The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-07-10

come to the school mouse, ana 0tneTe
may do likewise. One other thought ne
would call attention to, and that is the
that: the patrons be heard
Gom through the Teachers Column.
Mont some Of the school patrons let US
Hear from them.in the way Of suggestions
When the crops are alaid
'by ana sleisureis more abundant, write
SaE; ;ns some Of your thoughts, and afaith
|WsM print 'em.'
ANDERSON, s. O., June 10, 1890. I
he Editor of Tie Teachers Column !:
Seeing your earnest request Of the teach
aassslsome weeks;a ago to furnish something
fufstheir column, and, having tried the
p3iansin High Shoals school Of holding
ssi receptions at the close Of each month, I
decided ito tell yon of our way Of con-
agsging them, and also refer to the good
sIlae emay accrue from them. 5.
Here are scores Of devices for Friday
afStSssnoon exercises, some very suitable
|olss|h having just been given in the piece
isantitlsd ,stschool- Room Recreation, but
stEIIsosa good for one school may not be- at
aS5sSsaaitable sfore another-only perpetual
|shsBge @ and adaptation will answer. Il
s.
saos through any spirit Of boasting or
adEsmG that ! speak Of our exercises, for,
aS1dHestd, they were far from perfection,
|baje ein thethope that aorne teacher may
:b Laa to introduce some such exercise
ssa feature Of the school, Ipresent them.
s1r usual programme. though varied
onally, consisted Of memory gems,
s5aEQ sSands drill, concert recitations, dia-
sloggss, speeches and songs, all Of which
actced at least; once beforehand.
sEherel lst.me say it'll by far the best
The teacher to select extracts and
sasgn them to the pupils In order to
all prepared for the reception, We
IIappo5nted a. certain time for the pupils
rt.preparation, and ifany Of them
could not report favorably, the teacher
indy assisted them in the work outside
dnools hours. .i.z zs...s
s| s|ss5A used, occasionally, an exercise. for
hole school taken from the Teachers
II takes more practice to get
u Hat kind Of exercise than separate
SssssI sations, but the study of noted men
authors should not be omitted on
AaEa aS sccount. In February we used the
gsahington birthday exercise. at one
4 i've had q mental arithmetic drill,
dne on the map of South Carolina.
atssii5shot think it a good plan to have
;ilsIg teaching exercises. There should
break in the regular work for recre-
sstipH and pleasure. Reading, form, or
SessE lessons, in fact leasonsof any kind,
IiasSsbe made interesting with little ones,
pSnsSled you can get their attention, but
visiting brother and sister are
|IliisEsaIy to get their full share of it. OF
''G9nse the regular work should be re-
asrfsd to and commented upon, also
saspoft cards should be distributed. We
made it 8 point to devote q portion of the
stimas stislss to fun or 'recreations."' dad mo-
fSIals songs, noisy concert recitations OF
EaeE pieces as 1.-THE Menagerie," /" "The
8 Tempest" and guessing and thinking
:gsa1ises: Told conundrums; at other times
and jokes or amusing stories, 80
SEsSssaiaes a good language lesson, we had
ssaafl so much fun. The whole exercise
TASTED from one to three p. m. The fam.
of the patrons we're generally repre-
ssgnted, often by the parents themselves.
cooperation of the three factors Of
hool-teacher, pupils and patrons
slgought and, in measure, secured by
:thase receptions. An educational senti-
SSiment is created, and the teacher no Ion.
3sgseg calls It my school, but our school.
lNa mistake is more fatal than the
Sat@mpt to run the school without the
Parents. It is perfectly natural for the
3Ghndren to listen to the conclusions OF
atha "powers behind the throne" before
|sEsy do to those of the teacher, and, il
|Msre should happen to be feeling Of
|bieiudice there, they will soon share it.
|E is the patron, SO is the pupil. There
Sais few patrons that are too busy to de-
Vote an hour or so once o month for the
saSSod of their school. for their attendance
Ecsftainly adds life and interest to it, and
Eaa Encourages the teacher. The pupils
||Shen 20 forward with the work they are
doing with determination to succeed
Ef.atrons should, by no means, conine
siheir visits to reception afternoons, but
asRould drop in some morning when the
Echildren are fresh, and see them at their
ss7ery day work. Let all the home folks
visit the school from baby to grandma
aIhe teacher, as rule, does not have
smuch time to visit, 80 the best plan is to
stry to establish cordial relations at the
School house.
81 The attention Of the pupils is awak'
sened by the effort made to entertain their
!s,ysiisltors. They feel the responsibility
end are happy to think they can do
something for the pleasure of their
friends. The effort to please leads them
Out of themselves, and drives away self
sishness. If the children we're bette,
Strained in this respect, We would see at
s.pur social gatherings very few young per.
ssons sitting by the walls waiting to be
entertained. These exercises tend to
smake them willing to try to contribute to
Sthe pleasure of others. We should strive
ito lead them to feel it is not go much
/ what they do or say that gives highest
pleasure, but how it is done or said-that
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