The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-10-21

excellent map, wonder II the Schooi
Board will furnish us a copy.) The.
pupils are we'll posted: they have
learned a great many facts from She
maps, from the histories of Ohio and,
by inquiry, from their parents and
friends,-and the lesson is very inter-
esting and instructive. They know
the situation of the county seat; where
the railroad runs; the names and cour-
ses of the streams on whose borders
they have spent many happy hours
they know the course that Morgan
took through the county; where Moore
field and Stumptown and Hammond's
Crossroads are; they can point out
the place where "The Harrison Coun-
ty Militia" were drawn up in line of
battle at Georgetown Heights" and
where Shackleford's shells were
thrown. Some of the boys perhaps,
"chased' Morgan and can boast of
carrying musket and sleeping on q
soft board, ct cetera. All the mem.
bers of the school who are present and
have been regular in attendance have
been greatly benefited by the recita-
tion, but when the roll of the class is
called "Tom's father and mother
didn't know nothing about anything
and che had been kept to home this
morning to gwafter (go after) some to>
baccy for the ole man." "Tardy
Dick furgot to look at thare maps an
books an things an he's spected HIS
father didn't know nothin' neither,
about cricks an standin' stones an
the injuns an them as first come unto
the country" The class is excused
and just after they have taken then
seats, lazy, worthless "lIarry' makes
his appearance. Els has lost all the
recitations of the rnorning; he has fail
ed to know anythinglaBqut the lessons
specially assigned for .the .day-his
own county, and when the teacher
talks with him of his conduct he ac.
knowledges what his faithful teacher
has seen already that he KEEPS LATE
HOURS AND BAD COMPANY.
Poor Tom and Dick and Harry!
This sketch is not merely fanciful
Happy are you if you KNOW that one
ofyour children is not "Tom, ""Dick
or Harry"
Finally, I request you to interes
= yourself in your child's learning, ant
place of learning | would urge as g
matter of the first Importance that yo'
manifest the interest you feel in al
possible ways. Do you often ask you
child to spell word for you, to rca'
for you, to tell you the meaning of
. word, or do you often test his knowl
edge of numbers by asking him ques
tions that occur to you, practically
! every day? Do you correct a mispro
nounced word or an ungrammatlca
phrase? Or do you strip from his Ian
guage the street slang? Do you tai
{ to your child Of the news of the day
of loyalty and disloyalty and the in
. portance of ACQUIRING THE HABIT O
BEING ORDERLY? Do you ever eS
y plain the principles and operations
the institutions of our country and in
terest him so that desire to know a
the facts of our history may grow
= his mind? Do you see to it that h
= amusements are healthful and usefu
~ Did you ever make toy for him ar
- explain the principles on which it w'
=, made? Do you ever spend an hour
u sport with your children? How ofte
. have you visited your child's schoo
. IF you are about to plant vegetabl
III you 60 into your garden, fix the fe
10 ~, ces, remove the rubbish, manure Il
VI ground, lay it off in plats and loos'
Il we'll the soil; then, when all things a
= ready you plant the seed; wait an
10 iousIy for the signs of its growth; VII
~ ; it often; and tend it carefully seeil
u, that there is nothing to harm it a
! retard its growth, until your labor
L, rewarded by the increase of the Sc
nj planted each after its kind. The mi
he is better garden and good though
H. arc the seeds to be sown. speak
:" the place of learning that you m
i, interest yourself in "what you ha
~ and what you might have"
lte Yours TRULY.
nd The Republican Idea.