The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-04-04


about three weeks ago that / am ont
of the assistant editors Of the Educa
tional Column and ought 70 perform
my duty us such; SO have been trying
ever since to prepare nice sermonlikt
article on the subject Of education, bu
have failed. Therefore I have deter
mined to give a little sketch Of my
First Days experience.
On the preceding evening, the family
with whom I boarded entertained me
by giving a history Of all the miSde
moanors committed in the school, from
the time Of it's erection, also short
biographical sketch of each Of the h0Td
cn5es engaged in said misdemeanors.
After spending q very restless night,
I arose and prepared for my day
work.
Owing to the late hour at which we
breahfasted, it was a quartec past nine
when / arrived at the school-house.
The boy employed to act as janitor
had but just arrived, so that the room
was cold and about as dirty as any
thing in the shape Of schoolroom
could be-
I found a piece Of a broom and rails
ed q great cloud Of dust, but did not
make much improvement in the APP
pearanca OF the room.
/ then sat down and waited for the
arrival Of my scholars.
Presently small urchin, minus q
book, made his appearance, then anoth-
er carrying large geography, another
spoller, and before eleven O'clock I
could boast Of seven scholars.
I set to work with great ard0r to
make profitable use OF the remaining
hour before noon and succeeded in MAX
ing one young lady cry, and considera-
bly, rufliDg the temper Of another, but
accomplished nothing more.
/ spent the hour of noon in crying 8
little, feeling homesick great deal,
and wondering how [ should ever get
through the winter.
In the afternoon our number was
raised tC eleven, which made me feel
like a real schoolma'am. Everything
went smoothly till the time came for
trying the teachers grit, custom
strictly adhered to in that school.
The oldest boy in the school asked
for permission to leave the room, but
as school was to close in fifteen min
utes, the request was not granted, SO he
rose from his seat. and started for the
door, r0marking that he was old enough
and big enough to so out ii he wished.
When he came near my desk quietly
asked him to stop 8 minute, which he
did, looking into my face with q mixed
expression of wonder and defiance.
Surely, John" said I, "you are not
so ung0ntlemanly as to leave the room
against my wishes He grinned
sheepishly. and said, Il guess there
Amt much Of q gentleman about me-"
But" said I, you CON be Il gentleman
il YOU choose, and am sure you will,
will you not? :" He made no reply, but
took his seat quietly, and when the
rest were dismissed he came and asked
forgiveness, which was freely given,
thereby making him my Warmest
Jrje11d for the remainder Of the term !;
so that I felt my First Day WAS not a
complete failure. a TEACHER
Miss Susie Grant will teach the
Pease school in Salem.
Miss Chloe Munson, the Hartnell
school, Brighton.
Miss Addie Lieber, No. l, Pleasant
Prairie.
Geo Blanchard, the Kingman school,
Bristol.
Miss Mary Patterson, the Tuttle
school, Salem.
Miss Mary Burgess, at Kellogy's Cor
PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr.. Tillotson, at Pikeville
They have engaged ta0o teachers in
the Evans school, Brighton.
G. K. Maynard, E. w. Helms, and
Miss Claire Burgess Of Salem are home
on visit, but will return to the Nor
nal school at Oshkosh this week; T
j. Smith, Charles Pease, and Munscr
Paddock will attend the Normal al
Oshkosh, this summer.
The TOIlOWinO ara tho ,,op,ne Of ~,