Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-02-01
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but an expression more suited 10 the noin,
How gratifying it is to teacher. nm,
: how well calculated to excite feelings q
, self conPlncenry to an admirable dcgrc.
N to hear after months of hard labor
those CHEEKY words, "my gals amt larnin
nothing" and any boys know rs much a,
the teacher does" when If there had been
brain inspector around, hi, ycrdic,
would have been,
"Nn brains within this skull
Can To activity be aroused;
For they are just as dull
Well as my old brndlc cows"
Jet the poor teacher gets the blame. for
the advancement of these liyht and mir,
nothings.' Parental pride is certainly fast
becoming an nbsurlity.
! endorse all Patsy's remarks in regard
tn teaching, and to teachers; they uus,
not only understand the business in every
respect, bnt they, themselves. must h,
upright, firm and pure in speech. vet kind
and gentle withal, instructing by rrec.n,
~ N"''f''' ~ "'Ii IN ny thc text book.
Recourse to the lash should only lac
made in cases of great extremity. for If
ia" motives which prompted the child to
commit the trausgrcssion were fully anal.
wed, it often would Lee found that ia.
home government was at fault, that th,
chilh Was but carrying ont some surr,s
tlon made 10 1t by older ones at home. or
a. In too often the case "obeyinc orders"
Nhcrc Kindness is the ruling power hay,
observed that the advancement in l,nrr.
ing - much more rapid and satisfactory. a
greater spirit of generous rivalry j, morr
enecinally excited, than where the fear or
for each little fault. or rcmiss.
ness OF duty j. appr"hcndrd. 1T is bet.
'rr Tar to rule by love than fear" Glnll,
10 hear the announcement. that a, Last
teachers aid has been discovered bv ;
"mr knowing one, for often ia a iii of de.
par has Pcnnic wished for sometime
'hrrcwith to accelerate dull brains. and
is seriously thought of Introducing Al. !
,n's brain foiNl, to be taken tf,.ru min Il
les before each recitation, or in cas-, tina, :
"led, t" resort To trcplnning. and during
De course of the operation inject a co.
'ous stream of Edison, Electric lIrht
Ut sine" my c"nfrrrr, Miss Patsy, recon. u
ehds the us" of the hraiu.pad. Twin II
ni'tIy arpulcscc and adopt. noting the q
tcct upon th" FIXTURE 'youths and ,nutb. +,
'SeS, ot America. The United States n
e wen Know, is the greatest country for
lmbuGs the world ever saw. and ,Lc y
MS great deal of humbug when She \
'ratiates :" largely on her cuhrht,uu,u, b
III irrc educational system for If her II
uhtrl Scho"ls are specimen of the sy,. .
tn' then ! pray 10 bc excused. for III,
''sy RUNNERS. the Patsy Prys, the PEN. ~
t rr'ces' and 4 host Of Other ,corihi,,. "i
10" tEt system 10 be farce. know hyo y;
Vt" experience that child who istauplt n;
read and spell upside ,lownwar,ls and -.
ong side outWards, hy ANY tra,np. -, 10.
ra'nus that comes along. can never h,
enlightened scholar nor deep thinker. is
'ans', a. one Of the witnesses IN hi. To
AT murder trial at Washington. sovs In
e don't Know whrr" he is" IL is the M
u who think, aud rad and study. ,b,,
nd foremost IN the ranks, and tbcv ""
III not occupy these position, u,Irs. ioi
NJ education had been properly begun. IN
systematically conducted. The conn. fe,
patrons not only do themselves great
is'lce 10y accepting any one thar an. -,
s Tor teacher, but they do ,b,.ir,I,I '"'
II stu grosser one, for child who j. no
eht wrong frum the beginning seldom he
yer RECEIVERS from the i'll effects anil ACT
It might have made a brirb, scholar ~
'mes under such poor regime a very ~.
ffrreut one. MS
See the office desccra,e,l as il i. ~, WV
= 10 me somewhat like sacrilegr, and uia
pan IN spirit rs | think what b.rd /
n some poor expert will have in eradi. ter
ns 'his fast growing evil. This min. mo,
'"s selection of teachers, not only de. 4 ,
70 IRON the honor of the profession.
more materially affects its Usefulness y
ne scores OF bright minds, both mala eve
female, whose names have been en-. try.
IN the catalogue of Professors have frieI
Tor themselves an impcrishable name He
ne competition Of these nond.scr;n,.
no means complimentary. aud tho ''"''
n'asss which the first have sought to MN
','sh' is rendered null and void by the who
less introduction Of the latter ;,,a the
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