The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-11-14

Let teachers remember now that thei,
school work is just beginning for the
winter-that order and quietness in the
school room are essential requisites Of
success. Begin the first day to have or.
der in all the duties at the school room,
and quiet in the preparation of lessons.
And, first of all, be orderly and quiet
yourself. Do not be boisterons in giving
command yourself. In fact, let the pupil
feel that you are requesting, rather than
commanding. Keep everybody in the
house employed, for pupils who are en-
ployed and interested will be quiet. A
noisy school is apt to be full of confusion,
and the two together are apt to end io
failure. Studying out loud" is one of
the great troubles in school, and in times
past aome teachers encouraged it, but a
"more excellent way" has been found
now, aud it is better to walk therein.
We remember, a few years ago, in the
upper part of the County at a certain
school house, the passers by could hear
the children for half mile getting their
spelling lessons, and all that could be
distinguished was "tion. .shun," and far
above the din could be heard the voice
of the teacher "giVing out" the lesson,
and itgoes without saying that that school
was nothing but pandemonium of con.
fused sounds, and resulted, of course, in
failure. But don't scold in order to have
quiet, for nothing is accomplished by
scolding, be it teacher or preacher. But
adopt some method by which the pupils
attention shall be drawn to it gently and
quietly. What that method is each
teacher must decide for himself or herself
Let common sense be your guide.
Recently we revisited the scenes Of GU,
school. boy days, and again stood on the
spot where, in the days Of "auld lang
syne," ne we're wont to heir the familiar
voice and footsteps of cold Boss," as he
was called at old Thalian Academy. No
a yestige oft remains, except two little
mounds which mark the spot where the
chimney stood. AS we glanced our eye:
over the classic precinct, d long procession
of familiar forms aud faces passed il
review before US, as they used to gather
underneath the shady oaks or within the
the little studios TO prepare for recitstions
and it seems as though we could almos
hear his voice echoing from the silen
chambers of the dead. as he used to cal
at the top Of his voice "to books," ant
that we could almost See the peculiar
omirous look in his eyes as he drew dowt
his eye brows, and gazed over his specta
cles. at some offending pupil. M boy Wit
ever faced that frown could ever forget it
and none could face it without quailing
What feeling Of sadness swept over ou
whole being as we gazed upon the spot
Here stood the house, across the road va
the background, aud beyond that was th'
row of studius. Back Of the house stoot
the large hickorytree, beneath who's
spreading limbs and dense foliage tn
writer and class mates wrestled with tht
mysteries of equations or translated intrl
cate passages of Horace and Homer
How changed it all is now Where stoo'
that tree is now cotton patch, and acros
the road everything has been converted
from sacred to q common use in growinl
the Aeecy staple, and there is nothing Of
the former glory of the place left, and "
turn our steps away from Cur annual pill
grimaga to the spot full of sadness, ant
freshly and doubly impressed with th
fact that this is world of change.