The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-21


or ready to ask questions. The exercise
should be no longer than is necessary to go to
the full extent OF the POWER Of attention Of a
majority OF the class, and when the object OF
the teacher 10 gained, upon which he had pre-
pared himself, then give a recess, but
| tth. The teacher should have ready in his
ercise, in which both he and ali the scholars
| should engage wit all their spirit and energy.
This should be kept up by al until the phys
| ical powers have been sufiiciently taxed, ac-
| cordiDg to the best rules OF physical training
and according to the laws Of hygiene when It
should be dropped, and the next mental exer.
It is primary class, or il may be ARITHMETIC
| In some form On this exercise there should
be the same intensity Of attention as in the
up until the lesson is msstefed ~ ali, or until
| their mi nds have been exercised to their full
ability then change, as before, to some new
until the mind has become rested by a sum.
| cient amount of bodily exercise.
Thus I would alternate for about five hours
hours OF what may be called mental exercise.
Two and half hours would be better than
| three.
| exercises of the school, when the children are
| TO be sent home, not with a load of books on
| their arms, with the prospect Of two or three
| hours OF nightly onhnement In memorlzing
| books or lessons, which do more to supply,
| and discourage, and make the school distaste-
iul than to improve either mind or body, but
|
ant memory Of the day and no drawback.
| Then they will look forward to the next day
| with pleasure, and work with will, and do
more more work, make create, advancement in
| life than any Of our scholars do In the usual
hum-drum, monotonous, soullcBs and thought
less methods prevailing so generally every
| where
The teacher who 10 prepared, and will pre-
pare himself, to conduct his school in the man
ner pointed out, will not be likely to fail In
iaf FaN ha
will have little or no occasion for what il
| usually called discipline, and, finally, II 10
very evident that his pupil. will have re-
reasonably be expected In school hours.
, FENIAN BRoTHERHooD.-we are In receipt
Of communication requesting us to publish
adopted At : meeting Of tho awsshins t
Circle, Fenian Brotherhood" held on the 18th
instant, iDasmuch as we have published \
statement already from one said 10 have been
connected with the same order:
Whereas James Ryan, formerly amember Of
the "Whshlngton Circle, J: b. published or
caused to DC pTel,Shsd certain islse and mali;
some exalted position In the Fenian Brother.
hood, And as such seeded from the organiza-
tion, carrying with him from Its ranks some
section or class OF its members as his adhe.
rents;
And whereas by this he endeavored to injuro
belief OF discord and dIsunion in its couscils;
And whereas the said James Ryan was, at
the time of said publication, on trial before
the constitution, and OF his solemn pledge OF
membership, with a moral certainty of con.
viction and expulsion; therefore be II
:, Resoired, That we denounce the said James
Ryan to the organization and to the people az
convicted and expelled member OF the Fe-
MAN Brotherhood, who, for = long time, has
occupied no other position than that OF
minority OF one, the extent OF whose impor-
tance, influence, and adherents may be judged,
not only from that fact, but also from this:
that during his whole connection with the
brotherhood the records show that he has not
been able to bring to II half dozen members.
We denounce his said action and publication
asa asa base fabrication, invented for the pur-
sion BY the Circle with n false dignity and
Importance, and an act which was as silly and
piuable In him As man, as II was trcacher-
Gus In him IS = Fenian, and as both deserving
OF nothing, beyond acorrection and warning,
but nipple contempt, justw what 1t heartily and
unanimously receives from tho Washington
Circle.
"CArCHiNo THE TRAIS."-One OF those pop
ular institutions called "carpet.baggers," At
the dial OF the clock at the railroad depot
never move, which they seldom do, detcrmin ned
to make purchase or two at the apple stand
next to the Senate House, on New Jersey aSe-
nue.. short distance from the railroad sta
tion. Expressing comfortable sympathy for
the yendtr, he commenced cracking jokes, as
MISC peanuts, win the proprietor regardless
Of leeting time, forgetting, however, that the
Aforesaid nuts were mefchantable part aud
parcel of the Italians stock. Having bar
gained for An apple or two, besides ten cents
In value OF lemon pie, our man with the valise
was about 10 depart, when gentle reminder
from the apple sand owner was thrown out
that the peanuts had not been settled for. MIR.
30. b." WAS astOnished, rcmarkiHg that he
had been only killing time In maunching on
the nuts" when the whistle sounded, aud Off
ran MIR. "C. H." to "ketch the train" MS he
hF n
after which he would call again and settle.
STREET IMPROvENEsTs.-Wa ler.plprs are
being laid In o street north, from Fourth to
from NJ street north to New York avenue A
DIRE plug 10 being placed At the corner OF
street north and Fourth street west. The fol
iowing-rhmed streets are being graded aud
gravell0dI Fourth street west, between D aud
north; q south, between Ninth and Tenth
westj Ninth west, between l. and south; @
south, from Third to Sixth weAtj Fifth east,
from q south to the river, and q south, be-
tween Third and Sixth east. The last named
certainly 10 great improvement as hereto.
tore II was no more nor less than one vast
hole, and should have been attended to long
since.
The paving has been laid on q street south,
between Fourth and Seventh streets east. Tho
sidewalk on the south side of l. street south,
between sixth and Eleventh streets west, is
being graded and paved; also the north side of
the same street from Four-and.a.half to Sew
eHth street west.
HYsEKIAL. - Yesterday morning, At 10
O'Clock, two loving hands and hearts were
united In one. At the residence Of thegroom's
fathers, on X street, (Rey. DR.. finekel)
FRANKIE II. Finckel was united In holy we'd
lock to Miss Charlotte Brady, the beautiful
and accomplished daughter Of Casper Brady,
esq, Of Pittsburg, Penn. The ceremonies
were witnessed by select number of the
friends OF the couple, and were conducted by
CALCULATIONS, the new made pal were escorted
to the Depot, where they took tho 1880 train
for the North.
KIND ACT.-The two little boys, lanes and
Andrew Johnson, who arrived In this city on
last Saturday in n condition Of great destitu-
tion, having walked all the way from Monroe
county, Virginia, In search of their grand
mother. who formerly lived at Stafford Court
House, but during the war removed to Phils.
delphis, were, through the Intervention of
MIR. 5. Norment, with Hon. John W. Garrett, |
president OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, |
furnished free transportation thither on yes |
terday, and went on their way with glad and
cheerful hearts.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the head of Build |
Ing lmpEoVementsn In our issue OF Saturday
last An item was inserted relative to the
twenty five elegant dwellings now In course
OF erection on CorCorhn street for Messrs.
Plant and Riggs, and also Of the spacious res |
licences erected last season on q street for tho
sams gentlemen, In which we are informed we
should have given the name OF Mr.. Robert
Hart as the contractor, instead OF that OF Mr.. |
l.. =, Chapman, who IL simply RHub'contractor |
on the Corcoran street buildings.
LYING ILL-We regret to announce that
Rev. Father Wiget, president OF GOnziga Col |
iege, 10 now lying dangerously i'll at that in
stitution, The reverend gentleman has the |
thu nf A IN mn n No