The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1886-02-20

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School KEEPER.
What IL the mAtterH | see not n line
in the educational column in last
weeks News. Has our editor, Judge
Walters, failed to ask anything of the
teachers, ns the "plan' provides, or ia
it the teachers have fniled 10 respondi
Now, brother teachers, friend Vernon
has kindly given us space, and let us
do our dnry. wnnt Your ideas of
school government, and your plans Of
teaching, aud will gladly give my own,
subject to your criticisms, approval OF
rejection.
1t WA natural to expect each ono to
write occasionally, and give ms their
plans and experience. but as they
seem to lay back, | fnr one say, come
On boys and girls and show 10 the pub.
lie you nto not afraid to nuke yen,
ideas known, an1sf IT interest in the
cause, now step inei line and write a
letter. shy every two weeks, aud VT
can hll our column every issue sure.
Say your say, it will be read, never
fuar that.
ORGANIZATION AND CLASSIFYING.
Tho first thing, after the directors
have given me control of the schopl. |
address my schnlnrs briefly, stating
tho object aud benefits of common
schools, in which ! try to impress on
them the fruits of dligent study and
self reliance, citing them eminent men
and women who have risen from oh
security to places of honor by their
study aud perseverance,. tell them
in plain terms | am teacher, they are
scholars. ! come to teach. they come to
learn, and to make n success We must
work together and In harmony. That
we must begin 10y having order, and
insure us good resnlts, we must keep
order throughout the term, try only
two things, 'do right" aud to think
for themselves, which applies to all,
boys mud girls, large and small alike.
| tell Il EN- | am judge, jury and pros
ecnting attorney, and always settle my
affairs without the mid of the trustees
That | want to teach the school with
nut u birch in the house; that never
bring one IN unless usu II, and that !
do not whip for form but to hurt; that
no girl or boy, however tough, large
or ugly is exempt; hut that good les
sons and modest behavior satisfy me
in every respect.
then enroll their names ind class
them as near IA possible like their
ormer schools, asking them to take
their places in the several classes and
ranks us last school. OF course have
TO make changes with great many ot
them after | have tested them day
or two. The da.s work begins with
grammar and geography classcs, to
which devote about 20 minutes each.
This is followed by the A Is Cand the
different spelling book Glasses, and
then the Iirst. second and third read
era, which finish the early morning
work. Ten minutes recess. then comes
history aud writing, followed hy com
position, 20 minutes each. Then the
A b c again. followed by all spelling
book classrss, aud by one page les
snn In Weaster's dictionary. Ills now
moon, and school /, disuisscd for one
hour. The he'll lis rung NJ I o'clock.
The lifth reader isgivrn 20 minutes,
followed by the Ilh reader aud So or
dawn TO A - c'S. This change being
made To give those ia arithmetic ~
much time ~ possihle. Nearly all the
latler part of the evening IL consumed
with the arithmetic classrs aud the
Il ca. AFTER which No have on,
page lesson Ia the dictionary aud dis.
ml-sal.
The Dire il made every morning by
me. Tile hats get tue wood aud ,h,
gI'ls sweep the hoor aud dust ~,
henchss at moon. Seholera oecasiou