The Taney County republican., 1901-12-05
sTALLCUP BEsD AND VICINITY


TtpTtl'cu, 'Hnt 'H'Tt hi' hoUlt pcoIlt
IN every school district who will al
low their predjndices TO rule them;
but such il the case. We had sup.
posed that our school was going
along very nicely and that every body
was well pleased with the very able
teacher, Mr.. tOitrcll. until on last
Friday we learned that there had
been some trouble, aud that Only
through the good Judgment of some
OF the the board Oi directors. serious
trouble had been Rvrricd. Parents
aud guardians should understand
when they send their children to
-chool that according 10 the school
law their children are under the cOn.
troll OF the teacher from the time they
leave home until they return home.
This teacher IL employed by the di-
rector. elected by the patrons of the
school who reside IN the district. A.
II parent. il il Your duty iO let your
children understand that they must
obey the rules ni the school. II the
directors nrc men capable aud niclli-
gent enough to ill the position Of
school director they surely Will not
cmplJ, any man ar woman who Is
incompetent IN teach the school
when parents send their children To
school. If they have desire that their
children learn anything, they must
know thai unless they conform TO the
rules they will mol learn, and might
ns we'll stay at home. Parents aud
children ARE not 10 he the jndgcS ol
what kind OF rules the teacher shall
make to govern lis school, provided
lac il no, iyrannical and doc- not rc-
sor, to such punishment, rs are I'M.
lawful. There are children who have
10 bc ruled with n rod Of iron
Their parents cannot rule them, or nj
least they do moi. and these very par.
enis ARE the first to raise n protest II
the teacher undertakes to correct or
compel one Of their children to obey
the rules. do not approve of en-
irrInr corporal punishment In auN
case. but do believe there ARE cases
IN which nothing else will bring the
rrring child to know or obey. What
would he The position OF n general O'
the army II lac SLOWED his men IL
follow their own ideas and do just n
they pleased? How long would h'
hold his command? The teachers p0'
sition IL similar Ia that of the gcncr.
al. tie las commsud of n troop oi
hoys aud Girls. They meet al the
school house. The teacher Is in com.
manh. lie issues his orders. and the,
all obey except two or three boys VINO
were never known TO obey their par.
cnis. The teacher insists that they
comply. They us pcrsisicntlv refuse
The teachers last resort IL 10 the rod
They go home aud report. The par
cni flies Into n rage to think that
the teacher would dare to whip one
ot his children. aud tells his boys II
the teacher darcs or doe. II again. Ia
rut him I" pieces. What will bc the
result Of that kind OF training? be-.
liryc in moral suasion. so long a.
there is any hope of having complete
obedience. When u child goes Ia
school, aud | care not how compc.
tent or well cdIra,cd teacher may
he. unless that child will study and
10 determined to lcarm, the teacher
cannot teach him anything. The
teacher should teach poli,cncss, obe.
dicncc aud morality, ns well as math.
cma,ics. geography, grammar, road.
ing writing and spelling, but he can
not study for the pupil. Now, my
friends, YOU who have children ot
school nge, when yonr school opens
start them to school, and give them
to understand that YOU want them Ia
go there aud study aud try to learn
something. and that they must obey
their teacher. IL tho teacher does uol
do his or her duty, 20 to yonr board
Of directors and iilc your complaint
aud let them decide whether he I,
dcrrlict IN his duty, or whether hC