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important interest in a new country, in communities wherein prevailed the widest divers ity of opinion and feeling, among a people embracing every nationality under the sun, is to be seen every religion and form of faith, to organize a system of public schooling upon such a basis that all shall in some degree partake of its advantages -- that at least shall secure the greatest good for the greatest number, has been a task to tax and require that clearest most enlightened fragment from hearts, good will to men. faith in God

These gentlemen have been obliged to act hastily in their brief term of authority, amid excitement change, often conscious that what was done this year, was pretty sure to be undone next. The public mind has been like a seething pot ---

It is not surprising that the action of Boards has been at times feeble unsound, fearful, as of men assuming solemn responsibilities. pledged to perform high duties, who saw their duty. knew well the right from the wrong, yet evaded the right, shrunk from the duty for fear offending passionate partozans [partisans], arousing the prejudice and oppo-

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sition of the people. The outside pressure they felt, the hoarse [harsh] murmering [murmuring] sound of party spir- it. the sound in the great street, feeble minds and weak hearts fear it, and bow to it. Vox Populi is to such Vox Dei ----

Thank God we have some of the men that do not worship this image, but who stand for the right and do their duty. -----

They have seen our wants felt our claims and claim that justice be done to us - that our children be not neglected;

Of the 5000 colored people in California, we - have as citizens of the state, exhibited more than an average, as an industrious orderly and Law abiding class -- tax paying, government supporting -- This cannot be denied --

It is said we pay as a class - 75 percent more taxes according to our numbers than any other class -- This statement was made by Hon Ino Wentworth in a Public meeting --- Consult the Records of crime, and see what relative proportion of the subjects of criminal prosecution and

Inattention of children to the counsels and directions

Defective home government. Faults of guardians & parents. Jealousy, envy, suspicion -- Irreverence -- Parents compelled to speak once & again Jealousy on account of the attention of others to their children. Jealous of the deference due to themselves by their children. John -- He must increase -- I must decrease

Envious of the superiority of their children because it secures to their superior education gives power secures respect command cities children the attention respect influence and admiration of persons without regard to age, or condition

Suspicion of their motives and purposes because acting from more enlarged motives a higher plain of duty seeing farther and wider thinking more deeply --- from a greater variety of motion and causes. Parents and guardians are human. It is acknowledged that children are full of faults.

A great difficulty in governing scholars in the school room arises from the habits of children engendered under a bad home government. It is There that character is moulded for the most part. Ox team yields to the rail Road [railroad] - The Mail coach to the telegraph

Lock up a child at home all of earliest and most susceptible period of life, and for three fifths of the time from 7 to 13 or 14, often with ignorant, unlet tered [unlettered], worldly, selfish and sometimes wicked and vicious parents, such as were spoiled as when children, and who as parents are willful, irritable, exacting. As parents they exhibit the results of neglected or exceedingly defective education, in the harming of the families. It is no fancy sketch. It is a sad and disagreable [disagreeable] picture, but is truthful from life. Hun dreds of parents whose literary attainments scarcely compass embrace the teachings of the Primary Schools, the elements Ashamed to confess it, they claim assume a knowledge they do not possess. If they had the grace to own it and would set about improvement that were something in their favor. Much is attributable to the difference between the mode of teaching now, and that of half or quarter of century ago. Methods improve -- advance -- as writing bookmaking printing and traveling communicating. Then it was irregular rude general,

[vertically in left margin:] The defects of home government -- manifest in the school room -- exhibited there -- Teache [Teacher] speaks once _ twice _ etc -- receives no attention -- No respect -- The first thing at home Attention -- respect -- obe dience the 2nd -- 3rd last immediate N Websters view See Life

Mixed Now it is systematic methodical graded, A great gain is secured by grading economy intense efficiency in work & increase of results the progress of the pupil is definite orderly proceeding inductively step by step. inductively It is True that in the higher institutions 30 or 40 years ago education was more systematic and thorough. But only the few sought or were able to secure higher and thorough instruction. But now in the Common Schools there is a system and thoroughness. So that But the High Schools to afford as thorough a course - as colleges did 40 years ago - The child who enters the lower grade passes through them in regular course succession through the Primary. Intermediate Grammar High School, and having mastered he studies graduates the branches taught therein wins a graduation Diploma, is a trained, methodically systematic scholar well qualified in the studies embraced in the g degrees grades through which he has passed. What are they?

Mr. Everetts view as to many studies Consonants vocaly [vocally] the organ of voice Cabrals, acutal, gutturals Orthography or spelling Phonetics, sounds, etymology roots suffixes & prefixes - from other languages ... their origins Greek Latin French Spanish Italian - Analysis. Pronunciation Articulates

Reading Elocution inflections - emphasis accent pronunciation articulation speaking - public & private -- not loud but clear distinct -- Singing embraced pitch tone high low Rythem [Rythmn]. Writing The Systems elements principles etc various numerous -- have to choose confusing - differing - gramatical [grammatical] mathematical -- Angles - circles ovals elipses [ellipses]. perpendicular obliques horizontals shadings upward - shadings down ward fine hair stroke - coarse strokes. Italian German Old English Pestalozzian - round, angular - Paysores speuers. Right meyers etc etc

Sideways: Spelling orthography Reading Elocution Declamation Writing Geography buetunetes written & heutul Grammar Nat-Philos History Algebra Physiology Botany Music Bookkeeping Rhetoric Geometry I do not say he will thoroughly master of all these.

He will have studied them all - and made considerable impro advance proficiency ment in many and have a solid and clean acquaintance with most familiar