The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-03
1912 1914 Hull Street.
New Phone 1878.
- IL couId II ad9DLel. "

which be could be adopted
This assertion is too severe and too
sweeping and does injustice to some ~
the best and w.sest instructors OF the
state. But it must be noted that many
teachers after going over the curriculum
of school texts for greater or less length
of time seem 90 think chat Tie lesson
should be as easily understood and mas
tered by The pupils COS by themselves. and
II by chance a few very bright pupils
especially with the aid of fortunate help
at home happen 20 accomplish their tasks
without difficulty, the less fortunate or
the less bright are ass gned with dis-
credit 10 a lower grade.
More than that the rcyt-boob7 them
selves OsOme q. thcml seem hardly suited
90 the purpose of rational education except
amongst scholars of high grade or OBJ
extraordinary genius. lu mathematics
and in grammar particularly the texts
for beginners even seem 90 begin very
high up. In glanc.ne over am arithmetic
recently ! noted number NJ sums pro-
pounded for a class OF beginners. not one
of whom was over twelve years old. one
OF which l viii give as sample of the
others: a and E own together $3.50.
twO-thir9s of AS money equals three
Gfhs of B's. how much money BIAS cach?'
7 doubt If a dozen men in this BAN can
solve that problem without the aid of
algebra which these beginners know Moth
ing o.
THE HYGIENE.
Now comes in the hygiene. Every pu-
pil in tho class failing 10 solve these
problems is required 20 "stay in in the
afternoon until he does solve them. on
until the teacher sees ht TO explain. The
result is that he comes ONT OF ehool after
day of confinement and worry with sore
eyes and s2rer heart weak, ragged ana
unfit more IMAM ever Tor Che morrow
curriculum ana 'he lepellil'n ol li' sam.
trouble 40" many lh'HlH7 n.loIe auCH
a pupil suocumhs TO lhe mental ana bodily
strain attendant on this course depends
on his original strength Of con tuition.
The iinai results are pam ana decisive
NIo.lleI ',,se ~. '-7 49,, , oa,oa
,i.' .,.7 ,..-, ,i'..oI enc.
tb~obsir,- .uro,na, nile of tex. books.
~. r,., ,,.,,t tb.ni. nino -D.u you
- ..,.l ~,.f.. rro,, au of these book
lati.,o,, ..ves ei~- ..lvh9t are thew"
..,-i.t....t, oiool.r, history rhysical
AT l.'lli,,.'' ,. 80. ..o- ms. 5o.~ Won
- .a.i,, Ana vour head
''', , ns -, ~, sir ~" 81 eho,ild
d'.',9' E0U' 49, %. 1, ,,.,ri ,cho ,.orso
~ - - 5,,, r,e,-a man, dovs and with
1 -. 800, -hto "a rorieve ,of, unless
9-' '''- 100 D., -..,,,, ,,,,Iorsto,7ino no
....,.,,. and ,,o,,r tooobar ir
"r," 80 Ft ~ No CO..
el'e ~
'iiaI , ....i-....,, ~ clio bool,
vi ~, - .l,,li,,l, ,i,,t son,o ,rofossor
an -, .,,,l.~s-a,d sbsorb and
-. a.. .-"lbi,.s b,,t IN. t,slf would
,o", s-- tt, l...l,,,,r,. .,,,,lont ~
" 49, p'.+ ,i,i, o,.orr,.l'ri ,,5 o,,or-
- w.. ,,,,+ ,,,., 81 .bo ,,,a,,,. OWLS which
strain a. ~ a.. ,~os,,t s,,to,, ~
80 -, ~,,,i ,,,,,os,,,
SCHOOLS anu WIZ" &c N"'l g..' -,
iate so many eAceleit' DI,,"t -
a aD seIlu men i,'lo ,Ie Mo,.' an, ~ a.,
nIteu 20 90 I,9 o"''.ss ~ .'' ''''
'ie' % iiI' ~ az, l''' ,
BETWEEN PARENT AND IEA'iiEK.
But what are the remedies We are
called TO consider them. Surely some
remedy must exist IN the private school
but little is left. except TO appeal to tho