The Irish standard., 1904-07-02

that he has educated himself, think
he is very much like what we hear
said of the Jack of all trades, he is
master of none Very few of them
are worth much.
The good sisters of our schools de-
vote a great deal of time to the good
conduct OF their pupils. to impressing
them with what is beautiful and good
and holy i'll life. All that they have
done, and more. The fathers and
mothers can all bear testimony to this
when the child leaves our schools.
The child is obedient and DESTROYS to
do what it can to please father,
mother and friends. The child is po-
lite, has Christian politeness. All that
we look for and see is the direct re-
suit of special work on the part of the
teachers. And l find that the teachers
in the various schools throughout the
state. and speak OF my own inoWl-
edge in reference to the sisters who
teach our schools, are most careful and
deSrurS to advance themselves in their
work. There is not an opportunity
neglected to advance themselves by
summer courses. by taking courses
here and there wherever they find
good teachers. whether in music.
science or art. They devote their
whole lives to the work. give them
selves freely and entirely to it: not rs
people who. after examination. take
possession of Il school and look for
ward to the time when they can leave
it ana lead another and Il different
kind of life. They devote their Whole
time to the work: morning. noon and
night. their aim is how tn best adj
vance their pupils in their general
line of work. as it is pointed out to
them.
I'VE have Il different system of edu-
cation. happily. from what we had in
comparative early times-not so
very long ago. either. The
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deal With the whole human
bciny-the body and soul of the child.
The teacher strives not only to teach
the pupil the various branches neceS-
sary. hut has Il careful eye to the
health of the child: must watch out
lest any disease take possession of it:
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schools will not suffer from any dis
ease of the eve or disease in any other
way that would he likely to affect the
happiness and the good of the child.
The teacher must see that the child
takes proper exercise. receives good
ventilation and good light. and shall
come out from the schools healthy.
strong and capable of doing the work
that lies before it.
and again. with reference to gener
al ignorance. VIC can point with pride
and say that. in comparison with other
countries, we have the least number
of ignorant people, in these United
numbers of people who can read. write
and cast accounts and are generally
so-called fairly well educated. You see
the working man going home after his
days work With two or three news
papers stuck in his pocket. He reads
the newspapers and knows what is
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abroad. He has his papers his hooks
and his magazines. and all this shows
what Il value there is in general etlu-
cation in this country. Now. the great
purpose of life is to avoid Ignorance
and every human being should
be capable of knowing" what
is for the best interests in
this life. and what is for his own
good in the future life. OF course.
again the DIRECTORS assert that the
system in our state schools is such as
to impress the child altogether with
the idea that we arc for this life alone:
that there is no other: that this is the
best world we know of and the world
here is I'LL we have to prepare for.
That IS wrong. Honesty and morality
are taught in the schools. But besides
this. IN the Catholic schools the child
is deeply impressed with dognatic
truths. the commandments of God. and
the whole life and nature of the child
are so trained rs to impress upon it
the Importance of living a life of
good. and good is dil'fusive.
"And again. there is another evil be.
SIDES the evils of disease and ignOr-
ance. There is the evil of folly. OF.
tentines there are people who might
be determined as wise fools-wisc
fools-people who are very learned in
books know a great deal from genera
reading. but when it comes to practi
cal questions are foolish. Now. | cal
again bear testimony to the value OF
the teaching of the sisters of the Holy
Angels academy. who turn out sc
many pupils remarkable in this: the!
have sound. common sense. The sisters
have succeeded. think, in imprcssins
this upon them. There is a natura
tendency among people who have :
fair amount of money to spend grea
deal. to waste, oftentimes. They are