The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-11-10
Educational Column.
by Superintendent ID. d. Cowan.

by Superintendent ID. d. Cowan.
70 HI TEACHERS OF JACKSON COUNTY
Don't suppose there's always safety
Where no danger shows,
Don't suppose you know more
Than anybody knows,
For each content in his place should
dwell,
And envy not his brother,
And any part that is acted well
Is just as good as another"
Ii You do not take interest in your lit
tie country school and make a success of
1t, you will never be fitted for n larger
or more advanced one. Don't imagine
for a moment that you are wasting your
energies. If you are any account the
world will find it out.
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT.
Your success will depend more on this
than your knowledge of text books.
You may advance your pupil, but If you
allow profanity, fighting, and keep a
disorderly room your patrons will de-
mand a new teacher next year.. Your
reputation will not be confined to one
neighborhood. Now, don't think that
school management consists alone in
Keeping a quiet school room, but you
must keep your pupils busy. Have va
riety, but above all things, please do not
be fussy. Josh Billings says, ''Fuss is
half sister to Hurry and neither of them
can do anything without getting in their
own way"
ORDER Is HEAVENS FIRST LAW"
don't know anything more unbeara-
Die than a noisy school room, and it is
impossible to do good work unless your
school is orderly. If you can succeed in
having good order, good lessons will fol.
low. 1t would be a difficult matter to
name everything that should be done,
but here are a few "don'ts" that il
would pay to heed:
Don't lose your self-possession.
Don't fawn or flatter.
Don't scold, frown or find fault,
Don't read a set of rules.
Don't ask the children to do ANYTHING |
unreasonable, land do not be too digni6ed |
to join your pupils in their games. A
little recreation will do you good. You
can play with them and not lose their
respect. You can prevent quarrels by
this association. You are their guardian
school hours.
COOPERATION.
Make an effort to secure the co-opera-
ton OF parents. Manifest an interest in
the children; without this your school
will suffer. Get acquainted rs soon as
possible with every patron; visit them.
Let them realize that you are interested,
invite them to visit the school. Have
on Friday afternoons, such as
readings; recitations and spelling
matches. The children will enjoy them
you will find that they will pay for
The extra trouble. II you IAN succeed
n getting the patrons interested, the
children will take more interest in your
and your labor will be lightened
good results will follow. Remember
his. speak from personal experience.
fou cannot make a success Of your
'chool without the cooperation of pa-
ADVANTAGES OFFERED.
The teachers of Jackson county are
in having a high school which
loes pedagogical work. The Teachers'
training course of Ocean Springs High
school was organized last year, and the
haracter of the work done met with
UGH unanimous approval by the stu
that Prof. Sauls has been encour- :
ged to make the course broader and J
nore comprehensive with a view of ed
eating mot merely examining up for ex-
mlnatlons) the teachers on the SUBJ .
taught in the public schools.
The great trouble with normals and
and training schools for teach l
RS Is, the time is too short, a person can
OF discipline the mind and form habits
+ study and culture in a few weeks.
hat thlng has peer tried by the three \
lonths commercial schools. 1t REQUIRES
and diligent study to learn the SUBJ
of history, civics, physiology.
rammar and arithmetic. And then =
hen a student has learned a subject -.
ell enough to answer the questions \
nd stand an examination, in MANY 9
ises he is not competent to teach it. =
With all these things in view the
aiming course of the Ocean Springs ~
Ugh School has been broadened to COW q,
the entire sessions work. Prof. Sauls HI
rs arranged a course for the teacher to r.
udy during the four months of the Il
inter, while they are teaching and will q
lrnish any teacher, upon application,
OF cost, q type written circular, >,
apping out a course of study. Write J.
rot. @. d. Sauls for full particulars. ~
You can't keep up with the education Sc
band wagon unless you study. OF ,
John Bull takes the position that 81
e powers have no right to interfere Sc