The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-09-09
TEACHERS TsouslEs.

1 III u lew Odyb tue OOOfS OF the COu0>
try school houses will be thrown open.
The teacher will sit behind the desk
ut the opposite end of the room, look
ing wise but saying nothing, and the
children will he gathering together
from every point Of the compass, books
and States in hand, making the welkin
ring with their merry laughter. With
each peal of laughter the teacher will
frown, and still frOwn heavier frown,
not in anger, but realizing the great
responsibility which devOlves upon
him. He awakes to the fact that he
las live boys and live girls to deal with
large boys and small boys, good boys
and bad boys, apt boys and duh boys,
all kinds of boys and good girls-al-
ways good girls bad girls don't 20 to
scloOl-perhaps there are none.
| The teacher has gust returned from
the Normal Institute aud is supposed
to know everything necessary to be
known i'm order to run public school.
1t Is presumed that he will lead the
young thinkers in the paths of knOwl-
edge and rectitude with as much ease
as he breathes, and none can breathe
easier than teacher, especially if he
has been to the Normal Institute.
People in general think that it requires
neither mental nor physical labor to
teaeh-that it is like sitting in an easy
chair. being rocked to sleep, and the
flies kept away, and drawing public
money all the time. But the teacher
views his situation through . very diff
ferent glass. There are serious ques-
tons which have perplexed him be-
fore. and he knows they are likely to
aI'se again. ChhaPiiiy Tor the leach
81 .pese auestions nave never been
Hiscusstu AT the normal institute. he
mas Hothihg Out MS own experience,
"hich niereiy makes The case more
ageraVatlhg, lot, Knowing the APP
Proaciiihg troubles ne awaits them IN
suspense ne mas read ana re-read the
senooi law, out hhds nothing there 10
aIu nun; ne mas careiuiiy perhsed
Nhershahi, put the Yuestiohs which
NeX MN are not discussed there. we
Will ho" give lew OF MS trouoies.
among the children who make
their appearance Al schooi the hrst
turning isah innocent dansei Oh tnree
suInhiefs-dariihg iittie Lulu. JUST
come to-day 10 see the other IittteSirIs,
anu play win thehi maInlnais going
away to-day ana uidnt want 10 lake
nef she is 100 neaVy 10 carry, and u
Is 100 lar ior her 10 Walk Lulu
ahiuses herseii anu the school In Vari-
GUS ways hhaiiy she goes 10 sleep.
How sweetiy sie sleeps! Lord let her
sleep! The hrst day closes pleasantly
Inc next morning the llttie anger, In
embryo, arrives al school IN due time.
Sne taiks, laughs anu cries alternately,
I'LL noon. Alter diaher she cries her
sell 10 sleep. An honr later she wakes,
ciies. gets drink OF waller, attempts
10 Take u goblet of water I'M a gourd)
10 her sister she iaiis down. dasiies
the water on two little girls whose
mother never allows 10 gel wei, anu
breaks the gable ehd out 81 the s"urd.
She cries-the two little girls cry Too,
aud all the others laugh:
Inc next morning Lulu Is on hands
again with copy OF Jayne's last years
almanac, ana cries out Teacher, ma
says for you to teach me to read in this
Look. What must the teacher 10:
Hall dozen children, niorr iii less,
tgenerilly morel have no books, Ev-
cry morning for Two or Three weeks
they tell the teacher Pa Is going To
get books tomorrow" The teacher
attempts to class them with those that
have books, but when they come To
the class to read, that good little girl
who never spoke 4 cross word in her
life and sings SABBATH School songs 50
sweetly. jerks her book away from the
poor little girl who has no book, anu
says, MA said for me not TO let any
body have my book" Day after day
and week after week passes away, but
still those boOkless children have no
books. What must the teacher do:
There is no we'll or cistern at the
school house. There are but few wells
in the district. Many draw water
from the creek in u barrel on u lizard.
However, there Is one good well not
tar from the school house, where the
children get water. But one day the
lady OF the house enters the school
without rapping ut the door, and I'M
mediately gives vent TO her feelings
as only q woman can. ~ have moth
ing against you. MIR. Teacher" she
proceeds, .and 1 have nothing against
the school, but some OF the chiidfeh
have thrown Ourtwo little kittens into
the well. They were Marys Maltese
kittens, ana she would not nave taken
anything in the world Tor them; anu
euss 49,
the well bucket, ana throwed CHUNKS
in the well Now, Mr; Teacher, we
know that Is all the place Tor You 10
get water, but you cant get water
there II you are gong 10 90 tiiat way
What must the teacher 90:
In school there few INDUSTRIOUS
pupils who try to master their studies
They are kind, Obedient and dutiful
When they need assistance they ask
aud receive u. There are few-a
very few dull pupils WHO make no
progress, or very little. ihese negI-
gent and stupid ones, taking no inter
est in school, soon become Disguised,
and remains Out oil scilooi upon Tue
least excuse. Before the term Is hall
expired they declare the teacher
can't teach them anything ana Then
good mothers say he don't try-they
never saw his equal Tor partialtty
"He does all lie can for smith chill
dren and Browns children, bnt he
don't try to learn mime anything lie
never Furnishes their children. and he
Furnishes mine for nothin and never
tells 'em where the sPeliin lesson Is. y
What must the teacher do"
The children are clamorous for "a
spelling-bee. Some moonlight night |
teacher consents; parents, friends,
young people and all far and near,
turn Out sa UlIssP To hear Tie SclOns /