The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-25
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He gives his idea OF what teachefs snouiu oe' "e
follows: "The selection of proper persons for the
office of teacher is q matter OF the first impor-
tance. and as its duties require long and compre-
hensiye preparation, it should be regarded rs
among the most honorable and important profes-
sions, and be committed to those whose beneficial
influence and instruction shall embrace morals
and religion, as well the intellect. Tho teacher
should be the example Of the pupil. he should
aim at the highest attainable proficiency, and not
at pleasing mediocrity. Unless he can teach
those committed to his care to think and to WORK,
and can impart to them vigor with learning, there
can bo no real advance. He must study the char
scter and disposition of his pupils, and adopt his
course of discipline to their peculiarities. Above
all. he must be uniform, consistent firm, kind in
his conduct teach moro by acts than words, and
show the children under his charge that ne has
their true interest at heart. He should look upon
them not only as the parents of new generation,
but also as heirs of immol taity, and while pre-
pairing them for usefulness in this ife nstil into
their impossible minds principles OF piety and re-
ligion for if it be true, taught by history, that
greatness depends upon virtue, it IS equally true
that religion is the fountain and support Of virtue.
Should the daily business Of the school be con-
Quoted on such principles, and the pupils be
trained in the habits Of obedience, reverence and
truthfulness and be convinced that they are noble
and lovely in themselves, and taeir practice manly
and honorable, the main object of education will
have been attained. In addition to these moral
influences, o teacher should be clothed with all
the authority of the parent in the discharge OF his
duties, and be sustained by him so long as he may
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constantly informed Of the conduct OF his child,
weekly quarterly and yearly reports of his pro-
gress should be sent him by the teacher, in which
should be stated his absences, late attendance and
misbehayior. Certificates Of advancement should
likewise be given to those who excel In studies and
conduct. The systems Of punishments ought to
be as simple and mild as they can be made effec-
tive, and when coercion has to beresorted to, it
should be generally left to the parent. Should ad-
monition, restriction Of recreation &c., fail to pro-
duce the desired effect, and tho pupil obstinatey
resist the patient expostulations OF the teacher,
there will then be no other resource than to return
him to his parents es one unworthy place In the
school.
CURIOUS QUESTION was discussed at recent
meeting of the British Royal Geographical Society.
Sir HENRY RAwIINsoN expressed the opinion that
the Sea of AraI-a body Of water having an area OF
$4,000 square miles, or three times the size Of
Massachusetts no existence in the long Pc
riod between 900 years before CHRIST, and 600
years after and the rivers Oxus and Jaxartes, now
flowing into it, both flowed into the Caspian Sea.
He said: "The sea first comes into notice in the
seventh century, and these two are spoken OF for
several hundred years as emptying into it.
Another change seems to have occurred between
1900 and 1900, and the rivers again flowed into the
Caspian Sea; but since the latter date they
slowly changed their channels till they found
an outlet in the Sea Of hral." This theory
was combatted by Sir RoDERIoK MURcMsoN, the
geologist, who affirming that the mere absence OF
ausion to the Sea Of Aral was no proof Of its nom
existence, and citing the geological evidences that
whatever changes the sea had undergone they
must have occurred Icing before the birth OF his
tory or tradition. Sir HENRY RAwLINsoN, in reply,
said that evidence exists in the writings Of the 14th
and 18th centuries, that common highway Of
travel from Europe to Asia passed directly over
the region now covered by the waters of the Aral.
His opponent admitted that such evidence would
be conclusive. Herethe debate ended, with tho
understanding that Sir HENRY is to collect and
publish. the proofs OF bis assertion. 81, g -
THE PAIL, MALL GAZETTE says: SON Sunday last
London society gave the Yiceroy of Egypt bitter
taste Of its quality. Everybody knows that, al
though it is very wrong for. the lower classes OF
London to go anywhere but to church on Sun lays,
or to wish to drink anything but water, the upper
classes Of the metropolis may with perfect proprie-
ty smuse and refresh themselves innocently at
Richmond, Greenwich, Maidenhead, or in the Re-
gents Park, as much as they please. Consequent
" the approaches to the Geological Gardens are
crowded on Sunday afternoons with hundreds Of
private carriages, conveying to the gardens the
wealth, beauty and fashion Of London, fearfully
and wonderfully attired. In rash moment the
Viceroy Of Egypt was tempted by his cicerone to
repair. thither too; and as soon as his highness
was known to be in the gardens, q commotion en-
sued much suoh as might have been expected had
the lions escaped from their cages or the cobra
capellas got loose. The unhappy Egyptian was
mobbed, hustled and hunted up one walk and
down another, until with difficulty he extricated
himself by somewhat undigui6ed fight, and re-
gained his carriage scared and breathless. The |
gentlemen and ladies who took part in that enelte
might with unquestionable advantage take les
son in the propreties of life from MIR. BEALEs and
the roughs Of Lcud6n."
TIE New YORK Tribune says: Turkey and |
Greece have both sent diplomatic representatives |
to Washington, and there is report that the tra-
ditionL enmity which has subsisted for ages be-
tween those two countries will find expression
l,to riy hat
minister's. That is q matter about
which we need not concern ourselves, but it is an
evidence that the United States are rapidly rising
TO foremost position in the community Of nations
and that the peoples Of the old world are learning
10 care great deal more for our friendship than
they ever did before. We have gone our own way
70 Log, outstanding our resources and silently
building up our power, keeping our hands out OF
European squabbles, and permitting no foreign
States to interfere with ourselves, that when, at
The close Of our war, Europe found us great and
formidable, the discovery came upon her with
shock Of surprise. She is beginning to perceive
chief nations Of the earth and that at very dis
sant day we may exert as strong an influence upon
the destinies Of the old as we long have upon the
affairs Of the new continent
TEE PROGRESS Of the West is described by
writer in the Cincinnati Gazette, who says that
seventy three years ago the first boat started from
Cincinnati up the Ohio. 1t was bullet-proof,
equipped with two cannon and small arms. The
round trip to Pittsburg was made in about four
weeks. At that time Cincinnati was mere mill
;ary post, which three years afterward only con-
aimed five hundred inhabitants. Pittsburg was
title nest built away up in the forks of this great
highway of nature, and between these two points
wilderness stretched on either side Of the river.
,eventy-three years since and Fort Washington,
With population Of two or three hundred, is Gin
,nnati with population CT 25OOOO Pittsburg is