Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-27
for rae Hersid.
CONNON SrHlf1iS

vermont, 10 not the least ia importance. 4
nnhg TIE many schenles pursued al the pres.
eat dsy, for the advancement 81 The publir
gsol. Ny l. u th At the malnrtty Of our MOI.
ny 'iitleRs overlook The dearest intcie,ts oil
theit rui.dtsn 10 tbs " lde spread Crgltti ui
'"niuun scauul educ ation, while the iuhabi.
Lsnts Of our bur,l-f states. are pulllng hfIl
uIrlf best energies, 10 bring knowledge ~
fea'h Of evep d~rillng,n aud adopting me,us
To quad lie pubic az lost the imyositIons
of " nOrant prctrndet>, VIM have TOO pnen
and with too much success, passed them.
selves ~ upon tho community Ne Instructors
oi yoUih. While our scsdsmirs aIe flooded
With students, anJ a liberal patronage at
vast expense is extended 10 all onr college,
and semtnatlrs, why is IL that our d,stdri
schools 10 which the most useful and pracil.
cal htAnchrs Of science, should bc taught
are neglected and our youth so often rom
! mn,ed Ia the charge ofinrompcicn, lie cheers !
! o convince sny refcoting mind that there
~ great deficiency in the qualihc siions ol
many who profess To teach, II is only necss.
ssty 10 relate Il few incidents that have &C.
CURED under the observation Of tho witcf
year OF Two since, while visiting neigh
| boring school, q boy Who CHANGED to be an
soluInisnre, approached the seat which |
occupied and asked me To assist him in his
arithmetic. On taking the book 10 do so
observed the answers 10 many OF Tho exam.
plies bad been crossed out and others sue.
sinuteI with pen. inquired the cause OF
TINS, when he informed me that those nut
down w the author were wro " as the teach
ef had told him So, and oiueIed him 10 place
ihoss wroughiby hims-If which he,svowed To
be correct IN their stead. Some Of the ex
sinplrs thus mutIa,ed were the OH ~ para.
gfapn 81 the 9Th IN paragraph rs aud II
,upplimcut 10 in,etes, Adams New Arilh-
mruv. W hat ordinary school boy less $40.
plJ ia u the long cared beast Of Baliam
would tell Us that those results put down by
the author are wrong. Soon the &c ,t her cali.
led for h his gralnunsr class which projected
t. pat,Ing, some oi the may JlunJets COM
united 10y the class. uu.rtr.ct.d 10y the
TEACHER we're IN a sentence like this prov.
ldeNce had many We A. since iaken her only
sou from her. 'Iiad' WIS iehned rs an a..
i've Wansnivc verb, Years was put in the
"bJ- i've ease 10y roie sln Smith III ANN I
t"hen' was called y p,rtilp,c referring 10
wears, 10 wat II the instrd, tot assrni,.L -
Though un,pt tu NEEDLE win otliei peoples
matters iuf once dIgfrssed and asked the
! teacher (whp 10y the way was An adept ~
sc'eh'r, having 'out,lpped all his ) 'uuui
] u
seminary 80 long, tnat nis father thought him
sp,Ne ln-,tu' ton tIIefe) II he would not gov
ern YEAR 10y rule 22nd. "lt seem, to nave
the lore oi al adYerb, says lie, We. II ini.ht
be governed ~ ludl rue, aud drsruus 10 Ue
thougHi Idmii with ius book, lie attempted
Ia repeat II. bot ~ doug 81 he JImbIed to-
| R,Ihvt lie paris oi two 90 ihIee rules WIN.
