Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-11-16

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good scholars. Feed the mind with such
food MS it can well digest, thus Importing
vigor to the mental structure, is what we
want.
There is such thing as mental dys-
pepsia well as physical dyspepsia.
The frat will demorslizs the mind rs the
} latter will the body; while both will lay
, in ruins the fairest structure. Never task
child above its capacity. Some minds
are more ready than others to receive and
comprehend facts and principles involved
in the different studios in our schools
The discerning teacher will soon discover
in whom these traits abound, and full
adaptation is therefore the more necessa-
ry. To be good and successful teacher,
[ am aware requires great patience and
self control. But those who aspire to
these absolutely necessary qualifications
they will utterly fail of accomplishing
much good, nay. l should rather say, they
will irflict much positive injury. The
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bs told he il a blockhead, while perhaps
all that is wanted is patience and perse-
; verauce to Develop in him the germ of
splendid scholarship, and ultimately to
show the world splendid scholar, ripen-
ing into manhood in full maturity, with
capabilities and powers to splendidly
q iorn any sphere in life, which in the
providence of God, he may be called TO
occupy, The little girl, timid and bash
fol, must not be repulsed with sour leoks
aud cross words, until tears will flow and
the little heart seems broken with unkind-
ness. To the teacher we would say, draw
that little loving heart to you with words
Iof good cheer and love, and the sweet
smile of the little one will bless you. as
it feels that it has place in your heart
and affection, and long after you may
have slept in the grave, it will rise up
and call your memory blessed. A kind,
loving teacher, even if be or she is not
'extraordinary" well Versed in literary
lore, will do more to make good scholars
than half dozen sour, cross, morose men
or women of exalted literary acquire
ments, who make the school room pris.
on house to the scholars. This latter class
of teachers is curse to any community,
and scholars go to school kept by such
only from sheer compulsion, while the
kind, loving hearted teacher wins the,love
of her scholars, who listen to her instruc-
tions with delight and whose presence is
to them enc of supreme happiness.
To district COMMITTEES would say, get
good teachers.
In this, | mean not only those who pos
SEES great literary requirements, though
these are good I know, but teachers who
have "souls of love" for their scholars,
and teach Lot merely for pay, but to |
make, as far as possible, thorough scholars
of their pupils. They should combine
patience with perseverance,, good disci-
pline with kindness and love. Then our
common schools will prove blessing and |
not curse. Another thing-good COM
Portable school houses are imperatively
necessary.
Let them be we'll warmed and ventil-
ated. Boys and girls with cold feet will
not, cannot, Judy. If any doubt the fact
put it to the test. Warm feet aud cool
heads promote an equilibrium of circula-
ton highly conclusive to good health and
mental activity. The system of COM
mon school education in our State is q
good one, and it needs only proper active
.oo.operation on the part of the people, to
render it, as designed, great blessing to
the rising generation.
Some complain. know, because it costa
so much to educate the children. But
let me ask. what are children good for
without an education? Better they had
never been born than to grow up in ig-
norance and vice affording materials for
our prisons and reform school. But the
expense says one Yes, the expense, I
say myself. What is it for ? Why to
train up the future fathers and mothers
of our State and nation men who are TO
he our rulers and law makers; women to
adQrn society with their refinement
-choars, statesmen and diviups, mer-
chants, mechanics, farmers, all classes in
society to be fully qualified to act we'll
their part upon the theatre of time in the
great drama of human existence, effect .
ing generations destined yet to walk the
streets we walk. and conduct all the in {
terests Of society so vital, 30 rnultif4rious .
and reaching into every avenue of human ,
existence. ,
But the expense. Yes, the expense. We {
can build fine housed. adorn them with
splendid furniture, have costly equipaQes,
costly apparel, build ships, railroads. etc.
and all this is right by common consent
But when you talk about paying money .
for the support of schools, why this is to
many hardship, and as I heard man
say in paying his tax for this purpose. it
WAS downright robbery" Look at the
amount of money annually paid out for
the care and Improvement of fine. blooded
sheep, cattle and horses in our State Does
community bearudge this expenditure?
Ny, it is applauded and justified upon
grounds of political economy. The wealth
of the State and nation ia thereby en-
HANGED. No one questions this,-no one
condemns it. All will say, let it go on
Yes, improve your breed of cattle and
sheep and horses-bring them to as great
psint of perfection possible. But. !
ask, in the name of virtue and religion.
sf Justice and humanity, shall we deny to
the human intellect all possible culture
on the grouad of expense while we lavish
it without stint or care upon other objects
in comparison, insignificant in almost
every point of viewP Shall we have splen-
did sheep.bsrns costing Thousands of dol.