The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-12-11
EDUCATIONAL.
WI. HAWKINS, :. EDITOR.
DECEMBER IL, 1873

No enc receives less praise than he
who is constantly seeking it.
If you read after night do not 90 to
bed straight from your reading, but
take little exercise before retiring.
What has become of Miss Alexine {?
Has she failed with 'Gurs and retired
in disgust!
Test the accuracy Of your work rs
soon as you have finished it and put
your facts in order as soon as you have
learned them.
A teacher once asked, "Who was
the first man that sailed around the
world ?" and got for answer, "The man
in the moon"
Show the people what you are doing
to help the children, and let the chill
dren show how much you help ITEM
Exchange.
Which is the better tax, a tax to
prevent drunkenness, loafng, thrift
lessness and thieving, or a tax to sup
port them?
The value Of mental food depends
upon the digestion of it. and not upon
the amount swallowed. But there can
be no digestion without something to
digest.
With one hundred districts and one
hundred and fifty teachers. thirty Of
whom are always idle, which were the
better policy, to increase the number
of districts or lessen the number of
teachers?
Is it not better for Us to tax property
in order to make intelligent, law-abid-
ing, productive citizens, than to let
the people grow up limited and I'M
productive. and ignorant. and in con-
sequence be obliged to care for and
provide for them !-Erehangc.
"For what calling in life are you
training these children ?" asked lady
of Vermont teacher. He looked
around upon his young charges, in a
puzzled kind Of way, and at last said.
II mostly kalkela;e, mum, for the
calling of ceows."
The Lebanon Times and Ksnt,sckidll
has an educational department. edited
by Professor A .. I.oventhal. His
name is all that is necessary by way Of
assurance Of what it will be. Profess
sor LOventhal is known favorably over
the State as a talented and successful
educator. We welcome him among
the laborers.
Willie could not find his kitten. He
had looked. he thought, everywhere.
Disappointed, he sat down, look Of
despair settling upon his features. AZ
ter sitting thus for some time. he
frightened up; a ray of hope had
dawned upon him. "Sister Mary" he
said, 'get the dictionary; father al
ways looks in il when be wants to find
anything
Talking of the necessity of uniformi-
ty of text books in school. we can tell
you of a uniformity, which in our opin-
ion, is of equal necessity-uniformity
of spelling and pronunciation. How
are we to attain this We once taught
school in which were Henderson's.
Webster's and Buffers spoilers; for
readers We had Wilson's, Goodrich's,
Buffers and another whose name we
can't recall. Let US fix upon astandard
of photography and orthoePy, and
discard such books as do DOT strictly
conform thereto.
Divide II apples among three boys;
giving one half, one third and one
ninth, came to US through the mails.
This is an old saw that puzzled our
brains in boyhood. Here is the solu-
tuition furnished by an old heather,
whose name VIC have forgotten, or.
perhaps, never knew. He added one
to the seventeen, making eighteen; he
then gave one 8, the next 6, and the
other 2; he then took up his own and
discussed its merits according to the
dictates Of his own appetite-in other
words he ate it.
From the November Eclectic: A
resolution passed at the last meeting
OF the Kentucky Teachers Association
favOring educated county superintend-
ency. In a private letter a teacher
writes as follows: 81 wish you would
notice in a strong editorial the resOlu-
ton passed at Somerset referring to