! out hINIn1 one distn,l idea. Then comes
/ the class Ia tengr'puy winch passed oil like
ln- oinrr, the nasiei referring 10 the answers
| ia tue U"uk /" prompt hesnsting pupil
| These are not invented stuiIes, reader, bui
| thlug, wuIcn my u"ueyr have Witnessed
aud winch nave. 'uen more particular Ia 70
| late, as tue dtsltI,l gehefdily called Inn All
eNce.ieut teacher. A ieiCheC last winter en-
gagged noI thousand mlies iiom thus place
hA,ing one day received visit from The
scnuo, cnmnnt,er, as ANXIOUS 10 show hia
employer, what wonders Gran III uiChins
rop.d perform IN hsures. " hefeupon he
call, out lbs class, aud sends boy up 10 the
/ board 10 work Out the 25th eK. 81. lie
! tsilug, the master steps iorVard, ~ pcriuin
| Tue operation, but 10 his sasaer Dad not d
gree with The authors, lie lried again and
arriving at the same result as before, came
! 10 the conclusion, ihat the authors answer
was wrong. lie had done u precisely y,
The rule, therefore tie must be correct Sal,
I lsned with the iorCe vi ihe teachers reason.
ln.. The oomuhtlco who knew about a,
/ much OF atillimetic a. Mi.IeI dues al DANIEL
prophecy snd YET unwilling 10 be thought ~
norant, ekCianus Yea, IT know anything a
nuut aTithaIeuc you're right Hard sun
ihAt, Mister, lur one VINO never read a note
att margin vi the pre-, eding page An
other pedsgugue, WIN discrimination INA
would starey enable hun 10 see turougn .
ladder, asks his ClasI "Nhen WAS Moses
COW bVinI ! ("hen was Moscow bufut,) In,
same alter laDnung lor sumo Time over IA,
~ eX. IS, ~I,iiuut DeIag able 10 Obtain
aoIIecl @ns~eG, naAss Al apology " In,
SCHOLARS IKE IbIs, II naSr not e1.lulled Iut
JOre part vi arithmetic lately suih, q It I,
say IhdI IiIe cunuD,IIue showed hiuI an up- u
Ius u HE school mouse, Ip"de by tne carIen
trG tuGuukn ~htCh sJCn urbCItuI UiJt kuedu
can Ice introduced To lhs .ifses. hu"tue
IssCnrT WI!,estU Lls btushtT Oi lue iefu,e. -
''nthd J.u.es iIdkr ms uputtuuely 10 nte
le" uucs tu you % lei ypu n.e II ypu MI
nave u speJns $500, ueA, ~ensdty nte vi.
come Unwu ~ g. ahu 81 -ttHd u l.
tie es,mng Here Is tot.iwaut 81 sleu
Iug uuuA Anuwlruge ana ! >nsHriui gel. 40
=, ~ l.r n.os, siu,p,o ro,e, ut q, inpOsi,,uu
the proper u.e Vi capital letters, ,eI Ehr..
atc oul lev al rUud.eI h.e is,s IT,
TIA, misn, to frtaied. Onu Clt, uulsUtu,i
utu,r anu nave uunr, seTrn or eishi yea n
ago. attended s'tU"I taULhi 10y yuuu,
su"I,, "a, 40 Nnu S"u,u Ia'suI uUuts u,rT -
shp'VS IA We a. Ti'' Nous, ana nH "eIrr;
as 10 uJ."in ,uSr. answer, wOu,l de,r
'he Idsk uuut auo1urf uLE, wnivn Ilb'
~"uld ss,Ju.n -rtNc. lie vas s,su utuui
81" IIu~ ui4"r ienseS hHd tie p,iIeutdi moo,
! ~ 1dN m'u) "tfS IL. leading piVl.ouns, a.,
it' hc continued go ,eaciI ourins 40. sssui
I1' "hiSu uv Ma etnPi"yeL, saJ received
, ivt characterization itpn uis employer -
!, pSI sn'. "r uraP al The .ensUfs UpJn llIs
l>ooui reteuI .eL.nsts slJne Ate MI urssy
~nu ear,p) Itm 70 We enafsel ~hn nrgn
gr''' e. = e.tief sUiis, themselves ~ &C ina