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ASTOKIA, OKKGON:
FRIDAY. Al'KlL 4. 1S
DEFECTIVE EDUCATION.
Ttlv North Aim than Review has
an incisure article on the '"defects in
our public school sstem" from tbe
pen of Eev. 3L J. Saage, which ev
ery parent in tbe land bbould read
Speaking of tbe defects of our edu
cational system, be says:
Perhaps it i9 too early as
yet to pass final judgment on the
results. But it is quite oertain that
so far they are not what the sanguine
founders of our common school sys
tem hoped they would be. Many that
our schools have ""educated" are
found riot to be practically fitted for
the kind of life they must lead.
Many, instead of being educated into
honesty, Have" only learned to be
sharper villains. Instead of being
educated into good citizenship, many
of them are as blind "partisans as are
the ignorant;, they, take -the worser
side of -pubh(?-questions;--they buy
other's votes and sell their own.
Many of .them show.little knowledge
of any taetiiod by whidh-the true can
be sifted from false iridealing with
the great, problems o'f commercial,
social, political and religious duty.
Few have learned -how to get the best
out of life'for thomselves,or how to
put the best into life for others. And
multitudes of both boys and girls
nave only been "educated' into
re3tless"distaste for the common life
that most of us must lead, instead of
naving learned now to make that
oommonvlife the plastic material for
tbe production of healthful, helpful
and happy results. Thousands have
gained a smattering of many thint'Si
while they really know nothing thor
oughly and welL Not knowing even
their own ignorance, they are not
ready to learn; and they fret against
circumstances, when the trouble is
they have not been trained to under
stand and control them. It would be
very unjust to find fault with the
teachers of our common schools,
They are, in the main, intelligent and
faithful men and women. Out of our
present system in its present stage of
development, they are doubtless get
ting all it is capable of producing.
Ihe only question is whether the sys
tern is tbe best one, and whether it
ought to be any further developed
along its present lines. Before we
are more completely committed to it,
may it not be well to examine its
foundations? It is still -time to mod
ify its methods and aims, if in
any direction they be found to
need it And it will be easier to do
this soon than after it has hardened
into more definite form.
In the first place, it seems to me that
we are still very much "at sea" as to
what ought to be the meaning of the
word education. And if we are not
agreed as to our goal, it can hardly
be thought strange that we have no
common conception of a method for
reaching it. Most certainly educa
tion must mean something deeper
and more essential than merely
"knowing" things, or than having
passed through a certain school cur
riculum. It can be nothing less than
the leading out, the developing, and
then training into a fitness for coping
with life's problems, of the native fac
ulties and capacities of the pupil
"When this is done, through whatever
process, the boy or girl is odncatod
So long as this is not done, whatever
miy have been' studied, or whatever
may be known, the work of education
is not accomplished.
It seams to be a matter of course,
then, that , the practical meaning of
the word should be determined by
the nature of the being to be edu
cated, and by the answer to the ques
tion as to what he is being educated
for. The St. Bernard dog, who should
understand the art of the setter,
but knew nothing of the Alps, or how
to lead the lost- traveler in a storm,
would be but poorly "educated" for
his life-work. Is it any bettor for a
man to , be trained into a taste and
fitness for some other :path than that
his feet must follow? It should be
the aim of the common school, then,
to fit theaverage boy and girl for a
successful solution -of -the practical
pioblems of the common life here in
America to-day. Not to attempt this
is either not to comprehend or else to
be false to the very object of its ex
istence. Witness the
army of the at least partly unem
ployed, and the crowds ready to be
siege the doors of any vacant place.
