Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-15


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rNLovELY CHILDREN.
The unlovely children of your school are the
ones who are going to make to you the most
trouble. They are generally disobedient. They
are generally petulant, inclined all the time
possibly to violate your rules, and to 60 exactly
contrary To what you wish them. But when you
look at them as children, Is not that unloyely
child of as much importance as the lovely one?
Has be not all the faculties of the lovely child?
Ought you not to remember that that child, ii his
mind is properly cultivated, can become just as
lovely as Others? You have no right to cast a
child aside because he is unlOyely. You say, al
cannot love him. Well. am free TO acknow-
ledge YOU cannot have the same regard for a
child who is willful and disobedient as YOU can
FOR the child of an opposite character. That is
not what i am eontending for. but that YOU
ought to have love or kindly regard for that
child 10 such an extent as that ysu will not ever
permit yourself to do n wrong thing with refer
ence 10 that child: that you win ALWAYS treat him
just as impaTtially as if he were a lovely child.
TEE STORY OF BILL; HUGHES AND MS APPLES:
l would like TO tell a story that Mr. Page used
to tel about Bill Hughes. II is almost too long
TO relate in detail on this occasion, but / will
give the substance of it. 1t was the case of one
OF the most troublesome BOYS that ever came
into his school, and lie came to the conclusion at
one time that lie must expel him. He finally
thought to himself, "Expel him, then he is lost.
NO. will try To save him." He tried every ex-
pedient his wits would suggest in The school He
had called him up before the school and pun
iShcd him, but nothing seemed IN have anv effect
upon uEbDCUC III ana igl~Otent he would he,
one morning as he stood looking out at the win
dow he saw Bill Hughes coming fo school in
company with some other bows. Bill had on ON.
OF those coats with large pockecs on either side
iuli OF apples. The moment he reached the
other bow one of the boys said "BlI. give us an
apple" BIZ took one and threw il NJ him. Then
another boy asked for one. and he gave one to
him. and - ON. until he had given each bn,- ono
Said MIR. Page. Il have got tine kew now 10 nm
lcck that bows character: lie has cot a soft sDot
~ his heart after all" When Bill came in and
the school had been called to order, Mr.. +. be-
gan to talk about the conduct of certain Schol-
ars, their disposition, &c, and finally came 10
the conclusion that lie would refer Ia this incl
dent. He related il without referring to auy
boy. He told the story OF the boy he had seen
III the morning coming along ami emptying his
pockets rt fine apples, when severa! OF the bows
at once sad, THAT was Bill Hughes very
WE'LL SAYS he. ''nO matter WHO Il was Then
hc called Ril Hughes up to him ami told him
that he had seen ms generous conduct, and FUR
Tier said 10 him. II see you have got n generous
ht2rt want 20 see now IL You won't he kind
and show yOur generous heart III school," The
result Of al this was, without going over til"
whole story, that that boy was completely sub
ducd by that simple recognition of this kind act
which was the only one he had ever seen. The
hoy became one of the best bows in his school He
went rapidly forward in his studies advancing
ahead OF other scholars, and in the course OF a
few Years became master workman i'm one of the
best ioun,iries in the State, where he was. He
s00n became an artist, and ten wears afterward
on one cold. rainy, Thanksgiving morning he
came To Mr; Page with couple of pieces of
mechanism that he had wrought ont in the ward
where lie was engaged, and presented them to
Mr.. p; and said Mr.. Page: ~ keep those
presents upon my mantel-piece, and shall al
ways Keep them there as long as live a. me-
mentoes OF the fact that kindness will overcome
even the most obdurate."
TEACHERS SHOULDN'T BEAG.
There are n great many other characteristics
that are necessary in a teacher III order 10 he
able 10 govern we'll. He should avoid flattrry
and all kinds Of talking and Boosting Of his
ability to do this and that. He should not talk
about things that will show for themselves His
conduct alone should praise him.
SOUR TEACHERS.
