The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-01-15
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"Snow, snow, beautiful snow" at present
writing about foot deep.
A series Of protracted meetings is in pro-
gress at the NJ. E Church, this place, con-
Quoted by the Rev. G. V. Savidge.
Our genial friend and townsman, Moses
McHenry, Esq has erected a pair of Fair
banks Atom wagon scales in doing which
Mr.. MclIenry has supplied needed and
long.fet want.
The study of Physiology in our common
schools, which is now made imperative
and compulsory by a late enactment of
School law, is creating much discussion,
and some trouble in adjoining townships.
Small pupils are being turned out of
school simply because they have no text
book the subject of Physiology. In
our opinion the matter is being very much
overdonc. What is the use, or where is
the sense IN putting into the hands OF the
average pupil, text book which is over
flowing with terms, idioms and phrases
which are entirely beyond his ability to
comprehend. 1t is all we'll enough, we
think, for those pupils who are old enough,
and sufficiently advanced to read "under.
standingly" to have books. Experince is
telling us that for all the ordinary, Element
AIRY pupils, and instruction given by the
teacher ia all that is necessary, and by far
the best Let the practical, intelligent
teacher arm himself with textbooks on
the subject, he more the better and then
let him simplify and abridge their contents
and produce what is practical and adapted
to the wants and abilities of his class, in
oral lectures before his pupils, AS soon as
you do that the little fellows will throw
down their books and listen to you Evinc-
ing ten times as much interest as you can
excite in them by using the textbook.
Our text books on the subject are all i'm
practicable so far as the average comm on
school pupil is concerned Take for in-
stance the subject of Blood Circulation"
or Absorption" as the text book presents
them and you might as well ask your
pupil to define the laws which govern the
away those subjects They are too COM
plicated for the pupil, and there is no use
in trying to force into pupil that which
he cannot contain, that for which there i:
in his mind no room, and that which his
mental powers are not sufficiently develop
ed and matured by age and nature tC
grasp.
new enterprise has been added to thu
industries of our busy town, Mr.. H. A
Severson has purchased the property be
longing to Albert Metzgsr, and opened q
blacksmith shop. Mr.. Severson come.
among us highly recommended as a compe
tent mechanic and we bespeak for him ,
liberal share of the public patronage.
A game of baseball was played here OF
| New Years day between two home clubs
| one composed of married meu and til,
other of single men or "boys" as the form
er termed them. The boys came off vict
ors by score of 90 in their favor. Al
partook of good supper at VOLTS at tn,
| expense of the vanquisheu club. Good fo
the married men, say We. The old Cover
nors must be taught to respect the "boys.
The Sentinel of Bloomsburg, last week il
ons of its leading editorials contained tn
! following SAT the Teachers Institut
many facts clearly apparent tc the intelli
gent observer indicated plainly that man,
teachers teach or put in their time solell
for the paitry sum they receive at the end @
each month" To be sure they do. Tha
is all they get for their tiresome an
arduous work in the school-room.
they do sometimes get something in add
ton to the pdItry sum, for their services it
Il blessing, from II greater or less porto
OF the community in which he is teaching
in >ho shape or form of grumbliug, faul
hndlng or sometimes curses because h
cannot please everybody. We presum
that the writer of the article referred to,
he were teaching, would spurn with col
tempt the pad'y sum offered him at the en-
of the month. If so he would undoub,et
| ly be considered the most patriotic philal
thropisl that ancient or modern times hs
ever produced. We predict that so long
teachers folio the profession Of teaching
they will want the paitrg sum due them
the end OF each month.