However much room there may
always.be "at the top," only a few can
ever get there.. Society is a "pyramid
broadest at the base. And so long as
man lives on a material planet and in
a material-body the far larger part of
the world's practical work must con
cern itself with the production and
istribujbiqn.pf material things. The
first thing, then, thaLany boy or girl
needs, on coming intdthis-world, is to
be trained into an ability to earn an
honest living. This is the prime
condition of anything, further or bet
ter. This, therefore, ought to be .the
first concern ofLany scheme for com
mon education"" And since it is de"
termine"d by nature and circumstances
that the great majority of men and
women .must do some kind of manual
labor, it -would seem to be self-evident
-that any wise .scheme of common edu
cation shonld;tiin-the hand as well
as the bahar8,5 If any. boy
of girl is not educated as to be able
to earn an honest living, he or she is
liable to become, directly or indi
rectly, a public charge. The state,
then, has a manifest right in this
matter. It is clearly her right and
duty to see that, so far as possible,
this is dona To secure this, the
hand needs to be trained as well as
the brain. Thus the opportunity for
an industrial education should be an
integral and essential part of our
common school system. Indeed, so
long as a majority of the children
must be hand-workers, in some de
partment of life, the common inter
est, and so the common right, calls
muoh more loudly for this than for
many things that now are liberally
provided for. It needs not that all
trades be taught, or attempted to be
taught, to all. For, a3 training the
brain in one department of study
gives aptness in all, so also is it in
the training of the hand.
It is, then, the right and duty of the
state to see to it that all its embryo
citizens are educated, so far as is
possible, into fitness for independent,
honeBt and intelligent citizenship. It
owes it to all to mak"e so muoh even
compulsory on the part of each. But
beyond this I am unable to see what
right the state has to go. I have
never been able to understand why
I should tax my neighbor to teach
my boy Latin, or the higher
mathematics, or chemistry, any more
than to help me buy him a bioyele.
His owning a bicycle, and the out
door exercise so gained, might be the
means perhaps, of saving his life; and
the life bo savqd might prove a great
public blessing. But on that chance
I should hardly have the face to make
the demand. ' On a chance as slender,
why then, -should I make the other
demands, whioh are quite as personal
in their nature? What is clearly for
the public good, in the way of his
education, I may ask public assist--ance
to carry through. So far as his
personal and private success or pleas
ure is concerned, I have a right to
ask only "a free field and no favor."
In departing from this principle, I
put myself in the position of a pauper
taking publio charity as though I
took soup instead of geometry.
This, in a view of the fact that
the rich can avail themselves of pri
vate teachers. On this point two
things are ta be said: First, if this is
the obligation of the state in the mat
ter of education why stop there?
Why not horses, and all the "good
things" of life? Indeed no state can
carry out this idea completely until it
learns some way by which to make
all people equally clever. But, sec
ondly, an equal chance for what it
is the duty of the state to provide?
If it be, bo far as possible, an equal
chanoe for a successful, contented,
useful and happy life, it is jufct that
which is here contended for. It is
that which the public school is now
not doing, but which it dught to
do. The public schools,
then, supported by the public
money, should confine themselves
to giving a good, thorough, common
education to that great mass of the
children that, with a few exceptions,
will never go beyond them. They
should be well trained in the few
essentials of good citizenship, those
things that wrill fit them to lead self
sustaining, honest and honorable
lives; and. that, for that reason, are
of public conoern, and for which the
public has, an interest in paying. To
neglect or slight this for the further
education of a very few, and that few
in such studies as are chiefly of pri
vate concern is a plain and manifest
perversion of pdblic funds; as well as
uegligenoe in the performance of a
publio duty.
Artemas Ward says, that on a cer
tain occasion he "tried to do too
much, and did it!" This is just the
weak point in our public school sys
tem. It is trying to do too much,
and, as a consequence, is doing very
little thoroughly and well, while the
things that ought to be of ohief im
portance are oertainly not accom
plished. It pains the Standard to have
Alex. McClure's utteranoes concern
ing the Democratic party quoted, al
most as badly as it does the Oregon
ian to have Blaine's name approv
ingly mentioned in connection. with
the Bepublican presidential nomina
tion. NEW TU-DAV
Progress
In Astoria.
We LEAD IN BUSINESS ENTEBPRISE U
well as In
Superior Quality of Goods.
In a few ds there will be opened a briach
of tbe
Popular Astoria Bakery,
In Connection with a Candy Manufactory by
J.P.CLASSEN,
FORMERLY ON MAIN STBK1T.
The Weekly Astorian
OUT
?2lfli MdrnlTiy
In Wrappers ready for Mailing.
Price, - - -. Ten Cents.
- Notice.
fflHERE WILL BE A STOCKHOLDERS
JL meeting of the Point Adams Pkjr. Co,,
nt their office In -Upper Astoria, oa Saturday
April 5th. at 1 o'clock p. M.
tiy oraex oi me jiresioent,
unrneuxii.
