The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-02-02

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the pupils that he has confidence in them,
that they will try to do what they believe to
be right Each needed rule may then be
made when necessity for it arises. In making
or enforcing rules it would be wise for the
teacher to look back to his own childhood,
and recall his experience, notions and i'm
pulses and then act. 1t is highly important
for the teacher to regard all pupils as trust
worthy until he finds them otherwise, for as a
rule children seldom forgive Il teacher who
suspects them of wrong doing when they are
innocent. Encourage them to be truthful by
make full confession and explain to them
the necessity of proper deportment and obcd-
ience
Probably the most important object of
school government is that OF training pupils
to govern and control themselves. 1t is a
conceded fact that the children of our public
schools represent the varieties Of family
government in the Community and the
teacher who can harmonizo all these the mag
nitude of which cannot be overestmated, with
children whose impulses are strong and whose
mental powers are yet uncultured and llntrcd
self control is necessarily weak. Control of
self is the first lesson they have to learn, and
it is also in many respects the most import
ant Orderly habits established in rhe school
room become orderly habits for life. The
teacher should therefore encourage his
pupils to be neat and orderly in their dress,
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furniture in general.
The successful disciplinarian is watchrul
without being IL spy. No person is more
UNFIT to govern than he who shows constant
suspicion or distrust of his pupils.
Trust your pupils and they will show them
selves worthy of your confidence. That con
Iidence begets confidence is especially true Of
our intercourse with the young 1t is highly
important Tor the teacher to have cultured
manners Pupils initiate their teacher II
lie be careless and addicted to Offensive per
sonaI habits they will quote him Us an exam
pie.
Vocal solo-NIss EmcIie A. Deshane.
Prot W. c. A. Hammel OF the State Norma,
school. delivered an illustrated lecture upon
physics. The object OF Prof. Hammcl's talk
was to show how the natural laws can be
demonstrated to class by means of simple
experiments in which the teacher makes his
own apparatus.
WEDNESDAY, EVENING.
At "Wednesday evenings session the open
ing address was made by State Senator
G. {. Crothers whose remarks were well
received. Mr.. Crothers spoke of the noble
occupation OF teacher aud the responsibility
attached to teachers work. Our schools,
he said, should receive greater support than
we nov give them.
The subject How Does Universal Educa-
ton Pay was ably discussed by Rev. DR..
Mayo, Of Washington, who is prominently
identified with educational work. DR.. Mayo
fact that America owes its greatness to its
liberal educational institutions. The Euro
pean countries have been rent hy war and
internal dissensions for ages, Just because
educational advantages are denied the lower
classes. The principles of the American
foundation up, the first stepping stone being
our public school system Dr. Mayo thor
oughly treated the educational question and
his remarks were brimful of sound advice
and practical thought.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Institute was called to order at 10
o'clock by +. $. Everist, President of School
Board. Prayer was offered by the Rev.
William Schouler, pastor OF Trinity p. +.
Chnrch, Elkton. Miss Mary C. Anderson
was appointed assistant secretary.
An address "How to Govern a school" !" was
delivered by Rev. Dr. A. ID. Mayo, of Wash
ington. The Prof. said:
In governing "a school there is more to be
considered than merely keeping the children
in order, while the ideas received by these
children lack cearness of outline.
At the beginning of the term the children
should be impressed with the Importance of
attending school regularly and of applying
their minds assiduously to their tasks. They
should understand that their Success will
depend on their constant efforts in the right
direction. Many children's school-life is
limited to five or six years, perhaps to six or
seven months in each year. What II variety
of facts you are expected to instil into their
impressionable minds during that compara-
lively short time The parents of the chill
dren, and the people in general, are more
sensitive to the effects of public education,
when they see the result of good school in
regard to the mental, moral and religious
training of their youth.
Ninety per cent. of the children in the
schools OF the present time are not fifteen
years Of age, SO we can understand that their
moral and religious training is more than two
thirds of the work.
Nine-tenths of the children in the country
are in the hands Of women as their teachers;
women, in general, give them all their home
training: some fathers are so engrossed with
their business cares rs not TO have time to
count their children.
The teacher is not only to make good men
and women of her pupils, but good United
States citizens teach constantly lessons OF
selfcontrol; as constantly practice il YOURSELF
be always on your guard to eradicate all vices
from your character, so that the germs of
virtue may spring up. Children are good
portrayers of character, If you do not CO.
incide with the idea, Just be a witness OF the