The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-03-31

ore was pleasure to tie other. a mild expires.
sion, cheerful look. or little c0aIing and praise
VIII hre their Souls, stir up the elasticity Of their
minds. cheer their drooping SPIRITS and fix their
attention to their studies more .iiectuay than al.
other means put together, for when the mind is
eheerlui, The feelings buoy ant and elastic, then
lone they are prepared TO study 10 advantage.
In dellnea,Ing the character OF this School. il is
not the wfitef's design TO embrace all institutions
IN his censnres, their are some honorable excc-
tons bat II is believed that more fall short of us
merits than can lay claims 10 a superiority Mel.
ther DO all Teachers fall into precisely the same
errors OF disclpline-some are as much too enient
as others are TOO severe, and have no uniformity
and regularity 10 their manugement-others again
are severe ana street by spells, followed By mos.
woeiui decicnslon and rela1lty of discipline |
VIII close these remarks by extract of letter
httle altered, written by one v ho had conslders.
BILE experience In the arl Of controlling al the
very opening of my School, took the Scholars al
TO be young knayes and enacted laws accordingly.
and what took them to be many Of them slowly
became. They constantly watched their opport J.
nifty 10 esade my laws, and watched my oppor.
tnnliy 10 detect them and enforce the penalty
Nv punIshments were most of them SUMMARY
Sometimes there formal ferelIing or hogging,
bat this was rare. | knew of shorter method
This was To carry rule under my arm aud hen
discovered transgressor, TO strike him acros,
the head with the rule As To endangeflg. the
brain | never thought of that, indeed scarcely
knew there were brains 10 The Uranium. was on
ly eighteen years old and as lnexpeI fenced in hu-
man nature, as you can possibly concoIy'. One
day in striking boy across the head with my
rule broke il, bot to add to my confusion, Lady
81, "A 4 a.
action 1t was no longer phispered that the
Teacher was severe, but II was tdlktG aloud The
noise Of the Transaction done me much injury, but
my term ofleactng soon expired and | was glad
Of IT, and SO were my pupils and their parents-
Soon after this got pressing invitation and the
5ffer ota pretty round SUN, it | would take charge
# School several miles distant. There 1each.
sr Of late had not governed well and they said
hey wanted Smnn fetlon who would keep the
power in his own hands. consented and il was
noised abroad that NJ. - was 20.
Ing 10 taAe charPa OF the School and he would
bring them to their places and make them stand
about Things went oo,hly al FL ST, for the awe
ot my name terrified them into perfect obedience,
bat as their familiarity became greater and the
f1yel,y wore off, they began to act themselves out.
punished severely some OF the more tui buent 10
frighten the rest. The noise made ebout ny for
mer severity done me much good, but still | ruled
ton much By force q arms and too little BY force OF
love aud reason. got tbro' The term ithon; much
open complaint; and some said they enjoyed the
benefits Of good teacher | knew beti,.r, however,
but did not coaradicttbe report, 'or although sue
eeedcd IN subduing them pretty well, yet lmproy \
II their minds bul htle. Alior having tried many 4
disciplinary plans found Just IN proportion az | .
aid aside all corporal punishment, and governed .
" persuasion and love, just il the same proportion
sas my succcss-and just in the same proportion
Is failed to govern my passion and temper has
he management Of my school gone wrong"