The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-03-25
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A School Master Abroad.
| shall make no labored attempt
to reply to "Amicus Magistris;" be
cause there is really little in his
moro than long column that de-
mands my attention. His gram.
mar, logic, rhetoric aud diction; as
we'll as the elegant use he makes OF
words, | Imust of course, by an act
OF mercy entirely ignore. Still, it
is my duty and right to see that
none are misled by pervorsion aud
distortion of my structures on
schools; and Therefore 9somcthibg
under the semblance Of areply is
demandeds "a " A% y
The critic, it must be conceded, 1
has been successful iD making two
or three points pain enough. lst.
he shows that be has been in trou.
Bile, and devoid Of the ability TO ex
tricate himseIe In other words, he
compels the belief that he has un.
dertakcn the management of things
without engineering skill. For
this mistake Of bis, he is entitled to
s. mpathy and excuse; for mistakes
are the common lot Of mortals,
With my scyen papers on
schools, published in the Gazette
some time since, / am entirely sat
is6ed; and to them | refer readers
who may feel an interest in the
subject, to approve or dissent, as
their Judgments may Iced them.-
For myself | cannot think that
persons are TO be interdicted from
expressing their views on any and
all subjects that are of public con
cern. And neither do | admit
that any of our institutions, or sys.
tens, are 90 perfected that nothing
more is to be done or said. Our
schools, | do not believe, are as
we'll ordered as they may be, and
will bc, | hope, in tho future; but
believe the approach to a better
state of things must be gradual
Neither can | conceive the proba.
bility that Lancaster is to produce
that greatest of great minds" who
is TO perfect our school systems"
and yet 1 may be destined 10 find
myself mistaken; for he may al
ready be in our midst, in the per-
son ofl"Amieus Magistri,."
| did not, in one of my former
paragraphs, mako even the remot-
est aIlusion to Lancaster schools;
and / will take this occasion 60 say
that | believe them as good as any
in the State. | did not intend to
indicate any particular schools. =
| aimed to call attention to public
schools genera ly; and ardently de-
sired. to agitate thought in that d.
rectioh1hat might ultimately do
good. am surprised therefore at
the Aaring up Of "Amicus;" and the
moro soslnco | find nothing in all he
has been inspired TO write, but a beg
ging of the question, and a persist
ent cffortto make the Ego the fg,
ure head as also a lamentablt
complaining that parents won'l
co operate with teachers; and
went tamely submit their boys
aOd girls to be scourged and beat,
en-, nd libitumf TO CRAFTY the venge,
} full feelings ofstcachers, who don't
know ary better way. He seems
Iursher to be in fear chat the father
or mother OF tho boy or girl thai
has been. pounded will break il
upon him, and smash his bones
&J. There is no fear Of anything
OF that kind ,fifteachers understand
their duties, and do them.
lido say, by way OF repetition,
that not only physical, but all de
, grading pnnishments areiingerinG
relics of Old, barbarisms and ar,
, practiccd to-day because We do no
know Of more rational way.
insist that Young minds arc 10 b,
treated rs intellectual and reason
ing beings demand | PROPOSE
Q the newer law oil love aud mercy
, for the older one OF an eye for III
q eye, &c. And let it again be re-
peated; that the troubles teacher
have are the results of Deficiencies
in themselves. | do not propos,
: that any man single handed cal
/ correct existing evils and mistakes
but tho day is dawning, and th,
time not far distant, when hoggin!
pupils, and parents. .aogging teach
ers, will no moro be heard of.
: And finally "Amicas," you cal
. have tho confidence. and respect
{ and perfect obedience of your pu
F, pills, with no jars or rebellious, ]
you possess the requisite qualitio
: of teacher; but If you'are wanting
: in them you must not quarrel wit
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