The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-13

that we give our undivided attention to the business for which they pay us, that physical, nervous or mental pow CT should not be exhausted upon other matters to the detriment of the schools; that we keep abreast of the times; that we grow mentally; that we use vacation in laying in reserve of nervous energy for the next school year.
 Fourth, It has right to fair knowledge of the schools through re- ports, visitations or inquiries. It has q right to frank, courteous treatment in these visitations or inquiries,
 Fifth, The part of the public vitally interested, the parents, has a right to minute knowledge of the individual pupils belonging to them, in scholar ship, department, attendance, honestly given without fear or favor; the right to have it's children controlled in school, enither sent home, to the su- perintendent nor out upon the street, except in extreme cases.
 THE RIGHTS OF THE PUPILS.
 Flrst-He has the right to equality, the right that he should be given an equal chance with all other pupils to show what he knows and what he does not know. I allude here to the tenden- cy of all teachers in all grades to call on the bright pupil three times to the slow pupil once.
 Second-He has the right that as he advances in grade the traditions, esti- mates and prejudces of the previous teachers shall not be passed on with him. It is a cumulative poison in the school body as lead is in the physical, Third-It is his right that the teach- CT shall have a sufficient knowledge of child life and child tendencies, of bodi- ly and mental growth, that she may judge him with probable fairness as to nutrition, sensltveness, stubbornness, working power.
 Fourth-It is his right to be recog- nized as old as he is, Grammar pu- 1 pills should not be controlled nor taught by primary methods. In diff culty he has the right to respectful hearing; the right to belief until prov en guilty; a right of appeal every criminal has this. It is only in the school room that the prosecuting att torney, judge, jury and exeeutioner are all one and the same person,
 Fifth-He has a right to the best personal influence of the teacher; the lives of Arnold, Charles Thring, Tenn pie and host of others are illustra- tions of this point.
 Givtb bo 1ub fO boxyo 1,i |. brain power measured by boy and girl standard, not adult. Too often work is assigned without this recognition.
 Seventh-He has the right to be gauged by his ability, not by the call endar. He should be given new steps when mentally ready; not because No- yember 3 has come and the course of study says 'percentage' This may be accomplished by any method which places the individual above system.
 Eighth-He has the right to have his work properly rated; his geography examination measured by it's geo. graphical knowledge, not by it's spell ing, nor penmanship, Scholarship should never be measured by deport- ment; that should be measured alone.
 Ninth-He has the right to know what he knows and to know that he knows it; that is. confidence in his knowledge, unshaken by any brow beating ross-examination.
 Tenth-He has the right to clear, de- finite questions and a fair amount of time in which to answer them.
 Eleventh-He has the right to the i Best energy and scholarship of the teacher, not jaded by too many late