Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-03-22
\ Talk on Education

\ Talk on Education
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.sl,-l ii,augh The . o.rr Instruction Of
ii- ri,iug generation l. au ai'>oiuirl,
I,-c,,,atN i"ic'. iur the preservation 81
Hur C"u-luu'iun. u osraphy, history.
-iLic,. natural history. ma>ic. drawing
sud mai ual arts. ~ we'll - the many /
either lraucl-, Which form pari oi /
liberal -ducaliou, l. Vet Insufficient u /
Intelligent explanations Of the purpose.
- we'll A. the machinery OF American |
popular government Is not included IN
the curriculum OF the free public school.
The immigrants. who are increasing the
I,upul ,tiun at the rate of million n
wear. will ia many instances inculcata a
fear of tod. aud the laws uf men, but
having no distinct ideas OF the utility oi
popular government themselves. they
might, aud probably would, encourage
foreign notions. The lamentable state
of things " hch diSgracrS the French Re-
public could have been prevented If those
responsible for some Saddrming results
of Encouragement had been pro "rly
trained to deal with affairs requiring
reform. it, some particulars. OF the views
held Icy the principals.
trusted with Il precious legacy III the
privilege of exalting politics through an
understanding Of the science of govern
meut. should he equipped with a liberal
| education. according with broad inter
| probation OF the term-liberal. Religion
I Is IA necessary aid but it should be tenn
pered with common sense. The robust
/ ldealism OF Emerson. though apparently
lacking the essential particular, is yet
more conducive to "A proper conduct oi
/ temporal atfans than would be an often
Sive fauaticsm born of old time inter
/ pretationS of sacred writings. All that
! is needed to high class citizenship is "A
/ proper appreciation of the evident
intention IN Divine expressions. Every
lrecautou that can insure the enjoy
ment of the privilege OF choosing the
form of manifestations OF belief should
he exercised to the end that men may
attain to that love of Righteousness,
which can come after free use OF the
GOd-given mental faculties, aud Jude
pendent research. Let us not on ANY
account be!ittla the authority of the
teachers nor order that in every instance
such rulings as might be made should
he unquestioningly obeved. Now III
tolerance is not accounted IA deadly sin
Bat what really intelligent man can fail
Ia see that it is both anti Christian aud
I'M American eau right thinking
man fail to see the necessity of cultivat-
ing a type of manhood equal to a proper
eNemplifcation of the last and best
form OF government, already initiated III
the old countries? Many men aud
women who htvp been educated in our
public schools are fully equal to their
duty, so there is no need Of any radical
change III the educational policy which
obtains at the present time. There
should be such appropriations, by each
of the many bodies polite, dealing with
| local affairs, as would enable the author.
tiles to offer such rate of remuneration
for teaching as would constitute an ir-
resistible inducement to pupils to fit
themselves for the onerous duty of
training the young "twigs' so that they
may incline alright. Retrenchment in
expenses could be made in some other
ways, may be; but never in the school
fund. There can oe enough money
earned by the adult members of the
great American family to qualify every
child for good citizenship. Every boy
should be regarded as the legislator of
the future, an arbiter of the fortunes of
his tellowmen. Let lis never forget
that some of the wisest statesmen have
been raised from the masses, even AS
they have come from the aristocratic
order
Race suicide is not a matter of mo-
ment at all. Pure patriotism is no
Unborn, but inculcated.
The opIVti0g of humanity in every
class OF society which is possible of at
tainment must be realized through
Judcious distribution of the earnings of
the whole number. The careful train
ing of the mental faculties of the chill
dren is as necessary, if not more so, as
are all the measures for defence of the
flag. Ignorance, or worse still, false
teaching, could constitute the worst ma
tlonal peril. Conditions are even now