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THE INSTITUTIONS OF EtOFWXL. 25
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_kumaii being was excluded from De Fellenberg ' s system , and the il was taught to seek his reward in the _ajDproval of conscience
pup and the approbation of his teachers . The spirit of the founder , ' ervaded all the Institutions of Hofwyl , and to each individual who
p came under his influence , from the prince to the peasant , this illus-! trious man extended a Christian and parental care , Recognising
the dignity of man as man , his whole system was based upon _, religion and the all-powerful law of Mildness .
The youth who had hitherto lived without sympathy found _himeelfon his . arrival at Hofwylin the presence of a noble-hearted
and , superior being , who , high , in rank and fortune , and from his personal character commanding the utmost veneration and esteem ,
! yet showed by all . his actions that the pupil's individual good was a subject of interest and anxiety to him , for it was at all times the
aim of De _Pellenberg to give a minute attention to the individuality of each youth , and an adaptation of the means most fitted to ensure
a happy development of mind and body . The vigilant and parental superintendence we have described ,
and the retired situation of Hofwyl , were important means of securing the results at which its founder aimed ; but these might
have failed had they not been accompanied by a system of constant of occupation man / ' . " Industry : ' «¦ ¦ ¦ , " he sometimes said , "is the great moralizer
In his agricultural school , by the exercise of this system , De Fellenberg had succeeded in obtaining the high moral tone he
considered of such vital importance ; and by a discriminating use and modification of the same means he was rewarded with similar results
in the high school . Be it remembered , that with De Fellenberg the acquisition of knowledge was made secondary to that of firm _,
religious principle and a good healthy constitution of body . In establishing an institution for the higher classes in
juxtaposition with that of the peasantry , the founder of Hofwyl had in view the benefits which would arise to both classes of society . The son of
the prince" was here taught that as God has made of one' blood all the nations of the earthso the soul of the peasant is of equal value
in His sight with that of , his more favored brother . He learnt to estimate ariht the character and virtues of the poor , and labor
became ennoble g d in his siht when he beheld the mutual relation betweenthe employer and g the employedand the dependence of all
, , classes upon each other for prosperity and happiness . De Fellenberg was well aware of the danger to . be apprehended
from a separation of sympathies and interests in the social relations of different classes of societyand from this sprung his anxiety to
avert a growing evil in the gymnasia , and public schools of Europe , and prove that the danger might be averted by an improved
educational system _, based on the principles of Christianity . When considering the circumstances under which De Fellenberg
commenced the realization of his enlarged views , we must bear in
The Institutions Of Etofwxl. 25
THE INSTITUTIONS OF EtOFWXL . 25
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Sept. 1, 1861, page 25, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01091861/page/25/
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