Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-10-18


ledge In proportion as the structure q Gov
erment gives force to public opinion, il is neces
sary that public opinion should be enlightened
--Nashihgton's Farewell Address.
Examinations this week.
Rev. Mr.. Stevens addressed our
School Monday morning.
The poorest students in class are
usually those who are absent most.
Mr.. John White, former student,
visited our High School last Wednesday.
INCONSISTENT. To keep pupils from
school every few days, and still expect
them to keep up with their classes and
do thorough work.
When student emphatically AYERS
dislike for any branch it is pretty safe
to conclude that sometime that branch
has been neglected.
"Greekp do | underestimate Greek ?''
said jolly German. ..Vell, schoost
can smile. Wy, ven vas leedly poy
| Away swim in dot greek inshteadt of
dot riffer. ''-Eg.
Must another year pass without any
private donations to the Lancaster
schoolsp Are the citizens of Lancaster
really lacking in the public spirit that
characterizes other towns of its sizeP
Parents, your schools claim and de-
serve your generosity.
In recent number of the Christian
Advocate Prof. G. w. Reid, who has
taught French and German in Allegheny
College, strongly recommends Latin
and Greek in preference to the modern
languages as a means of mental disci-
pline and culture.
1t is doubtful whether parents whose
children are too young to attend school
ought not to be more interested in the
school 8 success then their Deighbors;
for every improvement school makes
now is likely to greatly increase its
efficiency in the future.
Consider what you have in the small
lest chosen library. A company of the
wisest and wittiest men that could be
picked out of all civil countries, in a
thousand years, have set in best order
the results of their learning and wis
dom. The men themselves were hid
and inaccessible, solitary, impatient Of
interruptions, fenced by etiquette; but
the thought which they did not uncover
to their bosom friend is here written Out
in transparent words to us the stranger.
of another age. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The exercises of the Philomathear
Society last Friday evening were o
unusual excellence. There was com
mendable effort on the part of each per
former to do well. The programme
included five essays, two recitations
one defamation, one personation, ont
narration, two select readings, and tive
songs. Four more were absent anC
another performer was unprepared
The following officers were elected
Vice Pres, Clara Jones; Sec, Fanni,
Barber; Critics, Misses Clara Moore
Anna Tormey and Fannie Schmitt
Treas, Walter Lewis; Usher, Ralpl
Strong.
To mothers, aunties and sisters VIII,
do up the school luncheon for tn,
youngsters, pray make it as attractiv,
in appearance as possible. There i
truly nothing very inviting about a thicl
piece of dry bread and butter and ;
cooAy, all rolled in a piece of coars,
brown paper, and washed down by
cup that ''goes the rounds Such
lunch will often impair the appetite o
fastidious or delicate child, and h
will go without rather than eat it. 4
little care in the cutting of the bread
the doing up of the cookies or cruller
in tissue or white paper; the sauce o.
custard put into u pretty cup and al
wrapped in clean white napkin within
bright tin pail, or better still, pretty
lunch basket, will, by the pleasure i
gives the child, well repay the extr;
care and thought = Detroit Free Press
The Primary Dept of the Platte
vile Normal School is justly noted fol
its excellent work. The causes seen
to US to be mainly these: First q su
perior teacher, who by thorough educa
ton, long experience, considerable
travel, and a high salary, is able tc
devote the highest ability to her work
second, limited number of pupils.
not more than 40 being received at one
time; third, the pupils are, in some
sense ''picked lot" being of more
than usual natural intelligence, and
probably none under six years of age
fourth, cooperation of parents by which
regular attendance, all needed equip.
ments, and other aid is secured; fifth, the
school-room has surprising advantages
in size, form, light, heat, ventilation,
furniture, appliances and decorations,
in fact it IS u model school-room
sixth, abundant assistance from teach.
ers in music, gymnastics, and practice
recitations. 1t must be borne in mind
that the teacher unaided cannot achieve
the highest results. There are many
other conditions of efficiency that ought
TO be present in every school. To with
hold them is rarely economy or wisdom
SUPPOSE Suppose that all teachers
were selected for their qualifications in
the profession; suppose that not their
social but their moral influence were a
necessary consideration; suppose they
were az genuine students, in that they
were imbued with "a real love for the
branches taught, and in that they were
constantly improving themselves; sup
pose they were all masters of the sub
jects taught and the best methods OF
presenting them; suppose that they were
all enthusiastic in their profession; sup
pose that they all followed it for life, or