Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-11-26

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spirited weekly is better, perhaps, as it
contains as much usually as you can
spare time to read, and its weekly Wis
its keep it fresh. If you prefer a
monthly, / know Of none better suited
to your wants than the atlantic, Put
NUNS or Packards In these the tho'ts
are fresh and brilliant, and from good
living writer's. If You desire weekly,
the Nation, or Independent, or something
of that class cannot fail to profit you.
But it is not my aim to urge what
you shall choose and read, so much as
to urge that a choice be made, and
that solely on the ground Of moral, re-
ligious or literary merit or, what is
| better tor you as teachers, all three
combined, kesping always in view the
need of self-iinproyement, rather than
the qualification Of fancy.
In our rural districts, general su-
perintendence Of the heating and clean
ing of the school room, is left to the
teacher. In many cases he is expected
to do this work or have it done, or
| where he is relieved from it himself it
is usually left to one or more of the
boys in attendance at school, for small
sum and is often but poorly done un-
less the teacher exercises care over
| it, You know how essential it is to
the safety of books and clothing, and
to the promotion of cleanly habits
| among children, that sweeping and
busting be carefully done some time
before the pupils enter the room. II
this is not well done, the necessary
moving about the room raises fine,
penetrating dust that Injuries the lungs,
and, in this way, is highly detrimental
TO health. Have a care over these
things, for your own health and that
of your pupils, is quite as important as
your service and their learning You
should see, especially as small children
enter the room in the morning, that
they are properly warmed, divested of
their extra clothing and this always
hung UP. In no case allow the SLOW
emily habit ofpiling hats, cloaks, shawls,
&c, in the windows and on desks
Particularly if the weather is wet or
stormy, extra clothing should have
chance to dry thoroughly before it is
needed Tor the return trip home, and,
when hung up, it not only dries more
certainly, but each one finds his own
more readily, it is less in the way, and
escapes much unnecessary abuse.
1t is well, at all times,-.ut cspee-
tally IN cold weather,-it is well, to
have some two, or more, of the older
pupils whose duty it shall be to pass
round the extra clothing, so that all
can be properly dressed before going
into the cold when school is dismissed
for the day. 1t is your duty to see
that little children are not allowed to
start home in the evening until they
are carefully wrapped up. If you al
low them to go out of doors before
their clothing 10 properly arranged,
they become chilled before the journey
is more than begun. The piercing
winds OF these Western plairies are
as much as the stoutest of us
can endure; then, at what q disadvan- |
tage must not little child, whose cloth !.
ing is moist from insensible perspisa-
ton, and whose body is tatigued b. |
the eNhausting heat OF the school-room,
meet them Your own njudgment will |
suggest such additional precautions as
are necessary.
In the matter of ventilating your
rooms, you must be prompt and care
full. You are inexcusabie if you allow
yourself and school to inspire poison
from the atmosphere of the room. So /
much has been said on this subject that
| should be glad to omit speaking of
It, but | know from some of my visits,
that Zine upon line is yet needed. l
have entered a school room in our {
county, in the mild days of autumn,
when the atmosphere within should +
have been as sweet as that without, +
and, l despair of giving you any idea
OF the stencil that met me at the door,
unless you allow ME TO say that a huge
rottenness pervaded every inch OF the
atmosphere. You know how soon
number of persons confined in close
room consume the fresh air, and how
soon the expired air from the lungs ut
terly spoils it for all purposes OF pro
aucing vigorous circulation, when i,
ceases to invigorate the body, and rest
lcssness, and finally doggcd stupidity
follow. I cannot take the time to name
all the evils growing out OF imperfect
ventilation; neither, | hope, is it nee
essary All l say is, let it be your bus
mess TO see that your room is veut.la-
ted. II YOU arc not sure that it neees
it, step outside for moment, and then
return, taking pains to draw full
breath as soon as you come within the
door, when you will probably find
difference that will admonish .you what
to do.