PuilLICATIONS.
140
On this subject of alienation of intel
lectual sympathy Prof. Sylvester has per
haps not done full justice to his country.
If educational opportunities were, and if
llio accumulations of German science
were ns accessible as those of England,
there would still be a clear advantage in
t acquiring another language in the coun
try wliero it is spoken, and in coming in
contact with a different order of mind,
however little superior. The disparity of
attendance ought not to be so enormous
hereafter, certainly; but wc believe Ger
many will always, from natural causes,
prove more attractive than England The
Nation.
t am willing that the women shall be
in u decided majority, and do not think
the schools would suffer in consequence;
but I do say the masculino and feminine
should be represented in their full power.
Now, it is well known that often in a
group of schools containing from one to
three thousand children, you will find on
r ly ono man employed, and he the Super
intendent, who does little or no teaching.
Even in Cleveland, with an average .Month
ly enrollment of 1(1,07!) pupils, and 5351
the roll, only 27 are males, including Su
perintendents and special teachers. Now,
if there bo any force in the position that
the peculiar qualities of both men and
women should bo blended in education,
must it not be confessed that the substitu
lion of women for men in tho public
schools has gone too far? Sentiment to
tho contrary, I must avow this as my
opinion. Pre. Hinsdale.
In matters of unimportance, local op-
lion is right, but in matters of vital inter
est to tho public welfare it is wrong. If
the state permitted men to kill each other,
it would bo right to allow them to chooso
the manner in which it should bo done.
But since killing is not permitted, it evi-
k dently would bo wrong to permit them to
chooso any method of liming life. Edu
cation is of vital interest. Without it we
shall perish. It is evidently wrong to
permit people to choose whether we shall
educate or not. If a house is on fire
there is nothing left but to save life and
put it out. The requirement is impcra
live. The country demands education as
a necessity. It is to save us from death,
and if any persons declare they will not
be educated, or permit their children to
bo educated, they are to be judged cue
mics of the state, ami treated as such.
National Teachers' Monthly.
Gov. Robinson, of New York, has re
ccntly vetoed a bill permitting women to
hold any of tho ofilccs within the depart
ment of education. The fact, however,
that both branches of the legislature of
that state had passed such a bill shows
that tho woman suffrage movement is rap
idly gaining ground.
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It is an indispensable complement to a
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teachers, to clergymen and profession
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This work is similar in topography, size
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Tho Americanizer, published at Kalama
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it a prosperous career. It is a small, four
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