The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-04-08
For the Laluca.tsr oa.etie.
The TheoretIc schOOImaster.


r. Ditn3Cu are kno mDFcfIuL NC
may with grea. nronr;a,v /. !. :
nlisd IN ~ -. ~ 60. y. ~.
Il,semblone, NJ !. ys,,J,,,, =, ',m~ - a.,;..Is ~
OF a reeent da,s. e. had ho ~,
displayed 90 1nucb M ,hat chr;.,ia I
Drincinle taayht ne bv our S.y,or -
/ mivht have reninad - s.doe.,
aIl Tie dsys of NV M, Tor theaI.
most fatal aonI;ca,;on q, orammor
logic. rhetoric and diclion and tbo
fIsyrant misuse of words which a.
horritied our m6sr excellent cram,
rian loyician. master Of rhetoric
and diction the al .,veli Isuovn ana
learned ..a.xtns -
IL is onIy necessary for me 10
state thar I make NO nratensions !
20 perfeelioo. and wouid erae;ons
ly refer The reader 10 ScTtns, Ar.
ticIes as examines Of the biybes,
tyne. entireiy worthy the atten
ton and careful study OF those de
sirous of attaining distinction in
those arts. /,
Imust admit that I fail IN see
the three points referred 10 bv him.
tor in endenvorino 10 yive the fir.,
he loses himself in his proE,und
logic. and foreets to state the 9th.
er two; and leaves us 10 grone
about in search of what miyht
prove such good examples 10 others
treadiny the same danoerous road !.
and closes the paragraph by giv.
ing what is evidently his sad ex.
perience. that. .mistdkes are the
common lot of mortaLs" That this
is his experience. il clearly shown
by his statement tha, he 'believes
the Lancaster schools "as oood as
any in the State" Now while |
am willing 10 give Lancaster
Schools all the credi: due them. |
do not hesitate to say that tbey
are not las qood as anu in the State ,
and all who know any thing of
the schools of the State. will not
think my statement, by any means.
extravagant. That they could be
made TO rank with the best in the
State, is no question in nv mind;
but before that is accomplished. a
deeper interest must be manifest
ed on the part of aH-parents, pu-
pills, teachers and Board.
Itthat hearty co operation found
in many of our cities OF Ohio. were
had in this place, ancaster schools
would soon occupy a prominent
position 10 the.greal system of Ed.
ucation. and so long as this want is
felt, that long will these schools
fail to become what they could be-
and should be.
With reference to "scourgiDg
and beating children alb libitum TO
crafty the vengeful feelings OF
teachers who don't know any bet
teri" l take the liberty OF saying
that we have not a single teacher
in all our schools who would not
cheerfully avoid all punishment OF
whatever character were it posi-.
Bile to do 80. and only infict pun>
ishment when it becomes abso.
lutely q case of necessity 'or il
should be remembered that teach.
ers have hearts az we'll as OF hers +:
and hearts that arc as easily
touched and capable of being as
deeply wounded as those who
would entirely abolish all punish.
ment in the srhooIroom
l deny the sweeping assertion
that, "the troubles teachers have
are the results of deficiencies in
themselves" | care not how many
good Qualities a teacher NAV havo.
or how much he NAV desire to
avoid punishmen,s-unless the
child has received good training at
home-perfect discipline at all
timcs-wlthout the authority TO
punish if necessary-is imuossibIe
Let me rcmind Scxtns that. "tbe
time when teacbers fooOino mn
nils and parents flogying teachers
will no more bo heard Of" will
never come until persons cease To
preacb what thew themselves are
inca nable of nrac,icinU
Tho idea that pupils wonld
neither be punished nor suspended
for improper condnet would ruiu
the best schools ever kno Un and
the sooner -persons divest Them
selves of suoh an inayinutive the
ory. the better for themselves and
the schools. While | would make
use of every possible means with.
in nv mower to govern BY kind
ness. | wonld not render the teach.
er poworless bv proclaiminy that
there would he no punishment =
rather sav. fiat iustitja .uat coeIum
II Sextus wonld disnlav bis ca
inability To practice what, he preach.
"a some credit MIGHT he eiven
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