless they could supple
| ment by hunting or stealing. II the
| thief was discovered he was severely
bit OF commendable enterprise. The
| physical education was of the severest
| kind. and that the future soldier might
be able to bear hardships he was
| fogged in the most barbarous fashion.
sometimes even dying under the tor
| ture. which he was expected to bear
without sign OF pain. The intellect
uai education was very meagre, includ-
| ing In addition to reading and writing
only the elements of arithmetic and
drill in brevity in expressing thought.
The Spartans considered IL a sin to use
| two words where one would answer.
THE Spartan girl was afforded priv
| ileges of education similar to those en-
l joyed by her brother. But IL was an
education which ignored all the ideas
| OF refinement. culture and family ties.
| The result may be easily imagined.
| The Spartan mother on whom so much
| sentiment has been wasted was In re-
| ality little better than an Amazon, a
| rough, coarse creature, without natural
| affections, whose fist was more to be
| feared than her tongue. Reared with
out the tender and enduring influences
| - I.xr A.axrA
| oped into a creature without pity, filial
affection or any other virtue, save 10y
atty, to Sparta"
| "The Education of the Spartan Girl"
Miss Luella Sheehan spoke on this
subject, and handled IL in an interest
ing and intelligent manner. In Sparta,
she said, the general aim was TO rem
| der the youth energetic in word and in
| deed; able to make his influence felt in
peacep to discharge his duties bravely
and vigorously I'm war, and to defend
| himself and those around him from as
| saults OF the wrong-doer. The ordi-
nary branches of learning. reading.
writing and others not absolutely neg
lected were by no means made promi-
nent. The first and principal object at
tended to was the development of the
body by gymnastic exercises. From
| the pages of history we read at length
OF the training of the youths and the
daring and vigor of the Spartan SOL
| diers, but of the achievements OF dis
| tinguished Spartan women little is set
forth, excepting those. of few brill
| liant and somewhat daring persons
| who set at defiance the usages OF So
ciety. cultivated music. philosophy and
eloquence, and drew around them a
brilliant circle like the celebrated
/ queens in the time OF the old French
/ monarchy.
However. the education of the girls
| was by no means neglected. Accord
/ ing 10 the views of Lycurgus. to set
| at home and spin and weave was well
enough for female slaves and mothers
of Spartans. Hence the Spartan girl
underwents.a training nearly as severe
as that of her brothers. Women az
well as men were trained by constant
drill to the highest efficiency I'm their
several duties. They were exercised
daily in running. wrestling and boxing.
| They marched in religious professions
and sang and danced In public. and
were even allowed to compete for pub
| lie prizes. In warlike exercises and In
| giving hard blows. both at home and
abroad. the men found the women
| quite their match. Yet the Spartans
held the women in high honor: her
rights were acknowledged, her opinions
respected. The entire tendency of the
/ Spartan systems of education was To
train up a limited number OF men and
/ women forming a compact community
living on the labor OF slaves. having
powerfully developed frames. terrible
in war, silent I'm peace. In doing this.
the sentiments OF humanity. the af-
fections of the family. the delights of
literature. the charm of art and the
| exileration of varied social intercourse
| was sacrificed. The result OF the whole
system, a highly artificial system IL
was certainly. exhibited for time a
race OF women whose beauty was cele-
brated all over Greece. and whose hero
ism fills some OF the brightest pages of
ancient history"
.socrates, His Life Method"
Miss Annie Turner had an interest
ing theme for her address and did IL
full justice. At first Socrates was a
sculptor. as his father had been. But
he soon abandoned this occupation and
gave himself up 20 education. Like
Mohammed. he thought he was given a
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