"as1
T.CHcrrrEB,
ST7.
NEW TO-DAY.
Notic. t
rilHK DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY WILL
X bo hold In the County Court house, on
Saturday eveulntr. at 7 -.30 o'clock, fur the
purpose ot electing twenty one delegates to
thp Count j convention.
a H. STOCKTON,
C.J.TREXCHAKb.
A. A. GLKVELAND.
Precinct Committee.
Astoria. Or., April 3rd, 1861.
Notice of Application.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
undersigned will, at the next meeting ot
the Common Council of the City of Astoria,
Clatsop county. Oregon, apply to s iid oun-
rai tor license to retail wtue. mail and spir
ituous liquors In lest quantities than one
quart, for the period of one ear. In the
building on lot five (6), block ten (10). cor
ner Benton and Cbenamu street, in said
city, as laid out by John McClure.
J.BOTTGER&CO.
Astoria. April 8, 1834.
FOR
Finest Groceries,
FOABD t STOKES.
A FULL LINE OF
HARDWARE
AND
Ship Chandlery.
A--
NEW SLIP
Just Finished In Rear of Store.
Fiihermen's Headquarters.
THE GENUINE
Cape Ann 0 led Clothing,
OVERALLS
COATS. HATS.
SHIRTS, GUM BOOTS. ETC.
And a Complete Outfit, ot B-st Quality, and
at the LOWEST V RICE of any Establish
ment lathe city.
P. A. STOKES & CO.
Have oponed a New Stock of A L Roods In
tne store next aoor to toara s aiosed, ana
Guarantee Satisfaction
TO ALL CUSTOMERS,
First Class Biacksmithing
AT LOW RATES AT
-Gilbert Christiansen's
HORSESHOEING
Dune on Scientific Principles by .an Al
Horsesboer who i.uarantees
(JOOD WORK.
General Biacksmithing Done
And SATISFACTION ASSURED, at
His Shop. In rear of Aug. Danlelson's Saloon
Drugs and Chem icais
Prescriptions carefully compounded
Day or Night.
Ladies of Astoria !
Your attention Is directed to the
Fact that at
Mrs. T. S.'Jewett's
FANCY GOODS EMPORIUM, Is a 1-arge
and C .raplete Stock of FINE GOuDS.
Comprising every variety of
Fey Wur, XlUlaerr, HU, BosneU, Lmm,
KnferftlderiM, Tin, Collin, Flchat, La
dled XJnitrntir, Chlldrea't Clothes,
Setter?, GtevM, Zephyrs,
Went, Etc.,
Of the Newest Styles,
And GUARANTEED to be FIRST
QUALITY.
SUaaplag Doae at lUasoaable Rated.
.Dressmaking a Specialty.
None but First-class Assistant Employed.
Squemoqua Street, two doors west of Cass.
Seining Ground for Rent
IN FRONT OF B.C. KINDRED'S CLAIM,
near Fort Stevens.
Enquire on the premises or of C. A. May,
Astoria. o ms3-im
For Sale.
IIVE HUNDRED CORDS DRY HEM
r lock Wood, which I Will deliver at tbe
houses ot customers tor 9 a cord.
. Draylngof all kinds done at reasonable
rates. - tu n. aiakiuiv
TAX NOTICE.
"DESIDEKTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICT NO
MX 9 are hereby, notified that tbe taxes for
mejearjBW.in iaia amnn are now aue
and payable at the oftlce oi Badollet&Co.,
upper Astoria.
J. E. HIGGINS.
Acting School Clerk.
Astoria, Febrvary fl, ISM.
House to Let.
INQUIRE AT STONE 'DAVIDSON'S.
1.
Notice.
mHERB WILL BE A STOCKHOLDERS'
X meeting or tbe Garibaldi PacklngCn.. at
the .Longshoremen's nail. No. 2. In this city,
Saturday. April Stb. at 10 o'clock In theore
uoon. By order of the President,
OHAS. WICKS IBOM.
Astoria, Or., April Sd, 1681.
Notice.
A LL PERSONS ABE HEREBY NOTIFIED
A not to trust mv wife. Bridget Ortrrrmn
on mr aocoum., as i
on my aocoum.. as j
contracted by her.