Sonrness of disposition as manifested in the
looks should be avoided. Now. there are some
teachers who always look in the school room,
nearly all the time, though they had buried
tltI, nearest friends and they were going Ia
mourn ~ the rest of their days like Rachel, and
refuse 10 lie c,,i..torted They do not seem to bc
capable Of hdulyingl II, - smile. Well, teachers.
on are not alone in this. There are a great
many mothers W no are guilty of the Su-e ihinS.
But you know l am now addressing teaCir5rs
iilnclrallN. am glad, however, to see that
here are few parents here. Some teachers
larry about with them that sort of cOuntcnance
Which makes the child feel the moment the
teacher looks at him or her that he. or She cares
nothing for him. A teacher should il possible
llways have an eduable temper, and then it
mould always manifest itself i'm the eve. in the
A kindly disposition. and a kindly
ceiling expressed in the countcnauce will do "A
,;t-t deal towards subdui1,g child, and gaining
hat childs affection. L do not know that /
] Guild succeed in this matter rs wen as The
eachcrs. bHt il have ever had any success i'm
boys rris in school. it has been by
n! Az To k., pleasant, cntcrnii C9aats nance.
TEACHERS sH"rLD Not BE SUSPICIOUS.
Avoid suspicious feelings. BE not suspicious
HnGer any circumstances OF YOUR scholars. |
li"ve IL is great deal better to feel that the
hid l. right than suspect him of being wrong,
,SpC ciallv ii You let him know that you suspect
him. If the Child knows that you suspect him
Of being wrong, or guilty OF any act. YOU have
lost the good Icclin- of that child know dat
his Is aiJiirr Of those traits which II is very
lincuit I" attain; for sometimes when We are
COking here and there in the school room, We
&c the bows and girls doing that which We sIis-
,cJ 10 be wrong. Now, never would attempt
o FRY into the secrets Of the children at all.
Mess saw there was open violation OF pro
prioty and the rules of the school, would not
AXE any notice. unless l saw that it was somc-
Thing that was having a bad influence upon
others. Then would be sure To take that child
alone, and try Ia he sure Of his guilt first, and
thcn correct the child by himself, rather than
reproye him before the school, give the child
la understand that You had suspected without
cause.
THE BOYS WHO THREW SHOT.
rccOllcct once of attempting Ia break up an
ugly habit in my school, where I had nothing
but suspicion. There was q certain courSe. OF
conduct pursued which was exceedingly unplcas-
ant. My boys hal got into the habit OF throwing
shot at Zach other. The boys would bring shot
in their pockets, and shoot them across the room
came exceedingly annoying. 1t always
done in such q way that never could tell where
il came from; but suspected one boy on one
occasion, and undertook 10 deal with him for
it. Ii is sufficient for me to say that i got the
worst of il. did not happen to hit on the right
boy, and it did me ten times as much hurt a. it
would if they had continued to throw shot the
whole year. then concluded never to suspect
a boy until could get my hand upon him.
TEACHERS SHOULD AVOID UPS AND DOWNS.
Then there Is another habit tO which We are
all liable, and that is yariablencss of conduct.
We should avoid these ups and downs III our
conduct and in our feelings. ] know We cannot
help feeling better or worse to-day than ycster-
day; these ups and downs will come to Us, but il
il necessary for rs to discipline ourselves before
we z, into the school room. First conSiier Am
| now in a proper condition OF mind to 20 into
the school room! Am l now i'll a condition Of
mind to- meet "A rebuff, To meet disappointment.
To see a child behave rGdciy? Ii not, I ought To
look within myself. ought 10 try To get myself
into proper state Of mind. think two or three
thoughts by way Of preparation, just before YOU
20 into your school every morning, VIII be worth
a great deal Ia You. You will find that it will
Oitentimes save yOu from a great many little
mistakes yourselves, because hold that "a great
part of our troubles in the school room a. teach
cls arises from Ourselves-Our own iEdiscretiOns
They are quite a. likely 10 arise from ourselves
as iIOm the scholars We should always AVOID
imIati, nce-ncveT indulge in a fault-iin,iing
spirit. We hOuld not be bOisteTous or uneasy.
Webster says, ''viGlcnt conduct j. always weak
conduct. and violent words are always weak
words" Whenever hear a teacher attemI,ting
TO control a school by sppakiup harShIy f,r