Smyrna times., 1858-07-15
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
NrH'ch Iot to, &Ar..
School IlNain,NaI.G1..

That School may be Of the grc%'r>I aa,. b.
tage to those attending them, 1t Is evidently
necessary that all concerned should manifest Il
feeling OF interest in their advancement, and Il
Willingness to make sacrifices for their prospcr-
". Children shoAid be tasked sufficiently in
school to require Il considerable portion ut thcir
tiMe ont Of school in the preparation ot lessons.
This time should be freely granted by parents,
and not be inIringed upon by other duties. but
assigned to Il particular portion Of the day
when children should be called from anything
else they may be engaged IA, and, If necessary,
compelled to prepare their tasks for the day
ensuing. BY doing this, the Teacher will be
saved great deal Of trouble, aud the pupil be
enabled TO progress at least ono third more
rapidly in his education than when study cut ol
school is not pursued. Children should not be
allowed TO stay from school except when it is
absolutely necessary, for the good otthc pupil
and convenience OF the Teacher-t1r often d
single days absence does an injury that is felt
throughout the Term. Then, ut The close OF
each quarter, the studies pursued should be re-
viewed in the presence Ot parents and others
capable Of Judging OF tho proficiency made du-
ring the session, and in no case should cXami-
nations be delayed beyond the specified Iime.-
If examinations ale looked for at the close of
the Term, the lessons are studied with refer
ence to that time, impressed upon the memory,
sosIhat with reviews, which should be frequent
during the session, and examination at the
close, the studies Will most likely become fixed
in the mind, so as 10 remain permanent and be
of use in after life, Without examinations,
from which it should be understood no one will
be excused without Il gery good reasun-and
the Teacher 10 be the judge--therc is Il great
temptation to avoid recitation when difficult
lesson occurs, and to pass other lessons over
without that attention so necessary To their
perfect commlttal-so that they suon pass out
of mind and are of little use to the pupil
Sometimes the word comes, 8" Ma SAYS need
not be examined this Quarler-she says once
a quarter is too often" second will bring
another excuse--and another yet-a different
one. To all we would say--th&t the opinion
OF all the best educators OF the present day is
that examinations and reviews cannot come too
Otten-and our own experience fully corrobo-
rates the statement, though 1t is not always the
best policy pecuDlarlly, yet the only hesitation
there can be Is between Interest and duty and
strange as 1t may seem To some in the present
state of the financial world, we Hean to keen
a cOnscience-and believing we know our duty
in school quite as we'll as parenlS-we have
undertaken TO discharge those duties conscien.
tious sy-and those parents who would not like
their children subject to ID rigid discipline or TO
pursue their stud.es SO thoroughly that they
can make respectable appearance before an
audience, we recommend to some OF our fashion
able boarding schools, where we can assure
them they will not be troubled by examinations
or being kept in" for missed lessons We
wish we could bring tins trcth before the minds
OF all patrons Of schuul< torcibIy as Teach
ers realize it. We woud like to cite their at
tentlon to some cases that come to our knowl.
edge in the course Of our Tcachng-o students
who have been studying languages and other
higher branches-bul WHO, upon examination,
were found very drfcr in the first principles
of the common English brauchrs--we could
designate several. That class Of scholars we
will have nothing TO do With, unless they are
willing To begin AT th c.InuiLg-and proceed
no faster than they caa thoroughly understand
.. n. Bass.
SMYRNA. DEL