Torch of reason., November 19, 1896, Image 1

T orch
VOL.
J U S T IC E TO MAN.
J o U G H T
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SILVERTON, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1896.
NO.
learned by their fathers, and oin- were scattered through the country, by the use of the pendulum, found
H ark , b rothers, h a rk , on th e foothills mitting the development
of the Ihese became fortresses in case of out the size of the earth by meas-
of tim e,
higher faculties. T his same system
, violence and missions for the con- uring a degree, and made catalog-
Sweet voices are heard in a language
has
been
adopted
and
is
used,
in
a
! vertion ot unbelievers. These lead ues of the stars,
sublim e,
somewhat
modified
form,
by
some
To reason appealing, all natio n s to
afterwards to what is known as the
Our first Universities
were
of our Christian churches of today. , Convent schools.
move,
founded in dm 12th century, not
And T rilth ’s on th e m arch w ith h e r h e r­
Iii India the system kuown as
Ihere were two other schools that i by the church hut independent of
alds of love.
tliH Caste Education, had its birth, owed their being to the churches the church and state, hut their
1 hen join we th e chorus of voices in
and although physical culture is curing this age. Ihe Cathedral power was soon recognized and the
song,
intellectual and Parochial schools. The Ca- Pup« and Ki ng began to vie with
T h ere ’s light on liefore us, so m arch we neglected there, the
education of the higher classes thedral schools were conducted in | each other in trying to gain their
a lo n g ;
Still aiding each o th e r through life when needs commendation.
The caste the different parishes under the i influence by bestowing favors upon
we c a n ;
or class system has been practically direction of the priests. The only ihem.
As b ro th e r to b ro th er, let m an be to adopted, to some extent in our own
object being to prepare the pupils
We have had two leading classes
m an.
country. It is t i u ) that there is no for the public worship and induce
of teachers in our European and
Away w ith th e creeds th a t have d a rk ­ law saying that the poor or lower
them
to
become
church
members.
|
American schools known as the
ened th e word,
classes as they are called, shall not Reading and writing seldom formed Humanists and Naturalists.
The red flames of d eath from th e ir a l­
receive a good educat iou; but it is any part of this course of study.
ta rs have c r ie d ;
The Humanists base their work
Sage knowledge now comes th ro u g h th e true that necessity conipells the Ibis, then, is the course of work done
upon the past and their idea of a
darkness w ith light
most ot them to begin at a very by the early Christian churches.'
higher education consists of a
To lead us from w rong to th e haven of early age to work hard for a bare
Secular
education
began
to
come
right.
thorough course in what is known
existence
and
they
are
shut
out
of
into
prominence
during
the
latter
Awake from your slu m b ers and dream s
as the dead languages and mathe­
the priviledges and happiness en­ part of the middle ages and took
of the n ig h t;
matics.
Come forth in y o u r n u m b e rs and wel­ joyed by the wealthy or higher two directions; what was known as
Ihe Naturalists base their work
come the l ig h t ;
casts of society. True Liberals a Knightly education, and a Town
in education upon nature and in­
And join one a n o th e r in lib e rty ’s van.
are doing all in their power 'to break education. In the former, great at­
And m an, as a b ro th er, do ju stice to
dependence of thought freed from
down the barriers between the tention was paid to physical culture,
m an.
the traditions of the past.
classes and by allowing special manners and love of glory. When
A rise, and give b a ttle to e rro r am i
We find that of these two classes
priviledges
for
none,
giving
all
an
w rong,
:heh<»y was about 7 years of age of teachers the latter has gained
equal
chance
not
only
to
live
aqd
U ith w eapons of tr u th , and hum anity-
he was sent to live with some considerably in the last few years
stro ng ;
breathe hut to develope mental’) friendly knight where he learned
for whereas the old course of study
T here’s hope on the way w hen we work and morally and make of them­
knightly
manners,
music
and
chess.
in the colleges consisted almost ex­
w ith a will
selves all they are capable of becom­ At the age of 14 he became a
To root out th e weeds and th e rank
clusively ot Latin, Greek and
ing.
seeds of ill.
squire and began his physical and mathematics, the tendency today is
fhere were two systems of edu­ military education. If during this
That n atio n s no longer divide«! m ay be,
to get out of the old rut and a
But w iser and stronger, m ore happy and cation that sprang, from Greece
period
he
proved
worthy,
attheag»*
large number of sciences, especially
free ;
In Sparta what was know as the of 21 he took certain vows, received
those relating to nature, have been
1 he poison of rancor th ro u g h ages has
Martial
education
prevailed.
