Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-16

EDUCATIONAL. |
Promote as an object OF primary importance,
institutions Tor the general diffusion Of knowl-
cage IN proportion as the structure OF a Gov
eminent gives force TO public opinion, it is neces-
sary that public opinion should be enlightened. /
-Washngton's Farewell Address.
L. M. WooD, A. Editor.
Examinations this week.
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Teachers meetings occur regularly
this term on Monday.
We trust the project of a school piano |
will not be forgotten.
Whooping cough is prevalent in the
primary departments.
The singing in chapel exercises shows
perceptible Improvement.
Rev. Mr. Tull conducted chapel exer-
cises and addressed the students, Mon
day morning.
Strike, indeed, the iron while it is
hot; but, better still, strike the iron till
it is hot.-Iuan Paa,in.
With what territory are the Geog-
raphy students of our High School best
acquainted? With Ida Hough).
The whole hope of human progress
is suspended on the ever-growing in
fluence of the Bible. = William II. Sew-
ard
A complete education fits man to
perform justly, skillfully and magnani-
mously, all the offices of peace and war.
Milton.
The "Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
titic Circle substitutes systematic and
instructive reading for the worthless
and pcrnicious trash that prevails so
widely.
Solitary study is essential to all true
mental training, because the mind of
the student must be taught to depend
upon its own activity, and not on CON-
panion. Hdines.
The school yard in front of the build
ing looks very much better than it did
year ago And yet it was said last
spring that it would do no good to try
to keep the pupils off the grass.
There is more singing in the Lancas-
ter schools now than for several years
past. Miss Guernsey devotes small
portion of every day in different de-
partments to instruction in this pleasant
! art.
We answer many inquirers by saying
that the next graduating class of our
High School will number 2, 3, or 4
members. For more explicit informa-
ton please call at cur office, next
| June.
Contributed articles for this column
from teachers or parents, here or else
where, arc welcome; the privilege of
course being reserved of declining any
thing not in harmony with the principles
that we have advocated.
The reputation of Harvey's Readers
is SO poor that the publishers do not even
mention them in their last price list
And yet these are the readers we must
use in Lancaster instead of the many
excellent series that are now published.
| All the departments now meet in
chapel on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday mornings, and the other morn
ings are devoted to general exercises in
the separate rooms. This arrangement
will probably continue through the
term
Industry is the philosophers stone
that turns all metals into gold. There
fore, make industry a part of the fire.
side education. Teach it to your chill
dren as point of duty, and render it
familiar to them by practice. Cleveland
Leader.
Scarcely u lawyer, physician OF editor
in Lancaster has visited our School
during the past two years. Somehow,
we used to have the impression that the
.learned professions, well, no matter
1t is strange how these early ideas cling
to one.
$50 you are going to keep schoolP''
said a young lady to her old aunt.
'Well, on my part, sooner than do that
would marry q widower with nine
children Il should prefer that N.Y.
SELF was the reply, ''but where is the
| widower?" ~ EG.
The first month of school has passed
favorably, and the various indications
of department, of application and in
terest in school work, are encouraging
| If no serious interference results from
| sickness or amusements, we can promise
a year of solid work and rapid adj
vancement.
| You need never be lonesome while
Shakespeare will take his seat beside
you, or while Macaulay, or Dickens, or
Scott tell their enchanting stories. In
these days of ubiquitous travel, you
can GO all over the world with Bayard
Taylor. and DeChaillu, and Stanley
DR.. 7. L. Cuyler.
We heartily accord with contribu-
ton in the HERALD last week regarding
the Importance of boys being at home
| nights. 1t is altogether probable that
| there is more danger from evil in