The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-06-11
educational.
TOO MUCH RULE, BY RAAF-

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the sense Of the above heading would,
DE ambiguous lift were not for the.
comma And as it is, II fear you
will interpret the main substantive
by substantial hickory, or cherry, or
birch. Your pupils, maybe, would
gladly give that phrase to my pro-
position. should they seeit.
Perhaps it would not be amiss if
yourself should chance to carry the
same view ): for I have just come
from visiting,a school, where, if the
shades of hickory or birch were not
darksome, yet the omnipresence ora
raw hide, lpso facto, added a ridicu-
lous gloom to the otherwise cheerful.
school room I.
The fact, concerning that weak
and much-to-be-pitied schoolmaster
was, that in his former school he.
had well nigh.made failure in point
of government, and had been appris,
ed of that fact. This time, there
fore, he would took out for breakers.
He would take time, and pupils both,
& 5
by the forelock- He was not to be
caught mapping, not he. He selects,
a good riding whip, an imperishable,.
sarcastic, or if'yeu please, singing
alison.
This instrument shall be a constant
companion from the very first day In
the new sphere of action &c shall bio.
the SINE qua' qooa of successful line.
of government ; it shall DE a perpes-
ual remainderof his former defcien-
cy, as he should carry it about hither
and thither.' En- sympathy and pity,
I told my friend Of the danger of
such constant display Of the scepr
ter of authority and discipline that
familiarity would surely breed con-
tempt y that the Gliding Of power
were wise plan with both gods and
men. The next day the rod was put
out of sight, and I trus, with good
results. -
But | had in my mind ''rule''' in
the sense of law, or regulations
Right here. was the cause of the fail
ure of our friend, and doubtless of a
thousand other teachers and parents.
They have "too much rule" that
is, too many specified regulations i
SO that If these should all be enforced
the pupil on child would be trimased
down to a. BDppet, that could open Its
eyes only as you might please to>pall
she wlre1s Alas, for individuality of
character, freedom of thought and
action when scholars shall be taught
to go to school, and to live, pne-emi
nently for the rules !! '-.''
To Illustrate the legitimate and
ogical results OF a multiplicity of
nicroseopical Jules in the school
-oom, one of which was to the effect
hat 'ithere should be no kind ofcom-
in the room during re-
cess" 9iu0ba 65 aaTno9 s'it bl0oll
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This, under the circumstances, in a
country school, though it might have
been wise regulation in SOME places,
was entirely uncalled for and intol- |,
snant. Hence it was broken byl,
stout boys; hence the offended Dig
lrty Of the teacher hence q disturb,
ng scene Of corporal punishment, |.
by odium against the teach
II and popular prejudice. of course
here was also a loss Of tconfdencelin !
lis wisdom !; and Ioknow not how'll
near be came t. giving up the school,t
Perhaps the visit OF, the writer was
ust in time to save him from the
crash Here was plain case Of ss.tool
much rule" Establish but few fun
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lamenptal rules as absolute, rowAose
;ransgressors shall bellinC all cases. !
called to account, andlet the public