The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-05-10
EDUCATIONAL.

should be the aim Of discipline in on
public schools, to make pupils feel tina
they are elements Of the whole eommuni
ty; that their teachers are present I
warn and teach, not to detect and pun
isb. We believe that child cah easil,
learn the lesson of Willing obedience L
lawful authority. We would. therefore
place him upon the basis upon which n
must stand when he leaves our care; un
der such circumstances alone can we pre-
diet that those whose school record i
good will make useful citizens. Arm
man with average understanding with al
''the terrOrs OF the law and he cal
easily secure formal order; but Until b,
grasps and solves the problem, show
shall / induce my pupils to identify them
selves with the right and the true: unit
his discipline affects the character, inSteat
of temporarily modifying the conduct
until the pupils can be relied upon for 60
| operation. instead of being guarded
against as malefactors; Until the pupil
observe tile prOprieties of the school
room just as decent man observes thOs,
of the library or lecttre-rOom unit
these things are ut least essentially true
| there may be order. but there is no very
high or valuable discipline. Our aim j
| 10 make pupils aware of their response
bilities. and excite the desire of complet
ely diScbarging them. In individual case.
our success must be modified by previOu,
| training-by home influence. and by til.
| many other agencies which no teacher
and no school can control. But the put
pills. as body. must feel an influence
| whose effects shall not cease when the r.
straints of school-life and of youth have
been removed. We assume that all who
enter the school intend to devote them
selves to the cultivation Of all means O
improvement. We seek to at once free
them from the notion that. by any pro
cess whatever, either man of child can
absolve himself from the responsibilities
of his life, or prevent the acts Of his life
from rccoiling upon himself. Only when
the relationship within the school is SINH
lar To that in the world. can teachers con.
tribute toward the attainment Of thOs.
principles which lie ut the foundation OF
any life truly valuable. Boys and girls
are no worse than the rest of humanity
they have not vet learned that philosophy
which considers all men rascals and as
cribes the victory To the shrewdest; they
have not yet learned TO stifle all generous
impulses and settle every act by consider
aiions of immediate and personal profit OF
loss.
NORMAL SCHooIS.--An emminent ed,l-
Gator says: THE Normal School is the
Indispensable groundwork of the whole
superstructure Of the public school sys-
TEN. and oi the first necessity to its etlic;l-
cy and continued prosperity. Ii is one
thing To know; another To teach. a
Scholar NAV he graduated by any of the
celebrated chartered and endowed insti-
tutions of flearning. with the highest hon
sors, and vet not sknsw stiIe alphabet OF
teaching. Teaching is a science i'm itself,
and Is So recognized and treated by our
public school system. Graduates Of uni
ycrsities generally enter what are termed
the learned professions, or drift into af-
'flucncc, case and ol,scurity; but compara-
divcly few of them ever become school
teachers. Whence. then. are the teacher;
Ia come to meet the pressing throngs OF
humanity on the threshold Of active life
They must he made. Teaching must be
taught. The province of Normal
School i to teach To teach. From the ma
tIre OF il work. its course and method
must be peculiarly its own. High schools,
seminaries. and colleges educate men and
women for the general business Of life.
The Normal School qualities them for the
profession OF an instructor"
Her. in nutshell is a solution to Il
long chain al Teaching must b.
taught" Here iS something tangible aud
effective that can he done. We can give
freely of our influence and means Ia help
establish and forward both State AMI
county Normal schools.
MAKE HOME PLEAsANT.-This is duty
parents too often neglect, and at the same
time one that brings with lis perform
ancr the swiiteSt reward The active life
on the farm, or in the office or counting
room. in the kitchen or nursery, rs well
n the school life, has so much in il of
tameness and dullness. that the home
hours may well be spared for recreation
by both parents and children. To make
these hours cheerful and happy. all may
alike contribute. Flowers. and books
and pictures. and embellishments Of every
kind to please the senses. need to be
cherished. And those rccrcatiOns of a
quiet kind, that sharpen the wits. stimu-
late the curiosity. provoke research. and
establish intimate social intercourse be-
tween the members of a family. are
among the surcst means of culture.