Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-08-28
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!, out the expense of money: the cir
: will aid in putting in soak the hons
r and desks, and with the boys aid. th
] floor and desks will be scrubbed
the stoves set square on the floor
{ the pipe put on "strait line" th
. eobwebs brushed down." the win
| dows washed, and the whole put i
a clean condition.
: Let every child bring stout rail
and the teacher drive it for hat pur'
, poses All this can be done, piece
meal, in week. Since the children
did this work in part, they will, will
an occasional hint, keep things Use
to right" 1t is, perhaps, pertinen
TO ask teachers. if it is not as impor
tant to teach this lesson, as to teacl
the intricacies of grammar, fourth
rate rivers in Africa, or cube root
But the teachers labor is not finished
in a week. but she must daily see tina
things are kept as put; that every
boy uses his own nail in the ward robe
that boys do not climb and break
fences; do not come daily into the
house with muddy feet; that cob.
webs and dust do not accumulate
on walls and unfrequented places.
A few stones, usually accessible,
will make good walk from the
school house door to the road, and,
if abundant, another walk to other
houses. A few newspapers hung at
the windows will temper the light.
All this should be suggested to the
pupils and Immediately carried to q
practical result by the teacher. The
teacher cannot properly command
the child as in the intellectual work,
she must set about it herself, thus
encouraging the pupils-inviting
him.
After all this is accomplished, sag.
gest that hands, nails and face should
be clean, hair combed. and apparel
presentable. Let the teacher UNDER
stand plainly hat these personal mat.
tiers should be suggested, not order,
ed. In the hands ofJudicious, earn.
est teachers, all these results will
produce a complete revolution in hab
ats Of thought; The school will become
orderly by force of circumstances;
will become daily pleasure to all
interested; will make good and or
derby citizens; will conserve the en-
ergies of the people in the future.
The following circular to stuoents
shows the character of thought that
controls our schools and is an ex-
cellent means for bringing the Ina
portant features of school manage
ment to the attention of students.
StudentS:-Upon resuming the re.
lation of teachers to students, we in
vite your thoughtful attention to
facts which we esteem the founda-
ton for your future progress.
First-A good school necessarily
implies the prompt surrender of the
direction ofyour general conduct to
the teacher, as we'll as that of your
class exercises, This unqualified
obedience should result from the dee
liberate judgment of the student; the
refusal thus to yield should be made
with full view of the long and anx-
ious struggle that must occur be-
tween you in rebellion, and the
teacher, sustained by the moral senti-
ment of all good citizens, and that of
large majority of your fellow stu
dents. La all school experience, the
close spectator has not failed to OBJ.
serve that these struggles were at the
expense of sufficient energy to have
pushed the legitimate work OF the
school far towards satisfactory result,
if the actor had chosen to devote it;
also that right and the teacher have
almost invaribly succeeded, while the
endeavor of the student resulted in
a waste of force, q partial establish
ment of habit which spurs him TO
greater evil, and in the pertinent
modification and sorrow of parent
friends. Hence the student must an.
swer the question, Gam | determined
to direct my energy with unfalter-
ing devotion, to the persecu lion of
my studio that | may become an
honest, useful and respected citizenY'
or, cam | passively or resoIutely to
drift away in personal ease or in Vi
cious action, to the disgrace of my
manhood or wamanhood, involving
the permanent happiness of myself
and of others in the effort to evade
labor or to misdirect the vigor Of my
youth"
Secondhand those who associ-
ate with you may be inspired with
the confidence which must form that
upon which all mutual action shall
depend, the student is earnestly re,
quested TO abstain from all deciet,
either by word or deed, and to do or
permit to be done, no act or word
which, by miscoustruction, may place
you in false position. Avoid evil
and the appearance of evil. No hab-
it is so iusidious as untruthfulness;
hence intrinsically and as the better
of most other crimes, it may be con-
sidered the chief means of degrading
men and women in their standing
among men. Since action and speech
are almost constant, the least indul.
gence in untruthfulness finds frequent
opportunities for confirming the hab-
it, and before one is aware of il, he
yields up truth on the slightest tenn
| ptat;on. No criminal act then, es-
capes the unpotent aid of untruthful-
ness. Therefore, students, resolve to
tell the truth and to act it. disregar-
ding entirely the consequence ofsuch
a course. Scorn to attempt to prac-
tice deceit of any kind, even as you
scorn him who betrays you by SIM
liar deceit.
Last-Devote an untiring energy
to the faithful performance Of all the
duties of school. Let any requisition
made upon your time and vigor be
faithful executed, and let it be an
anxious care and forethought to know
aud to provide for these demands.