Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-14
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and COnducted by
J f. LANGENBA Ugh.
TO TEACHERS.

Your success and usefulness i'm school,
and the pleasantness OF your position in
society, often depend on the terms of
your Intercourse with the parents of your
pupils After day spent amid the noise,
and in the harassing and exhausting cares
of school, you may be apt to feel little
inclination for society. Your solitary
walk or your quiet fireside, your book or
your own reflections, are wont to seem
more congcnial and attractive. In most
cases this is natural and reasonable feel
ing, and you may yield to it until you
shall have recovered from your exhaus-
ton by seclusion and rest. But you
should not shun society. You must
sometimes meet those with whom you
can associate on equal terms, and those
w ON you can not help regarding as your
superiors, If you would avoid in yourself
the offensive arrogance, pedantry, and self
conceit which are so often the ridiculous
characteristics of and old school master.
1t is only in promiscuous society that
your social qualities can be exercised,
and yo ur manners be refined, and can
learn to sink the pccularities of the
teacher in he better qualities of common
humanity. There are thus great advan
tages TO be derived from society, which
you, as teacher should not be willing to
forego. There are others, still more near.
ly related to your pursuits, of which you
should never lose sight. Parents are Of
ten ignorant of what is best for their
children, or thwart your plans for their
good from thoughtlessness or inattention.
In such case you, as teacher, have a
duty to PERFORM and that is by showing
that You feel sincere interest i'm their
children, You may often and without un-
due assumption, induce them to take a
nearer and juster view of their children's
welfare, and to acccde to your plans for
their benefit. y few questions to parent
may sometimes be sufficient to give his
thoughts right direction; but such
questions would come with an ill grace
from Il teacher who was pursuing mere
dull routine, which left it doubtful with
the parent whether the child was really
an object of interest and love in the est
nation of the teacher, yet very suitsbly
from one who was using every exertion
To improve his or her pupils habits, and
store their minds with useful knowledge.
Your expression, rs teacher, of real
interest in child will never be without
lis effect upon parent. The very fact
that you express a strong desire for his
children's welfare, Will be reason why
he will accede to your plans. Take pains
to show them, as you easily can, that you
are concerned in the progress. advance
ment, and future welfare of their children
and you will hardly ever fail to accom-
plish what YOU desire. In fine honor
your calling. You should not affect to
be what you are not BE content to be
teacher, and in that capacity do what
you can; you will find enough to do in
your own domain, in learning the charac-
ter and circumstances of your pupils, and
in adopting your instructions to their
wants, without interfering i'm the duties
or business of Others. Let your vocation
be labor of Love and Diligence, Econo-
my and Perseverance, Charitableness and
Justice, and guard yourselves against the
hcsetting sin of those who have to do
only with children, an undue estimation
of yourselves. Be religious.
"Needfu instruction, not alone in arts
Which to thy humble duties appertain;
But in the love of right and wrong, the rule
OF human kindness, in the peaceful ways
OF honesty and holiness severe"
A curious literary treasure was recently
announced for sale in Paris. 1t was
copy of the constitution of the French
Republic of 1894, bound in human skin.
The volume is supposed to have been
issued from the Meudon Tannery, where
it is asserted this kind of leather was
manufactured during the reign of terror.
Some important changes in the disci-
pline and system pursued heretofore at
Harvard University are announced. At
tendance at recitations will not be obliga-
tory upon the students. In addition to
this, the examinations hereafter are to be
rigid, and the graduation of student
will depend upon his ability to pass them.
The optional system of attendance will
render the student himself responsible
for the use or misuse of his time at col
leSe. This change is an adoption of the
system in vogue.in the German universe
ties, where it has been found to be highly
successful.
Give time the praise that's due him,
He his mission must fulfill.
And he'll use you very gently
If you do not treat him i'll.
If you're free from djssipatiop