Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-02-08
Correspondence.
Fer the staBda,i
School Government.

WI" inc Sislia'ure-'ames, l copg
heartily subscribe TO a part of tho.
Gle, but think he missed the trpo 1,
when he said that the successful too,
"must be superior to the scholars -
cdtiy, because there are in many dis
a set of youth who associate tbs a..
a whipping with the word master =,
measure men not by their mental br.,
their bodily powers, and when tbo,
the school-master they begin to mai;,,
at once upon the probability Of H..
being able to put him out of the wind,
or the door,"
That there are places where such !.
pure and unhealthy moral atmosDb,
prevails is lamentable fact. And vb..
we see amiable and talented teacb,,
driven away from their schools ere Il.
term has half expired because thev %,
not govern them, we have conclusive O.
1
idence where some of these places are
But does it follow that school govern
ment must be based upon physical DOW
er? If so, many promising youth ma,
despair at once, of ever being qualified
teach and govern a school. "Wbo on
add one cubit TO his stature ?" Takir,
this as rule I can hardly believe tbers
would be giant frames enough to supply
! the demand for teachers. Then, tbe
work of education must 60 forward upon
race of mere underlings and cowarls
Does this look like Improvement? Does
it not rather look like going far back to
commune with the deeds of the forgotten
dead? 1t has been told us that once the
mammoth power was considered an all
important prerequisite for governing a
school; but am quite unwilling to be.
lieve / was born to live in such time.
Well, it may be asked, how the evil
complained of is to be remedied! Why
kill it out and bury it without shroud OF
coffin. My plan to kill the evil would be
! as follows =
Find a young lady with unblemiohed
reputation, one too who is in the habit Of
getting up betimes, and can sport with
every branch to be taught-one whose
sparkling eye would look the dull moper
into state of glee; no matter if she Las
a slender and delicate constitution, if she
possesses sufficient physical power to per.
form the teaching; place such an one
within one of those school rooms
Then let parents, and scholars understood
that if scholar disobeys or puts the hand
of violence on that teacher he subjects
himself, and them to disgrace not par.
alelled by that of the highway robln
Let every young man and miss undel.
stand that disobedience there, will placea
mark of disgrace upon them that they
must wear to the grave. In short, wake
up the finer feelings Of their nature, and
teach them the better way; of being
gentlemen and ladies in the school room
as well as in the sanctuary or the domes-
tic circle. Once create a sense of what
is right and lovely-excite them to feel
that they stand above single mean act.
and that young lady viii be able to show
you a model school. Much of the work
in creating such feeling devolves on the
parent. They will con tribute not little
to the government of the school by visit
ing it and giving word of timely couns
sci. Does any one say our plan is i'm.
practicable? We answer, it has been
done, and can be done. VIII not friend
James try it and report his success.
Never mind if she requires the wages
OF man. If she can earn it, why n0
pay 1t! Better pay the wages Of two
men than not put away the brutal and
barbarous idea of putting the teacher cont
the window, or door," The ridicuIOus
association of the words "MaSter aaI
'0h'spping!" Whipping and gallons lock
much more like associates.
Only getthe current of public
corrected in these places, and there W.
be no need of much physical strength to
govern the school. If I were to teach
one of those schools 1 would give more
for correct and healthy state of feeling
among the parents than | would for the
strength Of Sampson. Without that
parental restraint which follows the chill
dren where ere they go, but little can be
done for their improvement.
If it will not seem to be egotistical, We
would kindly invite James to give us a
call, and we should be pleased to intro
duce him to a model school where physi-
cal superiority is made of no account.
I'll. N. HovEY.
Albany, Jan. 20, 1856.