The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-25
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slows "Tho selection Of proper po,sono for tho
0Ico ur tcacucr is n matter Of tho first inipor-
,nco, and MS It's duties require long and comprc-
ousiyo preparation, it should be regarded as
nong tho most honorable and important profess
ions, and be committed to those Whose beneficial
influence and instruction shall embrace morals
nd religion rs well tho intellect. Tho teacher
houd bo tho example Of tho pupil. He should
I'M at tho highest attainablo proficiency, md not
t pleasing ncdiocr;ty. Unless he can teach
l,oso committed to his caro- to think and to work.
md can impart TO them vigor with learning, there
MI be 10 real advance. lie must study tho char
ctor and disposition VI his pupils, and adopt his
.ourso Of discipline to their pcculiarilics. Abore
ILL., hc must be uniform consistent, firm, Kind IN
,is conduct, toach moro by nets thuii words, and
show tho children undor his charge that lie has
lcir truo interest mt heart. He shonld look npon
.hom not only as tho parents ot now generation,
but also as hoirs Of Immortality, nnd whilo pre-
paring them for usefulness III this lito, istil into
thor imprcssiblo minds principles Of piosy and re-
gion for if it DO truo, rs taught by history, TINT
greatness depends upon vrtuo, it IS equally true
that religion is tho fountain and support OF rirtuc
Should tho daily business OF the school be con-
ductcd on sucN principles, and tho pupils bo
trained in tho habits Of obedience, revcrcnco and
trulhiulncss and DO convinced that They are noblc
md honorable, tho main object of education will
havo bocn attained. In addition to thcso moral
influences, q teacher should 20 clothed with oil
tho authority Of tho parent in tho discharge OF his
duties, and DO sustained by him 30 long ns c may
intrust his ciitl to his That he may bo kept
constantly informed of tho conduct Of his Child,
weekly quarterly md yearly reports OF his pro-
rrosB should be scnt him by tho teacher, in which
should bo stated his nbsrncos, late attendance and
msbohayior. Certificates OF advancement should
likowiso DO given to those who excel in studies nn'
conduct Tho systsmoS qf Ias % In
should bo generally left to tho parent. sho,,J ,5
moniton, restriction Of recreation a.. n a. r.U-
ducc tho dcsirod effect, and tho pupil obstinatcy
resist tho patient expostulaiions Of tho teacher,
thore will then DO no other resource than to return
him to his parents as one unworthy placo in tho
school.
A CURIOUS QUESTION was discussed ut recent
meeting Of tho British Royal Geographical Society.
Sir HENRY RAwLlNsoS expressed the opinion that
the Sea OF Arai--a body Of water having OIL area OF
$4,000 square sailes. or ,thrco times tho sizo OF
Massachusetts, Ind no existence in tho long pe-
riod between GOO years before CHRIST, and GOO
years after; and tho rivers OSus and Jaxartcs now
flowing into it, both flowed into tho Caspian Sea.
He said: "Tho sea FIRST comes into notice in tho
seventh century, and thcso two are spoken of for
several hundred years as enptyinG into it.
Another change socms to hayo occurred belwcon
1900 and 1900 and The rivers again flowed into tho
Caspian Sea; but since tho lnt,or date thoy
slowly changed their channels till thoy found
outlet in tho Sca of bral." This theory
WAS combattod by Sir RoDEnIcK MuRcuIsoS the
gcologist, who affirming that tho mcre absence Of
ILLUSION to Tho Sea Of Afa was no proof Of its non
existence and citing tho geological evidences that
whatever changes tho sea had undergone they
must have occurred long before tho birth Of lis
tory or tradition. Sir HENRY RAwLIssoN, in reply,
said that evidence exists in tho writnge of tho 18th
aud 10th centuries, that common highway of
travel from Eurnpo to Asia passed directly over
tho region now covered by the waters of the Aral.
His opponent admitted that such evidence would
bo conclusive. Hero tho dobato endod, with Tho
understanding that Sir HESnY is to collect aud
publish tho proofs Of his assertion.
TIE PAIL. MALL GAZETTE snya: son Sunday lns.t
London society gayo tho Nicoroy OF Egypta bitter
taslc of its quality. Everybody knows that, al
though it is very wrong FOR tho lower classes of
London to &c. anywhere but TO church on Sun lays,
or TO wish to drink Inyihing but water, tho upper
classes of tho metropolis muy with perfect proprc-
ty amusc and refresh themselves innoccntly at
gents Park, as much us they please. Consequent
ly tho approaches to tho Geological Gardens aro
crowded on Sunday afternoons with hundreds OF
private carriages, conveying to tho gardens tho
wealth, beauty and fashion Of London, fcarfully
and wonderfully attircd. In rash moment tho
Viceroy Of Egypt was tempted by his c;cerono to
repair thither too; nd as Eoon as his highncss
was known to be in the gardens o commotion on
sucd much such as might Eayo bocn expected had
the lions escaped from their cages or tho cobra
capelas got loose. Tho unhappy Egyptian was
mobbod, hustled and hunted up ono walk and
down another. until with difficulty no cxtricated
Mmaolf by somewhat undigniicd flight, md re-
gained his carriage scared and brcalhlcss. Tho
gentlemon and ladies who took part in that eneufe
might with unquestionablo advantage lake a les
son in the proprietios Of lifo from Mr. DEALrs and
tho roughs Of London"
THE New YonK Tribune aays:. Turkey nnd
Greece haro both sent diplomatic representatives
to Washington, md thcre is report that tho tra-
ditonal onmity which has aubsisted for ages be-
twcen ttoso two countrie, will find oppression
hero in determined social rivalry between their
respective ministers. That is n matter about
which we need not concern ourselves, bit it is nm
evidence that tho United States aro rapidly rising
to foremost position in tho community of nations
and that tho peoples OF Tho old world aro learning
to oarc great deal moro for our friendship than
they over did before. Wo have gone our own way
so long, outstanding our rcsources and silently
building up our power, keeping our hands out OF
European squabblcs, and permitting no foreign
States to interfcre with oursclvos thai when, ut
tho close Of our war, Europe fund us groat and
formidable, tho discovery camo upon her with q
shock Of surprise She is beginning TO perceive
now that America il fast becoming ono OF the
chief nations OF tho onrtl and TINT ut no very dis
tant day We may exert as strong an influence upon
tho dcstinics OF tho old ms wo long havo upon tho
Affairs Of the now continent. Ft' 'EuTI
THE PROGRESS OF tho West is described by n
writor in tho Cincinnati Gdzeno who sayo th-t
soyenty-three years ago the frat boat started from
eIu'prS1' "-s.- tha 0hia--. It.. WAS lullet-proof,
round trip to Pittsburg was made in about fonr
Weekg. AT thnt. .timo Cincinnati WAS moro mill
tary post, which tlreo years aftorward only con-
tained fvo hundred inhabitants. Pittsburc wn. .
tflo nost, built away up In tho forks of this prcot
highway OF nature, and between these two points
wilderness stretched on either side of the rvor
sovonty-tirco years since and Fort Washineton
with population Of two or throo hupdrod IL Gin,
cinnat with population OF 250,O ,O0O Pittsburc 10
no longer nest, but it is grcat city; tho two or