Their
Ids
spurs,
gauntlets,
an
armor
from
ran ;
added. It is needless to say that
main
object
was
to
educate
the
Now tru th be o u r an ch o r, and peace la»
a Lady or Knight, and became a the change was not brought about
young
to
become
strong,
brave
Sol­
w ith m an.
J . M. P eacock .
full fledged knight himself. The hy the church, hut in spite of it.
diers; while in Athens the chief end girls education was not neg.-lected
History shows us that the church
THE S C O O L PR O B L E M O F TODAY was what they termed “A beautiful
in this class. She was taught sew­ has fought against the introduction
We often hear it remarked that soul in a beautiful body.” This ing, knitting, embroidery and
of any new scientific fact until it
there could be no civilization wiih- they held could he attained by un­ housekeeping, besides
reading, became popular and then the in­
out Christianity; that we owe our iting physical and intellectual cul­ writing, and often French and spired ones were ready to embrace
present state of metal development ture; hut only the free men, consist- Latin.
the idea and say “ We told you so
to the church alone and if all of ingot about one fifth the popula­ The increasing growth and all the time.”
t lie Christian churches in the world tion, were allowed these advanta­ wealth of the cities lead the people
Ihe boast of America has always
should he closed we would im­ ges. This system is known as the to see the need of founding schools been her Free Public School System
mediately begin to drift hack into aesthetic or science of the beauti­ in their midst to educate the child- and she has had occasion to he
barbarism. Now-is this true? How ful.
ren in reference to the practical proud of the good that has been
about our schools? Did all of our
In Rome the lad chose his call­ wants of life. This system known accomplished hy this means; but it
present systems of education origi­ ing from agriculture, arms, politics, as the Town or Burgher schools, is stands us in hand, as liberty lov-
nate in the church, and would they or oratory and received his educa­ more like our public schools of ¡ng American citizens, to see to it
crumble to pieces and leave us in tion accordingly.
This system today than any we have vet found, that these schools are freed and
darkness and ignorance if they were has been called the practical edu­ Reading, writing, arithmetic, geog- kept free indeed, and not turned
not supported and kept up by the cation.
raphy, history, and the natural from a blessing into a curse.
Christians? Let us see how and
We will now notice what the sciences to a small extent were
Protestants tell us that the
when our different school systems early Christians of Europe did in laught. Compare these with the
Catholics are afraid of our public
did originate and we will soon an ­ the educational line. The first schools founded hy the church.
‘ school system and are trying to
swer these questions.
step they took in this direction wa** Mobammedisrn originated in obtain power enough to get pos-
We find that schools existed long the organization of Catechetical
•
sect, session of and destroy the same,
'•efore christanity was dreamed of; schools. The students studied flourishing schools were established so organizations are being formed
and also in countries called by the the ten commandments, the Lord’s in the h ading cities. We will to protect and keep the Catholic
ciiristiaus. Pagan or Heathen lands. prayer, and other parts of the scrip­ have to mention here some of the teachers out of public schools,
W hy even heathen China has had ture, besides the confession of faith things we are indebted to the Others claim that in most cases our
Bs schools, academies and colleges as taught at that time. These I Arabians for.
I hey originated teachers of today are hired by re-
isuch as they are) for ages; hut schools afterwards became thei chemistry, making the discovery ligious aud political rings. When
°n account of their Ancestial sys­ foundation of our Theological! of alcohol and nitric and sul- a teacher applies for a school the
tem they have made little if any schools of today.
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phuric acids. They gave the mod- question that arises is not “ What
progress. They are still commit­
By the Seventh century what' ern forms to algebra and trigo- grade of certificate do you hold
ting to memory the same classics
known as M enasti schools nometry, taught us to reckon time i
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