7 - ?- jtz v n, " ; i .T-rv.v
will not pay a&y bills
P. GORMAN,
Notice of Application.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
undersigned will, at the next regular
meeting of tne Common Council of the city
of Astoria, Clatsop Connty, Oregon, apply to
said Council for a license to retail wine,
malt aud spirituous Uquors In less quanti
ties than oae quart, for tbe period of one
year. la the bu ldlng froatlnt on Concoatly
street; and sltsated on lot o. In block 8, iu
that part of said city laid out by John
McClure.,. . -
v H.BPABKEB.
AyrUlst,!!.
J.E.TH0MAS,
t DRUGGIST i
PharmacM, ifc?
Aastoria'S'
A fa
You Are Sure
AT
Leading Furniture House
OF ASTORIA.
CHAS. HEILBOEN.
FOE
Hall, Offics, Library, Parlor, Chamber
and DINING ROOM, in
WALNUT, CHERRY, ASH, AND MAPLE.
We are without a doubt showing the Largest and Most Complete
line of CHAMBER SUITS in this city, unequaled in Design, Work
manship and Finish.
We Carry an IMMENSE STOCK OF CARPETS of All Designs
and Colors in
Body, Roxbury, and Tapestry Brussels, Three Plys,
Extra Supers and Ingrains.
HBBi3to9ciSip3SS& vj -ipS
Columbia Transportation Company.
FOR POFtVX.AKX.
FAST TIME 1
THE POPULAB STEAMER
FLEETWOOD
"Which has been refitted for the comfort of passengers will leave
Wilson & Fisher's Doik every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A.M. arriving at Portland at 1 P.M.
Returning leaves Portland e ery
Tuesday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arriving .at Astoria at 1 P. M.
tyAn additional trip will be made on Sunday of Each Weu, leaving Portland
at 9 O'clock Sunday Xoralajc. Passengers bj thb route connect at Kalrtm
for Sound ports. U. B. SCO FT, President.
THE AEW YORK
Opposite the Parker House.
Headquarters for the Young
and the Old.
Books Musical Instruments, Toys Sta
tionery and Novelties ot Every
DeacrijiUon.
All tke Leadiaff Pablleations
of the Day.
Ask to be shown the Cltrlona, the latest
novel of mechanical Ingenuity.
J. W. RUDDOCK,
Practical Plumbing In All Its
Branches.
Steam and Gas Fixtures.
A Complete Stock of First-cla&s Material.
All Work Oanraateed.
Offloft and Shop on Cus Street, rear oi
C&'3 bank, Astoria, Oregon.
THE FINEST
BREAD
IN THE OITY '
Hade from the Finest Flour
AT
F. B. ELBERloN'S
SEASIDE BAKERY !
FANCY
CAKES AND CONFECTIONERY.
Everything first class and guaranteed.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
A T MBS. GEO. HILLER'g, NEXT DOOR
JX. to WMttU HotoL
NOVELTY
TI
jF THE V
Oew York Novelty
to be Suited
THE
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THE
FAST TIME I
PETEE BLANKH0LM,
Dealer In
FINE CIGARS,
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC.
THE BEST BRANDS OF TOBACCO.
M3IOKERS' ARTICLES.
Cor. Squemoqua and Olney Streets, Astoria.
COAL! COAL!
The Oregon Improvement Co.
Now have for sale at the new Bunkers.
SEATTLE COAL
For Domestic use, clean, 97.50 per ton of
For Steam use, average, $G.50 per ton or
2,240 lbs.
For Steam use, screenings. $4.50 per ton of
2.3io lbs.
Abo constantly on hand Flrat-elast
Cumberland Coal
For Blacksmith use, at market rata.
. M E. A. NO YES.
Jan20-3ni Agent.
THE BEST
IS THE
o:B2ja.:E:E:sa 2
Royal Brand Flour
Manufactured by the
OREGON MILLING COMPANY
Is of Superior Quality, and Is Endorsed
bysull whouelt.
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FAVORITE
Of Superior Hlsing Quality.
Guaranteed to Givo Satisfaction.
WYATT & THOMPSON
Solo Agents for AHtorla.
ASTORIA LIQUOR STORE,
AUG. DANIELSON,
- Proprietor
Jteballtand Refitted ronghout.
The Rest of
W1XKS. LIQUOR, AXD CIGAR
For a Good Cigar, call for one of
"Danielaoa's Best."
