He Who Shuts Out Truth, By The

Republics, One After Another . . . Have Perished From A Want Of Intelligence And Virtue In The Masses Of The People. . . .

When Will Society, Like A Mother, Take Care Of All Her Children?

The Experience Of The Ages That Are Past, The Hopes Of The Ages That Are Yet To Come, Unite Their Voices In An Appeal To Us;– They Implore Us To Think More Of The Character Of Our People Than Of Its Numbers; To Look Upon Our Vast Natural Resources, Not As Tempters To Ostentation And Pride, But As Means To Be Converted By The Refining Alchemy Of Education Into Mental And Spiritual Treasures; ...and Thus Give To The World The Example Of A Nation Whose Wisdom Increases With Its Prosperity, And Whose Virtues Are Equal To Its Power.

A Teacher Who Is Attempting To Teach Without Inspiring The Pupil With A Desire To Learn Is Hammering On Cold Iron.

After A Child Has Arrived At The Legal Age For Attending School,-whether He Be The Child Of Noble Or Of Peasant,-the Only Two Absolute Grounds Of Exemption From Attendance Are Sickness And Death.