Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-18

worse than indifferent. And Il, when
the teacher, as is his bounden duty, at.
tempts to enforce studiousuess, the
parent steps in aud intcrposes, the ruin
is well nigh complete,
Despite the fact that many of the re-
ports which are sent home to parents
every month show a miserably bad
department, or n miserable standing
in studies. in not more than one ill.,
stance has the slightest comment been
excited from parents thereby. Appa-
rcntly they have not cared enough
about it to speak Of it TO either chill
dren or teachers. Let parents see TO
it that their children study their les
sons at home, aad let them require Of
them that they bring home good re-
ports at the end OF each month and We
are confident that this would speedily
bring about Il marked Improvement.
Many instances where the children
have made satisfactory progress could
be given, and in every case it will be
found that they are the children of
those parents who require home stu
dy and prompt and regular attendance
at school.
Now. teachers could accomplish a,
great deal Of good without this aid
from home, if they were left to their
own devices and not hampcred con-
tinually. But the world is full of fault
iindcrs-peoplc who are seldom pleas
ed with anything or anybody who
with marvellous assurance, demand
that all things shall be bent to meet
with their individual approval, and
who arc ready to r,isc a hullabaloo
whenever their little too is stepped on,
even though they themselves thrust it
in the way. And thus it is that q
teacher 40 often finds it difficult to ex-
crcisc his prerogative as lie should, TO
produce the best results.
There is..a wonderful amount of ego
t%isiical scli-infation to be found ev-
crywhcrc. There arc SO many who
know exactly how others should con
duct their afiairs-what they should
do, and what not do. We have heard
the motives, actions and methods of
teachers i%mpugncd and condemned by
some who, knowing absolutely moth
ing about the conditions or the facts
about the cases, yet INDUCED in vic.
lent vitupcration, and assumed to
judge and condemn without hearing
the evidence, or at least having only
cr payte evidence, generally from I'M.
trustworthy sources. WI hold that
criticism is hcalthiul for all public of.
%ilccrs, where it is kept within bounds,
and made by those who speak from a
knowledge of The facts.
LSws imply penalties for their VIC.
lation. INSTRUMENTATION in a school
must be promptly throttlcd, or it will
soon throttle the school. Certainly it
i'll becomes any Il to encourage dis
obedience and defiance of authority,
1t is Il plant that will yield but bitter
fruit; and..ifsoft measures will not avail
in dealing with it, heroic ones must
pcrlorce be adopted. In regard to
those Youngsters who persistcntly re-
fuse to study, and there are many
such, be believe the a@dmonition OF
the Sage OF Sages. 20 be the wisesi
course TO pursue. In not Il few in
stances in our memory, such a line Of
conduct has been productive OF the
best fruit. 1t is sometimes wonderful
how its ilnmincncc will clothe the crst.
while uninRcrcsting school.books with
the destinations almost of Robinson
Crusoc or of the Arabian Nights tales.
Teach your sons and daughters TO
be gentlemen and ladies in tho trucst
II of these terms, and the infiction
of severe punishment in our schools
will become obsolete because it will
never be necessary. 49,.