Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-06-15

or ITS, or "it's made" falls from his
lips. The tersencss of question and
reply pleases YOU. You see that the
discipline is good, provided the map is
capable of ii, and moreover that, In
self-detense, the students will .sponv."
Whtie thus question and reply, like a
weaver's SHUTTLE, pass swiftly between
teacher and pupil. the eve that i, sus-
pictous, and hence ever watchfnl, dis
covers stadent who, BY his uncertain
posture. seems TO be debating the
question whether to sit on the floor sr
10 lie down on the settee.
ne clouds have been gathering, the
bolt iaiis, the explosion comes "Pause
heT!' cries the heavy voice of the
teacher, while. following blow with
his ilst upon the desk which makes the
room To trcInble, comes the exclama-
ton. Gray when YOU can adjust
yourself properly, we'll proceed !" And
thu- Tie Latin recitation proceeds To
the end When, after an announcement
OF the lesson for the next day. the call
Is made for a recitation in Bands
Classical Manual. Tie lesson i
Northern Coasts of Africa" page o..
The first man called comes a. far rs To
Lb41 without mistake. lie ESSAYS
the definition Of this. and stumbles on
the sentence, Nv. Of Paraetoninm,
Catabathmos, generally considered the
boundary between Egypt and Cyrenai-
ca. For generally considered" hc
SAYS Tor the most part considered
Vert Peck II shouts the Doctor. For
generally considered" Peek saws
''has been considered. "" Nert. Howe -
saws the Doctor. For generally con-
sidered, Howe savs.f.'is considered"
Merit. Hood" cries the Doctor. For
generally considered" HooI saws.
mas often been nsidercd. ".N,rt.
Mylin - cries the doctor. and 80 ON.
through the several settees, ellciting
such expressions As may be consider
ed, rs understood to be" "is regard.
cd general lly called" known as"
etc, etc until, IN disgust because no
one has SAID generally considered"
he closes his book and dismisses tue
class with Tie injunction to take the
same lesson with the addition Of the
\ "" jiN ltIo.JLy, as far rs u
Heroes. Astrological Persons" etc.
| am not conscious or any attemp,
to caricaturc ia this description of the
relation Of teacher - hl~ class. For
tue most par; have given facts which
came under ms own observation, and
where they cid not, they were true in
the experience Of others. This pic,orc
vii serve To indicate the thoroughne-,
81 the discipline which they received
wAo were blessed with the instruetion
OF DIR. Taylor. He never allowed n
sep aHOtss -D4e.
room. This taught men dlrectness of
thought and tersencss of expression.
lie demanded the exact language OF
the author. ThIs taught men accura-
cy ot statement. He gave no time for
the inattentlvc To recover themselves
l1is taught men promptness. These
lessons were invaluable. The man
wao learned them wilt never forget
item, and, never forgetting them, wall
not ccaseto hold his Old teacher IN crate
fIl remembrance. But it must be borne
IN mind that the entire discipline at
Andoyer was elective in It's tendencies
Blessed as the academy has alway
been with a large number OF students,
the doctor could we'll afford 10 be Sc
we're in his discipline. For thus he
could get rid Of an element which was
not susceptible OF his standard OF cul-
ture. Hence he did not tolerate incom-
potency Still further, inasmuch ~
most of the students were minors. tncy
were kept under his discipline, in all
but a few instances. not by personal
choice, but by authority Of parents or
guardians. For these reasons DR..
Taylor never lacked material from
which 10 select good class for him
self. He thus had the advantage over
more advanced inst 'tutions of learning,
where large degree Of independence
must OF necessity be allowed the stu
dents.
But not less out Of the classroom
than in it did DR.. Taylor appear as
dlsciplinarian. He alone, of all the
teachers connected with the academy,
both in its classical department ami in
its English, could command silence and
order. While other men often made "A
mistake in noticing small things, so far
rs securing order for the time being
was concerned, he never made a mi:i-
take. The greatest contrast was there
fore manifest between him and the
subordinate teachers who sometimes
attempted 10 follow in his footsteps
This was especially illustrated in the
conduct of prayers. Mr. Eaton, prin-
cipal of the English department, who
long preceded him in death, with the
subordinate teachers. conducted in
turn the evening worship, DIR. Taylor
always the morning. One evening Mr..
Eaton came 10 the chapel evidently
determined, Ia DR.. Taylor, to sup
press the least inattention and disturb
ance. Some one dropped his Bible
and his neighbor pushed it with his
foot from his reach. Mr.. Eaton stop
ped, looked at the school with such All
enforced and unusual severity that
general litter was the result. He then
took his seat, saying that he would
wait for order before he proceeded.
This was the signal for general dis
turbance. Feet scraped ON the floor,
books flew, and as the darkness OF
evening came on, cat-calls, whistlings,
and limitations of the braying of ami
mails increased and decreased as Mr..
Eaton in turn attempted to speak. and
then took his seat. For nearly two
hours this scene was enacted. making
the place perfect pandemonium. The
pent-up and restrained fire OF more
than two hundred youth finding vent,
became perfectly unmanageable, until
one OF the students who lived in Law
renee and was in fear Of losing the
train home, obtaining permission to
retire. found the door held firmly from