Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-20
FARMER AND PLANTER.
HE FARMER AND EDUCATION
op~a asa Material For >sruay
Always at Hand

Very few students Of social science
have given attention to the possibElt-
ties % education IN the country. The
{ relative station u the farmer. feeble
ard uHaiSrissd az Il nay &c regarded
IL references q the subject q mental
E development Is ere. nevertheless. which
+ Is ATTENDED with opsnrtarltiss q in
/ tsliscrual erort and q high moral cul-
[ turs accor4sd 70 bur few classes Of
U,su II The sane degree. TIE position
f We Assume j. that the farmer IS des-
+ tined % become a man Of euitivatst
tastes and habits-of highly improved
f moral sense AID tiscernmenr- And
I whsn this shall he the case. the sand
arr % improvement and sxcslisncy
T With him xiiI greatly exceed that Of al
I ether cI1sssc % society around him
T O1e Of the great defects q cur Test
modes q teaching az present. IS that
E they ar nor suHcienrIy PLAN and prse-
Z teal especially with all scholars up
20. and Including the high school our
yoErh are plaeed IN schools thar they
nay make themselves FAM ar WITH the
ciezcss-Wkich Is bur another rame
Z for everyday occurrences ar0uud them.
hut IN realty hey lave TO more as
+ siztlnee than the naked book affords
{ them IN Which their lessons are print
ed Thsre IS 10 opportunity Of sxamin-
[ ing into the r1iimenrs % things There
Is 10 provision for practical rluzsra-
I uio1- they are left entirely fznorans
{ q the connection between cause ant
effect ant their whole vocabulary Of
knowledge consists OF an Acquaintance
with barren facts ant irc.d IT.. rather
F than with -he eIuses M CO ussg1euces
/ win -whsck thsse facts and incidents
are Intimately combined Hence / IS
th1r the memory. sor tha most part.
7 - much more ativeiv sngagsd in the
aefIuisitiur q krowlsdge ar the present
T tine tan anv other faculty Of The
mind There Is 10 Application % prin-
cIples 1zd jnfersEcss 70 the ordinary
E occurrences q ufa- There IS 70 Far
/ ticu'ar inquiry afr-r The Uses 70 which
4 SruNisiEs - any particular scf=ncs
NAV .sad- ant rholgh the stussnr may
he hart worker cocsrarr and arrsn-
i've - b 0perat ng with barren ma
I -sr-zls. which in after LIE bring neither
hIcssoU nor fruit Ths The science
q rkzsics &c natural philosophy. a SCI
E enee whick treats Ct objects IN which
Ne aad bar sir-Ie chang L IS 10
7 doubs ire thai this science can Ee more
Z faLy explained AMI congratulated IN
/ DER the broad s1parss OF Heaven and
IN the lgh- q an Gnobsrruersd arros-
I Thsre. rh1n r couM D. In the uurky
[ chambers or h dense. crowded streets
q a cry. + IL subject Of u1Fursl
7 PHILOSOPHY c1n b. more f1vo-ahtv pro-
u1ccsd ant s-raiist By farmers Ioea-sst
7 n lgrtcuIt1ral t.strfc-s how u1u=h
I more would this ee the ease II regard
I % every other branch q natural sci
srce TGs study u these departments
I q kEcWlsdEe work. receive uoss In
pcr-zuc att By being prosecuted IN
sI-tsrs. II fei1s. n WOODS AID IN
mountains. n Places where the <true-
tare and constituent Qualities Of Oh
.scrs could b expsrimenraIIv tested
Thus. IN relation 10 TIE science Of mir
srulogy. every facility would Be aror,I-
eti fer - iuVesGga-tsn whIch could
- desired, ard Is difficulties world BE
Overcome wi-h mere ease ard pleasure
t1zn could Re expected % resuIr from
the arItizlrT manner Of engaging n
thL5 sgRfF N cur schools The student
UnuLd be E1rhsrfn~ knswissre While
b W1s occupied n improving AMI pre-
Far1-= his s-urnts. In making hfu-
self acquainted W51k constituent prop
sr-ies usessslry 70 TIE a0u-fsam-nc AMI
eruw-h II pants. world be- sxreud-
irg The heunsis % Is chemical knoxI-
edge BY acruaI experiment and while
engaged n Restoring i gas or property
& The soil IN which IL was deficient
he euult BE- supplying his own mental
VANS in more than ore important par
tlcU.ar. l. would b pleasant 70 see the
} farmer While occupied IN his Labor,
paIsinG = rke midst Of t. a some 90.
fer the pGrrcse Of terrifying his mind
L some scientific principle. storing
1Eay 4 kls memory thu fruits OF
kznN ledge AZ the same time that be /
s-rl1g ID rhe fruits Of his husbardrv.
srf making Goth contribute to his fu-
Ears sr0wth- not Only in physical. but
tn mental ard spiritual improvement.
fee hook % EazHre Is one vast record
Of facts- phenomena aad principles.
stretched n iErsrEin1hIe extent around
u anG lying Opeu for he rerusal OF
al we0 may choose 70 stuty ard oh-
serve r. L Tears witness 10 wonders
n The Ravens ahove. on the earth be-
zsarh- ard In the regions under the
earth II ear Be Rad mere plainly
away from the artificial artraerscns Of
crowded counEnitiss aud where is
g-zss are rot hidden BY the artificial
cuClrivaness q nan The country
then : The proper place to cultivate
tie sciences Geology may busy irseEt
By examining The rocks botany nav
there penetrate the sha-ss Of iupeud-
i1g forests. may study The organiza-
s11n Of plants and trees. Zoology NAV
delight n eCutsn2la1Hx the animal
AID insect kingdom. ar1 even asrron-
cUy ray there gaze On the wide *
pazss ot TIE heavens, and measure and
count the Stars that overhang the drr--
Erzenr- Another AWNINGS Of ztudyirz
In The eoGEtFy Is N always having the
materials Of stEGy before Us The farm
sr Reels No extra capital. 10 extra
es0ks 70 ssuiy nature. and thus tc
s'taea-s hInlsslL-AgrieuirUraI ESirc-
mist
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