The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-16
MEN WOMEN AND BOOKS.
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF THE CAIRO
PUBLIC LIBRARY.

ture, I'D 'he May Century, ms article
closes the series, so far published, by Lucy
Mitchell which have been most valuable and
interesting. Miss DeForest's History of
Art, with the accompanying art questions
and answers, will be continued by the class
During the past week, Mrs. p. 4. Powell,
the interchangeable and faithful librarian,
has been engaged in looking over, mcnding
and putting in order the books Of the Ii
brary, that they may be in perfect order
before being transferred to the new board
of directors. Mrs. Powell's pleasant and
skillful management of the duties of libra
rian has received unqualified Commenda-
ton, aud rendered her a great fayorite
among all patrons of the library.
AS Mr. Browing's house at Warwick Cres-
cent, in London, Is soon to be pulled down
by railroad company for new line, and
as he has written in it almost all his works,
the Browning Society has. ordered photo
graphs to be taken of the house and the
view over the canal basin from it, the poets
study and drawingroom. The house at
Camberwull, where Mr. Browning was
born, and where he wrote "ParacelsuS," is
also to be photographed for the Browning
Society.
Miss Jean Armour Burns, great grand
daughter of the Scotch poet, is sixteen or
seventeen years old, and bears striking re
semblance to her ancestor. She and her
mother earn scanty living by busting the
pews of Dumtries church.
Boston newsboys and bootblacks have
new reading and recreation rooms at Boston
in Howard st. Mayor Green made a speech
at the opening on Monday evening, May l.,
and his keen little auditors applaudcd hlm
most heartily. One Of the rooms is fitted
up with what delights young Americas
soul-gymnastic apparatus of all kinds,
from rowing machines to billiard tables
In the other rooms are books. papers, writ
ing materials, whist tables, checker boards,
etc. a toilet room constitutes the vestibule,
and every boy shines with abundant soap
and water before the door of his heaven is
opened to him. Over 100 boys were present
at the opening.
Rosa Bonheurs last picture is lfe-size
group of lions--maIc, female and cubs
represented at home, in an African jungle.
1t is praised as a remarkably fine work and
will be engraved.
The Weekly Magazine has pertinent
article, from which we quote the fol.
lowing, upon "Manners of Pupils IN Our
Public Schools II is matter of no small
moment to parents who send their children
to our public schools what effect the disci-
pine and associations OF these schools shall
haye upon the manners of their children
For, however carefully they may be trained
at home, it is impossible bat that the large
portion of time spent by the scholars in the
public schools in companonship with other
students, and under the care and direction
of the teachers, should have very power.
full influence upon the ultimate formation
OF their character, and especially upon their
manners.
In many respects the disciple Of schools
and the attention paid to the general de.
pertinent of students has greatly relaxed
within the memory of all parents. The
outward respect formerly exacted Of pupils
by teachers, aud also required from them,
towards each other, is much abated. The
schoolmastcr OF the olden time was very
punctlious in his exactions of the bow and
courtesy" for himself, and in his in,tluc
tons as to the respect to be shown to
others, and especially to older
people In the well regulated district
schools of thirty years ago might be found
scholars who, when at play, seeing stran-
ger pass, would all take off their hats and
bow to him, where now he would more
likely be greeted with cat-calls and few
well aimed missiles or chunks of dirt
Whether this rude and disrepectful conduct
should be attributed to parents or 10 TIL,
teacher is an interesting question. The
blame probably belongs to both.
Parents who have had the privilege OF
sending their children to teachers Of com
manding personal influence will realize the
great effect such teachers have upon the
manners of their children. In our country
the teachers personal character must nee
essarily be the man controlling and forming
| influence.
Our most successful teachers are those
who gov I'm without resort to the rod, and
corporal punishment is passing away as
method Of discipline in our schools just il