Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-09

he should provide remedy consider also tnat
in the discipline Of a score, or of two c"otcs Of
youth, there will arise many questions demand
ing reflection, and then ask yourself, what OPP
rortunity the teacher has for reflection and study
Has he time for reflection or for sober thought
in the school room, or has he in the strange fam
lily to which he goes at night Can the teach
er prepare himself for all the duties of his school
if no evening of studious quiet comes to him
But what is the remedy? 1t may not be TOO
late TO provide that the teacher hoard at one
place but if it is, still something may be done.
For the week yoI board the teacher can you
not provide him a room and fire and light, that
he may have his books and his quiet and his pre-
paraton for the morrow's labor? Cannot you
say io him, " II you are mortal and if you par
take Of the fraties common to other mortas you
must need rest from the libors OF the day, and
opportunities to prepare for the duties Of NOR
row, and have accordingly provided for you a
a ioom and fire and light" Will not then, those
opportunities BE- improved? Ifyou are social
man and wish the teachers company, YOU need
not fear, for after a little rest and study he will
be III better condition for your society, so that
one hour shall I've worth more than the whole
evening otherwise. Add to this that You will
respect him more, and be yourself more respect
cd. and that your, r,chldren will respect him more
and he more niueCced by him, and you can
hardly fail this small effort to make your school
a good one.
NOW that the teacher is provided Tor at home,
let us see i! he is supplied with all needlul aids
at we Scnoo'-roon iias 'hc school-hou,c
eouu o'ackooaru' OF suincien! size IL moi, there
IS ''me TO pro''de one Tor tins very winter, and
my square ieet OF blackboard your school house
Snou,i nave NO eood 'eacher oi experience
VIII 'ee' ,nat ne can 90 w'lhoui IT.
you nave 'ns u'"cNp.aru' nave you ser OF
outline maps MANY OF your scholars study
1e"g'aphn' ana II IS q wen established iact that
VlasS WIN i'a'h Ia" 'Wice as Wueh OF He"gra-
Ply III 'etm WIN r,, oI'lne maps well used as
"i"Vu' '"e''i, Inns Wou'o MAKE u an onlect 10
Pr. 'ne maps 'or 'i'S WINTER pn' when procured
~" win haNI .nen' 'or many succeeding terms
.o' V':u W Wy" YOU nave secured uou"'e tne
".Fu's,,'on VI "'osi tl"!' on "hlch you can reck-
y" "I'.ou' onom' NOT Is 'h's a''' ,herr VIII oe
w" ','''u'' """N'neu ~ scn"oi "ih'n VIII
rN''.Iu W a., ,Ie S'iulcs' ne VeS' set OF OUT
my u'"l 'p' '"o oo,nn'o' scno"l 'au ne ootain-
:" ''' - S ~" navy '"c ""PS' nave
you a 9'ooe lh's aga'h WIN he new power
" sSuo.' ~ WV e',""'c '''e 'c",h'r 10 eAP'an
wa. "".O' oo P''''''" ncl ~ wen
T'"'' ~ .' "i'o " s""fe ""I "o"1hs Oh 'he earth
'1V r Nnu'' VI '"' anu n'E"'' anu 0, 'he chahgc
VI s'nSo,S anu living 10 your SCHOLARS more del-
""u al" cie",el ioeas on one suVlert VIII lead
" ','IIe vNHo' WIN 'cSa'u 10 o'hets
~ 'Vu """''' VI ''"'9 "'o VI ''' n's"cs' hhpol-
"''Ir'S t.,, >.
you nave al 'hese' nave you webster ~
'p''uIcu DIOuon'r! III your S,h9o',toom Inns
.''"u'" .o or eN''r uen' n'' IeSS' oo'h '"r Tue
''nt'.'' y. use anu 'oI NV s'ho''fS
- n''Iut w 'u," - " RESERVOIR o. mat
h"o"'ouSe ""'" Is 'he i'st ana 'he last 10 be
''na" III '',' ,V''''io'' Se"'o''
~ % "''': ~ "','' uY IT 'nc P"P's c'n ne
P'"|"e",i "'"' "'"' - .'c "ue usc VI oooAs
" '''v." WI, Is "o''" more 'ham 10 pos
s a.. w. N"o" o"''a'iis ihesc are
Wv" 'e '''"S'' ou' NV! a,o o' immense I'M
What scnool IN vermont Is 700 poor 70 procure
al iea'' one oil 'hem ior 'nis WINTER II thcy are
not already possessed : IL Is useless 10 complain
that such things are little used and soon destroy
ed, for II true /; Is the fault OF the parents Let
an interest be manifested IN hem; let tie teach
er he asked how he likes them; how, snl how
much he uses them when ms classes reclte that
use them anu tell blm ina, ycu snail call ana
see those classes perform ana be sure you inih
the promise, then VIII hacNboild, or maps, or
globe, or anything else you have, not be liable
to dlsuse or misuse
for many other reasons II Is the du'y oi pa
rents to VISIT their schools. 1t is the only way
10 gain an accurate knowledge OF the true char
ac'e' ui the School which oy your Once as pa,
rent YOU are bound to know but chiefly, 1t VIII
create an interest IN the school, It's studies, Hs
comfort and MS reputation. :,
Every parent knows That hi' boy Will take bet
ter care OF his iIle garden or the g'rl oil her
Hover bed II father and mother and the neigh
tors go sometimes 10 see H. and commend what
Is cnmmendaole, or crlilcise gently what Is de-
serving OF criticism The good farmer and the
good housewife, with all their usual neatness,
wih severally take some extra pains to have all
things IN order when company Is coming. Even
the confirmed slut se'zes broom and falls to
raising the dus' when she sees her indy neishoor
coming TO call on her 50 will school be quick
ened mo activity ny the frequent coming OF pa
rents inc mouse viii De kept IN better order the
scholars themselves w''i be IN better order and
more S,uu.pus' 'he 'eacher WIZ DC IN oe'cr or
M ntr anu WIZ teach oc'er' ppcshSe ne KNOWS .ha
ms ""rk IS 10 DC seen ana because MS auehuoh
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