The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-11-16

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GOVERNING a SCuooL.-Sorne wears
since, while spending few days in a qui-
ct village In one of :he western counties
OF the State, and not being pressed with
business, | concluded to pay a visit to the
TWO schools in the town, each of which
was IN charge of female teacher with
whom l had some acquaintance. Know
Ing one OF them to have been more than
ordinarily dlligent student, aud also to be
possessed of strong, clear mind, [ gave
her school the preference as regards the
priority of my visits. Order had beer
called fsiiy half an hour at the time / en-
tered the room, or at least more tEan that
length of time had elapsed since the hour
of beginning the exercises Upon enter
ing, it was hardly possible not to motto,
my friends embarrassment, the crimson
suttuSlng her cheeks as she alphabetically
said that her pupils appeared very noisy
this morning" Two tull hours of visit
convinced me that in saying her pupils
appeared very noisy, she spoke only the
! truth. "What will do with these up-
governable children ?'' was the question
she addressed me after dismissal of her
school; Il talk TO them, l watch them.
punish them, do everything [ can TO get
| them to keep quiet and to study, but it
ali seems to be no use" And it .cas of
no use. IL controlling her school, she
herself made more noise than enough tn
overturn the quiet and good order of any
set OF pupils La her hands during reel
tations were textbook, stick and bell.
while either bell, stick, or her tongue was
IN just less than constant use. A. the
time ! entered, a reading class was reci-
ting. \ scene ensued something like the
| following: Read, John" John gets
up to read Dingle dingle rings out
from the bell. $50 ahead, John, and
read" John reads ABOUT line, when
half dozen quick, sharp raps interrupt
Johns reading, and momentarily occupy
the attention OF those who would be dili-
gent if given opportunity. John again
proceeds, but before finishing his para
graph, be is stopped by, "Jane what are
you doing there? will you always be in
mischief? why can't you behave Yourself
and attend to your books, and not be all
the time giving annoyance to your teach
er 20 Thus through hout the morning the
exercises we're interrupted, the teacher
barassed to exhaustion, and the school
Kept in continual uproar Now, a rem
edy for all this might be found ia the OBJ
servance cf few rules:
l. Preserve at all times a quiet, self
possessed demeanor, never getting confused
nor petuant.
,. Choose the proper moment for re-
proof, that is, duriHs the intervals between
recitations, or iu case of necessity for in
staLt correction by words, between the
moments occupied in recitation by differ
ent scholars
3. Speak in voice no louder than is
necessary to be heard
i. Do.not scoid, but let the words be
few, aud, if need be, sharp
5. Do not threaten any more than is
Included in a necessary warning of the
punishment you will positively inflict FOR
certain offences.
6. Do not Oe needlessly severe in the
infiction of punishment.
T. Have as few rules as possible. 4
multiplicity Of rules are so many tempta.
tiona to sin.
s. Never let pupil see that you are at
loss what to do.