CTFRTRTTA'N- HERALD. 12 —— ■ II » ,, ■ ■ J later in the course, and most of Never mind about the “ tens and it is God’s greatest gift; for through which ought never to be given at units column ” rigmarole. LctJiftn it God spake to man, and man all. But the equator remains per- add. He w II have quite enough speaks to God in worship, prayer, Educational Department. An Impertinent Criticism. simplified. It is no easier to learn ary 20th says some sensible things its definition from a small quarto, about our western Colleges under with a picture on the outside, than the above hoading. We reproduce a large octavo. If the idea can be them here with much pleasure: graftped, it can be grasped once for “ Oregon colleges ” have been all, and it should not be given till at by thoughtless Hr . .. much 1 sneered J • . T . •___ -p eopl e an d tn-an easte r n eduua t i n T r- al journal we find a letter from this of geographies, and of arithmetics city which descends to downright as well, have their most striking impertinent criticism. It is assert­ success in dulling and stupefying ed that if “all the so-called col- 1 eges and universities in the State the minds of the children who are were to unite their resources and ^o unfortunate as to have them. It faculties, they would not form a i!#,‘(however, especially of arithmetic College worthy of the name.” This thtatl want to speak. I venture to is not true. Xa one pretends that express the thought that too much any of the Oregon colleges can time is spent on examples of very compare in general excellence with simple numbers when the s.TYne the old and rich institutions of the practice might be secured by longer 'East. It would be unreasonable to numbers, and something practical expect them to; but they are all learned at the samp time. For instance, when children are respectable in their way, and at any of them a boy orgirl may ac- adding, why may they not just as quire “ a good" knowledge ot the 'wel1 perTorm’ examples consisting sciences and of classical studies— of three or four numbers of five or in short, may become a thorough six figures each, as to add simply scholar. There are scores of Oregon orally? and I should not stop at 'graduates whose scholarship will sums which do not exceed nine. If compare favorable with that of you do not make any difficulty graduates of the Eastern schools. about the setting down the three The State University at Eugene and saving the seven (the answer City is already.. equal, in many of being seventy-three), the child will the Eastern universities. The Wil­ find none. One will accept this as lamette University at Salem, the naturally as he accepts the house State /Agricultural College at Cor­ lie lives in. But if you stop him —2— - -■ —— vallis, the Pacific University at Forest Grove, Christian College at Monmouth, the Ashland College in Southern Oregon, the Blue Moun­ tain University at La Grande, and Philomath College, and several other schools of lesser note are all good institutions and capable of giving thorough training tn aniy ambitious student. -------------»------------------ - Heterodoxy; Where there are schools there must be text books, and where there are text books there must be publishers. But because there are publishers, is it necessary that we use every kind of text book in series ? It seems to me that these series of books on the same subject, are one of the most insidious evils of our schools. Readers must be graded and carefully, too; but it does not follow that everything must be graded. There is sense in ■- giving the child first maps with Only the general outlines of the continent and the principal rivers and mountains, and not confusing his eye with the innumerable de- „ -taih which ought to be left till- to state that ten units makes one ten ami that seventy-three units equal seven tens and three units, and that he must set down bis three units and save his seven tens for the column of tens—then he loses his way and gets tired because he does not understand. Few people realize how short sentences must be, in order that the child’s mind may hold them. The general trouble when a child does not un­ derstand, is that like old Father Tayh »r, of Boston, he “ has lost track of his nominative case.” The child of seven has not reached the stage of relative pronouns or con­ junctive adverbs. Let him wdHc simply. Take it for granted that he can do a simple thing in a simple way and he will do it. Con­ fuse and aggravate his mind with long explanations, and he becomes worried and disgusted. Let him have real examples in addition on his slate. Teach him to set his examples down properly and neatly, to rule his lines straight, to put his figures in straight rows. All this is work that’ ought tn lie done at first. But it cannot be done if you keep him on real work. is to save for the next column with­ out thinkingwhether it is tens or Memoriam. units, and it is of no consequence. WnKREAR, By the decree of our The main thing is to give him Heaveuly Father that man must die. plenty of varied practice-to make And him accurate. W hebkah , Our ebteemetl Rrn a .1 Baskett has been called to the realities of the unseen. .Therefore be it Resolved, That Oakpoint Orange has lost a zealous member, the community a good citizen, the wile a devoted hus­ band, andlhe children a loving father. Resolved, That the members of the Grange extend their heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family, beseeching them to be reconciled to the will of Him who doeth all things well, and let us all say in our heurts to God, “ Thy will bo done.” Hesolved, That the Grange hall be draped in mourning | for thirty days and a copy of these rtsolutions be sent to the family with the seal of the Gr ange, a e opy pla ee d uu t he recur tTBf~~ that it is not “what it seems.” the Grange, also a copy sent to the And after helping him two or three county papers w itli request to publish. T. II. L ucas ,- | times he will need only practice J. W. K ikkland , Com. S tephen S taats , j and care. Multiplication is easy, *7 I •/ addition ? Push on ' An example in substraction has no difficulty if the lower figures are smaller than the upper ones. Then when the upper number is the smaller, and the child say.s he “ can’t do it,” and turns to you to see what can be done—again do not bother him with explanations. He can take one from the next figure and that makes 13 or 15, as the case may be. Now subtract; and he goes on. Then he must be careful to remem­ ber when he comes to the next too. Here he has to be careful as to the number be is to save for the next column, but he need not do this in addition, and don't stop Go right on. - Short division will offer no great difficulty. It needs only care.—A nna C. B rack ­ ett , in Journal of Education. The Study of Words. The study of words may be tedious to the school-boy, as break­ ing stones is to the wayside laborer; but to tho thoughtful eye of the geologist these studies are full of interest;—he sees miracles on the high road, and reads, chronicles in every ditch. Language, too, has marvels of her own, which she un­ veils to the inquiring glance of the patient student. There at e chron­ icles below the surface, there are sermons in every word. Language has been caTTeTVacreil ground, be­ cause it is the deposit of thought. 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