The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-06

| prohciency OF tnis KIND are given IN the re
port Of Mr. Fell, of Bucks county, who says
"a teacher ia one of our schools, aciua.
ed doubtless by patriotic motives, and 'lus
Tor never dying fame,' undertook to instruc
his pupils in the art militaire. Each wal
armed with club, and the forces being
equally divided, were ordered by their gen.
eral 10 make an onslaught on each other
At the word of the commander they sprang
forward like young Sparlans, making the
woods ring with their yells, beating each
other in most savage manner, ill they were
literally covered with blood. All desertsrs
from the ranks Of the telligerenis were pur-
sued and soundly drubbed for lack of pluck.
The neigabors not feeling disposed to second
the efforls of this domino in his plan OF
Teaching the young ideas how to shoot,
lodged complaint. with the directots, who,
'afer proper investigations Of tho .ffair,
courl-msrtialed the fellow, and discharged
him from service.
"Yea's hence, when the education of all
classes will be far in advance Of what il is
at present, when the Iabarynihs of mystic
science will be revealed, and the schoolmas.
ter will be able to
"Unravel the figured veil that hidslh Egyp,'s
Gods :"
il may be satisfactory 10 glance retrospect
i've eye at by-gone events, and TO know The
scholastic attainmenis of some who would
fain be employed 10 instruct the children of
The present generation.
Zone who had taught school fifteen years
dit not know whether he lived in the East.
ern or Western hemisphere, bu, rather thought
ii was the Eastein Another applicant
bounded Pennsylvania on the north by the
West Indian, on The south By the Medi,era-
mean, on the east by the Atlantic, on the
west by the Indian ocean!!!
zone that came we'll recommended as hay
ing taught school several winters, when re-
quested to add ! and , together, after work.
ing some time made their sum /: and then,
when asked how many thirds make whole
one answered four. The last of whom |
shall speak had been studying divinity in a
Pennsylvania college some three yepls 10
qualify himself for home missionary. I
gave him few arithmeiical questions, moi
one Of which he was able 10 solve, although
some oil them were in long division; neither
could he enumerate the digits, without much
difficulty. propounded this sentence in die.
talion to him. IA gentleman of insane mind
threw himself into the river Seine.n He
wrote il as follows Gentleman of an in.
,aiu rni-d tinSw -tItussstr -ta,s-.av- ss,y,r
sane"
"on one occasion this summer, out of
fourteen applicants for the schools in the
township, two only were examined in geog-
raPhy, and one IN grammar.w
The publication Of snch reports as these,
and the exposure of ignorance such as these
aspirants exhibit, will do much to diminish
the evil. Every year, indeed, IS diminishing
The difficulties Of the Pennsylvania school
system. Normal schools are multiplying
and increasing the supply Of competent men
and women TO fill the pasls of teachers. The
generation now in course of education will
include, when it arrives at maturity, very
lew who will moi be able TO say how Penn
sylvania is bounded, and none whose IDEAS
Of education ore like those of the Bucks
county pedasogue, who made his scholars
opposing armies and compelled ,hem to feht
ill they were "li;erally covered with blood"