The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-05-07


is not. The teacher must repeat The
explanation Of the preceding day, TO tho
detriment of the remainder Of the class,
or the delinquent must lose his stand
ing. City school boards by degrading,
suspension, or expulsion, enforce regu.
lar attendance, but the teachers Of ollr'
country schools, having no list Of rulcs
which they may enforce, if directors and
parents fail to cooperate with them,
have no resource left. The nuisance
must be tolerated.
Another trial which yexes the ofder-
loving teacher may ba termed the ire
pressible pupil. lie is in every school
and any teacher can tell you his name.
You require him TO take front seat
under the delusion that your eye and
presence will restrain him. He wrig
gles in his seat, drops his slate, and
chuckles behind his book. lie 10 Ill,
ways on the verge Of an explosion. He
is SURE to play some prank whom visit
ors are present, and the other pupils are
on good behavior. You never feel safe
when he is present. II Is Il relief when
lac takes the measles or chicken pox
When you ask bis class question, he
is sure he knows the answer. lie has
important information To give on every
subject. lie raises his hand, shakes il,
and is in agony until you allow him TO
speak and relieve himself But trying
as he is you like him. IL is ho who
leaves the apple ON your desk, or slips
the candy in your hand az YOU pass his
seat. II " he who is first to hand you
a book and who springs to pick up the
pencil you have dropped.
Far more serious t,inl is the phleg
matte pupil on the back seat whom we
may call the stupid pupil, Enthuaiaam
is left out Of his composition. You can
not arouse him. He forgets the task
assigned him, cannot follow the reading
lesson. and fails to start for the reeita
ton seat until the remainder OF the
class are in their places. Happy the
day when lac asks question, or shakes
bis list at his geography Welcome the
FIRST ''faet" he makes nj the teacher
When these cheering Indications appear
You have conquered. The sluggish na.
ture has thrown oil it's torpnr and If
wisely directed will not relapse.
But there gre trials which arise from
causes over which the teaehcr has less
dimct control, Among theae Is one We
nIsy term roatine. The Ncry nature Of
his work rrndrrS this unavoidable.
However enthusiastic and progressive
lie msy I4.. although hc may follow Cel.
Parker's adyice, do somrIhing that YOU
never have done bpiot,.a Isis No,l; il
still q routine. treadmiil. lie moves
in circle. lle begins v letc be ends,
and ends " le,e he lsgii,s; reading,
arithmetic, geography, slvlln,e, spelling,
geography, arithmetic, ieadiu8 Each
day. ia Prospect Hnd irtrual tst, ihs.
clockfaec las l,at iotsr Ioints; niuc
O'Clock. twelve Ociuok. ot,. vclock. lour;
| four o'cluck. one u'clsi,'k. twelve. O'Clock,
uinc, Aud thus llli.,tes the t.enls.iua
of school sioux liz Ills appointed are
The more lt'i feet the scL,r,.l >, stem, the
more nicely pdjusird It's machinery. the
mole atgar1ut nipl trying do,s Il,e ron.
tii,s l.ecome The rli.drrn feel il, and
the wise teacher taxes his resources TO
Introduce variety and taVe them FROM
'l',4;Iuiagemcnt aud noun;ouy. liut
tiis NpIy tllrt II seeking snme-
thing new hreoutcs soon part OF the
routine. lie is in the grasp of n mon
sger fi6m whom there is no ESCAPE.
What il the remedy ? Recreation
The dnily recesses should not he regard
.e,l ~ opportunities for extra work, but
ior relaxation. No person requires
nor,, the pleasures Of society ut suitable
times and within proper limits than the
TEACHER. Human nature cannot be con
fined TO n fixed groove long, without
becoming dwarfei or distorted Oar
teachers, then must recreate or they
will Le crushed, physically and men
tally, by the smoothly moving, carefully
oiled wheels Of the school luggernaut
routine.
The teacher Of the pubic school finds
nothing more annoying, or detrimental
to the object Of education--the fOrma-
ton Of character---than obscurity. If
he has true conception OF his work,
although his pupils may progress in
their studies, he will not DO satisfied
while be hears the low jest on the play
ground, or secs the Impure word or
picture upon slate, book, or building,
This foe 10 all that is nohle and worthy
Of cultivation in tho nature Of a child,
is the more formidable because it works
secretly. Often does the teacher think
it driven from the field where it is only
/ lurking in ambush. IL is not to be con-
quered by avoiding the subject or by
trying to persuade ourselves that the
evil does not exist. This has been done
too long In self.defense we must take
an active course, Parents tell MS that
| their children become impure ut school
and that teachers should prevent this.
Granted, but this Is but part Of the
truth. When children six years of age
are quick to miseonstrue the remaik Of
their teacher, or attach an impure mean
ing TO n word from their textbook
when smile, such as curls tho Up OF
the outcast from society, passes over the
little faces at the slightest approach to
vulgarity, tell me, have those boys and
4 girls learned impurity at school only
i Parents, young men and women, join
hands with us in uplifting a standard oi
absolute unoompfomising purity-a
/ standard which shall never he lowered
Z in public or private, at home or on the
stFeet,an then win we eradicate obscen
ity from the public school
We now approach the climax of tn,