The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-07-22

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peak good word for It FIVE con.--bm
tell the parents of the circumstance; ex.
press our sorrow fof IL, and hope that
the child will do better in future; and if
We 60 in proper spirit, and The family
have any sell.respect or right feelings, the
child will be reclaimed; for The home in.
fuence will then be brought TO bear
upon it--the most powerful influence tha,
children feel, and one which they can
scarcely couneract.
Children have more sefrespec,, and
can conduct themselves much better than
we give them credit for. Ii we can only
make them feel iha, we think them cara.
bic Of doing right, and depend on them
for assistance, we will find that they be.
come our most powerful helpers.
| ln our present heterogeneous sc hools We
cannot spend as much time with any class
rs would be profitable. But il we would
Keep an interest through all The depart
mentS, we must not let any one recite q
! hull lesson and then sit down 10 another,
| to be gone ever in the same dull way -
Our ingenuity mus, plan some way of
creating an excitement. live cannot do
! il from the study. must tell some little an.
ecdote-have n few words Of familiar
conversation make some personal re.
mnrks-anything that will interest, and
NJ The same time educat'. All education
is not contained in books.
J During school we should seldom sit bu,
keep passing around among the children.
Our observation and immediate presence
is much the best way Of governing. It
wonli look qnte as proper to see a man
sill while making public speech as 10 sit
and attempt 10 attend to school.
In treating Of children intellectually,
W" must not neglect the body. A human
being is compound entity, not all body,
nei her is it all mind; but a harmonious
bending of the two natures; so intimately
connected with each oIhrr. that touch but
the on. and the other feels it to its ut.
most centre. A sound mind must nave n
sound body. Is nm old proverb, and while
we are striving 10 educate the intellect,
we must place the body in as favorable
circumstances for health as possible; "
erwiSe our "fforls will prove sadly una.
vniing Crowd number Of children 10.
ge'hc in close room. aud The air will
soon become tainted. unfit for breathing.
slow poison to thcir Young and growing
b dirs. which require NOR" air. and u
greatcr amour, orrxercise d. recreation.
aud n, sh"rIer intcrvu $, ,lian gown per-
sons do.
Children kept in close room and
mad" 10 sit still for anv length Of lime
cannot sludy. their minds become con.
fused. their attention flags. mud even If
they have II strong will TO earn hev ran.
not in'eIig"niIy understand what they
a"e studying They become restless and
uneasy, and too olicn the teacher becomes
so too. nnd pnui>hrs the pupils for mat.
tenIion and care'e-sness, when he ought
10 send them out llr n run IN the lre> h air
and have the room thorough v vonliIn,cd:
and they will come in with lre> her. clear
rr mind'. more capable Of study.
I am convinced rhar we have much
more trouble with children than we would
have. it we did nol so ,o'alIy neglect ,heir
physical weIi-hcrg. We fnrgcr thai The
body mn'ureS bcf re the mind, aud force
the mrd int" premature Development. in
advance "fIhe body. and thereby rrine
with the powers nfliIc We place in the
hands Of children sruhics they cannot
understands; their minds. though spark.
ling, are MOI deep, and cannot grasp The
subject; b'li muSI s,'nn over il surrrfi, :a'.
~. and thus ncqurr" n habl which costs
US much tr"nblc in breaking up, or NOR.
,lfi"a'ion from knowing thar pupils we
have taken so mech time and labcr to in.
strnt', have so 'i,le knowledge.