New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1862-03-28

| tDIc. IL NuGI your t'iNi' ''"i piS''
ence here will not only be useless TO Yourself,
but of great aetrinent to the rest of the
schso SO yon can retire before we proceed
any further. Bat should you at any timo
make IN your mind to come in with ~ deter
mination to be orderly and gentlemanly, you
can return
AS spoke: stepped down and opened tho
door,
! 'Yon can leave 1 said.
'Sposin I'd rather stay here 2 he returned,
turning pale.
But you can't stay here = resumed in
tone and with look that made him start.
we cannot have yon here. For the good OF
the school. and for the good of tho school
alone. you must leave. | can wait but mo-
ment longer
| The fellow was determined to try my
siren 9Th But he might as well have thought
of facing u thunder bolt. was nerv;d up
to my most powerful mood felt in my arms
and hands that. were then where Sampson
once was, could have pulled down the pill
lars of the temple roof
walked slowly up to tho mans seat (tor
| he was u man in age and size, coming one
and-twcnty within month), and. placing
my hand upon his collar, he grasped the edge
of the low desk before him and held on,
With one mighty efort--an effort that sur
prised myself tore the fellow from his seat
| and raised him above my head. strobe on
to the outer entry, and, when had gained
the door,stone, / Cast him upon the sncw. He
scrambled to his feet. and, with an oath, rush.
ed towards me. | struck him between the
eyes and knocked him down. Invent and
lifted him up. and then told him to go home,
lie cast one look into my face from out his al
read y swelling eyes. and then. with mutter'
ings OF vengeance, he walked away,
returned to the school-room. and of course
found the scholars ut the windows, or rsth'
er, rushing back to their seats.
Now said |, with kindly smile, sup
pose we try the vote over again, tor, again.
really, / feel . Deep earnest desire to have
the whole school with me. All who are de-
sirous of having an orderly, model school,
and who are resolved to labor to that end,
will raise the right hand:'
Every hand went up in moment.
And so I commenced my school. I went
to Stephen Oliver and asked him how far he
had gone with his studies. He told me. and
l then informed him that any e'eaing when
he wished for assistance which might not
be able to render during school hours,
should be happy to grant it, it he would call
npom me ut my room He was as grateful as
! ever saw person.
| made the scholars understand that !
sheuld have no whipping going on. 1t auy
one would not behave he must leave the
school, | had come to teach the various
branches of common English education, and
those who had not vet learned to behave prop.
ery We're not taT enough advanced to be ad-
mittea to that school where the scholars
themselves had determined to have good Or.
der.
never had a better school have at
times found it necessary to punish children,
but knew that the school had had altogeth,
cr too much o!it, and resolved at the outset
not TO strike blow save in selfdefence,
and to turn from the school every child that
would not obey. Oliver was Of great assist.
anee to mo- WIcn wished to- leave the room
for a short time, | felt perfectly confident OF
order in leaving him in charge. He studied
hard, and ere long he b came really athirst
for knowledge. He spent many evenings with
nae. and they were profitable to both.
had Kept the school three weeks. On the
Sabbath evening following the third Satur.
day. IA | sat with MIR. Ronney and family.
some one knocked at the door One of tho
children answered the summons, and retHrn-
cd, followed by John p"tncy. He said that
he wanted to speak 10 me. led the way to
nv room. where u good ire was burning.
bace the young man good evening, and
told him lie had taken stormy season for u
walk.
'les, SIR be returned in ha'E.chokins
tone it does storm hard, very hard. But,
sir, don't mind that, Pm used to it.
wanted to sec you. sir. ~
He stopped and gazcd down upon the floor.
l. L..
said, 'ior assure you that you are speaking
to one who would BE your friend under ali
circumstances
4 want to come to school, SIR burst from
his lips spasmodct!iy.
i thank you. John-l thank YOU cried.
extending my hand, which he took ut once,
Since came TO this ace nothing has occur
red to afford me laurc pleasure than this
Como tomorrow morning. and you will find
one of the hcst schools in the country We
won't think Of the pnst--we'll only try for i'm,
prOyemcnt in the future
The stout, hard youth cried like child,
Mr.. Bonncy said 1t beat all
Why said he, 'heres school that's been
going on to rack and ruin for years. because
they couldn't find Il master strong enough
to conquer tho big boys. and now they are
all conquered without even so much as blow,
And yet he added, after rejecting awhile
: 1t amt the nature Of man to be very good
under blows, and spose children have all
the feelings of men, The lash may keep them
under while 1t is over them, but it don't pro,
duee an effect that you Gun depend upop.
That is it. l replied. The obedience pro.
duced by the lash is only obedience to the
lash. 1t can never beset one iota of respect
for the one who wieds it. am not prepared
to say that the lash is never. under any cir,
necessary. Society is in ter
ribly warped and unchri>tian state but there
is one thing can say will never keep an.
other school that cannot govern without the
rod. If there chances to be II bay who will
not behave, then the school shall net suffer