Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-03-07

ly, manly and womanly. II not held
firmly in check, when leaving the
school room, they will jump all the
way to the door, push, shove. and
yell. And 1t is quite a problem to
teach them TO leave the school room
in quiet orderly way. After reach
ing the playground, instead OF play
ing interesting and helpful games,
they will grab some on6s hat and
run, knock each other over, knock
food from anothers hand, and the
playground is a place where pande-
moniun reigns supreme.
The teachers try to persuade them
to play ball, dare-base, ETC., which
they will sometimes do for two or
three days, then they tire OF such or
derly games and begin their rowdy-
Ism again.
Only last week noticed the rib
hon bow fall from the half OF Sew
enth grade pupil, and a boy larger
than she, promptly planted his mud
dy boot upon It. At another time
saw a boy throw Canadian thistles in
the beautiful auburn hair OF a.
year-old girl; and have seen good
sized boys deposit saliva upon the
girls dresses.
In one school, the girls were
obliged TO wear their rubbers all day,
as the boys would tear them to
pieces II they took them of.
They are not given useful employ
ment at their homes and have no re-
sponslbllity The animal natures are
allowed to predominant, and they are
brlm full Of activity, but, like Topsy
they just grow.
Does II stand to reason that when
80 much rowdyism prevails, that the
pupils will be quiet and orderly and
have we'll prepared lessons7
Thlrd--The utter lack Of concen-
tratlon and application.
The parents have the idea that II
their children are sent to school,
that is all that is necessary. They
forget that II is also necessary 10 do
some studying after they arrive
there The teachers lnbor with all
their might and main to get the pu-
pills to study, but they will not
I have seen teachers use 80 much
vitality and nerve energy in the vain
attempt to bring their schools up to
a higher plane, that they broke down
with nervous prostratlon; yet they
did not get results.
During my three years experience
In Oregon schools, there has neither
been thorough scholar nor good
student among all the pupils that
have been under my superyislon
In one OF these schools there was
q class OF Ave in the Eighth grade.
Although their teacher gave them
everything that would be liable to
confront them at the final examlna-
tion. and spent l5 minutes outside OF
school hours each day for several
weeks, drilling them, yet they all,
with one exception. failed in exam
nation. Why9 Because they could
not, or would not apply themselves,
and their teacher could not do the
studying for them
Fourth Cheating,
The pupils win use all the arts
and devices known to man. that they
may slide through without studying.
Only last week teacher was
heard 20 declare that he could not
trus, u single pupil In his school,
and there are SO enrolled.
! Lastly, u better results are de-
sired, II viii be necessary for the
parents to furnish employment for
their children at home; teach them
a higher caste OF ethics than exists
at the present time; teach the boys
to be manly and the girls to be wo-
manly and pay as much attention to
their childreA as they do to their
cattle.
A long-sunerlng Teacher