Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-22

nifty generally, prevented success 10 U
any great degree. While | speak OF r
the interest of citizens, do not wish v
to be understood that there is not o
manifested enough of disposition to II
meddle and find fault, or that floating b
and often false and slanderOus re- 1
ports respecting the school, are not
readily enough caught up and made
the subject of conversation in places I
of public resort. We certainly do
not mean that parents and others are
not ready enough to listen to the
passionate, prejudicial, and usually
false reports of bad scholars, and to
sympathize with them against the just
severity from which they have suffer
ed, or that they are not ready enough
to talk against the teacher in the pres
ence of scholars, and thus take the
most effective possible measures to
destroy her authority. We are not
prepared to bring any such accusations
as these, but what we do mean is, that
the teacher is not made to feel, as
she should, that in her arduous and
) often exceedingly trying labors, she
has tho sympathy of every parent in
, the district. We mean that she and
the school are not, as they should be,
5 cheered and stimulated to higher en-
deavor by the frequent presence of the
] parents, and by word from them of
r rebuke for the sluggish and erring,
y and of approval and encouragement
+ for the dilligent, and that she is not
y received as stranger or an enemy,
e but as friend. We mean that she is
o not, as she should be presumed to be
d competent and faithful until the con-
l. trary is not only surmised. but proved !;
l. and that when wrong is suspected,
o pains are not taken to ascertain quiet
1t " the precise facts of the case, before
it. any action is taken. And here let me
e, tell you plainly, that you may search
ut the world over to find some one to
Iy blame, unless you begin at home and
each one strives to promote the inter
oil ests of the school and labors for the
If welfare of the children, your time and
lg money are wasted, and our system of
- public instruction with you is a fail
r. ure. If the parents do right, oul
On schools cannot be otherwise than sue
If Icessful, no matter what others may dc
re or say; but if the parents do wrong
e. or even neglect to do right, evils The
~ most painful to recall are sure to fol
he low. If YOU would not set up al
AZ anti-government in your schools, ant
ny iOlCC SOuI tChCliCIS W / ulc WIN
MS rod Of iron" then instil into tn
CT, minds Of your children a love for tn
TIL wholesome regulations of the schoo
IN room. and respect for the teacher
ro- authority, giving them to understan
lus that defiance to her laws will be r.
1 a garded as parental diSobedience; an
remember that the erroneous impre!
I'm sions which parents who never visit
OF school imbibe, in regard to its manage
DOL ment, may be traced almost invar
av- ably, to the garbled reports of chilC
he rem, "Who are over apt to judge
ex- haste, And lose the medium in tn
ler mild extreme" Thus arises thos
ost threats, too often INDUCED in by thel
his in the presence of their children, ii
sh- they have drank in spirit of insul
hat ordination which defies all proper r
dis straint, and the teacher is obliged
lem establish despotism, in order to pr
'ft- vent an anarchy; and if such cours,
red are persisted in, you will learn tt
ing late that they will prove curses, whiC
- like arrows shot abrupt, will som
ex- time on your own head light"
Out DISTRICT No. 11.-Teacher for SUI
uch mer term, Miss Sophia S. King of ST
oeo- ton. On visiting this school l foul
Tue that neatness and order were chara
HISS teristics ofit-two essential requisit
lhe for successful teaching. And thou,
hing the teacher at examination show
'ric' more than ordinary qualification
ser some of the branches taught, yet
r. some cause, better known to othe
Keep than to myself, the school did not
'reo complish its designed purpose. Al
anu while much has been said on both sid
WAS it should be remembered, that not
lhe single citizen of the district visit
Gem the school, and their opinions we
my from the conflicting reports of othe
Oh And though we do not regard t
It's school as failure, we believe it mig
hicii have been much more beneficial
IL DIS the parents had advised instead
aoie censured, and labored for the benz
CON of all the children regardless of a
sys- selfish motives The w;ntar form VI
Tue taught by Miss Amelia r. Wheeler
nave Barton Miss Wheeler though you
III III seems to possess every qualifcati
was for first class teacher. A class CO