The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-10-03
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se" u''ion,
put ~ s ~ Po"ei Vi
haD'' a..I = .I .aaA. ~ P'ose.s s 'a7
a.. II - - 80 1a,,-o,; ;
one e,n, pe'"aPs, "oe ue'a u'e VI goo
rH:A cu 'H any ~, ~. WI :
Lho' u"e.i' a. ID 'na' Vi
.ro"eins w. "1'A VI VI s. 10 uPhS are
700 oi@n ueH'eu az '"ousu 'ne' we're col, ,
iec'io" Vi Vessels ol 'ous" "a'eiai anu
eqoai s'iene'h "nu e'P"eity, ih'o ~hiei' py
solne prooeSs VI o.nei' sr.aih amount oi
hno"ieoSe VI various Minus Is 10 oe ioiceu'
IL some U! 'hem WIN not hoiu IL OF VIII not
rece'e D." ~ last 'ne iOrcinS
apparatus requires vi some ofeah
uhoer 'he suaih anu are ruineu l0r
ever, 30 Huch 'ne worse ior ,ne vessels the
nia'hine Is no' az inul' inis .neor! Vi
euu1a'ioii mas tfac'ie"iy P'e'aieu in ~ nios'
Puoiic schools ioi many yeais' anu al man
ner oi 'ortures III 'ne shsPe Vi set 'ashs'
vigorous eAaniha,ions, anu nAso Pehai'ies
nave oeeh resor'eu 20 I'D 'ne uha'aiiins Ct,
lori 10 cro~u H. "hen tne na'urai T ana
proper course Is 10 ora" OUT. inis "hy
tne traaitiohs oi schooi iiie nave lonS peen
,nose oil "earisohe uiuuSery' sore 'fiai, ana
pitter recoiiection win all put ire lew
whose na'ufai zest iof learning mas overcome
all obstacles.
MORE ana more .he TACT Is coming 10 pe
recogni1 ihat chiidfen IN Puoiic schoois
are are. nunia' pe,nsS, ~ho7e powers anu caps
olii'ies are 10 pe s'iniuia'eu anu ocS"n OUT
anu DOT mere Ieceptacies 10 DC h'ieu uP'
an" tia' 'ne theoi! vi instruction. 'ia'
lesS upon 'ii, ia.. y iauusIis nshins i's
even Iuions 'noee "no na'e Ihaise oi
eupoa'ional in'eies' oh oenell Vi 'he Puo'ie-
0ui sch'oiS nave oeen o"i'iuuai'y uyins 10
uo too uuen tine, anu, eous' !uently'
,rts 1Ueins 'he u1s' nui'7 Vi 'neu enuea'o's:
mere Is no auVantsse In multiplicity OF
STUDIES 10 oe carried lor~afd al once,whic
impose such Duraeh upon the mind, and
so distract and divide the attention that no
cieAI idea oil any OF them Is ever attained.
On the contrary II Is pretty sure TO defeat
the hlghest purpose oi education, which Is
10 expand ana strengthen the mental pow
ers, ana enable them 10 WORK ior them
selves, and not TO confuse and deaden them
pv task WORK, ior winch they nave no zest
and IN which they see no meaning
And the methods employed are
frequently as much at fauit as the over
crowded course oil instruction lhe best
teacher Is one who excites the interest OF
his pupils, furnishes them with motive
and stimulus Tor study, and makes their
way easy and pleasant Under him they
hnd knowledge attractive, their curiosity Is
awakened, and they are eager to master the
subject before them But II they are set to
a dull routine OF tasks and compelled to get
over a certain ground In number OF books
in which they see no attraction, they be-
come Estless, wearied and unanbitious.
Many schoolmaster has regarded it as the
triumph Of his art to make his scholars
work hard, and to drive them over difncul- |
ties, instead of helping them over or re-
moving the difficulties out of the way.