Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-31
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ey requires lie should r, "a. mbsr bfs
own words and follow whate1 az p,,licg
he 1ey have iai lat. with such unarr-
ing CsEleinty Lhst the most needless Of
bis pupils vi know exactly when he
s. CURED 8 punishment. What thai sun-
ishmeat IS the pupil need not know
naYs OutsEt not know Ell he IS SUFFERING
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And now comes ebe most difHculs
part as our subject, namely, that part
which We have named Instruction. This
IS SD nipple ely AN art hat no one can
tell another how IL j. duLe. The ONLY
way 20 learn Il IS TO do Ii, and v lille do
ing il be engaged in study Of the art
itself simply studying tai make The Test
possible application Uf your own powers
70 the requI euents Of the case.
here are four things HAT the teach
or shOald look TO on tie llzf3 u5 the ntl-
pills. 1 hese are The pupil should de-
veiOp the power to thiHk Should learn
general principles; hould develop the
lower of ex preston, and (, urth, should
Leaf p celtic IaCts.
To develop in g lectuaI power the
teacher can de- nu mHe than stimulate
nd vidHal thinking ana at tie same
time general principles wills occur to the
pupil b, CauSe they age native % the
mind. % Cultivate the IOwer Of sx-
preston, keep the pupil expl e~sing him
self ~ much as pussiDie. The best
mode OF expression is la WrIing, because
by this means he can most easily be
show II the rOrS OJ his English The
&C {uiSitiOu Of acts Is jbCulCated q viii
naturally come along with the study of
geHei al prime, ple~ because they are ap-
parent 10 the present constitution Of
the mind through the.Gsudy Of tacis on
ly.
Thus would the tutor act who would
teach the Ideal school. Into this school
on the morning Of has birthday, with
uherrirg prumptneSs, the Ely hi year
old boy enters for the first time, with
nuihlng but % Their wit, good health
aud his home training Every day he
is present and every hour that il is prup
or Tor hlm to be-, he is vigorously stud
ing al q not lislls ssly d rammg II the
wi, be, bOr dragging his clumsy exist
ence 40 a class Ut reCit. ton OLly To say
he knows nothing. " hen hi classes
are cal ed he repairs To them with
prnmptness ard in order. He speaks
or writes when &. lied VI ON TO do 80, or
il called upon TO do So, or if called upon
To listen he does so with an aim, with
he knows no idle moment and thinks 6
a thing incompatible with school life 10
fail in The accomplishment Of an as
slened task.
On the evening. Of his birthday the IS
year old boy gathers his books and
leaves, but az he pauses and say To his
teache's 81 am master of the " hole
curriculum of pre- ent common school
branches or if pei adventure am not,
/ am able to think them Oui fOI myself.
l am obliged TO you for your suhcitude
and will GIVE up my room and my share
of YOUR attention 10 be devoted 70 one
more needy "
Ard whether he leaves here to enter
some institution Of higher education or
TO enter the W0'k of active life, he
leaN es on the high road 10 Individual
worth. On whichever road he may en-
ter, be- does so rough shOd and sure foot
ed. Going forth hone t. eaTnestt truth
ful, Ieful. CON, Ciettiuus. Rich in all
those unadulterated graces which hui
mans, men strong in the peWeI that
na mes attempt SucreSs; with faculties
such That hen he huflies eff This NOR
tai coil be .es so only To rsvsi la the
unfolding beauties of mil d beyond.
In a society OF such indiv duals. faith
being better founded, bu>ine viii re-
we Mil or difierent es fading away
BET re the melting ray Of a higher CIV
ili2a'iOn, OeneiiCiaries will >urgivs.
In government the m tnipulating p0l-
itieian " u be elegaied TO a clever OBJ
security and the ship OF STATE will taiI
out un "A new yage, ever decked with
by the bow Of promise.