Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-31

There zust b sysssU II everything
ttIDe and pisce for everything
Pro1ptneB ard regularity ere esssutizl
- = part Of system. Aay system o.
govern us1t vhich obtrudes Itself ID
really poor aevsEum~nf. Tbs govern
ment must be ont Of sight. Teacher.
TOO often devote too much time 20 gov.
ernment- Tae whole obtecs Of seEool
il caltuss, and sho1ld work from within,
anS K0pernmenf 10 hnf . means to aid
toward thAs end. A wiser person than
the ehiid mast govern A teacher 10 an
sfficsg OF the state. He suaodles legs
He stands in piscs Of the parent
n IN 3 rspresezsativs Of the mother
and father. he stands before the pa.
piis ~ ibsiF snpeEios IN age, In attain
ulsBts. 10 authority. snecess in govern
usna depspds apon the teacher, and
sOsDe Of she elements which eortribate
toward government instructiEely are,
wIsdozn- ability TO sse kno1ledRe and
give counsel. justice, impartiality, Arm
ness. love, self epntrol. Don't soold,
don't fret these are vices that weaken
youF power Of government. Never
threaten.
Punishment e necessary 81 times. and
has three- fold paspose First, because
10 ID deserved Secsnd, 10 prevent re-
peating wrongs : and the sense Of moral
indianskion shtcb restraints tue child
from repeating. Punishmsns il rot ~ :
forruatssy. Third. panishment u eI-
emplary, and should be Unlisted With 3
viev Of preventing wrsnRs- Punish
mants shoatd be moral rather than
physical. Deprive pupil OF some PRIV
Urge which be eni lys. Infiist no pun
ishment shieh viii bring learning into
coutempa. PnnIshments should be nat
urai and com nensuraEe with the Gfsnse.
We should DOT unduly humiliate q pupil
and thereby IoEeE his self rsspess.
Physical punishment may be resorted
10 In extrerfA eases, bat no puniehfneut
should infiiet bodily injury. Teachers
must hold 10 the right 20 use corporal
punishment. Tue scale of your fitness
to teach will be inversely in proportion
- you are able 90 get along without
using the rod.
"Mor als and Manners" by Professor
Edaon. Tbs school Law OF the Terri
tory requires a teacher 20 guard the
msrals aud cultivate the manners of
pupils. Teach obsdiencs to Law because
IL 10 lar. Teach pupils TO reverence
Law and respeot les majesty. In the
school re shouid give due attention 10
the REQUIREMENTS Of society 10 matters
Of lay. Take time 70 give instfustion
in manners and morals Seize upon
every opportunity to teach moral truth.
Examinations shoald not be confined
20 intellectual subjects, bat in some
wag reach morals and manners. No
teacher has any business 10 uss tobacco,
play cards or games OF chance, TO at
tend dances or anything che would not
like 10 have her pupils do. Nhyf Be-
eauss 'fas Is the teacher % IL the
sehooln 0 k
Ia regard 10 psecept, the Professor
thinks that precept and example should
20 hand in hand. In regard to man
nei's, 'politensss ID 30 do and Sag the
kisldett thing In the kindsst way
Foiipvine are i've things mentioned
by the Professor:
Manners At sohool-Do not allow boys
30 enter or leave the school room with
their hats on their heads. Laughing or
making fun Of their school mates
Treatment of visitors a. they enter or
leave our schools.
Upon the treet--ManneFs OF children
may be reg rded e. an index 10 their
Inannisrs at nDme. Lead boys 10 see
thi, fudeness Of hAllooing on the street,
or Of boistetoas joliity. Try TO have
pupils learn 10 say "please" 10 school
mates, brothsrs and sisters. You
Will be obliged to restrain Ihis
sperina hut az a matter Of manners,
pupils should be asked to retire from
the presense Of others. Teachers should
teSlch pupils TO introduce strangers In q
natural and easy manner. Chivalry to-
ward ladies' should always be encouraQ
ed. The too often oocnrr ing i'll manners
at church may be described by teacher
10 such away as TO lead largely toward
the cprreciAon OF such. Always keep In
sisu thes comforts Of others, nsser
treating interiors as II they we're infe-
ri0r. bus equal TO selves.
Pref. Edison maintained that the
matter OF devotional exercises should
not be left with the teacher, but reeu.
lated by the board that every school
should have the Bible, which should be
used Ia school rs moral guide thas
the teacher ought not attempt to compel
attendance upon devotional EXERCISES.
Truth, purity, manlibess and industry
form The warp and woof Of morality.
Thees topics were elAherated end dealt
with ID detail N IN interesting manner.
The blighting Influence of vile literature
was severely densuuced, and the duty
81 parent and teaoier ID regard to is
suppression was made stfonQly 10 ap-
pear. A go
Closed with "The Old Church Bell,r
q baritone selo, by Mr.. Z. s. Meany.