The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-30

Erratie Replies That Indicate Defect In
Theory aud Practice


do you consider teaching your vo-
cationPr II have been asked that
question many times" said she.
suddenly thoughtful. land have
always evaded a direct answer for |
have never yet been able to settle the
point TO my own satisfaction. Some
times, when find my class apparently
hanging on my words. so 10 speak.
and every face sparkling with interest.
II not with intellect | inwardly smile
and write success upon my mental
tablet An hour or so later. when
return 10 my sheep. metaphorically
and attempt TO draw out a few OF the
facts am so sure OF having implanted.
am often almost paralyzed by the
results.
Imagine yourself spending period
on the subject OF coral and volcanic
islands and then having one OF your
brightest pupils inform you that n
volcanic island Is one where the natives
carry the volcano across the land 10 tho
sea In order that IL may deposit its lava
and give them more territory What
could have said 10 have produced such
nightmare OF thought In that inno-
cent mind? And once having produced
II. can ever effectually eiface IL?
Then again continued the teach
err warming to her subject having
labored for weeks on practical hygiene
| am informed that the stomach Is
twelve feet long and made up OF innu-
merable small bones and many large
hot ~ .lra tsA f....l tfK
comfortable. or that the best way 20
stop an artery from bleeding Is 10 tie u
rag around IL and hold IL for half an
hour; IL IL does not then stop blee ding
send for "A doctor or try some other
way, or that all the left side of the
body contains good blood and the
right bad blood. and have the bright
pupil cite as proof the fact that the
chart Is red on one side and blue on
the other; that there are two kinds OF
perspiration, proper. or invisible, and
improper or vulgar called Sweat!
Shall go on and tell you now they
have imbibed historic facts. such rs
Jefferson's having bought Alaska from
the Indians for $2i for the sake OF fish
and ice; or that the parties To the
French and Indian war were the French
and Canadian Indians, and that they
neither won nor lost; that Great Brit
ain helped us 20 gain our indepen-
dence; that the republic on the west
ern coast OF Africa Is the Congo free
state. discovered by Stanley rs home
for destitute and prosecuted men, that
our constitution was adopted in Paris
In l776;' that George Washington mar
ried a blushing damsel named Martha
Custard;' that the three forms OF gov
eminent in the United States are the
'aristocratic. the democratic and the
republican,; being always republican.
l suppose, when the democrats are
knocked out OF Office, which is not
often.
tice 20 my mind. Is much finer. Though
we have all the pedagogies OF the past
and present crammed into our era
NUNS, term, nay, even months
actual service is OF much more prac-
tical value. / have now taught many
years and have seen many medal
graduate driven from her class by
some fifty little hoodlums who looked
like sainted cherubs when their own
teacher was present. Still. In spite OF
erratic answers 10 still more giraffe
questions. and the absurd results often
obtained in some quarters from con-
scientious labor, | am often compli-
mented upon my progression. But. In
my secret heart judging the result In
proportion 10 the time and labor ex-
pended. think myself n lamentable
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