The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1877-12-12
EDUCATIONAL.
EDITED BY .. W. l.. HA WINS.

VALEDIcToRY In laying down the
pencil editorial, deem il Just to say to
my readers, that, actuated by no impure
motive, but from circumstances entirely
beyond nay control. my name, as editor
Of the Educational Column in the Her
AID, will appear no more until the 10th
inst. in other words, Till next week.
We have just received the November
number OF the Eclectic Teacher. publish
ell at Carlisle, Ky. by T. C. n. Vance
The Eclectic Teacher is the official organ
OF our own Superintendent OF instruction,
and Of the SuPerintendents Of several
other States. and contains the decisions Of
the State Boards This feature alone
should recommend it to the patroage oil
all the teachers OF the State. thus repre-
rented: though this is not the only feat
ure that renders the Eclectic worthy.
This number contains an article on
School Hygiene, from the pen Of DR.
Thomas LathroP. EI-Sup'L of Schools.
Buffalo, which is worth the price OF sub
scriptiOn, 81. Another, The Dignity
Of The Teachers Profession, by L. I.
Lowry. Sup't Public Schools, Ouenboro.
KY, should be read by every teacher in
the whole country. There are many other
articles which are doubtless, as good. but
we have had time to read the two only.
that are mentioned. Teachers, if you
wish to do your work intelIigently, and il
you want to keep up with the times, sub
scribe to the Eclectic Teacher 1t is only
one dollar per year
Prot. j. r Hodges, bright scholar
and a most excellent teacher, is editing
an Educational Column in the Mayfield
Monitor. Professor, welcome you to
the work May your pencil never grow
blunt, and may the teachers in your
county prove a little less modest than
here. You are one Of my most valued
ks.
X.-It is none of my business, but
since you ask me, | would say, either
quit teaching. or let your Materia Medica
alone until your school is out.
Professors J. 7. Coffman, X. P. Hook
err, and Yves. Peyton inform me that
they are in favor Of forming Teachers
County Association. Come on with your
names. Breckenridge has outsiripped US
in the race. but this need not discour>
age US. Let us be the next
T-YOu are right. | have no ambi>
ton for worldly distinction other than to
deserve to be called a good teacher. ]
would rather have inscribed upon my
tombstone, lie was good teacher, than,
He was Governor Of the State. In fact,
the State is governed in the school room.
The courts have decided that school
warrants are not negotiable N A. NJ
Henderson, in Eclectic Teacher, Novem-
Der. 1877.
Teachers. take the ECLECTIC TEACHER.
The Commissioner Of Franklin county.
in writing to it, says: No teacher has a
night to expect to rank as a frsi>class
teacher who does not keep himself fully
abreast the times by reading educational
journals.
j. 7. C.-While such studies "a Alge-
bra, Geometry and other higher mathe>
MATES, are not required in the Common
Schools, they are by no means prohibited
Were sending child to school to learn
-Pelling and reading only. | would be
willing to pay higher tuition rate to a
teacher who could teach them, than to
one who could not. would do this. be-
cause his mind his better trained, and he
is thus better enabled to tram Others.
NJ S.-A good plan is to classify ever
word according to the Office it performs in
the sentence An adjective, Mr. Butler
says, is a word that qualities or limits the
meaning of noun Therefore IT
much" in the first sentence quoted,
modifirs a noun, call it an adjective
The same author defines an alverb as
word that modifies verb, an adjective or
an adverb; therefore if only" in the
second, modifies a verb, call it an adVerb.
G.-weIl. really. YOU are too hard for
me, this time. Catch your old Shanghae,
dip his feet in your ink horn and pull
him backward across your paper, and.
perhaps, l can form a better idea Of your
meaning. than from the batch OF ancient
or modern (?) hlrroglyphics you send me.
Class in Grammar, come up. What is
the plural of mouse? Mice" GuOd,
what is the plural Of house, next
"Hice" Charley, did that boy 60 'hssdY
Attending meeting every night and
teaching through the day Is not a very
sure way TO sharpen an editors wits.
How Money GROWS at Interest
IL one dollar be invested and the inte-
rest added to the principal annually, at
the rates named, we shall have the fol-
lowing results as the accumulation OF one
hundred years:
100 years at per cent S2l
100 years at per cent u
100 years at p per cent III
100 wears at per cent l9l