Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-14

nor are they likely 20 be OF any value
In the ordinary or expected career Of
liiej ~ they have been useful a. disci-
pline tmenlal or otherwise) THE IL oil
that can be claimed. Hut their prsc.
Teal uses have no ioolhold outside the
portals Of the school. To this II might
10 objected that no one can tell what q
person's avocaiion may become. This
IL true In part only, for II IL often de-
tefminod by accident or simply ciroum.
stances. rather than by individual force
which marks out for Itself course and
pursurs II spite OF all opposition.
Tho manifest advantage Of private
tuition is recog nized In older comml.
nitlos, though tom present appear.
ances this u a privilege which will
never DO realized save by the few. At
the same time II will be adopted more
or less In every advancing institution.
The pereonal supervision aud personal
sympatby Of the teacher with the pupil
will DO an increasing feature In cor
necIion with the scientific platform Of
coming education.
The vexed question OF religious in-
struciion should be- oaaily settled by
such q nation as that Of tho United
Slater. The religious sentiment IL an
Integral part Of every mans orRaniza-
ton, however different In Its strength
or lie manifestation. The bu,warks Of
honor and virtue arc 40 intimately
blended with this sentiment that pro.
vision should exist In schools for ut
least it, partial cultivation. "Unless
Christianity as a Divine revelation IL
untrue, the supernatural should noi be
Ignored In eduoatiou." The simple
rcAdiug OF the Bible could work NJ
more Injury here than II does In COR
sentative England, where forms q
faith are as numerous as with u.
And no skcptc, " ever no cop-
scieniious, Gould surely dream u
evil coming 10 his family
from the reading OF tho Sorip,uTe,.
Advocates Of secular or non.rsligiou.
educstionsay, that religion should be
taught at hjmo or by the minister. But
this IL only an evasion aud a mocksry.
Children are tired when they return
from school, and workers twhO
are the masses OF mani are weary
when they come home. Leaving out
tue 5sbbllh school and probably but
fow children would learn the nature or
the duties Of religion by listening TO
sermons usually beyond their under.
htanding."
The above 10 from n Calhol Q source,
and the old church has always been
strenuous as to tho blending Of relig-
iou- with secular education. IndesJ,
another authority said that, ~ gene
raj secular education should DO estab-
llshed I. would Introduce al era Of
atheism, revolution, anarchy anu
moral chaos;n the idea being that
"the state or the majority represented
Ia not the depository Of moral or relig-
ious truth and right, anu whore st
holds absolute sway In the schools, /" 1t
fails In inouloaling the sublime virtues
OF faith, hope and charity. II gives ia.
substitute for tho flrai, human 10y
atty, for tho second, the promise Of
worldly Rdvaucemeni; and for the lai-
ter, which includes the love OF Coo
and chsrishos all men for Chrlst's sake,
a spurious philanthropy" and spirit
OF illiberal liberalism which sees this |
life only and oyellooks or Ignores the |
life 10 come.
Furthermore II seems that the fun
damentsl qualification OF one appoint
cd or allowed TO teach should be u
knowledge Of humanity, Its origlD, the
purpoie OF earthly existence, anu at
least some gllmmering OF the future.
How eau one who knows little OF tie
a''ributcr, and powers, and functions,
little Of the capacity and use OF these
~ found In human nature, ut that
nature for It's evident missloa and best
Development Men exact this know.
edge IN every other department OF life.
IL Ia not usual to employ a carpenter to
make pair Of shoes, to employ a tailor
for the shooting Of q horse, an ignor.
anus for a position on the pross, oTA
novice TO lead In any kind OF tusl-
ness. But this policy Is often set al
naught by educators. rhese are not
always selected seoause OF their
JUDGMENT and familiarity with
HE element or material they
're expected TO handle. To them
HE science OF human nature Ia "as
book that is sealed" aud the manlpu-
alton thereof 10 the best advantage
'Annoi be expected, for 1t has not been
.iudied.
II used to be- said OF u local educator
hat she made scholars, but his school
Mas a verltable pandemonlum." The
essons were learned from the text
'ooks provided, with the supervision
'jded, but the quietudc, order, disci.
Zine, now deomed essential. found -