The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-03-13
EDUCATIONAL.

EDUCATIONAL.
Tools TO WORK W1TH.-No intelligen
farmer, we 0pine, would send hired maj
into the ficld to put In crop of wheat
without supplying him with teams, plows
harrows, and the various implements need
ed for the effective performance of tn,
work. The farmer knows that upon thu
manner In which the seed Is planted will de
pend the question of profitable return fOl
the labor. Looking beyond the planting
beyond the growth, beyond the harvest, ht
sees in Imagination a bOuntiful store of hi
sustaining element, and replenished purse
phOphetic of added comfort, luxury, sOcia
consequence and power. Such results as he
desires con only be secured by right begin
nings, hence no care or expense is spared to
get the seed deposited in the well prepared
soil, under the most favorable auspices.
The same intelligent farmer, it may be, Il
a member of the district board-the direct
or-in school district. He also has chill
dren to send to school who possess powers
and capacities that only need to be develop
ed to insure intellectual eminence. Yet Oul
intelligent farmer, the school district direct.
or, the father of children whose infant years
are full of promise, proceeds, at the prope
time, to make diligent search for " cheap
teacher" which having secured, he cOnsid-
ers his duty discharged and himself exOner-
ated from further care.
The "hired man." whose labors bring
material prosperity. Is set to work in q
broad and beautiful field made fertile by az
ricultural art, given tools to work with, and
subjected to careful and personal supervis-
ion lest some part of the work should be
neglected.
| The teacher, on the contrary, whose fed
of labor Is the human soul, whose high mis-
sion Is to plant In the hearts of children the
germs Of inte' 'ligence, virtue and truth, Is
suffered to toll on within four narrow de.
serted walls, every aspect OF which inspires
disgust instead Of hope, unvisited, unless it
be to mete out harsh censure, unn0ticed,
save in the distorted picturings Of study
hating urchins, and with none Of the imple-
ments ofthe teachers art to aid In the Oper-
ations of imparr'ng instruction. What won
der that schools languish and teachers fail !
| What wonder that the best talent seeks other
and more appreciative avenues of USEFUL
ness!
The state of sff.irs above indicated may
not exist, to the extent described. in all our
| schools, perhaps NIT in many but it is un-
deniable that apathy, lack Of interest and ILL
judged economy prevails much too gener-
ally.
Whether viewed from public or private
standpoint, there is no subject that ought
more earnestly to engage the attention of
all, than that of the common schools. 1t is
there that the seed is planted which will
either take root and develop into plant of
beautiful proportions, bearing in profusiOn
the fruit of civilization and progress, or,
dwarfed by barren and unwise culture, pro-
duce but ragged thorns and brambles, yield
ing blasted and bitter fruit-ignOrance, vice
and crime. Make the schOolhouse attrac-
tive, pleasant, hOme-like; supply them with
blackboards, maps, and other essentials
visit the schools often, and interest your
selves in what you see; encourage teachers
and pupils, and be assured that in no other
way can time and money be expended more
usefully.
EXERCISES FOR AgTICULATION.-1n the
Richmond Normal School a few days ago,
the lesson in elocution was upon articnla-
ton, and various examples of difficult enun-
citation were cited and practlced. At the
close of the exercises the principal called
for such examples to be handed in as the
pupils might know or be able to find. The
following are some Of the results Gf the in
vestigati0n, and furnish very good cOllec-
tiOn for practice.
" Amidst the mists and coldest frosts,
With barest wrIsrs and stoutest boasts,
lie thrusts his fists against the posts,
And still insists he sees the ghosts"
'Of all the saws ever saw saw, never
saw q saw saw as this saws"
Cup the high hill he heaves huge round stons.'
"Crasy Craycroft caught crate OF crickled crabs.
A crate OF crickled crabs crazy Craycroft caught;
If crazy Craycroft caught . crate OF crickled
Where s the crate of crickied crabs crazy Cray
croft caught2'
"Thou wreathed'st and muzzl'dst the
far -fetch'd OK, and imprisOn'd 'dst him In the
volcanic mountain Of POp-O 'ca;-a-pet-z in
Co-tO-p x.i."
"PeIer Piper picked q peck of picked
peppers; n peck of picked peppers Peter
Piper picked. Ii Peter Piper picked peck
of picked peppers, where's the peck ot
picked peppers Peter Piper picked?"
"When twister twisting, would twist
him q twist; but If one of the twists IN
twists from the twist, the twist untwisting,
untwists the twist"
Robert Rowley rolled round roll round;
a round roll Robert Rowley rolled round.
Where rolled the round roll Robert ROwley
rolled rOundY'
rheoOphilus Thistle, the successful this
tle-sifter, IN sitting n sieveiul Of thistles,
through the thick Ut his thumb
peter Pransle, the prickly pear-picker,
picked three pecks of prickly prsngly pears
from the .prangly pear trees on the pleasant
prairies."
''Vllley Vite and wife vent on voyage to
Vest Windsor and Vest Vim ham Won Wilson
Wednesday,"
'.Bandy- legged BorachiO Mustachio Wis
kerituscius, the bald but brave BOmbardino
of Bagdad, helped Abormiiique Bluebearu,
Bashaw of Bslemeudeb, 10 bat down an
abOminsb.e Bundle of Bashaw."
''i saw Esau kissing Kate;
The iact l., we all three saw;
an Esun hn a a V IN