Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-08-02


ready begun his Immortality
The wisest man may be wiser to-day
than be was yesterday, and tomorrow
than he his to-day Cotton
II has of late been one important sub
ject for consideration by the board to
secure teachers for the coming year.
A school board in New Hampshire
summarily dismissed school teacher
who got mad when the boys pegged
him with snow-balls. He supposed that
he hired out to peg the boys-Er.
The public schools cost each man and
woman in our country 80 per year; the
saloons cost each man and woman S17.
The public school is center of benefi-
cence; the saloon is the center of danger.
N 7. School Journal.
Emmy man who has kept skool for
ten years ought to be made a majer
| gineral and have penshun for the rest
ov his material days. and boss ami
Vaughn tew do his going around in. -
Josh Billings.
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! We hope young people in the vicinity
OF Lancaster win not decide to go else
where TO school until they have care
fully considered the advantages and OPP
portunities here. Other things being
equal, the home school is always the
safest and most economical.
Professor My dear Madam, the
progress of modern astronomy is as
founding. We know the distance be-
tween the sun and the planets within a
few thousand miles, Madam Yes,
Professor; but think of it-that we know
even the names of all these luminares .
An old school teacher asserts that
scholars who have access to the news
papers at home outstrip those IN their
studies who do not see the papers, be-
coming better readers and spoilers, bet
ter grammarians aud write the best
compositions, besides learning geogra-
ply and history quicker-Ee.
A boy of eight years was asked by
his teacher where the zenith was. He
replied: "The spot in the heavens
directly over ones head To test his
knowledge further, the teacher asked:
lean two persons have the same zenith
at the same timer They can. >
Howe" "If one stands on the other's
head. ="
In the course of conversation at
Concord School the other day Prof.
Harris said that ''by means of his NOM
ing paper, man each day adjusted
anew his relation to the universe. =
"By this wonderful principle" he adj
ded '.of the cooperation of man with
his race, by which each partakes of the
wisdom of all, we have for three cents,
our daily knowledge from Japan,
Arabia and the entire earth. The most
potent element in modern civilization
is the newspaper
GREAT TEACHERS Great teachers
are born, not made. The qualities that
give them success in their work must
be implanted, must inhere in the germ
| OF character; they cannot be grated
upon any stock. Yet those who have
but modest genius in this direction. if
their zeal be sufficient, may be greatly
benefited by study of the character
istics which made such men as DIR.
Arnold great in their generation What
these men accomplished show us the
vast Importance of the work of great
teachers upon the world. They stand
first in the moral and social economy
of mankind -Er.
To PARENTS: How are your children
conducting themselves during the sum
mer? Are they perfectly obedientp If
not how can you expect them to be
obedient to their teachers? Do they
thoroughly respect your wishes? If not
how can you expect them to he consid-
crate, regarding the wishes Of their
teachers? Is their department and
character improving as the weeks pass
by? II not, how can you expect teach
ers who have so many under their care.
yet only part of each day, to develop
and improve the characters OF The
young? Is your parental discipline a
perfect success? If not, will you com
plain next term when teacher makes
slight mistake? You are now complet-
ly responsible for the conduct Of your
boys and girls. They are witt you more
than at other seasons of the year. You
have an excellent opportunity to learn
their dispositions, and to consider the
wiseSt methods for their government
Your charge is but slight compared
with that imposed upon the teacher.
The character of Il child depends more
on its parents than any one else. If
you are negligent of your sacred obi
cations; if your offspring deteriorate
during the vacation; if instead of grow
ing better, it will be found when the
year opens that they are less obedient,
less teachable, less kind and truthful,
less loyal TO the right, can you easily
compute the serious responsibility that
will r..st upon Yonp