The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-04-08
Established 1928.

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est in the cause, and conscientious
in the performance Of their duties;
when pupils shall learn TO look up.
Nm them as their true friends, la
boring with heart and hand for
their welfare; when teachers shall
consider their profession q high
and holy one; and when troubles
and vexations shall be unknown
Ia. our schoolroom, ia my earnest
prayer.
( But how shall this state Of things
fbe brought aboutI Will any such
good results follow the teachings
ofthose theorists. who, knowing
nothing about teachers or teaching,
are constantly pouring into our
ears the piliful stories of the tyr.
amy and iDeficiency. OF teachers,
and are attempting 70 enlighten
others upon subjects entirely bo-
yond their own meagro compre.
hensi0n ? / think Tot. > / do not
think speak too strongly when |
say that, "Sextus" knows not ha:f
OF what should be known By every
parent in the city about our own
schools. our own pupils and our
own teachers. Would he not learn
something il he were to spen | the
time he has occupied in writing
his seven articles. by visiting the
different departments Of our
schools? II his heart is so firmly
enlisted in tho great r,form be
speaks OF. it would be an act Of
justice and mercy" on bis part to
devote more of his time to ascer.
tanning, by actual visits TO the
schOolroom, the exact standing of
every teacher in our sci ooIs and |
if those Deficiencies present them.
selves--as he appears to believe |
they do-lct him kindly, gently |
instruct the erring one in the
''newer law of love, for the older
one of an eye for an eye," then |
too, he might convince himself
still more thoroughly, that the
''troubles teachers have are the re.
suits of deficiencies in themselves.
tits time the excellent teachers
ofOur schools, or any other schools.
should hear no more of such teach.
ings; and be given the credit of |
having, at least a little judgment
in the performance OF the duties
devolving upon them-duties that
they are much better prepared to !
discharge than our learned friend |
seems willing to allow.
Parents and friends, if you de.
sire to know the exact standing of
your schools. visit them. any day,
and the oftener the better If you
would encourage and stimulate
both teacher and pupils, you can
do 1t in no better way than by WIS.,
iting the schools. If you feel an
interest in them, manifest it by
frequent visits, and you will hear
fewer complaints of the injustice
and inefficiency of teachers; your
children will improve more rapid
ly; your teachers will have
greater interest in their noble
work; and the condition OF the
schools, generally. will attest to
the beneficent influence of those
visits. You need not expect yonr
schools to improve unless you will
show that you are in sympathy
with them, and that you have some.
thing to hope for.
| believe there is as much talent |
in the pupils of Lancaster schools.
as there is in any other schools,
and that with proper influence,
those pupils would prove US kind |
and tractable as any o hers.
| believe We have teachers who
are as we'll qualified TO fill, with
credit, the positions they occupy.
and as willing 10 discharge their
whole duty at all times. as can be
found in any systems of schools of
a similar grade; and the Ian guage
used by Sextus is an insult 10 eve.
ry teacher in the land.
In conclusion, allow me to say
that / do not intend to make accu.
sations against parents; nor TO as.
sumo that our teachers are infaIli.
BILE in all their work; but l con-
tend that that sympathy and re
spettis not shown our teachers
which properly belongs to them.