Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-12-01

[For the Bradford Reporter.l
NIB. This is not to be read by any to whom
the supposed cases do not apply.
Mr. EDToR: There are many difficulties and
popleyities to which the faithful teacher is
subjected, that are not generally known or
fully appreciated by parents and guardians
One of the most fruitful sources of troubles of
this kind, is the permitting of scholars to stay
away from school, day, or a half day, when
difficult lesson is to be recited All lessons
require more or less close study, all are impor-
tant; but, some require more labor than 9TH
erS, and some are more important than others,
and, in most cases, these difficult but more i'm
portant lessons contain the principles involved
IN the succeeding ones Take now a child who
dislikes to study hard and long, in order to
Master the elements Of science, who hates the
borough, searching drill Of the faithful teach
eF, while upon first principles and, when such
lessons come along he finds it convenient to stay
at home, or visit some friend, or to run in the
street. To stay at home, perhaps, for sick
ness 50 slight, that it would not prevent atten-
lance at a ball, or party, or theatre, or circus,
ora place where two shilings could be made,
evcn it were necessary to go through mud
and rain to reach those places. A sickness,
Too, so ephemeral, and so accommodating in its
nature that it will disappear the very hour the
cause which produced it (that is the hard les
son has passed off, without leaving the patient
NJ @a- reduced in flesh, or in strength. Per
maps the pupil will remain from school whole
aay, to do something that could and would,
Dnaer other circumstances, be just as well done
10 an hour before school, while he was permit
'N 10 either lie i'll bed, to get the sleep that
% should have had in the early part of the
''eniRg, when he was in the street. or at the
.a'ty or perhaps the circus or theatre or, is
"' 70 play until the last bell has called the
S'O~ together. True, the parent does not
'-J" that difficult lesson was to be recited
~S' morning but the child knew it the night
r'e and had laid his plans accordingly
'T' as the bell is ringing, he suggests to the
g'VD' That he was wanted for some purpose at
-'Ne le| minutes, and he is sent to perform
"oor whatever it may be. When the work
"HF, II has become so late, that, at the sug-
''"l Of the child, the parent concludes that
~a! as well stay at home the rest of the
- " nall day. as the case may be. When
5ected lesson has passed off he obtains
i. 'A'uNc and starts to school, chuckling to
% -A now he has outwitted his parents and
~'a'ed the teacher. ..'-... .........
'O'' What is the effect of this deceiving of
.,"' and cheating of teacher, upon the scho-
Nhy when he comes into the class to
s%, vie next lesson, in which the principles
r.r, neglected one are involved, he is wholly
"a. " understand the subject under con-
Op Tor the simple reason, that, when
nj, lA learned the principles upon which the
s..' '4Sed' he was not present. If the
- urges upon him the absolute necessity
,n.s. III his place at every recitation, he
ax 'e'!E' and with great assurance, falls
Mni p,u MS excuse for yesterdays absence,
tn "'ilef must submit but is this the