The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-04-24
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first Saturday in June. place. Beave
Daa- Let Us all attend. and have
pleasant hea!thful time EVERYBODY
whether teacher or not, Is invited
Wont you Gomez
tits to be hoped that Mr. II D. Taylo
will collect, and publish in book torn
bic Fragments OF the History Of OhiC
county. IL it is ever so published,
hope that everv school district will pur,
chase a copy to be placed in its library
lIs cost will be as nothing sorupared
with the benefits to be derived from it
Which is the greater fool she that
writes an April fool or he that reepives IL
There can be hut one answer. and will
not insult the reader, good sense by sug-
gesIing it
: L. A-The scripture you quote, "And
the Lord tempersth the wind 10 the
shorn lamb" is not found any where in
Bible, but in sterne's Sentimental Jour
ney,
g B -Yos can't hel p some men with-
out you do it all Any other State in the
Union, with the help from the State that
Kentucky receives would keep up good
sch ools in every county. In a district OF
sixty scholars q tax OF one dollar and a
quarter per scholar would pay teacher
about thirty five dollars a month. This
aided by the price of the tuition of day
scholars would procure the services Of a
good teacher.
The fevest number OF teachers can
teach Geography as it ought to be taught,
and unless it is properly taught, the
time spent upon it is worse than wasted
Will not some one. who knows how, pre-
pare a paper upon the subject and read
it at our next ASSOCIATION We will look
over the mode Of its preparation or its
sly lie, il it gives US concrete idea OF how
to teach Geography as 's ought to be
taught
A. W.-Some people blow their own
trumpets from the fact. that, otherwise
they would become rusty from disuse
Even with that dread alternative before
you. l will not allow yours blown
through this column without you set It to
a different tune.
Be polite to your children and thus fix
in them the habit Habit you know lie
second nature.
Be careful to consider whether a child's
request should be granted before you re-
fuse; after you have once refused, il 10
worse than folly to yield because the
child frets or tesses
The true teacher has an interest in the
general advance Of education, apart from
self
1t is not enough that the teacher exam
inc class by the hook He should have
broader preparation, and should 80
conduct the exercise as to compel them
to think
received kind note from Judge C.
J. Lawton o: Hartford in which he states
that am mistaken in regard to Mr..
Richard Bands ever having taught in
this county. The neighbors here as
sure me that it is the Judge who is mis-
taken; that Richard Bland. who is now
in Congress from Missouri. and the
author OF the Silver Bill. actually taught
at White Oak Mr. Lemusl Craig says
that Mr. Bland boarded with his father,
aud that he ~ent to school to him.
Thanks to Judge LAYTON for the interest
he takes in my column.
March 2nj. IS7S-Mr. Hawkins. will
you lie kind enough to tell me what is
meant by "hydrs headed monster" and
oblige n small boy7 EDDIE II
Hydra is the name Of fable water
serpent with fly heads, destroyed BY
Hercules in the lake of Lerna Hence
a hydra headed monster Is a passion
habi,-any thing that is difficult TO con-
quor or overcome. Love for strong drink
is as appropriate an example Of such
monster as now think Of
G-Anything that causes one to think
and to act is education as far it goes
Example is one Of the most efficient
means of education. Moral Beware
of your example.
A. B-I agree With You entirely in re-
gard to the whipping-post Nothing
could be established by law that would
have more demoralis NJ effect upon the
youth of the country than the sight OF
the bare back OF man lacerated by the
cruel strokes of the whip | think il is
the especial province Of snch columns as
this ITO speak of such thing" by reason
Of the de!eter;ous effects of such things
upon the morals OF The rising generation.
lam in favor OF the establishing Of de-
batting clubs in every school and N ev-
cry community. when the attendance OF
the parents and sober steady eiIisens can
be procured. Not otherwise
Encourage your pupils to answer your I
questions in their own language rather !
Than to quote the answer from the book. !
Never con6ns your questions In those In
the book. What Is a uOun? 1t u the |
name of an object. What is an object?
| venture that nine teRths Of the pupils
in any school. in the county. will either
decline to answer the last question or will
fail to include one half the meaning of