Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-11-08

EDUCATIONAL. |
Il. NJ. Woop, A. NJ. Fa,o-
!, Promote a. an object Of primary importance.
,ns.itaiiohs TOT the general diffusion OF know
ieage. IN proportion the structure of a Gov
eIlaens gives force 10 public opinion il il neces-
sarF 1hat pubic opinion should be enlightened
-Nashlngton's Farewell Address
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Base minded they that want Intelligence:
foT tod himself for Wisdom most Is praised
Anu wen 70 sod thereby are highest raised
No man is at all times wise. -Pliny.
The man lives twice who lives the
first life well.-Heyrfck.
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lie is wise man who always knows
what to do next sorerb.
Chapel exercises of our School were
omitted portion of last week.
At the last report the Grammar De-
partment had 2S boys and rs girls. Wen
balanced.
Anything to amuse the boys. Let us
submit TO the execrable rattle. 1t will
not last long.
This week begins the second half of
the term. "Tempas tttqit. and keeps
right on fuging"
We are not yet prepared to state who
has decided to donate prize to the
Philomathean Society.
This column seems to be based, this
week, on the idea that food well maSt;-
Gated is more easily digested.
Both teachers and pupils can now APP
preciate the immunity from the smoke
that they were obliged to endure a
year ago.
There is good prospect that the
meeting of the National Educational
Association next summer will be held
at Madison.
There Is decided and very credit
APPLE improvement both of department
and of application to study in the
Grammar Dept.
Mathew Arnold (who is now in this
country defines culture as "A know
ledge of the best that has been thought
and said in the world
80 far, this term, Rooms Band + have
been the banner rooms in punctuality.
Room + has also had the best percent
age OF attendance.
How many of the pupils will do bet
ter during the latter half than they did
the former half of the term? Let us
see every hand raised.
How far would school entertain
ment go towards the purchase of a
pianoP How far wonld liberal citizens
| go in the same directiono
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81 say, Brown. that dog walking on
three legs must be good at mathema-
tics" How SOP" .Why, just see
how naturally he puts down three and
carries one. Ell.
The average time of daily study
outside of school by the students of
Room L, is about Il hours. Would it
not be more if there were fewer amuse-
ments in the town.
or 81 reports of students of Room
L, (High SCHOOL, 81 say that they can
concentrate their minds better than last
yeai, and are uncertain. There is
some encouragement in this.
Thinkers are as scarce as gold, but
he whose thought embraces all his sub
Ject, who pursnes it uninterruptedly and
fearless OF consequences. is diamond
of enormous sizc.-LaUdter.
Whatever other lessons scholar
may slight, he is sure to study closely
the character and spirit of his own
teacher. A teacher teaches less by
what he says, than what he u.s. - Teacher
Every days absence from school
noticeably affects the standing of the
pupil and the progress of the whole
class. Parents can you afford to risk
50 much by OBTAINING your children al
homep
Emmy man who has kept skool fol
len years ought to be made Major
General, and have penshun for the
rest of his material days, and boss and
wagon to do his going around ln.-JosL
Billings.
The glass force pump, which belongs
to the new apparatus of our High Sch o
and which was broken in Transports.
ton, is to be replaced through the cour-
tesy of the dealer. Mr. w. A. Olmsted,
of Chicago. ~
Professor to class in surgery: The
right leg of the patient, as you see, is
shorter than the left, in consequence OF
which he limps. Now, what would
you do in case of this kind?' Bright
student: Limp too
In recent address before the Yale