Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-07-01

acts OF his child; the accountability all
rests with the teacher.
When l was young the people, used
to go into the schoolroom occasionally,
themselves, to see how the children were
getting along, but that old, vulgar idea
is now out OF date, and the new and
improved one, that of selecting the
most trustworthy citizen of the town, to
visit in their stead, has been adoped, SO
that the parental solicitude which was
formerly felt by the whole community, is
now narrowed down and concentrated in
one individual; thus you see my young
friend. what a mighty influence zee are
exerting on the rising generation;-
suppose you have studied Rithmetic." :"
answered in the affirmative.
Can you raise the roots ?
Yes, sir. / can raise the powers, and
extract the roots of numbers. will you
please give me problem to solve
No. l don't understand Gu brute;
cast all my interest by Ready Reckon.
er,-that IS easier YOU know. You
know something alb ut Biography l sup
posc::'
Il do understand something oft. SIR
You can tell | suppose, how many
oceans, and continents, aud islands there
lis =
II think l can tell how many oceans
and continents there are, bat do not
recollect the number Of island
'Ah we'll, you are young; l do not
expect you to answer every question;
but do you understand Grammar ,
Yes sir.
We'll | don't c9nsiler that much of a
recommendation fact is, think grammar
dogatory to good morals, especially tn +
of the young lalies;-I was in school
one day last winter, an. assure You
was completely dissastcl with the
exercise in grammar; was: i love;
love you; You love me-; | mi 1ht should,
would ii could love; shall have Benz
! You could have Ben; Sha will have Ben,
and the like;I think it is s}.ear nonsense,
but custom is custom, and [ suppose 1t
must be so, but think grammar might
be improved upon.
l suggested that we might employ
some other regular verb instead of iore.
We'll, SO l think replied he, there
is where You and l agree. We might
use the words, 'sortin' potatoes; that, at
least would learn them something use
full
That would be very we'll in the COM
mon and in some of the compound forms,
answered thus : Il sor. potatoes; You
are sorting potatoes; but presume the
Young ladies' would object to conjuga-
ting it in the Passive, thus l am a
sorted potato; You are sorted potato.
We'll, you can leave that part out.
they would never know the difference;
but there is one book, which wish you
to introduce to your pupils. and that is
the Farmers Almanac. There is great
deal in that book which children should
become familiar with; for instance, when
the sun, moon and stars eclipse, the
length Of day and night, full sea, where
the sign is, so to know when to wean
calves. or take pigs off, to know when
the moon poses end fulls and quarters,
so to understand the proper time to kill
pork, or sow pease, and the like.
The Almanac should be made the
regular study of a part of every day, and
| shall expect you to make it such; let
the pupils study the whole, except the
first part, where it says. George Wash
ington, born, sich year. in office SO
long. died, sich a time; and the like,
you may omit that, because that's poll.
tics, and | wouldn't have politics get
into our schools or churches, sir, for any
consideration, no not for five dollars -
You can supply your school yourself for
trihe; | have on hand lot OF last year
ones, which l will sell you cheap; just
as goo to learn from you know
i have some of this year copies replied
II.
We'll, they are good, but on the whole
| thi'k last year ones are better, for the
days is some different from this year you
know; and that will the better exercise
their judgment.
You We passed through a good eyami-
nation, sir; am highly pleased with the
manner in which you have acquitted
yourself; it does you high honor as
teacher. and feel proud in being able
to advance the noble cause of science by
qualifying so worthy young man. You
shall have your certificate in minute
sir so saying, the self important func-
tionary went to the desk, and in short
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