Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-05-04
County Courr a.,

Dorcas Snyder and Pauline Heist were
appointed. A senate composed ofthe
largest girls, Laura and Mary L Sny-
der, Lenora Miller, and Irene Sharff,
was elected, also legislature. with
Ben Snyder speaker Of the house; SUI
preme court judge. Raymond Kilmer.
Laws were made and passed; though
not many, they were faithfully kept
and the children showed by actual test
their ability to control themselves.
mo school government is perfect un-
less it teaches pupils self-contror said
the celebrated DR.. Mayo. Never be-
fore had such perfect order and such
devotion to lessons been observed in
my school-room. What blessed re-
lief How happy it made u.s. The
load of fret and worry was rolled from
my sky and as looked at my pupils
lovely and intellectual, faces. l in
wardly commented: These are the
brightest children. this is the best
school l ever taught, and what is best
of all they love me as much as ! do
them. Why is this not leader in the
county? know the answer The
pupils do their part with very few
exceptions, and do mine, but the
three trustees do not share the bur-
dens equally. The duty of inspecting
the teachers work and aiding in any
enterprise for the benefit of the school
is showed on the shoulders of one
alone and Mr.. Milt Miller has been
that one ever since my work began
here. Then quite number of fathers
owning their homes, vehicles, and
horses are not interested enough in
their children's progress to bring
them to school in bad weather. Every
child should be in its place every
school day unless it is sick. Every
parent should encourage the children
to prepare lessons at home instead of
discouraging desire to do so. No
parent has any religious, moral, or
political right to order her children to
rebel against the laws of a school and
refuse to allow them to submit to
reasonable punishment. 1t may be
slightly undignified to carry a few
stones but it is disgrace for the
child to be sent home for rebellion
and the parent should be most hearth
ly ashamed of the act The man or
woman who does this lacks not only
refinement but sense of right and has
most grossly insulted the teacher in
charge and owes an apology, which
if there be any slumbsring nobility in
her nature will rouse her some day to
make. That have made a success
out of the Sutton school which l found
run down in the heel to an extreme
point you will all concede, but ! did
not and could not do the best that
could be done because some of the
patrons fell short of their duty
NJ. ]. Miller has distinguished him
self for ambition and devotion to
study having made the greatest pro-
gress on the boys side thus supplant-
ing Clarence Schad who won distinc-
ton last year Clarence did not
study enough at home and his dill
gence in school could not reach the
point gained by more ambitious
boy willing to study every night to
succeed. The girl who made the
greatest progress in section S is Paul
inc Heist, who was not absent a sin.
gle day, the only pupil who bears this
distinction, Sec 8, Irene Sharn would
have won the prize and only lost two
days of the term. The prizes OF
money to purchase them was unself
ishly and laudably appropriated (by
the SCHOOL, for curtains.
This article is so loug the editor
will scowl and perhaps refuse to PRINT
it with the just excuse. Sutton Re-
publicans with ; exceptions do not
patronize the Herald and why should
the Herald do SO much for theml
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