Daily Republican., 1884-02-21
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Teachers-QualIncatiOns, etc.
CONTINUED.
FOR the REPIRIICAS

lCoNllNC ED.
For the REPUBLICAN,.
TIME,
There are very few, if any, who hav,
so few hours work as the school teacher
lSix hours is the legal time to teach, ant
do not know whether the recess is Il
be deducted ; If it is--according to the
time generally given in the country,
fifteen minutes in each session lessons
the time one-half hour, making the
total time of work FIVE hours and one
half. How short the time to work fol
the children, Six hours out of twenty
four, and only five days in the week.
Some may be required to make up
twenty -four days in month, but they
are few these days. What other public
servants work 30 little In a month ? Six
hours in day, and hvedays in a week
Time is very short; but is it fully em.
ployed We think, not always for
teachers are not all very particular, as
the writer has frequently seen, to put
in the full time. How can, and should
it be done? Why, the teacher should
have the school house open in time to
warm it thoroughly, sweep cleanly,
ventilate, and have every thing perfectly
arranged to make The call for the chill
ldren at least five minutes before the
time OF commencement, aud then 90 to
work in great earnestness in every part
of the program Tor the day, being sure
to have something new, in connection
with the regular work every day.
Activity should characterize the teacher
at all times during the day, and thus
| Intuse enthusiasm in the minds of the
| children, and the whole school will be
like a hive of bees.
Let the children know that we have
!. but three hours in the morning to work,
and they are golden hours, and should
be improved to the best of our ability,
and the same in the afternoon, saying,
let us see how much we can do this
session, elc.?
SALARIES.
Considering the time that teachers
work, their salaries exceed most all
others who are employed in stores az
clerks and similar duties In most all
other work persons have to labor ten
hours or more. IL may be said, that
those engaged in teaching can't do any.
thing else. This Is not SO; while it is
important that teachers should have
their whole souls in the work, yet there
Is time to recreate, and do other i'm.
portant work that the regular mechanic
cannot do
We believe that teachers should be
well paid for their work, but then they
should be fully competent to meet the
requirements to their full extent, and
not be stimulated, only by monied
consideration.
MALE AND FEMALE.
While persons differ with regard to
tile writer does not, but believes it is
right, yet am opposed 10 giving them
recess together, and let them play and
romp as they do before school ,esptc cially
ia the country. tits disgrace to school
house and neighhorhood TO see the con
duct Of the children of both sexes
together, regardless Of even
common decency or politeness, ans yet
it is tolerated at most Of the schools in |
the country, the teacher paying no
attention to the m2desty of the girls
In The country girls and boys Of from
DIX to eighteen years old mlnge together
in the schools. While it is necessary
for both to be educated together, they
should not be allowed to play together.
The writer has a knowledge of some
parents who will not send their girls to
school on this account. Nothing is
more important, in public school
where children are together, than to
each them modesty and politeness.
ELOCUTION--VOCAL GiMNASTIC EX.
ERCIsES.
Elocution, no doubt, is taught in the
public schools in the city, but in the
country scarcely ever. Vocal gymnastic
exercises in public school is highly
important to aid the children to use
heir voices properly without affecting
he lungs. Take for instance the first
sound of in ale. Have the whole
school standing in an erect position
hen spell the word by the elements, or
etters separately, then bring up the
abdomen and fill the lungs full of air,
md explode the sound, raising the voice
~ number of efforts to high pitch
without hallowing, or making a
'creeching noise After thus practicing
he vowels in their various sounds,
hen take up the sub vowels and
lsperates, as they used to be called. To ,
'urther aid the voice select q sentence
o practice on like the following, or F.,
imilar ones "The comba1 deepens.
IN ye brave, who rushed to glory or the +
,rave. Wave, Munich, all the banners
wave, aud charge withal thy chivalry /
)r, strike till the last armed foe ex-
,ires Strike, for your altars and your
Tres; Strike for the green graves of
'our sires God and your native land !"
Nothing is more important than this
to develop the voice, expand
nd strengthen the lungs, and prepare
he children for public speaking. If
aught when the pupils are young, it
will become natural to them when
aising the voice in singing or speaking
o II their lungs full of air, and thus
peak from the lungs and not the throat
he writer can speak from experience !,
II this matter for when he went to '
chool it was the first exercise in The
morning, md as result he has never .
lad a sore throat II sometimes has a i
70 cnre he throat In ii public o
peaker. The writer knew an eminent Il
minister, who was afflicted with q sore j
hroat, and finally had 10 quit preach.
ng. He then studied elocutiDn, and
raciced vocal gymnastics, and was $,
ar cured that he resumed his work in
no ministry again. Let those who u
ave charge OF public schools see that l.
MS exercise is part Of the studies tor
10 day; or better still, require the .
,achers who are allie to teach ita and then u
,ey will save the expense of employing >
d additional teacher for this work. 3
A TEACHER.
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