The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1878-02-13
EDUCATIONAL.
EDITED hi :. w. l.. IN WK'INS,

example and precePt Manifest an sc~
tive interest in the studies Of bis pupils
| Make the school room attractive. Let
/ the pupils see he means what be says
Keep up courage, Il right. even when
strongly opposed Demand Of himself
the best, and be satisfied with no NELL
ocrity. Gull the fruits Of experience
Visit the schools OF others. Attend
teachers meetings Journal
of Education.
Miss F. HI admire your practice o
opening and closing your school with
singing; / once practiced it myself and
thought with a very happy effect. Con-
tinue it; nobody can object
j.. C.-Article VII, Sec. 10. C. s. Z
says: The trustee shall have power to Sc
lect e. qualified teacher. agree with
him as to compensation, etc, etc
The State Board have decided. see Ken
lucky School Lawyer, paragraph Is un-
der said section, that q trustee cannot
force the patrons to pay any sum to sup
ply deficiency in the payment Of the
/ Sachers' saiary. If he contracts for a
sum larger than q solvent subscription.
the loea! tax Expenses of collection de-
duc.ei) he makes himself personally re-
sponsible
j. 81. S-The recognized public holi-
days, as recol'ect, are Christmas Fourth
of July, Wsshing,ou's birthday and
Thanksgiving.
The course Of Sup't Henderson re-
gardinS the bills before the Kentucky
Legislature respecting the District Com
missioners," cannot be commended In
too strong language When, under our
present system, Commissioner cannot
properly attend to one county where he
i well acquainted, how can the matter
be bettered by putting one Commissioner
over seven or eight counties, width whose
condition AID affairs he IS wholly unac-
quainted? All honor to Ii. A. ~ Hen
derson, and may he win.
Glass in Geography.-Of what is the
earth composed LAND and water
Right; then what does land and water
make 2-"MudT' triumphantly shouted
a little fellow.
You cant teach man to shoe horse
by six months lecturing. You must
have practice as well as theory.
"why do you tell that child the same
thing over twenty timesY' asked his
wife. Because nineteen times would
not do, my dear" was the answer.
| Glow do you expect to govern
others, when, as you acknowledge, you
cannot govern yourself
G. W-Will answer your communi-
cation by mail, as soon as have leisure.
Information is very desirable. but it Is
not education. How to impart iniOrma-
ton is nearer the mark.
Good teachers are not satisfied with
teaching how a certain thing is, but they
show why it Is so.
Curiosity in children is only an appe-
tite for knowledge and should be encour-
aged. Locke.
Mere knowledge is not education for
it must be productive OF something use
full and must lead to other knowledge
and facts before it can be called educa~
ton.
NEvER-Never deceive a child, never
take anything from it without giving a
reason. Never ridicule its mistakes.
Never let it know that you consider il
worse than other children. Never ex-
travagantly praise or blame it Never
punish it for an imperfect recitation.
Constant complaining on the part Of
teacher begets like disposition on 'he
part OF the child.
A trustee has right to judge Of the
competency Of a teacher independent of
h- certificate; at least, so far as his own
district is concerned.
have no connection with the HERALD
outside of this column. Mr.. Barrett has
given me entire control Of it. reserving to
himself the right sever to my connection
whenever in his Judgment, it may be
necessary.
r. H.-Certainly. if your vile is un~
der twenty years of age, she can be re-
ported BY the trustee in his census.
The districts at the next election will
have to elect three trustees, by act of the
Legislature.
A teacher told class that patrimony
was something inherited from a father,
now. said he. can any of you tell me
what matrimony is? Three or four
hands up Well, SalIie, what is IT'D
Something inherited from mother, was
the prompt reply.-Ex.
Is il possible said T., that l have a
scholar that would tell me a lie? We
amt, none of US, got no Ratchet, was the
unexpected answer
The great skill of the teacher is to get
, and keep the attention of the scholar
whilst he has that, he is sure to advance
as fast as the learners ability will carry
him.-Loeke.
1t is not so much what a teacher does
as what he is that determines the eharac
ter OF the school The maxim is a true
one: As ia the teacher so is the school
-CuTrie.
E The object Of education ought to be
I to develop in the individual all the per
e lection OF which he is apable.-Kent.
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