Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1893-02-15

svidence Of the growing recognition OF
this idea. This gentlemen saw, In hif
medical practice, such grave RESULT
from inattention to the physical we'll
being of children in schools, and reason
ing from this that their intellectual well
being must also be neglected, he ahsn
doned his medical practice to study the
proper principles of primary teaching.
After thorough investigation, both in
this country and in Europe, he finds IN
an Indianapolis schoolroom ''the first
steps toward the ideal"
We bave room but for a short ex-
tract but it is an article that should be
read by every mother, every teacher,
and every FODer torer in the land:
/ entered one of the rooms contain
ing the youngest children at the time
of the opening exercises. The scene 1
encountered was a glimpse of fairy
land. 1 was in a room full of bright and
happy children, whose eyes we're di-
rected toward the teacher, not because
they we're forbidden to look in any
other direction, but because to them
the most attractive object in the room
was their teacher. She understood
them, sympathized with and loved them,
and did all in her power to interest
them and make them happy. The room
itself was charming. The window sills
we're filed with living plants, and liv-
ing plants were scattered here and
there throughout the room. The teach
er's desk was literally strewn with
flowers, and upon each of the children's
desks flowers had been placed to vel
come the little ones to school.
The book used during the reading
lesson was the book of nature-the plant
they had just been studying. The
scene presented by the happy little
children each with a flower in his
hand, surrounding the teacher who was
smiling upon them, was truly beauti-
full. For reading matter the children
were called upon for sentences express
sing thoughts concerning their flowers.
The sentences were written upon the
board by the teacher, and when a num-
Der of them had been written the pu-
pils began to read them. The children
were interested because they all took
an active part in the lesson from the
beginning to the end. They were all
observing, all thinking. Some of the
little ones even committed the crime of
laying their hands upon the teacher,
and she so far forgot herself as to fon-
die them in return. Yet the discipline
was perfect. What is perfect discipline
in the classroom but perfect atten-
ton? There was no noise, there were
everywhere signs of life, and such signs
OF life as become a gathering of young
children.
oLEANDERs.
Their culture is one of the easiest
description, and when in full bloom
nothing can exceed this beautiful effect.
They thrive best in soil consisting of
equal parts of loan, peat, and well
rOtted cow-manure. and should have
plenty of pot-room. They may be win
tered in a light cool cellar, giving them
but little water; dnring their growing
season, however, water should be given
abundantly. In fact they should never
become entirely dry at that period,
else tie flower buds will drop off. The
proper season for trsnsplanting Is in
spring, when removing them from
their winter quarters The long, strag-
Cling branches should then also be cut
back, and they will soon throw ont
young shoots, forming handsome,
bushy plants. Oleanders are apt to be
infested by whitish scale; this must
be carefully guarded against by fire.
Quent washing and syrInQing