Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-04

It fl Apparent in Our Public school
Teachers and SchoIars.

Teachers and Scholars.
1t is a trife over two years since the
SENTISEL's local first visited the Public
School OF Eureka, and similar occurrence
yesterday recalled wildly the scenes and
impressions Of that day, together with
many that have occurred since.
Nowhere within the confines of Eureka
has old Father Time demonstrated his
power more clearly, and nowhere has his
influence appeared to better advantage.
The wooden structure of two years ago,
which at best was but a rickety concern,
with four overworked and underpaid
teachers, struggling with ideas that would
never shoot, has given place to one of the
finest structures of the kind on the Pacific
Coast, with a corps of six teachers and an
attendance almost double. Nowhere, out
side of a mining camp, could such a
change occur in 80 short a period.
The most striking change noticeable is
that Of discipline. Then school was dis
missed amidst a wild hurrah, which the
teachers seemed powerless to check, and
each scholar seemed anxious to break his
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side of the door. The sessions were
marked with loud talking and an utter dis
regard for lessons or decorum that did not
augur well for the future of Young Amer
lea. To-day study hours are marked with
a propriety and attention to lessons unsur-
passed anywhere in the land, and when the
scholars leave the school-room il is with a
quiet, steady tread that would do honor to
old army veterans. While the teachers OF
to-day may be no more proficient thar
those employed two years ago, it is appa-
rent that some master hand has wrought q
wonderful change. The improvement
doubtless is due to the fact that no sudden
change has been made for two years. 1t
requires time for teachers to familiarize
themselves with the peculiar dispositions
of many Of their scholars, and oftentimes
they are removed just when becoming
useful. Civil service rules should, by all
means, be extended 30 as to cover our
Public Schools.
Mr.. Scanland is now assisted by Miss
Wright, and in no department is the
change for the better more noticeable.
The system adopted by Mr.. Scanland
causes the scholars to go beyond q super
fetal glance at their studies. They are
obliged to explain cause and effect even in
the most trifling instance, and the result is
a thorough knowledge Of the subjects on
which their lessons treat.
The First intermediate is in the charge
OF Miss Mau and evinces a perfect state Of
discipline that would have gratifed the
most exact parent. Mrs. Marsden's de-
partment appeared to equally good advant-
age, and proved her to be an efficient
teacher. Mrs. Atwood has changed rooms,
at her W request, and now presides over
the First Primary. She has lost none Of her
old time yigor and efficiency. Miss Hobart,
who has. charge Of the Second Primary,
is certainly a model teacher. She
has ~inaugurated several original meth
DDS that tend to develop her charges phys
ically as well as mentally. She takes a
genuine pride in endeavoring to advance
her pupils, and many a parents heart
would swell with pride should they witness
how readily her orders are obeyed and her
ideas grasped by the toddlers committed
to her care.
Altogether, the people OF Eureka have
reason to be proud of their school and
teachers, and the latter should be encour-
aged, occasionally, at least, by q visit from
parents who regard the school as m
thing more than an asylum to which they
can Danish their children for a certain
number Of hours daily.