Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-01-26
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lNot because he was not good teacher I'm, beo go,
hsses good one His rules for government were
ar ana Wholesome. He had the whole school Sc
that each scholar had his proper proportion Of
Fu1 and attention., AT such minute all attended 70
We and 1t was an offence TO write at any other
y .pe- pns three minutes iodate for recitation,
ltfrsesa dtdd loss him ncgtr io DC recovered In
sifot he had but two rues-order and ,,Iroo,oe,,,
But it was all new to the scholars They said the
teacher was precise, notonal, rigid, contrary. indie
pendent and they talked the matter over and GOT ,bem
selves united, strong and headlong And the parents
thought he had lost his influences and so tbov turned
him out
The next teacher heard what their objections were
to his predecessor, and took the opposite course He
was soven, and hal no order. And what was worse.
he could not work he examples in common arthme-
tic without key. He was so unfortunate one dav as
TO leave his key wltre the scholars got hold of it
Soon the parents fond it ont. Some laughed about
him, and others scolled The teacher lost his inAu-
ence and so they hst him out.
The third teache taught one month, and by that
time the term was p and he went clear.
The next winter rttters went on very much in the
same way. The eholars grew confident and sef.im-
portant So one would get dissatisfied and talk the
matter over with others. And when the parents saw
against the teader, they would think the time and
money of thedstrict wasted and so they turned
them ont
But this year they have turned over new leaf
AT their school meeting they put in but one Commit
tee man. When the other proper business of the
meeting was over, Quaker arose and addressed the
.llaserator something in the following style. "Mod-
%fE 8n aMn5h sESf i A5FeT We haye got bad
Nj 49,
T. But perhaps all not of the reason
or one am perfectly satisfied of the cause of so much
proar about our schools and school teachers. And
f we will all be patient, will reveal the secret
LhescholdrS gocc,7 us. am persuaded there is more
fmily government at the present day, much than
tere was forty years ago. But, moderator, must
enfess th~t this kind of government is chiefly in the
binds Of The children.
"Now propose this winter that ace take the gov
eminent into our own hands Let the committee ex-
elcise his own good discretion in the selection of
teacher Let him set up a school as usual. And
en the first scholar that rises up against the teacher
aDd is likely to make him any trouble, being made
Known to the committee, let him cast him out of school,
And begin with my own scholars. / hereby call on
the committee to to it that if of my or
daughters becomes insubordnate insurrectionary,
turn him out, before the contagion spreads.
He sat down, Another man said, "Do just so to
my children" And so it went round. Each for
himself said-"Let us turn out no more teachers :
bot if any question about turning out arises, first turn
out the refractory scholar"
And now, though the committee have employed a
female teacher contrary to former practice the school
Is s'oing on well. Though there is nothing extraor-
binary in the teacher, yet all respect her All the
scholars are obedient and speak good word for her
wherever they go. Nobody has been turned out, and
nobody deserves t.-W. Chronicle.