The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13
II.
EDUCATE THE CUILDRyS


Every child should be taught 10 be self sun
| porting and every one should be taught tc
| avoid being a burden on others as il would
| shun death.
Every child should be taught that the useful
| are the honorable and that they who live ON
| the labor of others are the enemies of society.
| Every child should be taught that useful work
is worship and that intelligent labor "a the
highest form OF prayer.
Children should be taught TO think, TO inves.
ogate, to rely upon the light OF reason. OF oh.
| servation and experience should DO taught To
use all their senses, and they should be taught
only that which In some sense is really useful.
They should be taught the use Of tools to use
their hands 10 embody their thoughts IN the
construction OF things Their lives should not
be wasted In the acquisition Of the useless or
OF tne almost useless. Years should not be de-
voted 10 the acquisition of dead languages or
10 the study OF history, which, for the most
part detailed account of things that never
occurred. IL Is useless TO fill the mind with
oates OF great battles, with the births and
uea'hs a OF kings They should be taught the
philosophy Of history. the growth OF nations
OF PHILOSOPHERS, theories and, above all. OF tbe
sciences ' ~ WV
90 they should be taught the Importance not
only or financial but Of mental honesty. 10 he
apsoiutely sincere; to utter their real thoughts
ana 10 give their actual opinions, and. n mar.
en,s want honest children, they should be
nonest themselves. II may be that hypocrites
transmit that failing 20 their offsnr;np NJ
ana women who pretend to ncree With ,ha
majority, who think one way and talk another
lutely sincere y" oe "pso-
Nothing should be taught in any school that
.ne teacher does not know. Beliefs supersti.
s, s.ons, .heories should not be treated like
onons.rated .., facts. The child should be
much doubt IL better than too much credp,itv
90 children should be taught that Il 10 tha;r
uuty TO think for themselves In prdors.a,s
and, IL possible 10 know.
we cannot rely upon Legislative enactmerts
70 make people wise and good; neither can we
Apes 20 make human beings manly and wo.
n"y ~ AeePing them out Of temptation.
,,ehp'ations arc as thick as the leaves OF the
!orest ana no one can be- out Of the roach ~
..cmptation unless ho is dead. The great tb,nv
10 make people intelligent enough .rd
s'.ong enough not TO keep away from temp
,a'ion' Dut TO resist 1t. All the forces OF civi
nNauon nre In favor of morality and temner.
a.. an.o. -i.ue can be accomplished by law. no.
th;n. NV, ior the most part, about such
,nnss IL destruction Of personal liberty
Liper'y cannot be sacrificed for the saka -,
temperance for the sake of morality or g.
'ne sake OF anything Ii il Of moro vaine tha,
everything else. Yet some people wou,d A..
ssioy 'ne sun TO prevent the growth ~
weeds. Liberty sustains the same re,atior e.
al the virtues that the sun does to lso Tn.
worid mad better go back TO barbar;sr, 20 ar
Lns, ,ssa ,he caves and lairs Of savagery; better
rose All art, all inventions, than 10 Ioso ,v,.-s
IL the breath of progress n ,s th. 90
au a. son ,, .ne neat and rain OF love and joy.
90 MI should be taught that the bighest nm.
plion '' Is TO be happy and TO add 20 the wei,
w oeins on o.hers; that place and power ara not
necessary 10 success; that the desire 10 acc,,;.
sreat wealth Is a kind OF insanity. Tbev sh,,,,S
oe .aught That 10 is waste of energy n ,.'as.s
" 'nought, waste ~ life, 20 acouira ,.,h.t
you 10 not need and what Won do NOT ~o.,s.
use Tor hc benefit of yourself or otbcrs
Neither mendicants nor milIionairc. . ~ A.
nappiest OF mankind. The man nt th. nos.s.se ss,o
y tne ladder hopes TO rise; the man M ~. 81
ears TO fall. The one asks: the osh.~ -s'sp sop
mo sy frequent refusal the beart hs.',
'lutch and hold. o"o"sn 10
rev rev men have intelligence enough. ran,
! ,,''.' enough. TO own great fortune. A.
|. e sha,. .ne fortune owns them. Their fortune
,La .,a master, Tor whom they work and toll /
'nd ,.s'' .,sses. Inc man who has good business
- .' no can make reasonable living ana law
's.av something for the future, who can ar.
S'o MS children and can leave enougb tc 49,,
nv. no woiI OF want from the door OF tho.e ~
oses. w'' ought TO be the happiest Of men
NV society bows and kneeIs nj The s... -
.s.n 'n wealth gives power. wealth comm.,S.
." ana adulation, and so millions 80 ,ss's.
.ss All their energies. ~ well M their vas.' ]