The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-09-04
EDUCATIONAL.

port, ny. lie = assisted by Mrs. VI
j. Harper, his estimable lady. Mr..
II. is a good scholar and a teacher Of
much and varied experiences. He
speaks we'll Of Rockport. and we hope
that he and the good people there,
may long agree. Success to you
brother Harper, and may your shadow
never grow less. He commences his
third term soon.
The State board have conferred up
on US a State certificate, honoris ca,sa.
Can't-do-it sticks in the mud; but
try soon drags the wagon out Of the
rut. The bees say try and turn flow
ers into honey.
G. K.-Remember that every man
is architect of his own fortune. You
have now Just fairly entered upon life,
let truth and honor be your watch.
word. You will soon find yourself
making friends where known; and
wherever you 60, you will find that
your name has, by little, preceded
you.
.. J.-Your advice is unsought,
and your wit too stale send your con
tributions to the fat man Of the Rock
port Register. They may enliven his
column.
The name of Yankee school marin
is May l. Cough. Out West, here,
it is oftener May 1. G'out.
Good breeding is one of the pre-
requisites of a suseessfull teacher. The
teacher, you know, is in loco parents,
and is frequently as much copied as is
pater ta1Hilias. In selecting a teacher,
then, have an eye, not only to his
literary attainments, but to his moral
integrity and to the polish of his man
ners.
No man is well bred unless he is a
moral man. Good manners and NOR
ality are inseparable. Ifyou are asked
for an example of tautOlogy, repeat
the two preceding sentences.
When YOU visit Hartford don't fail
to visit Mr.. Barrett's museum. He
keeps it in the Herald Office. It will
pay you for your trouble; and when
you depart thence, don't forget to leave
your name, post Office address and one
dollar and fifty cents, and you will get
the Herald for one year, aud that will
pay You again.
One ignorant man can do more
harm in q community than a dozen
educated men. He is ignorant but
harmless is a contradiction of terms.
H.-If you wish to become a news
paper cOrrespondent-we don't see
Why yeu should you should, when
you do write. have something to write
about, and write about that; write short
articles, and try to see how much you
can say about it in a few words.
Punctuuate so as to make your article
say what you want said, and then stop
We wish the August number Of the
American Journal of Education, pub
iished in st. Louis, was in the hands
of every teacher and patron of schools
in the land. We believe, with the
publishers, that it is the very best num-
Der they have issued. Price, $3.50
per annum, or 10 cents per cory.
The Augut number of The Eclectic
Teacher is received. 1t IS ever vel
come visitor. 1t has no superior in
the range of educational periodicals.
1t would be too great an undertaking
to comment upon all the articles con-
tanned in this number, so will content
myself by especially recommending
Teaching to Teach" and Primary
Lessons in Botany" These were COM
meneed in the July number. and are,
of themselves, worth more than twice
the cost of the subscription, one dol
lar. Would that every teacher in the
land we've a subscriber to the Eclectic
Spare moments are the gold dust of
time. and Young vas writing a trEe,
rs well as a striking line, when he
thought that, sands made the noun
tain and the moments make the year.
Of all the portions of our life, spare
are the most fruitful in good
ar svii.-Eelectic Teacher, July.
]. P.-If your school needs reform,
don't commence by abOlishing text
books. BE assured your difficulty does
not lie in that direction
X.--Be true to yourself, never Judge
a pupil by reports. In thirty years
have never found child
as bad as represented by report before
If the gOung men of the country,
who are in the habit of lOunging about
5ar-rOoms and spending every cent
they cen raise for cigars and whisky,
were to, instead attend lectures and
lay out their money for useful books,
what an intelligent and virtuous cOun-
try ours weuld be. Truly, the land
of the brave and the home Of the tree.
Try it, young man.
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