The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-04-18
F0r he Dsmocratie Adsocais.
visiting the Public SCHOOL.


MEssns. EpgroRs s--Fcf several months
past, Whenever the weather permitted, the
County Examiner has been engaged 10 visit.
ing the public schools. Many 81 these visits
prove interesting IN the highest degree, and
&c the trustees OF the schools aud tho parents
Of the children generally, properly appreciat.
ing the beneficial encouragement thus con.
ferred upon teachers aud pupils, would en-
brace all convenient occasions 10 pass an
hour in the schools, observing the work Of
the teacher aud the exercises Of the pupils,
they would soon conc to regard the time thus
spent as the most pleasareahle, IL not the most
profitable Of their lives.
Many Of the public schools are now conduct
ed in the most admimble manner, strict order
being secured BY the skill of the teacher in
promoting cheerfulness aud keeping every
pupil, ne matter how young or old, constantly
employed during the hours Of school restraint.
II you step into the school taught By Miss
- or Mr.. ----, you will see every little eye
sparkling with the dawn Of intelligence, and
every little hand busy at work printing his
alphabet, writing his spelling lessons, drawing
his maps, constructing his tables, demonstrate
ing his mathematics, copying his reading ex-
ercises, punctuation and oil, improving his
handwriting, or doing something else, hand
and mind co cooperating in the work. The aim
of the teacher is to have each pupil copy his
textbook from beginning to end with his own
hand, and unless she succeeds in this, she
regards her efforts to teach, partial, if not a
complete failure
Returning from Manchester last week. |
stepped into School No. 10, 9TH election dis.
trict, taught by Mr.. G. W. j, Everhart, and
soon after my entrance, little girl, Miss
Annie NJ. Grove, only ten years old, after an
eye-and hand telegram passed between her
and her teacher, stepped to the desk and very
gracefully expressed herself as follows:
ir:-ln behalf Of the teacher and scholars
of Public School No. Is. | welcome you to
this, our little log school house ON the hill !;
we are all glad to see you, knowing that your
coming among us is for our good, for you
always havesomething new, something to ben.
eft, and something TO please such little girls
and boys as we are. hope you will find
good improvement in our studies and that our
school may meet your expectations our at.
tendance has been good, most of us have
studied hard, so that IL we should fail in some
things, you will please not view us with crit
les eye, but pass our imperfectious by. |
again extend to you hearty welcome and
respectfully give the floor TO you.
Having listened to this pretty little speech
from so sweet little girl, so very small, with
my old heart in ilutter Of pleasure, re-
sponded in the bes, way was able, aud then
looked around to see what kind of work was
being done in school whose smallest child,
rem are growing so gracefully eloquent; and
had the satisfaction to find that Mr.. Eyerhart's
practice is to have all his pupils, from the
highest to the lowest, kept busy with their
hands as well as with their minds, The rule
is, to make some sort Of copy of every les.
son before recitation, thus securing constant
employment and, consequently, almost per-
feet order. J. NJ.