The Osceola times., 1885-06-20


in their district, not an acre being
returned delinquent. The collec'
ton on realty were unusually good
this year, the tax on delinquent
lands being only $54, As. In other
words, the entire tax on lands was
collected except the sum of s54, 45'
School MATTERS:
The County Clerk requests us To
state that he has received responses
to his circular letters from all the
School Districts in the County, ex-
ccpt No. 2, 8, 0, Is, l0, IL, q, 22
and 25.
1t is his design TO keep a record
of the names Of all the School Di-
rectors in tho County, amount Of tax
collected for each district, and
amount paid out. And by posting
bis books from those of the Treas
urer, he will be enabled to tell at a
glance how much is due each Dis
trict ut any time.
Such q record will be of great
advantage, and tho Directors should
cooperate with the Clerk in making
it success.
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"A searchcr after knowledge" T"
whose interest in education has
recently been awakened, wants to
know II "SEEK TRAwN-sEEr sLO-RE.
All NooN-DEE" is the correct pro-
nunoiation of the Latin motto
"Sic transit gloria mundi," and re-
quests an answer through the
columns OF the TIMES.
With deep modification the editor
of the Times acknowledges his ig-
noranoe of this classic language; !;
true, he has been thrown somewhat
In contact with educated and cult
vated people. who claimed to have
studied and mastered the Latin text
books, and by close attention to the
personal peculisrities of the several
distinct races Of man, his observa-
tions have not been devoid Of re-
suits; for instance; Some who had
studied under German professors
had, evidently, acquired n decidedly
German acccntuation, and sort Of
a "kummen sic here einmal" pro-
nunciation, and those who had
studied under French professors
had a decided "parlez vous' twang,
which Is easily detected, while those
who acquired this open sesame to
cultivated circles, undor American
scholars, have q pronunced Ameri-
can or provincial accent, peculiar to
itself, and the pronunciation varies
according as it is taught in one
State or another; for example: here
In Arkansaw, the motto Of Virginia,
"sic semper tyrannis," is generally
pronounced and quoted as "sick,
send for McGinnis." Having been
born in another State, we are nat
urally inclined to doubt the correct
ness Of this pronunciation; but as
we before intimated, we make no
profession of correct knowledge of
the Latin language, or of its proper
pronunciation.
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I. A. MATHEWS.
A statement, made by the prin-
cipal of the Public School, during
.he closing exercises, needs some
explanation to be properly under
stood by the "decent" audience who
heard her. 1t was to the effect
that since the holidays she had
given almost her entire attention to
the primary and preparatory depart
ments, to the almost total neglect Of
the other Grades. To the sun
schooled" mind this would appear
like a declaration that she had
taught them reading, spelling, writ
ing and arithmetic; these being the
studies OF those Grades. Now, If
the parents Of children in the lst.
and Bird. Grades will take time to
investigate, they will find that they
were misled by the statement.
They will also find that she has not
taught them ten lessons in History,
not one In spelling, writing and
Practical Arithmetic, and not more
than fifteen pages in first part
mental Arithmetic during the five
months mentioned. The text books
will tell the tale.
Now, we are led to this explana-
ton because so many people under
stood "attention" to mean "instruc-
tion;" whom IN reality it meant
sending the Grades up and down
stairs eighteen times a day; it
meant sending for the Assistant a
few times extra to inform her that
some child had entered her pres
ence leaving his pencil or rule or
some other utensil in the lower
room; it meant giving moral (O
lectures in which many Of the best