Corner West 9th and Water Streets, Astoria.
n9-m
The Gem Saloon.
The Popular Resort for Astorlans.
-FOE THE-
Finest of Wines and Liquors
. r .Go t0 Ul8 QEM SALOON.
AI, CAMPBELL, - FUOPKIETOB.
For The Finest Groceries.
For The Freshest Vegetables,
For The Most Complete Assortment,"
For Absolute Satisfaction,
In Filling and Delhi nn,j All Order.
C ill at .
FRANK L.
Family Grocery and Provision Store,
Corner Benton and Chenamus Streets,
Opposite Custom House
Square.
TEH apply to the Captain, or to
EMPIRE STORES
RE-OPENING I
Fine Goods -ReducedPrices
Ladies desirous of procuring Goods
unequaled in Style and linish. will
take pleasure in examining our
Stook of
SILKS, SATINS and DRESS GOODS.
IN THE
GENTS' FTJENISHING DEPARTMENT,
Everytning is Complete
and of the best,
PRAEL BEOS.
THE NEW MODEL
ffiStfStf -mHBX-tXDLU?-J'
flli is . ttV. -
-ik
5Wai WCZMY7TZZ
umi&M
wmmmimm
mm
A FULL STOCK ALWAYS ON HAND.
33. . ITTA WS,
Two doors east of Occident Hotel. ASTORIA, OREGON.
John A. IVIonfgoznery,
deali:u jy
Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware.
A General Assortment of
HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
Agents for
Magee Stoves and Ranges
The Uest In the market.
Puirabiug goods of all kinds on hand, .lob
work done In u workmanlike mannei
PLUMBING, GAS FITTING. AND CANNERY WORK
Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms.
ClienamuH Wtreat. A'oxt to C . Parker's Store.
ASTORIA. - - OREOOll.
M. OL8EN.
J. GUVTA
MARTIN OLSEN &, CO,
KALERS IN Bf
FURNITURE 55 BEDDING.
Corner 3Iatn and ediuenioqnu Htrcets. Astoria, OrezOB
WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER ETC.
X Complete ritock.
PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD.
n. itixns of FrKniTiTiirc repaired aist varnished.
Magnus C. Crosby
Dealer In
EARDffABE, IM, STEEL,
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
STOVES, TINWARE
AND
HOUS. FURNISHING GOODS
SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD
SHEET IRON,
?! AND Oo;E3-
B. F. STEVENS & CO.,
CITY BOOK STOHE,
Have Just received a mammoth stock of
Book.. The youiijt and old, rich aud poor
(un all be accommodated.
AGENTd FOR THE
Kranlch A Bach and Jfandsfeldt
Siotnl Pianos and Western
Cottage Organs,
Orders for all klnda of Music or Instru
ment, trill be FWUgkvsj- &
PARKER'S
STEADIER
CLARA PARKER
Eben P. Parker, Master.
For TOWING, FRKIQHT orCHAK
51. B. PARSES.
KANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS
TORIA ONLY OF
5&U
. BAWE9,
rZ
AGENT
CALL AND EXAMINE IT, YOC
WILL BE PLEASED.
E. R. IIAWE3 Is also agent for the
Biol patent Onfr Store
And other flrst-class stoves.
Furnace "Work, Steam. Fit.
tings, etc., a specialty.
&
- KaON'.
A. JOHSSOS.
THE LATEST STYLES
IN
WALL PAPER
AT
B. B. FRANKLIN'S,
NEXT DOOR TO X8TOEIAN OFFICE.
A very large Stock Irora which to salect.
Window curtains made to order.
-My patent Trimmer to cut Wall Paper
n HI be lound convenient to ihTpatrons.
WM, EDGAR, s
Dealer In
Cigars, Tobacco an! Cigarettes
liteerschaum and Brier Pipes,
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
Revolvers and Cartridges.
CORNER MAIN AND CHENAMTJS ST8-
Delinquent School Tax.
THE DELINQUENT SCHOOL TAX LIST
ot School District No 1, Ls cow In my
hands fur collet tlon. Parties Interested.
will govern themselves accnr luirly.
A. MTWOMBLY,;
Sheriff Clatsop. County,
Astoria, Or,, March 13th, 18M. -. c
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