Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22

ism" and vague suggestions OF some
other "osophy." There should be less
examining given and more knowledge |
gained. Then the average girl OF 10 |
would write a better latter than she |
does to-day; she would spell better |;
say what she had to in clear way,
and her handwriting would 10 an
honor to her class. She shouldn't take
the wrong change in shop. because
she couldn't calculate rapidly, and
she shouldn't lose her interest in
strange country because she knew
nothing about it geographically.
More of spelling and less Of chem
istry; more of plain arithmetic and
less OF algebra; more of geography
and less Of literature; and more gram
mer and less Of geometry, would be my
idea of a public school education.
Fewer books and greater ability on the
side of the teacher mako better
scholar. The teacher who has to study
from night to night to keep up with
her class, is entirely too common.
Then. do believe if the proper educa-
| tion were given there would be
healthier children, fewer children
wearing spectacles, aud fewer children
burdened with books which they are
| IOrc6u To Stuu1 db uOAub.
| the mother is obliged to teach, that
| is, il she is loving mother; and the
average child, ambitious and hopeful,
| gives all her day and the greater part
| uf her evening to her school books.
And this is wrong. Then, too, do
not believe that Mary Robinson, whose
father makes a large income, has any
right to be at the public school, and SO
assist in crowding out children who
can afford to 60 no place else. The
teachers say, naturally, 1--WE give the
preference to those children who are
polite, well.dressed and who come Of
nice people! The teachers are only
human; but Catherine Smith, who
lives in side street, whose clothes are
shabby, whose manners are not good
; and whose people are not over nice,
wants that education which the State
, pays for, and the preference should be
given her. Let Mary Robinson's
, father pay for her education; let him
, assist in supporting one Of the many
gentlewomen who earns her living by
, teaching. You can't pick up news
J paper without reading about children
j who are crowded out of the schools,
and it is the denizens of Squalid ale.
t and not OF Montmorenoy place thai
knock in vain at the school door.
D Surely, the cry Of the children il
t going up to-day as it did so man.
t years ago, but it is the demand TO
t knowledge-for knowledge Of the prope
Q sort and for knowledge given properly
j am not a sentimentalist. l neye
8 believe that the cravings of tn
|, stomach were satisfied by beautiful
o picture, or a bunch of flowers; nc
9 body's kept warm by bit of painter
glass and pains are not soothed b
1t an illuminated poster; but d
IS think that crime will be made les
n when the world knows more and has ii
g knowledge made easy to 1t. l said
d was going to preach sermon-I neye
% dreamed it would be a political one
10 but then, am one OF those who g
5, up and speak as the spirit moves mt
g couldn't write sermon and read =
7. as many preacher does. but then, vi
n like the preachers, feel what l 90
n and it comes less from the brain tina
TX from the heart
Q, But what are you going to do abot
IN 1t ali? Your vote is poor thing, b,
l. still it represents you. Make it vol,
w the proper opinion, and you know pc
lg fectly well how it should speak f
no you. On the other side of the waite
1g the laborer gets very little hire. II "
ly let in, under low tariff, the manufa
lures of those countries where Il
o, workingman has hard life, miser
10 BILE death, and pauper's grave, "
ca can expect low prices to prevail al
ed low wages as natural sequence. L
he country is prosperous when the pric
nd in the markets are reasonable and go
'te money is demanded for good fabric
I'D The women who try for suffrage wou
I'D be doing more to help their country
ed they would stop their screaming a
nd spend their money, not at barga
ke counters, not at shops whore goo
%, are undersold, but at those sho
OK where fair wages are paid, and j,
try price is asked. The good laborer /
Ter a right to demand good pay.
CO, 1t seems TO me that / have fount
IN, text. But it's at the end instead of at l
ne, beginning of the sermon. 1t isn't tax
OF from any book. It's like the mater
ade used for my Sunday coat-of no
be manufacture. And its this, "Give j
to tice to the American worker, and
tol- the American dollar represent
cents" I'll hurrah for that, and J
ne Join in and add your voice to that
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