Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-08-27
For the Register.
TO Teachers.

are in their hauds. by keeping them IN
the same book until almost every lesson
can be reci,ed from memory and Ihe TASK
has become wesrisome aud disgusting IN
the vain hope Of getting every WORD pro-
nounced correctly and easily. That thele
are dl(iciencies in the facility, which
children scquire habit of reading WE'LL
none will deny and the fault OF not max
! ing all read equally well IN me same
time is 100 frequently charged to the
teacher. who delays advancing his pupils
because parents are often so aveTse 10
changing books and are so little concerned
about me daily progress Of their children
and SO seldom question them about the r
studies, Though they are loo eager 10 u.s.
fen TO their stories about what the teacher
| saws and does in the nay OF discipline
&C., that they are badly prepared TO Judge
OF the wants Of the child at school or oil
the grea, labor Of ihe teacher in his behalf.
An experienced ani coDeclenIlous
teacher is the best Judge OF the wants OF
his pupils, as lie knows their capacity,
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measurement, and desires 10 give encOur'
spemeni in lhoss studies that tend most
TO develop the .'opening bud Of promise. y
lie does no, expect or require the exact
answers 10 ali questions that may be Civ
en- in he books, bu, prefers that his Pu'
pills should use their own words and thus
cultivate habit OF blinking and giving
expression 10 their own ideas. The Sc
ere, OF success in teaching Is The getting
OF HE pupils to think, 10 use his own
mind and no, depend solely upon his
teacher, To this end and TO remove, az
far as practicable, the difficulties in HE
way OF cleaning lo,read," we have gone
to the trouble and expense Of buying fire
different Series of Readers and, alter
iudlclous examination and fair trial Of
them ell, we unhesilalngly pronounce in
favor of The CniuerSiiy Series, because
they are fresh and bright, sre prepared
by experienced and distinguished educa'
tors, and are well adapted to develop the
observing aud percepiive faculties. The
series is complete from Pictorial primer 10
Academic reader, including SpelIer. and
the works are well printed, beautifully
illustrated, cheap and advance by pro-
gressive lessCn-, interesting and ln.Huc.
tive.
The rules for accent aud pronunciation
are few, simple, and PRACTICAL, and are ex'
tended as tie capacity OF the reader IN
cresses. The selections are catholic IN
spirit and fair and foil share. Of repre-.
sen,sIiOns, Of Southern scenery, social
life, history and writer's, is given.
We have no interest in thus speaking
Of these books, save, "io do unto others
as We would they should DO unto u.s."
JOSEPH MCNURRAN,
Principal Of Shepherdstown Academy,
The Court commenced on TUESDAY.
Judge Chspline charged The Grand Jury.
and they retired 10 The transaction Of the
business before them. Court adjourned
on y edntsIay until next Monday. The
Grand Jury returned the following IN.
dlclmenls State vs.. B. b. Hollis, 10 IN
diclments-Stal. Mis-. State vs.. Ann b.
Litllc-SIst Mis- Stale VS.. b. B. Phil.
ips-Slst. Mis-. State vs.. Michael Oaks
lon--assauls and battery with intent 10
Kill. State vs.. Willis Csve-SIat. Mis-.
State vs.. ID. s. EIcheberger-Felony.
Stale vs. W. L. Logan-Siatute Msde.
meauor. The Grand Jury having no
further business. were discharged on
Wednesday .WartinsJlrg Ne,c Era.
&.rIMPoRTANr.-The Charles own Free
Press OF last week contains the following
impor,an, ex rae, addressed 10 the editors
Of that paper
HILL>BoRoUGH, AUG 3. 1870.
Gentlemen send you an extract
from a letter just received from ONO. II
is from a credible source-s gentleman III
a position TO know about tue matter Of
which he writes
1T is certain now that liarper's Ferry i:
destined to be an important place. In the
Spring Of 1871, there will commence op-
eratlous there which will bring DIS
bursement OF twenty. five 10 thirty thOus-
and dollars per month.
As JOseph Hoffman and wife, with two