The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-06
SCHOOL DISCIPLINE.
An Instance Of the Olden-time Management.

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An Instance Of the 0lden-time Management.
The following anecdote was a fayorite
one with the late Amasa Walker. The
moral Is applicable in these days:
There was a district school in the old
town of North Brookfeld that was par
ticularly difficult to govern. In fact, for
several winters the boys had succeeded
in barring out the teacher and closing
the school. The selectmep were anK-
ious to put stop to This kind OF work,
and il was finally decided that the
selectmen should advertise for teach
er, the advertisements to set firth all
the difficulties such a teacher would
have to contend with, and offered in
creased compensation to any one who
would undertake the job. The adyertis :
ment was duly inserted in tue county
paper and in the Boston and Providence
papers.
But few days had elapsed when a
Young stripping, an undergraduates of
Brown University, made his appearance
before the selectmen, and applied tor
the school. The selectmen looked at
him, and at each other, IN perfect aston
ishment. At last the chairman said:
"Do you think you can teach this
sohoolT
~ Gan tIys
"But no one else has succeeded"
"That is what the advertisement
says"
"And are you willing to undertake
itW
"That is what am here tor"
"What method, may we ask, do you
propose TO opursueW
81 will tell you at the close of the
term"
"But If you failr'
vi DON'T propose TO-"
"Are The terms satisfactoryw
| "Well, yes; but as you doubt my abil-
| ity to teach the school, l will further
amend by making tue proposition that il
do fail l am to receive nothing, and if
| do succeed, the price to be doubled.n
| This was agreed TO, and the teacher
engaged. IL Was not long betore the
fact sot nolseu through the district anl
over the the town. AS usual, the school
commenced on the Monday after
Thanksgiving. The teacher had been
| employing the intervening time in MAX
ing u choice selection OF hickory sticks
with the knots we'll defined OH the sur.
lace.
| That district school-house had never
before been SO well nIled on the first
uay of the term. The teacher addressed
the school, laid down his rules, anu
| then p oceeded TO grade the scholars.
| When the first class was called out,
according 10 a preconcerled plan, giant
| youth, the son OF the village bIacksm til =,
stepped into The middle of the floor anu
commenced disturbance.
Take your seat, sir" said the
teacher.
When 1 get ready" was the defiant
answer.
"Strp this way, SIR"
"WeJ, yes, i guess l WILL" and the
young giant went Tor the teaoner. w hen
WITHIN Ii few steps of MIN ne was ordered
! Lo stop. The blue eyes OF the teacher
| looked right at him, and he cautioned
MN not TO come any bearer. The boy,
measuring the relative strength of both
| by bulk, KEPT on. The teaoner STRUCK
out from the lelt SHOULDER and laid the
| huge form OF the boy on the floor; he
sprang 10 Lis feet and was Knocked down
tue second and third time. TIE teacher
then reached round and Look one of his
| sticks ana DelaDUred The fellow Till he
bawled Win pain.
| There was no more trouble that day,
but the victory was not won. This the
teacher understood. The next morning
alter the school had been calieu TO Or
der, there was knock at the door. The
teacher opened it, and was met on the
threshold by man of about forty years
| of age, huge in stature, with face be-
grimed and q long coarse, grizzly
| beard.
"What do you wish?" mildly asked
the teacher.
"To enter school,"
"All right, sir; step in and take a
seat in front OF the desk, and Will eX-
anime you shortly" Tue man swag.
gered i'll, casting mis- eyes round tue
room win an expression that Was pei
fecJly understood.
snow, SIT, stand up, and l will see
W hat class to put you in" The man
stood up, and with some difficulty suc-
CT eded III getting through the alphabet
but tailed in words ol Two sylla"les.
"You will take your seat i'll the pri
mary class" said the teacher.
"I'll see you - first"
"Sit down." was the quiet but de.
termlned oruer.
Tue man with demoniac grin sprung
for the teacher, but lounu MN mself pra " /.
ing ON The floor. He jumped up in a per
tect rage, but the practical eye an
hand oil the teacher met him, and ht
went down again and aga Il Ign0miul
ously.
~ have got enough" he cried at last
"But L have not" sald the teacner
and he proceeded to select III, hickory
with which he beiabored the giant Ill
he howleu with pain and sprung tUr tnt
uUOr.
Come back and take your seattle
school is not dismissed" The brave
came back like VIII pped spaniel.
me school Was krpJ, the seloctmel
were satisfied, and the teacher received
mis- advance,