The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-11-04

Attractive Sch0oI-roomE-
So much il needed in the WY or edu-
eating teachers and trustees in making
attractive places Cor children to go TO-,
that VIZ cannot rafrain from quoting
I}u-k' on the subject. lie says: "Hitl-
crto. 50 iar as know. II has either been
80 difficult to give al ihe education we
wanted to our lads, that we have been
Obliged 10 DO il. after all with ci.sn
furniture and hare walls, or else we have
considered filat cheap furniture and
bare walls are proper part Of the means
OF sdncatiou, aud supposed that boys
learned best when they sat on hard forms,
and nothing but blank plaster about and
above them, whercol, 70 employ their
spare attention also. that IL was rs well
that they should be accustomed 10 rough
and ugly conditions of things. partly by
The way OF preparing them for the hard
ships Or life, and partly that there might
bc the least possible damage done 70
floors and forms in thcevcnt of their be-
coming. during the masters absence. The
fields 81 Instruments oi battle.
AN this Il 50 far well and necessary
n Il relates TO the training OF boys in
central. But there certainly comes q
period IN the life Of welEeducntcd
youth ia which one OF the principal ele-
,mcnts Of lis education Il. or ought 70 be-.
TO give him refinement OF habits; and
not only 10 teach him the strong exercise
of which his frame i capable. but also
Ito increase his bodily sensibiiify aVd le-
finement. and show him such small NAT
tcrs ~ the way of handling things prop
crly. and treating them considerate'y.
Not only 80, hut ] believe the notion Of
fixing the attention l5y keeping The room
empty. is wholly mistaken one.
|thGik il Is Just in the cmptiest room the
|mind wanders most for II gets restless.
like bird, for the want Of q perch, and
beasts about for any possible means for
|<seftinr out and away Aud eveli II Il
81 iixcd. by an effort, On The busioe<s III
hand. that businoes bertmcs itself re-
!pulsive. moro than il neoll be. by The
|vilcncss of ifa associations: and many 4
Ixtndy appears dull % painful 70 = boy
when Il IA pursued on . blottcd deal
desk. under wall with lmught on il but
Iscratchi,gs and pegs. which would have
been pursued pleasantly enough in the
corner OF his fathers library,
lar Al the lattice window Of his cottage
| Nav. nv own bcliefi il. that the bct study
Tor all Is the most beautiful; aud that \
iquict glade OF forests >or the nook Of
lake shore. Is worth all the school-rooms
liz Christcndom, when once you are past
The multiplication-t table: But be that a
Iit NAV. there Is 10 question at al bul
Ithat 4 time ought TO come in the life Of .
|wcll-trained youth. when he can sit at {
|vriting-tablc without wanting % throw
Ithe inksfand at his neighbor: and whes
|al<o he will feel moro capable Of certain
efforts OF mind with beautiful and refined
Horns about him fhan with ugly ones
IyFhen that time comes he ought TO b
advanced into decorated schools; ant
This advance oncht TO be one Of the i'm
|portant and honorable epochs OF his life
I'm practical example Of me above \
needed 70 convince those who. elthel
from fear Of work or prejudice, Oppose
Ia beautiful home for the children while
going 10 school, visit the Jasper schools
land witness the ncatncss or the building
lthc clean walls. the poIiteness of III
lpupils and their deep interest n study
A. beautiful home has made many
Iboy love its rccollecfions above all else
10 The surroundings OF the boy IN schoo
make him respect the object Of th'
\ school and lovo 10 attend u. ChildreI
Ican only take an interest in that which
Interests them and there Il no better wa.
Ito create an interest than by making tn
school-room attractive.
1
We were pleased 70 see 20 many teach
Icrs pre- sent At tho examination on Sainr
'day. its well to attend examination
whether your license has expired Or mol
They help one TO see where improve
jment can be made ard are also incentive
Ito advancement. Those who arc cx
amined often will not fear the advanc
In Grade which IL now before the stat
Hoard. As teachers, we need y be cx
|amincd often. both By Some one else =
well a. ourselves, for we are natural
prone 20 carolessness.
n five work upon marble il Will PEI
li<h: III We rear temples they will crum
|blc into dust but II we work upon ~
|mortal minds, II We imbuc them VII
, principles, with the just fear of go
even love ar our fc!low-mcn, we cngrav
I'm the tablets something which vi
brighten 70 ail eternity.
Ifvou would BE- sceccssfui 10 tcachin
|nsc illustrations blackboard, pictur
n model, object, experiment, and dramat
y illustrations they tell more ana are y
mcmGiad beuer than words.