Frostburg mining journal., 1889-11-30
ond selection. 1t was hardly the thing for
school readinG, and Sc omitted the mo I

ond selection. It was hardly the thing for
aschool reading, and sc omitted the mo t
of it.
Our curriculum ran all the way from rash
nnd teething rings up to triCOnometrv, tat
ting. and bellies lettres. One thing | ike
about tho district school is its gtcat range
and broad and liberal scope. Sometimes
while was demonstrating IL theory in ge-
ometry for ll"ge girl Just ripening into
glorious womanhoOd. a small black-and-
tan child years old would get Lima bean
up its nose. and would have to take a but
ton-hook and attend to him. thus delaying
tho cause of education in the interests of
agriculture.
The schootcacher in our district was re-
quired to be also a social favorito. both at
evening parties and reViYaS, so it was
really no sinecure. though, of course, the
salary was excellent
Tho first year was my own janitor. and
had to build my own fires and sweep tho
floor. I his gave 2cst to my work and made
mo feel that l was earning my money, SO
that at the end OF the month, when | got
my $lS, less hoard and washing. | coult
look the school hoard in tho face and say
had given an equivalent for this princely
sum.
Sometimes would find chalk portrait
OF myself on the blackboard with the frank
admission made by some scholar under
meath it that | was Il d fool without
SuiiShent CCnSn to teach the school" and |
would feel that possibly such was the case.
Then the dUughuuts and cookies lost their
flavor for me and tasted Ike the bottom OF
the tin dinner pail.
You will have moments like these. Mary,
when your heart will hang very low in your
BOSOM and Just at that moment your mean
est scholar will be the w.canest. He will be
successful in entertaining the school Tor an
hour or so, and you will not be able to find
out how he does it, Large girls would pro-
ccoi to giggle if yoU had any in your school,
and all would seem lost.
We all like large girls everywhere except
in n district school There they and their
ways are rast finding out But / have lived
TO see all OF tho naughty pig girls Of my
school richly punished in after years.
They are all married Eow. Some Of them
were punished worse than the others. They
married self-made men who frequently al
ludo TO It.
You will have 70 IN roura 70 10 lamations,
no doubt, Mary. The PARENTS viii. insist
upon it. Every two weeks you should have
pieces spoken in the afternoon and spell
down afterward. You will probably try to
teach the boys elocutiuu and gcsturlug
Do not teach them too much 0! it, how
ever. Nothing can Il Id to the horrors OF q
speech SO much as the gestures generally
taught by young teachers ut school. DO
not spoil the natural gait Of n bright boy
by INTRODUCING the pat MT whole arm
movement in defamation donOting wrath
or the Barrett cultural cut-OT styl. OF sup
pressed emotion.
Teach them to be perfectly natural, like
good old penman Thompson. who does not
hven make up wh"n he acts out on the stage.
He makes no gestures even in his greatest
situations. He washes his facC In real rain
water and soft soap on the stage before the
audience. and his piece also contains a
beautiful moral,
Possibly You would Ike to hear. Mary.
how the great and GOOD D'nman Thomp-
son succeeds so well with tho odd Home
stead" 1t is due LARGELY 10 his human ma
ture and his utter hatred Of articles. He
used to pay in one o. his plays. but the
people laughed heartily through his prayer,
and so he feared that n wils not accom-
plishinG that good which lie thought he
should. Ho desired as far as possible TO
elevate the stage. In order to do that he
must induce those to come and see him
who had been taught that the play was the
Devils Great Zee Line Scenic Route tC
hell.
So Mr.. Gilmore. his manager. was called
In. Ho said lie knew OF u ret rsd cl srgy-
man whose voice had given out, but who sc
mind was st,ll active. Ile could help to
bring this matter before the best people,
and the cl"rgy. especially. He was en-
ployei at fair saiIry--yery fair compared
with former salnrieS-to speak to the cer-
gymel OF New York and vicinity regarding
the grOnt moral contained in Uncle Den
mans play. Ih"rtupOn the good man goes
10 his friends. Mary, and with white tie
and suit OF solemn black, along the elbows
OF which the bri.ht sun was beautifully
caught out and reflected back to third
base. he spoke TO the pastor ui the nearest
church casually. after asking him about the
progress Of his work;
DO you know, dear brother. that the
public to-day is doing even loss than the
play? This may startlo you, but it has