The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-01-13

grace up 90 considerable studying
at home. ;|' %~. 49, i. 80"
Prof. Noah A. Young, of Soudan,
and Prof. Fred Miles, of Tower,
spent T Thurs day visiting our
schools. Every room in the differ
ent buildings was visited and the
gentlemen expressed themselves
as much pleased with the work of
the different classes. On Friday,
accompanied by Supt. Bliss, they
visited the schools of Hibbing.
Judge John NJ. Martin addressed
the school Monday: afternoon. His
advice to the pupils, to bone down
on their work while in school, to be
in attacking difficulties,
to be polite, to learn their proper
place and keep it, to build up a
good character and to remember
that they are working for life-not
simply for school, was we'll given
and we'll received. We hope to see
Judge Martin up again.
The range teachers association
will meet in Virginia toward the
latter part of the winter term. We
shall be glad to welcome our neigh
bors engaged in educational work.
There ought to. be 226 teachers
present at that time. The towns
tributary should send at least the
following delegations: Hibbing,
~; Two Harbors, 26; Ely, q; Eveleth,
II; Grand Rapids, IA; Tower, 9;
Soudan, 9; Chisholm, 9; Biwabik, 8;
Sparta, 6; Mt. Iron, 5; Cloquet, 20;
Mckinley, 4: Bull, 4; Virginia, ~.
Not to mention number of schools
in our territory having one teacher
in a district. The executive COM
mittee is already at work on a pro-
gram, so we are informed, and the
teachers may rest assured that the
two days spent in that time will be
days of pleasure and profit. Would
it not be a good idea to have
round table of school board mem
bers at this~nueetinR =sS,ffiTt,- G: t. C.
Newberry, of E]y,is president
What other line of activity in the
world is there aside from school
that grown people would allow.
their opinions to be. formed on the
say-so and judgments of their
children? None that we know Of.
But in school matters it is different.
All that most people know about a
given room in the school or a given
teacher is based upon what the
children carry home. Their tales
may be the truth, but they are very
apt to be few thousand miles
away from the truth. All OF which
goes to show that parents should
visit the rooms where their child
rem are being taught and form their
own conclusions on what they see
being done there. The modern
child likes the easy, superficial
teacher, the one who let's him slide
along without his putting forth
much effort. The rigid, strict
teacher is apt to be unpopular with
the indolent and lazy, but the re-
suits obtained from the two kinds
of teachers are not to be compared.
The teacher who compels the lazy
boy to work is the salt of the earth;
the other kind is hardly worth her
salt. ..,
Backward children What; is to
be done with. them? Shall the
teacher neglect them and devote all
attention to those of bright and
average m inds? Certainly not.
Backward children often develop
into the most: useful and even the
most famous m n and women.
Others who might be fitted for
honorable and distin e n is h Z
careers are arrested in their de.
velopme nt by the frowns, the
sneers, the neglect, the want Of
sy m p athy of their elders. Be
patient; be sympathetic; be ready
to sacrifice time, comfort, and con
venience for t h en-. If they ask
questions that seem stupid listen
respectfully and answer patiently.
Exercise your ingenuity to arouse
their interest if that be lacking, and
lead them to ask your assistance.
Never hold them up to the ridicule]
Of their chool-mates. # q child lacks
interest in 4 study, or in all This
studies, draw him into converse
ton at some convenient time. 1t
matters little what You talk about.
Let him lead in the conversations il
he will. Some remark will reveal
to You what he is interested in.
Enter into HE interests and finally
use them AZ a means for making
mp his mind in the direction Of his
studies school Education.