Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-14
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.

The Rev. Merritt tiulburd of Grace NJ. Il.
Church, breaches IN the Compulsory
Education Bill Sow Before tho Legisia-
ture.
The Rev. Merritt IIulburd, d. D., pre-.
liminary to the services at Grace Church,
Sunday, spoke of the bill for compul-
sorry education, now before the Legislature
as follows
II tile educational bill recently presented
to the Legislature do nothing but give the
LEGISLATURE something To do besides giant
ing divorces and SotitI: for senator it Will
not be lost effort. Nj extract from an
article in the current uGinber of the
Science Nomthiy concerning the growth OF
the state OF Monte Negro since emerging
from u despotic furm Of government %
years ago. There we're no schools, the
clergy so illiterate as MOTTO be able to reaa
and write the women scryiic ard doing all
the work, but when government was
separated into church and State under a
civil ruler education became compulsory
theft became almost unknown, and the
status of women was raised. This world
appear to ground education upon intrinsic
value to the State, but that would say that
the state has the right to educate It's chit
drcn. The government owes the inui-
| yldral nothing but protection for the lndl-
yidual. III Germany exists pronounced
| militarism compelling u young man to
| serve seven years in the army, anu along
| with this is anomalous condition demand
ing compulsory education for D years.
| This will explain the present power OF
government and of Franco-Prnssian war
Of 20. 1t was the power OF the thinking
bayonet that Won.
In a repubiic il is a truisin to say its
power is derived from government anC
where universal suffrage is maintalnet
and the so!diery is Intelligence OF tn'
governing element. In IA monarchy II ]:
requisite il its head is intelligent.
One right OF the State Is to put dow
whatever Is dangerous to government
One peril OF government is ignorance, no
that the ignorant are always vicious, ou
they are the prey of the denagogue. IN
defence Of the government is not III armo
of ships, bit i'll srhool-hotses, and govern
ment is due to the intelligence of peopl
governing. Now, it is right of State L
draft out youth. not here and there one
but all, and prepare them for government
Another evil, is people coming here ha
related TO others but by proplnqultN
Adult Immigrants cannot be ainalgamatct
but put the youth into public schools an
grind them out Americans.
Poverty has been made an objection I
compulsory education in Delaware. II NJ
5 been said that children of years in III
t lower part of the State are put to berr
) picking and ut the age dt . are ~ laGtoft;
! for boX-making. 4 law OF this KIND woul
E undoubtedly be- detrimental to the int
ests of some, but the greatest good for Il
: greatest number should be followed, u
r privations of some not weighing again
e the ignorance of others
The only argument in favor of compr
= sorry education is i'll each child LEARNT
1 the rudiments of the language. If
5 could go back little and remove the rig
IL ~ 10, alI M tod ~
r it would be we'll, but as we cannot let
It not go on producing ignorance. Let
c train children in patriotism and the ta'
It of history.