The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-02

BY GEORGE r.. WILSON, COUNTY SURF.

Educational Column
BY GEORGE Il. WILSON, COUNTY sur,
The envelopes addressed TO teacl
ers 10 Dc opened Feb. sth, contain ID
following:
One return envelope; one set q
questions one report blank: one Y
lars.
Teachers will please read Circuls
No. 50 carefully.
Should these fail to reach you pleas
write this Office.
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Y. p. R. C.
The following are the uembers O
the 7. T. r. T.. 1T Horton school. hons,
NO. 8, Boone Tp.: Della Wineiuger
Forest Anderson, Rosa Sermersbe elm
Willism Frank, Christian Frank
Blaine Anderson, Dora Sermersheim
Matte Angerer, Peter Hurst, Loui,
radget. Katie aurst Frank Schwenk
Dora Wineinger. These thirteen pu.
pills have read thirty books this win.
ter. Homer Wineinger is the tesche,
10 charge.
The following are the members OF
the Z. +. X. T.. at Merkley school.
house NO. z. 10 Columbia Tp.: Ross
Brosemer, Mollie HsrbisJn, Chas,
Luechauer, Mary E. Goodman, Lottie
HARRISON, Lizzie Brosemer, John
Goodman, Tilden Nicholson. Perry
Sanders. Katie Sander, Joseph Heeke.
Wm. 5. HARRISON, Lenhardt Brosem emer =
Maggie Hsrbison, Henry Drosemer.
these hfteen pupils have read thirty
books this winter. Mise Linnie Hsr.
bison 10 the teacher in charge.
The following are the members Of
the +. x. &. at Birch Creek school.
house in Boone fp.: Mary Kelso,
Charles Funk, Carl Britain, Alex.
Mullen, Howard KeIso, Zenas Kelso.
Rosa Mullen, Stella Mullen, Ophs
Funk. Harley Trsylor. These ten pu.
pills have read many books. Miss
Eva DeBruler is the teacher in charge.
The above are few OF the reports
80 fer received. The proper blanks
tor such reports will be mailed with
the February examination questions,
and should be returned Nth the re-
port Of that examination. The iudi.
cations are that much reading has
been done by pupils this winter. The
entire county seems to have done
more reading Many old people are
reading With their children. Proper
cards for 1894 will be mailed to mem-
bers during February.
49,
Cslderwood says: "A Quiet wav OF
issuing orders 10 favorable TO Quick.
ness Of disposition among the schol.
Ars. 1t conveys . double impression
that obedience 10 ex pected and that
there 10 large reserve force at com.
mand, IL the teacher should have oc.
casion 10 put IL to use." This is worth
your study and meditation So mspy
teachers are at high. mark pressure.
lsing the laboring oil the time, and is.
'ue their orders as II gale were
and trumpet we're need fol
% convey sound to the children, that
when emergency cases arise there IA
10 power 10 reserve to use and chaos
'eigns. Be moderate and have con-
rol OF . power which may be terrific
o Ito force II ever It becomes necesssr '
o employ IL.
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Are you sarcastic with your pupils ?
Did you ever gain any thing by your
arcasin. beyond the qualification to
'our vanity that you were able 10 cav
uch clever things 10 such a cutting
vay! Did you ever make = duh pn.
~ clever. . vicious boy good, BY your
srcastic remarks? Do you not find
hat your sarcasm merely wounds. but
ot deeply, and that II never offers .
aim for the wOusd2 Ate, YOU sar-
asm has been poured out, the real
York Of reformation must begin.
srcasm has not aided in any one
7sy;it has rather retarded the pro.
ess. 1t 10 q dangerous weapon, and
e use should be most infreQuent in a. {
chool.room. The Teachers World.
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How To Prevent Tarliness. |.
In the first place be prompt In ev. L
rything pertaining TO your school,
'ork; do the janitor work yourself or I
20 that II Is promptly and neatly I
one. The scbool.room should be
thoroughly warmed, cleaned, and the
,ats and desks busted properlv. att
sst Is minutes before the time tole
pen school. Make your room a. s,. ia
active ~ possible. with pictures, Is
overs, geological and other speci- c
'ene, and your own smiles and kind q
ords; using the came courtesies to Is
our pupils a. you would think prop. 7
Tor them 10 use 10 you; never for. ;
citing to thank . pupil for the most I
ifling gift, or Kindness to you. Open ,
ith singing IL possible. n you can 4
ot sing, your pupils surely can, let's
'em try and help them. Always B
I'VE some question for solution right
ter opening, that was given 10 the
hool the pre- ious evening, or read d
em poem. or tell them q story, they q
III all want to hear Il and be there on
me. Ifa lesson has been given out 4
'r recital the next day. aud you think h
Du arc not thoroughly prepared % p
andle II promptly, look Il over before '
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