Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-03-28

pupils to be self reliant. The best plan
| know is to spend one recitation In
going over the questions. bringing out
the correct answers. This will uncover
dishonesty where It exists without cast
Ing suspicion on any one. We then
have the most beneficial review without
the evils.
From the third point Of view the writ
ten examination has the advantage.
Written work Is the most beneficial for
obtaining method and exactness; but
oral work tends to quickness Of thought
and mental activity.
Both, then, appear to be necessary.
The written reviews should be OCCASION
al, with oral reviews between, and
should be followed by class recital GOV
ering the same subject matter.-Normal
Instructor.
What Books Are Resdr
Librarian Tessa L. Kelso, Of Los
Angeles Public Library, has made q
close study of the reading Of their
books by the people. To he sure, 1t
Is the old, old ~stOry-fiction was sos
per tent. Of the whole amount, and
magazines o per cent, and 1t Is fair
to suspect that these were read large
" for their fiction. Philosophy has
less than one per cent, but it is worthy
OF note that there are 581 different
works on philosophy in the library,
and that these were taken out 4,O95
times. There are also 1,141 works on
sociology, which were taken out $500
times; 1850 works on religion, taken
out 5,372 times; 221 on philology,
taken out 1883 times. However much
of fiction may be read, there Is en-
cOuragement In the fact that in these
four branches Of thought there ere
1862 different books In this young
library, In q relatively new city, and
that they are read 15,947 times. To
these may be added 2,454 works on lit
erature that were read 11,0O5 times;
natural science, 1927 books, read 1888
times; history, 1850 books, read 0,283
times; travels, 1,437, read IL, J64; biog-
raphy, 1,817, read 8,945.
The religious books were read by
two distinct classes, who chose Spur
geon, Phillips Brooks, Tottan, Blavat-
sky. Savage aud Ingersoll. The socio-
logical works were mostly ON the tariff.
silver question and single tax.
Charles King, OF NIL the authors, In
in the lead, followed close by Rosa
N0uchette Carey and Clara Louise
Burnham. The book most read In 1894
M SST1p r n%&rH4Ass 0Nh4A~ ~rvn~o ,in~
copies Of this book required to meet
the demand. King was the favorite
with boys, and Miss Carey with girls.
In i've years they have had to pur-
chase twenty-seven copies Of 'Ra-
mona," twenty-five Of Lorna Doone," -
and twenty Of "Vanity Fair to meet
the demand.
sympathy with Children.
In a certain n Of d.. Talmage's ser-
mons he put in some good pedagogical
doctrine. While 1t was addressed to the
parents, 1t applies equally well to teach
ers, for are not parents teachers, and
teachers, In a manner, parents2 (
do not put on q sort Of supernatural
gravity, as though you never liked,
sportfulness. You liked 1t just AZ much
as your children do. Some of you were
full Of mischief you have never indi-
Gated to your children or grandchildren,
and you seldom got up In the morning
until you We're pulled out of bed! Do
not stand before your children pretend
ing to immaculate goodness. Do not,
because your eyesight Is dim and your
ankle sti6, frown upon the sportfulness
which shows itself In luster of the eye
and in the bounding foot Of robust
health. Do not sit with the rheumatism
wondering how the children can 60 ON
80. Thank God that they are 90 light
Of spirit, that their laughter IL 10 free,
that their spirits are 80 radiant Trou-
BILE comes soon enough to them. Dark
days viii come DON enough to them,
and heart-breaks and desolati0n and be-
reavements will come soon enough. Do
not try to ~forestall it. DO not try to an
ticipate It. When the clouds come on
the sky 1t Is time enough to.get out the
reef tackle"
A Device In Government.
Suppose that q pupil In the primary.
room should go to the water pail three
times during q recitation, would 1t not
be well to let him 60 without Interrupt
ton, and then during the day. at some
convenient time, have a general dis
cussion as to how long q pupil can do
without water before suffering, and
whether, IL q pupils wants have ali
been supplied before the beginning Of
the recitation he could suffer before the
close. Let the pupils point out the In
%terruption occasioned IL all thus fire.
quently visit the water pail. Personal
mention OF the offender need not be-
made, but he should be drawn into the
discussion. Or, II thought best he
alone might discuss the matter with
the teacher. No matter about details;
I mean only to insist that the pupil DO
led to set up his own standard Of action.
and make his own decision IN regard 70
II, 10 far as possible, without any re-
gard for the e authority Of the
teacher.
S~uggestiono.
Don't rest till you do your best.
To smile II better than to smite.
Laugh with the children. mt NJ fhom