Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-10-01

The Monday evening lecture was by Mr.
Nurthend. Subject.-TuE WoRk [of the
tcacherl AND Tux woREERs. This lecture
was 50 full Of good things that LEES injustice
will 10 done the speaker by general indi'
cation Of tho character Of his lecture than
a meascr report. II was an earnest state
men, Of the teachers responsibility, the
qualifications which this responsibility r.
quires, and the duties which il devolvcs up
on him. Ills work yields to none IN nobIl.
ity and Importance. lie shapes for eterni-
~. Did all teachers feel rs they should.
and practice as they nigh, the teachings Of
this lecture, our common school system
would bear better fruit.
Rioday uring. Lecture by Mr.. Bro~n.
TnE ScnooL AND IT'S GOVERNMENT. The
child /. father Of tho man. II this Is 80,
with wha, Importance does 1t invest the
teacher. work. the forming OF the future
man.
Taking education In its broadest sense OF
dcvelopemsut. II becomes important for the
teacher to decide how he is TO govern the
little community committed to his care. To
SON, pupils frJwn is = whipping, TO some
a hra,hirg is no more than just desert
II the teacher would govern hi. school,
he mus, fr., Of all govern himself, then
there are three ways Of governing the
school by Force, by Love. by Character.
one Of those the teacher will U.s. Force Is
the lowest Of the three, either IN the nation
or the school. Only 800 years ago the An.
elo Saxon drank blood FROM the skull OF his
enemy. and offered up human victims on
altars Of stone. In this moment OF history,
what change has taken place in this race
Thus nations grow up from force TO char
ae.er. So does the school. Some kop
school, Others ioach school. The former
hold !, in check by force. They are masters
10y virtue Of their position. The latter
draw on, the powers Of their pupils. They
are masters by virtue OF their disposition.
Although force cannot always b. dispensed
with, the wor., teachers are usually those
who use it most.
In treating Of the second method, the
speaker considered Love in school govern.
men, synonym Of coaIing. Taking it in
this sense, he very properly called !, good
Tor nothing.
The third and only true method is tina, Of
Character by tai. the teacher rules by
what he IS, no, by what be SONS 10 b..
The question /. often asked, 4" Can rough
natures be subdued by kindness" When
Florence Nightingale, in the hospitals a,
Scuari, passed along the lines OF cots, her
very presence seemed to sooth the pain and
calm the delirium Of the wounded and dy.
ing, and they would turn and Hiss her
shoulders as it passed. Tho toughest ma
tur,s oaH b. subducd by kindness.
The lecture on Wednesday evening was
by Mr.. Northend upon Ina DuriEs AND ER.
RoKs 90 TEACHERS AND PAKESrs. People
mus, pay for education. Some, he said,
paid Tor !, by furnishing prisons aud jails ;
other, by furnishing reform schools; tho
better way was by sustaining common
schools. Colleges and academies are impor.
tant. bu, the common schools are the mos,
important Institutions.
One duty Of parents Is to furnish good
school houses. lie then reviewed the ar.
gumen,s Of those who oppose the change in
thi. respect. In some towns We ind all
buildings beautiful except school houses.
L. these towns education is always in low
state. A new house is one Of the best things
with which 10 start an interest in school
matters.
A second duty is to employ good teach.
ers. Good teachers should be well paid.
Well qualified teachers cannot afford to
teach for q mere pittance, because their
qualifications mu.t have cost them much
time and money. Good, well.qualihed
teachers can scarcely be oyerpaid-poor
ones, scarcely undergrad. To make good
scholars, constant attendance Is necessary.
A school is like chain an absent boy Is q
link gone. 1, is like ladder every time
boy is absent he takes out round.
A third duty OF parents Is TO visit the
schools. lie spoke Of the neglect OF this
duty. In one town Of IA districts, not one
parent had visited school in year. Are
there not many such towns in Maine y
The teacher has too much to do. because be
lacks encouragement and assistance from
parents.
Ii is importan, tina, small scholars should
have q good instruction. The teacher should
be a pattern.
There are usually too many studies in
school. Elementary studies are too much
neglected. There is too great haste to get
into the fret class. In this matter the
teacher should judge, and the paren, should
cooperate with him.
Mr. Brown then followed in 4 few peril
nent remarks upon the duties Of parents.
The lecture on Thursday evening was by
Mr.: Brown; his subject, "TnK TEACHER,
TnES AND Now"
The world has never been willing to nc
knowledge its creates, beueiaetSrs. II hal