. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and NTERIOR VIEW OF A SCHOOL-HOfSK 1S70. 1 [ i i ■ •.,■ V: 1. PROGRESS OF COMMON OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 381 ;True, he did not understand all he studied,but he learned to spell and to read and tocotiiinit to memory what was assigned when he took his arithmetic, which con-tained only definitions, rules and examples,lalthoiigh his teacher vouchsafed him littlejexplaiiation, he had perseverance enough toiponder every dark process till light brokethrough. And there were instances of boyswho worked for consecut
. First century of national existence; the United States as they were and NTERIOR VIEW OF A SCHOOL-HOfSK 1S70. 1 [ i i ■ •.,■ V: 1. PROGRESS OF COMMON OR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. 381 ;True, he did not understand all he studied,but he learned to spell and to read and tocotiiinit to memory what was assigned when he took his arithmetic, which con-tained only definitions, rules and examples,lalthoiigh his teacher vouchsafed him littlejexplaiiation, he had perseverance enough toiponder every dark process till light brokethrough. And there were instances of boyswho worked for consecutive hours and daysat problems confessedly some of the mostknotty that could be found, till at last theirunaided exertions were rewarded with suc-cess, which brought more exquisite joy thanever thrilled the finder of a rare gem. Theseexceptional cases stimulated the more dull,and most became possessed of at least therudiments of the science, quite sufficient forpractical life, or which under the stimulus ofnecessity became subsequently enlarged tothat extent. In manhood no blind adherenceto traditional methods was or could be ob-served.
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