The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-01

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asa taken aat. aud e56zr pos Sc work
aE f.maysl So some other seaael whore
tae requirements ate .ass rIE.j. by
taan repeated s.s.aea, the higher
gratez aftae pBhhs schools retain the
strongest miaas and biEhtess taIcuts
aa8 aI aat 60 ibe.vadl the most ct
aa.eat aetass la the great drama Of Iiie.
Dc is aat aalsu9aeailg the case that
these nho fail entirely here, come OF
w5tb aylag ealars az the private
schools.
will mention d lew instances which
Uara either some under my owa per
ana knowledge og have come to me
reliably ut second hau3 A member Of
tae Hga School, by the persistent Of,
fort of ber teachers, bad attained near-
Iy 90 iae last examination, which was
10 3eeile bcr fitness 60 graduate. Bat
here "a, tbe last moment was a decided
fH'ure sbe did not meet the require
ments. could not graduate. Every et.
lut was made by herself aud her
friends. ta ba allowed 70 pass. Here
laa principal tell back upon tine power
given Aim uy the Board, ~ am only
t1e servant of the Board, ! must do as
am hjj.' Application was made to
tac Boaad. we cannot reverse the
iccislon of the Principal. the integrity
Of The High School must be maintained,
we regret the failure, bat she alone is
ia fault 90 no condition can we sign
her diploma"
again, pupil wished to enter au
advaaced class, passing 10y entirely,
several studies Of the prescribed course
Her own pleadings backed by the of-
/ forts Of indulgent parents were fruit
less. The course Of study had been
/ laid ont by those who knew what was
needed, for the proper development
Of the mental powers, the whole form
ing a connected chain, not one link
could be dropped.
/ Again, IN tIte matter OF hardness and
frequent absence, which SO often para
/ lyzes the efforts Of the most faithful
teacher, the pupil coming TO the door
after it is closed, having no satisfactory
excuse, is quietly told, "The door vii
( be opened, tomorrow morning anC
for this as for any other absence, he
must render account to the Board, hC
is very careful that 4 second occasion
/ does not occur.
Now, for the reverse of the picture
! A pupil having failed Of requirement.
at a public school, engages with pri
vate teacher, aud while the novelty
lasts succeeds very well, but after ;
time, little matters take the attention
/ He comes with imperfectly prepared
lessons, and any variety of excuses. --
Il went to sociable last night, have
had no time 20 study; | would like
short lesson to-day, have to prepar,
for the festival would like to be ex
cused, there is to be an oyster suppe
at the church, ! am wanted to lun Of
|errauds The teacher having II,
means but moral suasion TO eniorc,
commands, is almost powerIess, per
haps by coaxlng and iiattery, he arous
cs little energy; perhaps by an in
dignant protest, he awakens some sell
respect, but the result is like the morn
ling dew, and again oyster suppers
festivals and sociabes are excuses 70
imperfect lessons, trying the patienc,
Of the teacher, and destroying the men
tai symmetry Of the pupil. In tn
/. one case we find intellect, perhaps b,
D. nature weak and inferior, but unde
. iudicious aud thorough culture, becom
ing "as plants grown up in their youth
or as coTucrstoues polished after TIN
. simlitudc Of . palace in the other w
see the building inaccur4tely planncD
aud half finished presenting at best
. an usjghtly excrecence, aud not uu
frequently topping over on the head
8 the multitude, 10 the great destruction
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